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Holly Ridge Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Holly Ridge Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Holly Springs, North Carolina, serving 751 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Holly Ridge Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in North Carolina, ranking 87th out of 1,490 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students significantly outperform their peers in the district and state on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science that are well above average. Additionally, the school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, and white students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Despite its exceptional academic outcomes, Holly Ridge Elementary's per-student spending of $9,223 and student-teacher ratio of 14.3 are lower than nearby schools, suggesting the school is able to achieve these results efficiently. While Holly Ridge Elementary outperforms many of its neighbors, schools like Holly Grove Elementary and Holly Springs Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance and are highly ranked among North Carolina elementary schools, indicating the local area is home to several high-quality educational options.

735

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,223

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Holly Springs Road
Holly Springs, NC 27540

(919) 577-1300

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Holly Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holly Ridge Middle
High:	Holly Springs High
	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	More...
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

African American:

11.4%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (80% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

87^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 115Elementary Schools in the Wake County Schools

60^th of 242Wake County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	87 of 1490	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	65 of 1505	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	63 of 1502	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	57 of 1514	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	127 of 1489	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	49 of 1473	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	82 of 1434	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	87.9	112 of 1429	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	88.3	112 of 1425	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	80.8	224 of 1440	84.4%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	184 of 1390	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	84.8	161 of 1403	88.5%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	312 of 1388	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	67.1	467 of 1381	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.1	349 of 1363	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	78.3	238 of 1354	82.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.6	341 of 1324	74.2%	★★★★☆
2007	71.1	322 of 1293	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	62.9	482 of 1276	62.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	318 of 918	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	236 of 924	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	86 of 933	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	61 of 927	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	70.1	147 of 896	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	65 of 949	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	63.8	265 of 927	71.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	78.3	63 of 634	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.8	54 of 646	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	14 of 878	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	87 of 897	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	89 of 1451	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	78 of 1455	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	48 of 1459	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	51 of 1458	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	109 of 1440	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	39 of 1424	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	64 of 1405	95.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	352 of 710	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	307 of 669	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	176 of 582	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	165 of 500	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	317 of 494	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.2	34 of 612	94.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	64 of 961	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	27 of 951	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	55 of 915	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	25 of 893	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	36 of 843	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	85 of 865	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.8	141 of 851	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	395 of 1437	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	337 of 1450	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	225 of 1437	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	366 of 1366	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	166 of 1329	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	238 of 1361	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	446 of 1332	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	95 of 1450	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	56 of 1464	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	72 of 1461	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	62 of 1464	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	133 of 1444	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	58 of 1430	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	117 of 1413	91.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	67 of 821	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	76.7	87 of 801	89.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	151 of 1172	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	121 of 1166	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	76 of 1183	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	61 of 1194	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	135 of 1172	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	32 of 1183	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	54 of 1178	95.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-22 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile-29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)50th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics84%+23 vs state

Science83%+21 vs state

Reading76%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holly Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1300	735	50	14.5	18.1%	515 (70.1%)	84 (11.4%)	58 (7.9%)	43 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	91.6	87^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.6	65^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.7%	22	83.9	84.8	82.4				75.0	84.1	68.0				83.2		$9,223	$783	$8,440
Holly Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2660	751	51	14.5	20.4%	457 (60.9%)	70 (9.3%)	105 (14.0%)	60 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.9%)	93.2	70^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.3%		95.9	38^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.5%	32	83.8	85.2	88.0				71.5	88.5	77.5				81.7		$9,402	$603	$8,799
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Rosewood Centre Dr	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 439-9448	1,258	83	15.1		905 (71.9%)	54 (4.3%)	93 (7.4%)	124 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.4%)	90.7	101^st of 1490 public elementary schools	93.2%		83.2	201^st of 1505 public elementary schools	86.6%	100	73.4	78.0	80.8	79.4	78.6	60.4	72.6	82.1	76.8	77.6	76.8	78.8	92.0	86.3
Holly Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1451 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1700	889	62	14.3	13.3%	582 (65.5%)	61 (6.9%)	73 (8.2%)	135 (15.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.9%)	94.6	53^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.1	45^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.0%	8	92.4	88.9	85.0				82.9	85.7	74.6				83.4		$9,174	$517	$8,657
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2255 Herbert Akins Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4100	988	69	14.3	32.0%	598 (60.5%)	144 (14.6%)	117 (11.8%)	63 (6.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.0%)	77.8	282^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.1%		69.9	405^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.1%	123	70.3	72.3	69.7				56.1	72.3	67.3				75.2		$9,017	$332	$8,685
Oakview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11500 Holly Springs New Hill R	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8885	873	60	14.5	11.9%	605 (69.3%)	37 (4.2%)	68 (7.8%)	112 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.7%)	93.4	68^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.4%		89.4	121^st of 1505 public elementary schools	92.0%	53	82.1	79.5	89.9				68.7	80.1	87.8				96.3		$8,808	$362	$8,446
Buckhorn Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5651 Honeycutt Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8970	905	63	14.3	25.7%	443 (49.0%)	109 (12.0%)	125 (13.8%)	171 (18.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	85.9	159^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.3%		82.4	212^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.9%	53	84.4	78.2	82.0				62.9	74.8	63.8				76.5		$9,241	$405	$8,837
West Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 West Lake Rd	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2300	581	39	15.0	32.0%	369 (63.5%)	38 (6.5%)	117 (20.1%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	74.7	319^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.6%		72.9	358^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.2%	39	79.1	66.1	73.4				52.7	64.3	63.3				73.4		$9,343	$437	$8,905
Middle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Middle Creek Park Avenue	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-9555	636	48	13.2	34.3%	390 (61.3%)	72 (11.3%)	126 (19.8%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	77.6	284^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.9%		74.6	329^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.1%	45	61.5	72.2	79.2				59.6	67.6	72.3				77.2		$9,925	$510	$9,416
Ballentine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1651 North McLaurin Lane	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-1120	742	53	14.0	28.6%	463 (62.4%)	52 (7.0%)	155 (20.9%)	44 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	86.8	148^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.2	165^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.0%	17	73.1	73.5	84.9				63.0	72.0	79.8				88.2		$10,151	$476	$9,675

Frequently Asked Questions about Holly Ridge Elementary

Is Holly Ridge Elementary a good school?

Yes. Holly Ridge Elementary ranks in the top 5.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Holly Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Holly Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holly Ridge Middle
High : Holly Springs High
High : Wake Early College of Health and Science
High : Wake STEM Early College High School
High : Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
High : Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

What is the racial makeup of Holly Ridge Elementary?

Students at Holly Ridge Elementary are 70% White, 11% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Holly Ridge Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

How many students attend Holly Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Holly Ridge Elementary.

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