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Hollis Academy

Q: Is Hollis Academy a good school?

Hollis Academy ranks 475 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hollis Academy is an elementary school in Greenville, South Carolina, serving 572 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Greenville 01 School District, which is ranked 11th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hollis Academy faces significant academic challenges, with consistently lower proficiency rates on SC READY assessments compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hollis Academy's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were 55.4% in ELA and 51.5% in Math, compared to the district's 70.7% and 66.4%, respectively, and the state's 61.8% and 56.3%. The school's performance has been consistently low, with 1-2 star ratings from SchoolDigger over the past several years. Hollis Academy also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.8% to 24.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby Monaview Elementary, Thomas E. Kerns Elementary, and A.J. Whittenberg Elementary generally perform better than Hollis Academy on academic metrics, they also have high rates of chronic absenteeism, suggesting a broader challenge in the district. Hollis Academy's high concentration of students from low-income families, with a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, likely contributes to its academic challenges, as research has shown a strong correlation between poverty and lower educational outcomes. Despite increased per-student spending at Hollis Academy, from $10,916 in 2020-2021 to $14,065 in 2023-2024, the school's performance has not significantly improved, indicating that factors beyond just funding may be at play.

566

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,507

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Goodrich Street
Greenville, SC 29611

(864) 355-4800

District: Greenville 01

Students who attend Hollis Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Tanglewood Middle
High:	Carolina Academy (High)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.1%

African American:

34.5%

White:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (42% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 20 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg56%

475^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 51Elementary Schools in the Greenville 01

11^th of 75Greenville 01 among South 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	475 of 640	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	558 of 638	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	452 of 644	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	376 of 625	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	466 of 622	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	358 of 643	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	322 of 624	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.9	352 of 639	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	398 of 619	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.2	468 of 638	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.6	519 of 630	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.3	457 of 599	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.9	517 of 594	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.4	488 of 597	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.1	540 of 589	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	554 of 580	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	29.0	463 of 577	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.9	401 of 566	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.4	507 of 559	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.9	501 of 557	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	1.6	549 of 550	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.6	540 of 542	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	245 of 381	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	250 of 369	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	221 of 394	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	147 of 393	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	238 of 350	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.9	74 of 421	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	76 of 412	81.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	136 of 147	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	132 of 189	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	93 of 161	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	58 of 104	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	59 of 79	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.7	24 of 72	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	25 of 84	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.2	39 of 84	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	36 of 104	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	16 of 82	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	415 of 581	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	496 of 565	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	467 of 580	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	411 of 573	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	436 of 554	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	370 of 588	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	328 of 570	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	83 of 156	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	84 of 115	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.1	59 of 115	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	36 of 115	68.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.7	37 of 86	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	36 of 116	69.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	27 of 104	74.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	361 of 613	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	496 of 599	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	335 of 608	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	262 of 600	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	386 of 580	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	201 of 600	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	179 of 588	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	469 of 586	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	513 of 568	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	377 of 582	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	310 of 579	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	430 of 561	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	313 of 590	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	296 of 571	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2025)7th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-19 vs state

Mathematics43%-9 vs state

Science29%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Thursday, January 3, 2019

A WONDERFUL SCHOOL! A passionate staff who is working every day to make a change in those student's lives. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Great School! Close Quote

by a teacher
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

A wonderful elementary school in Greenville, SC. Educators who are teaching rigorous lessons and holding their students accountable. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Hollis Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Goodrich Street	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-4800	566	46	12.3		36 (6.4%)	195 (34.5%)	306 (54.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	26.3	475^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.8%		14.7	558^th of 638 public elementary schools	12.5%	83	55.4	33.7	40.6	51.5	39.3	38.6	29.2	$15,507	$3,420	$832	$4,252	$10,576	$678	$11,255
Welcome Elementary	Public	K-5	36 East Welcome Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-3900	642	51	12.5		74 (11.5%)	168 (26.2%)	368 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	34.6	418^th of 640 public elementary schools	34.7%		32.8	429^th of 638 public elementary schools	32.8%	11	60.0	48.2	56.1	53.4	39.3	36.5	33.9	$14,730	$2,471	$1,208	$3,679	$10,385	$666	$11,051
A.J. Whittenberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Westfield Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-0500	491	31	15.9		150 (30.5%)	232 (47.3%)	88 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	76.2	148^th of 640 public elementary schools	76.9%		77.7	140^th of 638 public elementary schools	78.1%	8	68.8	69.5	65.4	68.8	66.6	61.6	71.0	$13,446	$1,524	$702	$2,226	$10,488	$732	$11,220
Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Bramlett Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1000	494	40	12.2		50 (10.1%)	150 (30.4%)	276 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	32.8	430^th of 640 public elementary schools	32.8%		6.6	623^rd of 638 public elementary schools	2.4%	193	46.3	50.0	49.4	42.6	50.0	33.3	53.1	$15,476	$3,603	$970	$4,574	$10,147	$755	$10,902
Augusta Circle Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Winyah Street	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1200	602	35	17.1		540 (89.7%)	30 (5.0%)	17 (2.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	98.8	2^nd of 640 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.6	3^rd of 638 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	97.6	97.1	98.8	93.9	91.2	87.5	91.1	$12,056	$941	$527	$1,468	$9,882	$707	$10,589
Monaview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Monaview Street	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-4300	592	47	12.6		43 (7.3%)	48 (8.1%)	492 (83.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	38.7	388^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.4%		41.6	375^th of 638 public elementary schools	41.2%	13	44.2	54.5	44.0	46.9	61.1	37.0	58.9	$16,037	$2,538	$1,022	$3,559	$11,753	$724	$12,477
Thomas E. Kerns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6650 Frontage Road at White Ho	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1300	522	35	14.7		41 (7.9%)	211 (40.4%)	243 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.8%)	20.8	526^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.8%		18.8	532^nd of 638 public elementary schools	16.6%	6	45.4	44.7	47.8	37.4	38.8	33.7	29.9	$15,816	$3,242	$901	$4,143	$10,775	$898	$11,673
Stone Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	115 Randall Street	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8400	538	39	13.9		408 (75.8%)	56 (10.4%)	40 (7.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	96.3	13^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.0%		96.9	10^th of 638 public elementary schools	98.4%	3	88.6	84.5	88.0	89.7	83.3	86.0	83.3	$14,115	$1,350	$564	$1,913	$11,476	$726	$12,202
Blythe Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Blythe Drive	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-4400	866	55	15.7		297 (34.3%)	232 (26.8%)	278 (32.1%)	16 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	78.4	131^st of 640 public elementary schools	79.5%		73.5	164^th of 638 public elementary schools	74.3%	33	75.0	74.4	69.5	63.6	64.8	60.6	68.8	$11,838	$1,278	$570	$1,848	$9,290	$700	$9,990
Westcliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Eastbourne Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-0300	323	27	11.8		73 (22.6%)	59 (18.3%)	180 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	37.3	397^th of 640 public elementary schools	38.0%		34.7	415^th of 638 public elementary schools	35.0%	18	51.9	48.1	58.0	46.3	44.2	50.0	39.6	$18,122	$2,974	$915	$3,889	$13,362	$871	$14,233

Frequently Asked Questions about Hollis Academy

Is Hollis Academy a good school?

Hollis Academy ranks 475^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hollis Academy?

Students at Hollis Academy are 54% Hispanic, 34% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hollis Academy attend?

Students who attend Hollis Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tanglewood Middle
High : Carolina Academy (High)

How many students attend Hollis Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Hollis Academy.

What district is Hollis Academy in?

Greenville 01

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