Best Public Schools in Holly Springs, NC

Summary:

The city of Holly Springs, North Carolina, is home to a diverse and high-performing school system, with 9 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The data reveals that several schools in the area, particularly Holly Grove Elementary and Holly Springs Elementary, are among the top-ranked elementary schools in the state, with exceptional performance on state assessments and 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

At the middle school level, Holly Grove Middle and Holly Ridge Middle also stand out, ranking among the top 100 middle schools in Wake County Schools and earning high marks for their consistently strong performance on state tests, particularly in science. The high school, Holly Springs High, also performs well, with proficiency rates above the state and district averages in most subject areas.

The schools in Holly Springs serve a diverse student population, with a mix of racial and ethnic backgrounds represented, and relatively low percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively affluent community. The data also reveals that the schools in this area are well-resourced, with spending per student ranging from $8,040 to $9,402 and student-teacher ratios between 11.5 and 19.7, indicating a strong commitment to providing a high-quality education for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
Southern Wake Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5108 Old Powell Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Southern Wake Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 567-9955	579	50	11.5		433 (74.8%)	40 (6.9%)	51 (8.8%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.8%)	26.8	471^st of 640 public high schools	26.4%		31.6	422^nd of 626 public high schools	32.6%	49	38.5	63.4	17.1	29.5				34.4	64.3	32.6				45.9	53.6	36.0		64.0
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	1,243	72	17.3		891 (71.7%)	70 (5.6%)	82 (6.6%)	102 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (7.8%)	83.2	201^st of 1505 public elementary schools	86.6%		84.8	167^th of 1502 public elementary schools	88.9%	34					76.2	61.0	72.6	73.5	67.1	63.3	78.6	69.1	59.7	67.6	68.8	71.1	88.7	87.9
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	907	61	14.9	18.0%	545 (60.1%)	87 (9.6%)	119 (13.1%)	99 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.3%)	95.9	38^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.1	35^th of 1502 public elementary schools	97.7%	3					86.7	87.5	90.3				78.0	83.8	86.1				90.9		$9,402	$603	$8,799
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	791	53	14.9	15.0%	571 (72.2%)	81 (10.2%)	63 (8.0%)	39 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.6%)	93.6	65^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.7%		93.8	63^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	95.8%	2					85.9	85.4	84.4				81.3	77.2	71.9				89.8		$9,223	$783	$8,440
Holly Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	950 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1335	994	61	16.4	25.3%	632 (63.6%)	143 (14.4%)	134 (13.5%)	37 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	44 (4.4%)	87.7	82^nd of 793 public middle schools	89.7%		85.2	100^th of 784 public middle schools	87.2%	18								78.5	71.7	68.2				73.9	66.2	65.9		89.3	$8,619	$411	$8,207
Holly Springs High	Public	9-12	5329 Cass Holt Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1444	2,140	108	19.7	12.5%	1,622 (75.8%)	168 (7.9%)	170 (7.9%)	93 (4.3%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	80 (3.7%)	79.5	136^th of 640 public high schools	78.8%		80.2	126^th of 626 public high schools	79.9%	10	75.2	82.7	42.4	81.6															$8,040	$403	$7,638
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	907	63	14.4	11.4%	645 (71.1%)	71 (7.8%)	55 (6.1%)	97 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.7%)	95.1	45^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.0%		94.6	45^th of 1502 public elementary schools	97.0%						94.7	83.7	90.6				88.8	80.1	75.0				86.9		$9,174	$517	$8,657
Holly Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4177	935	54	17.3	16.3%	623 (66.6%)	103 (11.0%)	107 (11.4%)	60 (6.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	92.3	49^th of 793 public middle schools	93.8%		90.2	65^th of 784 public middle schools	91.7%	16								78.3	79.2	73.8				76.1	72.2	75.0		91.2	$8,219	$420	$7,799
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	761	55	13.8	25.0%	453 (59.5%)	90 (11.8%)	106 (13.9%)	79 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	82.4	212^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.9%		85.5	157^th of 1502 public elementary schools	89.5%	55					70.1	78.4	83.5				61.1	65.5	69.0				76.6		$9,241	$405	$8,837

Cities Near Holly Springs

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fuquay Varina	1.79 mi	13	123^rd
Apex	3.18 mi	21	28^th
Willow Spring	6.33 mi	2	25^th
Cary	6.78 mi	34	55^th
Raleigh	6.87 mi	107	197^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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