Holly Tree Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Holly Tree Elementary in Wilmington, North Carolina enrolled 383 students in 2024-25 with 28.2 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

423 students in 2022-23, 406 students in 2023-24, 383 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.9 to 28.2.

Students enrolled at Holly Tree Elementary by school year2022-23: 423, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 38302004006002022-234232023-244062024-25383
Students enrolled at Holly Tree Elementary by school year2022-23: 423, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 38302004006002022-234232023-244062024-25383
Students enrolled at Holly Tree Elementary by school year2022-23: 423, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 38302004006002022-234232023-244062024-25383
Students enrolled at Holly Tree Elementary by school year2022-23: 423, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 38302004006002022-234232023-244062024-25383
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342328.914.7
2023-2440630.313.4
2024-2538328.213.6

13.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Holly Tree Elementary 13.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHolly Tree Elementary 13.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Holly Tree Elementary 13.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHolly Tree Elementary 13.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Holly Tree Elementary 13.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHolly Tree Elementary 13.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Holly Tree Elementary 13.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHolly Tree Elementary 13.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 438 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Holly Tree Elementary enrolled 438 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 438 of the 438 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent10.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.5% of students were White, 11.5% Hispanic, 7.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White75.5%
  2. Hispanic11.5%
  3. Black7.3%
  4. Two or more races4.4%
  5. Asian1.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Wilmington

29 public elementary schools in Wilmington report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Porters Neck Elementary66616.020.7%
Ogden Elementary61915.916.3%
Murrayville Elementary57314.299.5%
Masonboro Elementary56416.019.3%
Heyward C Bellamy Elementary53315.137.0%
The International School at Gregory51413.899.4%
Edwin A Anderson Elementary51413.243.0%
Wrightsboro Elementary50214.998.4%

All public schools in Wilmington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Holly Tree Elementary

  1. Pine Valley ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 465 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Winter Park Model ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 311 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Holly Tree Elementary with Pine Valley ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New Hanover County Schools spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaHolly Tree Elementary is the number 941 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#941 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Holly Tree Elementary

  1. How many students attend Holly Tree Elementary?
    383 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 423 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilmington, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Holly Tree Elementary?
    13.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Holly Tree Elementary a Title I school?
    Holly Tree Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Holly Tree Elementary in?
    New Hanover County Schools, NCES district ID 3703330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370333002335 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22