Mount Holly Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Rock Hill, South Carolina
Mount Holly Elementary in Rock Hill, South Carolina enrolled 514 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the South Carolina elementary-school median of 13.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
549 students in 2022-23, 532 students in 2023-24, 514 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.8 to 36.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 549 | 34.8 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 36.0 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 514 | 36.0 | 14.3 |
14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 South Carolina elementary schools
Among the 669 South Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 426 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mount Holly Elementary enrolled 426 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 426 of the 426 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions28
- Chronically absent26.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.1% of students were White, 33.5% Black, 11.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White46.1%
- Black33.5%
- Hispanic11.1%
- Two or more races8.0%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.6%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Mount Holly Elementary scored proficient or above: 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 50% | 49% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45% | 37% (2021-22) | 43% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Rock Hill
15 public elementary schools in Rock Hill report 2024-25 enrollment; Mount Holly Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion | 806 | 17.3 | 8.9% |
| Independence Elementary | 583 | 13.9 | 100.0% |
| Old Pointe Elementary | 565 | 15.0 | 20.6% |
| Mount Holly Elementary | 514 | 14.3 | 100.0% |
| India Hook Elementary | 495 | 13.4 | 21.3% |
| Oakdale Elementary | 487 | 13.5 | 100.0% |
| Mount Gallant Elementary | 469 | 14.0 | 19.6% |
| Richmond Drive Elementary | 467 | 12.0 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mount Holly Elementary
- Independence ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 583 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Lesslie ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 461 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare Mount Holly Elementary with Independence ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rock Hill Schools spends per student$14,182 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,182
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaMount Holly Elementary is the number 329 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#329 of 671
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.14.3:1
- 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 Mount Holly Elementary
How many students attend Mount Holly Elementary?
514 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 549 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rock Hill, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Holly Elementary?
14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mount Holly Elementary a Title I school?
Mount Holly Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mount Holly Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Mount Holly Elementary scored proficient or above: 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Mount Holly Elementary in?
Rock Hill Schools, NCES district ID 4503870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450387001516 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.