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Holly Springs High

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
5329 Cass Holt Road, Holly Springs, NC 27540
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370472002847
2,018
Students
102.7
Teachers (FTE)
19.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
A
Performance grade
85
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
14.9%
Chronically absent
14.2%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Holly Springs High's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Holly Springs High. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Wake County Schools as “base_attendance_areas_all”, last updated 2026-07-01.

How Holly Springs High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 85 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools93rd percentile
Higher than 93% · rank 162 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools78th percentile
Higher than 78% · rank 103 of 514
Wake County Schools88th percentile
Higher than 88% · rank 20 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 76% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 2 points since 2014 (83 → 85). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202585AMet84.9
202485AExceeded84.1
202383BMet83.1
202285AExceeded82.9
201979BNot Met82
201884BMet83.9
201782BMet82
201684BExceeded82
201585A+NGExceeded82
201483BExceeded81

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Wake County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 73.59%Hispanic 8.72%Black 7.73%Asian 5.95%Two+ Races 3.82%Native Am. 0.15%Pacific Isl. 0.05%
White: 73.59% (1,485) Hispanic: 8.72% (176) Black: 7.73% (156) Asian: 5.95% (120) Two+ Races: 3.82% (77) Native Am.: 0.15% (3) Pacific Isl.: 0.05% (1)
White73.59%
Hispanic8.72%
Black7.73%
Asian5.95%
Two+ Races3.82%
Native Am.0.15%
Pacific Isl.0.05%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 2,018
50.74%1,024 Female
49.26%994 Male

Student counts for Holly Springs High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 2,018 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 85.1%Chronically absent 14.9%
Regular attendance: 85.1% (1,756) Chronically absent: 14.9% (307)
Regular attendance85.1%
Chronically absent14.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 2,063
14.2%Economically disadvantaged
2.13%43 English learners

Student indicators for Holly Springs High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,063 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 91.75%Beginning 8.25%
Experienced: 91.75% (87) Beginning: 8.25% (8)
Experienced91.75%
Beginning8.25%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 94.5 FTE
95.56%Fully licensed
4.44%Emergency or provisional
21.69%21 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Holly Springs High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 94.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 389.1%64.5%
English II82.1%58.5%
Biology78%61.4%
NC Math 146.5%8.6%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology22%16.5%33.3%28.2%
English II17.9%23.6%46.9%11.6%
NC Math 153.5%37.9%7.1%--
NC Math 310.9%24.6%32.6%31.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.7584.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers94.52
Experienced teachers86.72 (92%)
Beginning teachers7.8 (8%)
Holding a standard license90.32 (96%)
Emergency or provisional licenses4.2 (4%)
National Board certified20.5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (307 of 2,063)14.9%
Economically disadvantaged14.2%
English learners making progress (of 43)32.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.58
Library books per student4.42
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.24

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Holly Springs High report card PDF

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Holly Springs High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.