Best public schools in Holly Springs, NC

11 public schools in Holly Springs: 5 elementary · 2 middle · 1 high · 1 K-8 · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

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Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

5 schools in Holly Springs, best first

Holly Grove Elementary 96.5

Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 897 students

ELA 84%Math 87%Science 88%

#44 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Holly Ridge Elementary 95.7

Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 751 students

ELA 81%Math 85%Science 92%

#54 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Buckhorn Creek Elementary 94.4

Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 870 students

ELA 74%Math 87%Science 93%

#71 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Holly Springs Elementary 93.9

Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 907 students

ELA 81%Math 84%Science 84%

#77 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Woods Creek Elementary 90.5

Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5

ELA 76%Math 83%Science 78%

#120 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Middle schools

2 schools in Holly Springs, best first

Holly Grove Middle 96.4

Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 966 students

ELA 78%Math 85%Science 83%

#17 of 460 in North Carolina

Holly Ridge Middle 89.1

Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 980 students

ELA 68%Math 73%Science 81%

#50 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

1 school in Holly Springs

Holly Springs High 78.4

Wake County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,111 students

ELA 86%Math 81%Science 87%

#111 of 512 in North Carolina

K-8 schools

1 school in Holly Springs

Pine Springs Preparatory Academy 90.5

Pine Springs Preparatory Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 1,268 students

ELA 78%Math 76%Science 87%

#17 of 174 in North Carolina

Combined schools

2 schools in Holly Springs, best first

Southern Wake Academy 36.9

Southern Wake Academy · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 553 students

ELA 48%Math 26%Science 43%

#123 of 194 in North Carolina

Pine Springs Preparatory Remote Academy 27.6

Pine Springs Preparatory Academy · Grades K-11 · Charter

ELA 41%Math 16%Science 29%

#141 of 194 in North Carolina