Holly Grove Middle, 1401 Avent Ferry Road: grades 6-8, 983 students in 2024-25, a B (78) state grade.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; the Wake County Public School System’s enrollment and calendar pages and base school lookup; the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2024-25 report card data and 2025-26 accountability data; and the federal NCES school directory.

Holly Grove Middle is a Wake County Public School System middle school at 1401 Avent Ferry Road, Holly Springs. In our Oct. 12 check of 538 home addresses spread across Holly Springs in the district’s base school lookup, 139 were assigned to Holly Grove Middle. The school calls itself “a multi-track year round school” with an eight-period day on its about page. It sits beside Holly Grove Elementary on Avent Ferry Road.

Who to call
Address 1401 Avent Ferry Road, Holly Springs, NC 27540
Phone 919-567-4177
Grades 6 to 8
District Wake County Public School System
Calendar Year-round, multi-track
State school code 920458

Principal

Principal Eric Burleson, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: an average daily membership of 983 students in the 2024-25 school year, up from 967 in 2023-24, according to the state’s report card data.
  • Federal count: 966 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina grades every public school A to F. The grade is based 80% on student achievement and 20% on academic growth, according to the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report. For this school, achievement is measured by the state’s end-of-grade reading, math and science tests.

School year Grade and score Growth
2024-25 B (78) Exceeded
2023-24 B (82) Exceeded

The 2024-25 grade is the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data. From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment workbook:

  • At grade level or above, all state tests: 82% (statewide, all tests: 59.2%)
  • College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 64.6%
  • Growth: met expected growth
  • Reading, grades 3 to 8: 78.4% at grade level or above; math: 85.3%

The full report card, with class sizes, teacher data and school safety figures, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site.

Attendance zone

WCPSS assigns every address a base elementary, middle and high school. Enter an address in the district’s base school lookup to see all three, or browse the base attendance area map. Zones do not follow town limits or mailing addresses. We did not find a published feeder list on the district’s enrollment pages, so we do not name feeder schools here; Student Assignment, 919-431-7333, can confirm an address.

The list of proposed base area changes in the district’s draft 2027-28 enrollment plan, which the Board of Education is scheduled to vote on Nov. 17, does not name Holly Grove Middle. Check an address with the proposal lookup.

Calendar and bell times

Holly Grove Middle follows the district’s multi-track year-round calendar, so break dates depend on a student’s track. Coming days off on the 2026-27 year-round calendar (PDF):

  • Track 1: Nov. 3, Nov. 11 and Nov. 25-27; then out Dec. 7 to Jan. 1 (track-out and winter break)
  • Track 2: Nov. 3 and Nov. 11; tracked out Nov. 16 to Dec. 4; winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1
  • Track 3: tracked out Oct. 26 to Nov. 13; Thanksgiving Nov. 25-27; winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1
  • Track 4: tracked out through Oct. 23; Nov. 3, Nov. 11 and Nov. 25-27; winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1; tracked out Jan. 4-22

Bell times: 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the bell schedule posted on the school’s website.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Holly Grove Middle serve?

Holly Grove Middle serves sixth through eighth grade.

What is Holly Grove Middle’s school grade?

Holly Grove Middle earned a B, with a score of 78, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 82% of its state tests were at grade level or above and it met its growth target.

What time does Holly Grove Middle start?

The school day runs 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the school’s website.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Holly Grove Middle?

Enter the address in the Wake County Public School System’s base school lookup, or call Student Assignment at 919-431-7333. Zones do not follow town limits.