Hollywood Elm. is a great school for my children to go to. The teachers and staff are wonderful! They are always coming up with new ways to help the chidren learn and thrive. My 9 year old son is in 4th grade this year and is really excited, he beleives he has the best teacher! Her name is Ms. Molina,
... Read more she has a way with a very good incentive program to motavate the children to want to learn! I am very happy that my child has a chance to go to a great school that I went to myself! Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/17/09
I was deeply involved with this school. My experience has been: dedicated teachers that work hard. The teachers want the students to succeed. Having said that, the office staff is curt to parents and to staff; the current principal (in my opinion) is inadequate (to say the least). Bottom-line, this
... Read more is an exceptional school and will continue to be so, as long as the principal can manage to keep good teachers, but that may be a challenge given the current adminstration. Read less
Posted by a other on 05/10/09
HES is a first rate school. I have had two children attend, and continued to be amazed with the entire staff. Mrs. Gilman, the building principal, is to be commended for her commitment to excellence! Keep up the hard work! We all love Hollywood:-)
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a parent on 09/04/08
School is well above average and known to be the best elementary school in the area, at least until the new school in Wildwood opens. Ms. Gilman, the principal is amazing and is wonderful with the kids. I highly recommend Hollywood.
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a parent on 07/22/08
My 2 children have had excellent teachers and a wonderful time attending HES. I was actually surprised to read the reviews below. While it took some time to get used to the St Mary's County way of doing things, I think we have it pretty good.
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a parent on 06/25/08
My children have both had a great time at this school, while not perhaps a stellar school, it is still well above average and one of if not the best elementary school in this area. I have a child in the Pre-K program and one in 2nd grade. I agree that the office staff and nurse could work on their
... Read more customer service skills with the parents, but they put the kids first and really isn't that what you would want? Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/11/08
The office staff, particularly the principal, are not helpful to parents or extra curricular activities. The teachers seem to really care about their students, and interact well with both students and parents. They do a good job with Ecological studies and field trips to the areas outside the school.
... Read more Parent involvement is high at the school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/06/08
My children attended this school two years ago for less than one year. I found the quality of education and the level of expectations to be far below our school in Georgia. The staff - both office and teachers - were generally not helpful or interested. At that time there were no accelerated/enrichment/gifted
... Read more programs other than a math program that I as a parent volunteered for. I was also surprised that students were only allowed to go to the library to check out books once a week. I hope those things have changed for the better. On a positive note, I did appreciate the science program and the excellent use of the surrounding habitats for experiments - creek, pond, forest, meadow. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/07/07
As a new resident to the school district coming all the way from MN, they teachers have been really unhelpful and rude to myself, husband and son. The office is not much help either. I enrolled my son in the school and and am inches away form pulling him and moving to another school area. I have never
... Read more had this many complications with a school before. I am very disapointed that these people are even allowed to work in a school. I can't say that for everyone one that works there, some of them are really nice and very informal. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/28/07
I also agree that the office staff are rude, including the nurse, but when you are in a bind, they will really pull for you. I volunteer at the school a lot, so that most teachers know my name. I only have one daughter there in 2nd grade. I love this school!
... Read moreRead less
* In 2007-2008 Maryland used the Maryland State Assessment (MSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The MSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maryland. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.
Student enrollment:
675
Students per teacher:
12
Full-time teachers:
55
Number of classrooms:
29
Arts
Art
Music
Band, Choral
Vocational Education
Phys Ed
Special Education
Speech/Language Pathologists
*The resources listed are programs that the institution is staffed to support. Staffing for a program does not guarantee that it will be offered. This content is provided by the institution and may be incomplete. The institution may offer programs not listed here. Please contact the school directly for additional details.
Advanced Placement
AP classes are college-level classes offered at the high school level. Once a student completes an AP class and passes a final comprehensive examination conducted by the College Board, the student earns college credit for the course. AP classes are specific and not to be confused with other higher-level classes such as honors classes.
Before/After School
"Extended day" programs where the school day is extended before and after school to accommodate working parents. These programs should not be confused with common after school clubs or athletic activities.
Gifted and Talented
A school system may identify 10% to 15% or more of its student population as gifted and talented. A brief description of each area of giftedness or talent as defined by the Office of Gifted and Talented:
general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Hollywood schools — Hollywood Elementary School is located at 44345 Joy Chapel Rd, Hollywood MD 20636. 44345 Joy Chapel Rd is in the 20636 ZIP code in Hollywood, MD The school district for Hollywood Elementary School is the St Mary's County Public Schools. Hollywood Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 5.
School information provided by OnBoard Informatics Copyright (c) 2008. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
We won't spam you. Nor will we give, sell, rent or otherwise make your email address available to third parties.
All our mailings include a link so you can easily unsubscribe. For more details, read our full privacy policy.
Parent Reviews
These reviews include feedback from parents, students, former students, administrators and other staff. This feedback
may help you further evaluate and compare schools, along with other information such as test scores, academic programs,
school resources, classroom and teacher ratios, etc. The reviews are provided by GreatSchools.
Ask a question about this school on Trulia Voices to learn more
about this school or district from residents and other local experts.
Test Score Ratings
Test score ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results reported by this state. These ratings may help
you compare similar schools in this district or area. For example, a rating of 8 indicates that, on average, students in
this school scored better than 70% of the students in the state on the same tests. We have indicated below which tests
were used in calculating these ratings. Other factors should be considered when comparing schools, including teacher
experience, academic programs, extracurricular activities, resources for special needs students, etc. These ratings are
not provided by the state Department of Education, which may have their own rating systems.
