About Us

Hollymead Elementary

Home of the Hornets

Address: 2775 Powell Creek Drive Charlottesville, VA 22911
Phone :  434-973-8301
Principal: Joe McCauley

A Community of Learners

Hollymead Elementary School is a community of learners. A community that embraces the uniqueness of its students, staff and families.  A community that prioritizes students’ health, wellness, and social, emotional and academic development.

School Quality Profile

For every school and school division in the Commonwealth, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profiles provide detailed information about accreditation, assessments, enrollment, college and career readiness, finance, learning climate, teacher quality, and other topics of interest to parents and the general public.

Facility Information

  • Built in 1972
  • 66,437 square feet
  • 20.1 acre site

Feeder Pattern & Attendance Area

Public schools in Albemarle County are divided into three “feeder patterns” according to geographical area: Northern, Southern and Western. A feeder pattern consists of the elementary, middle and high schools through which students progress.

Hollymead Elementary School is part of the Northern Feeder Pattern. Students continue to Lakeside Middle School and will graduate from Albemarle High School.

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Administration

Joe McCauley

Joe McCauley
Principal

Kimberly Gentry
Assistant Principal

Principal History​

Joe McCauley
Present

Craig Dommer
2018-2022

​Nancy Teel
2012-2018

Clare Keiser
2007-2012

Carole Hastings
2000-2007

Cynthia Dragich
1997-2000

Anne Norford
1996-1997

Tom Nuzzi
1995-1996

John Cruickshank
1987-1995

Oliver Pamplin
1983-1987

Mary King
1978-1983

Walter Dean
1977-1978

John Biller
1972-1977