Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261842008781
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte
461 VAN RAALTE AVE, HOLLAND, MI 49423 · (616) 494-2601 · Ottawa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
147 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte this school | 307 | 47.9% | 39.9% |
| North Holland Elementary School HOLLAND | 267 | 63.3% | 40.0% |
| Lewton School LANSING | 272 | 70.2% | N/A |
| Alcott School PONTIAC | 334 | 64.4% | N/A |
| Holland Heights HOLLAND | 247 | 66.8% | 34.9% |
| Woodside Elementary School HOLLAND | 431 | 72.6% | 27.8% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #718 of 1,085 | #43 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #683 of 1,072 | #41 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #767 of 1,139 | #43 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #1,063 of 1,630 | #36 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #360 of 1,424 | #32 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #472 of 1,424 | #13 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #935 of 1,563 | #13 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #880 of 979 | #33 of 38 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
307
-22 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 307 | 21.2 | 14.5:1 | 48% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 18.3 | 17.9:1 | 51% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 17 | 19.2:1 | 44% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 45% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 16.1 | 19.6:1 | 50% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (315 to 307); teachers up 32% (16.1 to 21.2).
About Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in HOLLAND, Michigan. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 307 students in 2024-25.
The Holland City School District system has 7 schools and 2,841 students.
About 63% of the student body at Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte is Hispanic. Other groups make up 32% White and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 10% of Ottawa County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte reports a ratio of 14.5 students per teacher, from 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. Lunch program data show 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Ottawa County, the school's rate is higher.
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of Michigan public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte is 5.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
The school's county is Ottawa County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $90,502 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte shares Ottawa County with 102 other public schools.
Vanderbilt Charter Academy is the nearest public school to Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte is 5th of 6 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 7%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holland City School District
- Holland High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- WestElementary · 413 students
- JeffersonElementary · 254 students
- Holland HeightsElementary · 247 students
- Holland Virtual Tech High SchoolHigh · 48 students
Other schools in HOLLAND
- West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 2,187 students
- Holland High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Black River Public School MiddleHighHigh · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Vanderbilt Charter Academy0.3 mi · 401
- Holland High School0.4 mi · 967
- Holland Virtual Tech High School0.4 mi · 48
- Jefferson0.7 mi · 254
- West0.7 mi · 413
- Black River Public School Elementary1.0 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Holland Language Academy at Van RaalteWhat is the total enrollment at Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte?
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte enrolls approximately 307 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte serve?
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte.
How diverse is Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte?
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte reports a student body of 32% White, 63% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte public or private?
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte is a public K-12 school, overseen by Holland City School District.
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