Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST OTTAWA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263591007189
North Holland Elementary School
11946 NEW HOLLAND ST, HOLLAND, MI 49424 · (616) 786-1500 · Ottawa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- B-Beats 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
15.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
169 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
63%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
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at North Holland Elementary School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.4%
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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 North Holland Elementary School
North Holland Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Holland Elementary School this school | 267 | 63.3% | 40.0% |
| Holland Heights HOLLAND | 247 | 66.8% | 34.9% |
| Great Lakes Elementary School HOLLAND | 426 | 75.1% | 30.8% |
| Lewton School LANSING | 272 | 70.2% | N/A |
| Alcott School PONTIAC | 334 | 64.4% | N/A |
| West HOLLAND | 413 | 66.1% | 41.3% |
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 North Holland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #717 of 1,085 | #42 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #669 of 1,072 | #39 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #763 of 1,139 | #42 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #1,205 of 1,630 | #41 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #499 of 1,424 | #36 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #202 of 1,424 | #5 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.3% | #627 of 1,563 | #10 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.8% | #78 of 440 | #1 of 10 |
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
267
+52 (+24%) vs 2020
+154% since 1990-91, when it was 105
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 267 | 17.7 | 15.1:1 | 63% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 18.1 | 15.1:1 | 61% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 60% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 15 | 14.3:1 | 53% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 15.7 | 13.6:1 | 70% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 76% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 14 | 18.1:1 | 69% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 28% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 105 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Holland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (214 to 267); teachers up 13% (15.7 to 17.7).
About North Holland Elementary School
North Holland Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Michigan, with an address in HOLLAND. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 267 students in 2024-25. The school is 28% below the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
North Holland Elementary School reports to West Ottawa Public School District, which has 13 schools and 6,729 students.
Federal enrollment data show North Holland Elementary School is 52% Hispanic. Next come 28% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 2% Black. The county population is about 10% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
North Holland Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1, with 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Ottawa County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
North Holland Elementary School 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 42% of Michigan public elementary schools.
North Holland Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (40.0%) and its predicted rate (38.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
For the population of Ottawa County, median household income comes to about $90,502, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ottawa County's 103 public schools enroll about 42,894 students and include North Holland Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Eagle Crest Charter Academy, is about 2.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, North Holland Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, North Holland Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment rose 24% over 4 years, reaching 267 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 West Ottawa Public School District
- West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 2,187 students
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Waukazoo Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Lakeshore Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Woodside Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 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
- Eagle Crest Charter Academy2.1 mi · 561
- Quincy Elementary School2.4 mi · 455
- Felch Street Building2.6 mi · 118
- Pine Creek Elementary School2.7 mi · 418
- Harbor Lights Middle School2.8 mi · 903
- Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute2.9 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About North Holland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Holland Elementary School?
North Holland Elementary School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does North Holland Elementary School serve?
North Holland Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Holland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Holland Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Holland Elementary School?
Student demographics at North Holland Elementary School are roughly 28% White, 52% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is North Holland Elementary School public or private?
North Holland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Ottawa Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.