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What's the biggest difference between F. W. Holbein Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
451
Middle
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT HOLLY TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341092001152
F. W. Holbein Middle School
333 LEVIS DRIVE, MOUNT HOLLY, NJ 08060 · (609) 267-7200 · Burlington County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
277 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 114 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 25% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Mount Holly Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
26.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 28.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 F. W. Holbein Middle School
F. W. Holbein Middle School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. W. Holbein Middle School this school | 451 | 61.4% | 28.8% |
| Samuel M Ridgway Middle School EDGEWATER PARK | 417 | 68.3% | 23.9% |
| Charles W. Lewis Middle School BLACKWOOD | 704 | 60.7% | 32.3% |
| Clayton Middle School CLAYTON | 299 | 64.2% | 29.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary UNION | 564 | 52.7% | 32.3% |
| Thomas E. Bowe Middle School Glassboro | 412 | 45.6% | 28.4% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 F. W. Holbein Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #342 of 433 | #21 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #329 of 437 ▼ 22 | #21 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #364 of 437 ▲ 3 | #24 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #287 of 445 | #18 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #170 of 417 | #10 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #4 of 419 | #2 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #95 of 436 | #5 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.0% | #20 of 122 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
451
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 451 | 43 | 10.5:1 | 61% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 45 | 9.7:1 | 66% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 46.3 | 9.7:1 | 64% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 43 | 10.1:1 | 61% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 34 | 10.5:1 | 52% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 32 | 9.8:1 | 58% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 20 | 9.4:1 | 53% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 45 | 12.1:1 | 46% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | 40 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for F. W. Holbein Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (358 to 451); teachers up 26% (34 to 43).
About F. W. Holbein Middle School
F. W. Holbein Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in MOUNT HOLLY, New Jersey. The school reports 451 students in grades 5 through 8. The school's enrollment is 22% smaller than the 578 average for middle schools in New Jersey.
Mount Holly Township Public School District operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,082 students.
The most common group at F. W. Holbein Middle School is Black students, at 32%. The school is also 27% Hispanic, 25% White, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 16%. The school's diversity index is 75%, meaning two students picked at random have a 75% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1. That is close to the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 61%. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Burlington County is 29 points.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, F. W. Holbein Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, F. W. Holbein Middle School's results are 3.7 points below predicted: 28.8% against 32.5%.
In Burlington County (population about 467,805), the median household income is $108,111, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 139 public schools in Burlington County, enrolling about 69,020 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Holly Hills Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, F. W. Holbein Middle School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment climbed 3% from its 2020-21 level of 436.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Holly Township Public School District
- Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- John Brainerd Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Other schools in MOUNT HOLLY
- Rancocas Valley Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,928 students
- Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- John Brainerd Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Holly Hills Elementary School0.6 mi · 460
- Rancocas Valley Regional High School0.7 mi · 1,928
- Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School0.8 mi · 327
- John Brainerd Elementary School1.1 mi · 304
- Westampton Campus1.5 mi · 440
- Burlington County Institute of Technology - Westampton1.9 mi · 1,300
Frequently asked questions
About F. W. Holbein Middle SchoolHow large is F. W. Holbein Middle School?
F. W. Holbein Middle School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does F. W. Holbein Middle School serve?
F. W. Holbein Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at F. W. Holbein Middle School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at F. W. Holbein Middle School.
How diverse is F. W. Holbein Middle School?
F. W. Holbein Middle School reports a student body of 25% White, 27% Hispanic, 32% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is F. W. Holbein Middle School in?
F. W. Holbein Middle School is part of Mount Holly Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.