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Holland Brook School

52 READINGTON ROAD, WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ 08889 · (908) 823-0454 · Hunterdon County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of New Jersey public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-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 New Jersey public elementary schools

Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
56 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 41%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 416352%
Grade 514948%
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
21569%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
4715%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
83%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
258%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
155%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
15148%
Female
16152%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Holland Brook School→Readington Middle School
Feeds from
Three Bridges SchoolPK–03Whitehouse SchoolPK–03
Based on grade levels within Readington Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
78.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
73.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +12.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2578.2%73.1%
2023-2476.2%60.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Holland Brook School

Holland Brook School's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Holland Brook School this school31217.9%67.5%
Brayton Elementary School
SUMMIT
33517.3%73.6%
C. Richard Applegate School
FREEHOLD
35817.0%52.9%
Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School
RAMSEY
30215.6%71.2%
Kings Road School
MADISON
27515.3%67.0%
Jefferson Elementary School
SUCCASUNNA
34616.2%51.7%
Matched among New Jersey 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 Brook School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Hunterdon County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
67.5%#191 of 1,290#2 of 23
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
73.1%#195 of 1,319
▲ 172
#3 of 23
▲ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
78.2%#118 of 1,319
▲ 19
#2 of 23
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
312#1,056 of 1,562#14 of 31
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.3:1#60 of 1,390#4 of 23
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.3%#832 of 1,392#8 of 23
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
17.9%#1,068 of 1,481#12 of 25
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.9%#542 of 798#5 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
312
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-58% since 2000-01, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531237.68.3:118% (56)
2023-2430236.28.3:110% (31)
2022-23306407.7:19% (28)
2020-21319349.4:18% (27)
2017-1833532.410.3:17% (25)
2015-163723311.3:19% (32)
2010-114972917.1:17% (33)
2000-017384715.7:12% (15)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holland Brook School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (335 to 312); teachers up 16% (32.4 to 37.6).

About Holland Brook School

Holland Brook School is a small elementary school based in WHITEHOUSE STATION, New Jersey. The school has 312 students in 2024-25 across grades 4 through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.

Federal data list 4 schools in Readington Township School District, with 1,402 students enrolled.

White students are 69% of those enrolled at Holland Brook School. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Hunterdon County's population at about 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.

Teacher count: 37.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 8.3:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is higher. Roughly 18% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 16% average for public schools in Hunterdon County.

Holland Brook School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 86% of New Jersey public elementary schools.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.3% for Holland Brook School. The school posts 67.5%, 11.2 points above the prediction.

In the surrounding county, Hunterdon County, the median household earns about $141,715 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Counting Holland Brook School, Hunterdon County has 55 public schools.

Readington Middle School sits about 0.3 miles from Holland Brook School. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Holland Brook School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

For locale, NCES codes Holland Brook School as Rural: Fringe.

Enrollment at Holland Brook School was 319 in 2020-21 and 312 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.3:1) than in 2020-21 (9.4:1).

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Hunterdon County at a glance

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Population
130,160
Census ACS
Median income
$141,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
18,056 students

Quick facts

School name
Holland Brook School
District
Readington Township School District
Address
52 READINGTON ROAD, WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ 08889
Phone
(908) 823-0454
County
Hunterdon County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
04–05
Total enrollment
312
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
8.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
56 (18%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
341371000311
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Readington Township School District
Other schools in WHITEHOUSE STATION
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Holland Brook School
How many students attend Holland Brook School?
Holland Brook School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades 04-05.
Is Holland Brook School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holland Brook School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Holland Brook School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Holland Brook School is approximately 8.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holland Brook School?
At Holland Brook School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Holland Brook School public or private?
Holland Brook School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Readington Township School District.
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