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Enrollment
525
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLAND TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340738003004
Holland Township Elementary School
710 MILFORD WARREN GLEN ROAD, MILFORD, NJ 08848 · (908) 995-2401 · Hunterdon County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
62 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
74 students
STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 42% smaller than its 8th grade class (60).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 46.8% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Township Elementary School
Holland Township Elementary School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Township Elementary School this school | 525 | 14.1% | 49.9% |
| Frankford Township School BRANCHVILLE | 505 | 14.7% | 46.2% |
| Ocean Road Elementary School POINT PLEASANT | 483 | 15.5% | 48.5% |
| Upper Township Elementary School MARMORA | 477 | 16.1% | 54.2% |
| Central Elementary School WALL | 494 | 12.1% | 58.0% |
| New Monmouth Elementary School MIDDLETOWN | 508 | 17.9% | 48.3% |
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 Township Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hunterdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #525 of 1,290 | #17 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #694 of 1,319 ▼ 74 | #21 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #482 of 1,319 ▲ 43 | #11 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #348 of 1,562 | #2 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #79 of 1,390 | #6 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #1,296 of 1,392 | #22 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #1,162 of 1,481 | #17 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #564 of 798 | #6 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 2024-25Enrollment
525
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 525 | 62 | 8.5:1 | 14% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 62.5 | 8.2:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 59.5 | 8.5:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 56 | 8.9:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 55.7 | 10.1:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 62 | 9.0:1 | 6% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | 48 | 13.6:1 | 8% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | N/A | N/A | 4% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 42 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holland Township Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (561 to 525); teachers up 11% (55.7 to 62).
About Holland Township Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Holland Township Elementary School serves students in MILFORD, New Jersey. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 525 students. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students, so this school is 30% larger than average.
Holland Township School District is the district for Holland Township Elementary School.
The large majority of students at Holland Township Elementary School, 88%, are White. Next come 8% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Holland Township Elementary School has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1 at Holland Township Elementary School, with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 14%. That is close to the 16% average for public schools in Hunterdon County.
allk12 grades Holland Township Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Holland Township Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 49.9% actual against 58.5% predicted.
Across Hunterdon County, median household income is about $141,715, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The public schools of Hunterdon County number 55 and enroll about 18,056.
Milford Public School is located about 2.5 miles from Holland Township Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The school's 49.9% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Holland Township Elementary School went from 499 students to 525.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Holland Township Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hunterdon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Milford Public School2.5 mi · 64
- Bloomsbury Borough School4.1 mi · 98
- Pohatcong Township School4.3 mi · 318
- Alpha Borough School5.1 mi · 215
- Frenchtown Elementary5.3 mi · 97
- Greenwich School5.7 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Holland Township Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Holland Township Elementary School?
Holland Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Holland Township Elementary School serve?
Holland Township Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Holland Township Elementary School?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at Holland Township Elementary School.
How diverse is Holland Township Elementary School?
Holland Township Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Holland Township Elementary School?
Holland Township Elementary School is overseen by Holland Township School District in Hunterdon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.