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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341047002596
Holly Glen Elementary School
900 NORTH MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ 08094 · (856) 728-8706 · Gloucester County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
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
9.7:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
282 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 84 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Monroe Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
48.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 42.0% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Holly Glen Elementary School
Holly Glen Elementary School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Glen Elementary School this school | 570 | 49.5% | 46.9% |
| Smithville Elementary School GALLOWAY | 572 | 49.7% | 33.8% |
| Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School MAYS LANDING | 602 | 46.8% | N/A |
| Howard Yocum Elementary MAPLE SHADE | 507 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Arthur Rann Elementary School GALLOWAY | 635 | 53.9% | 28.7% |
| Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School MAPLE SHADE | 554 | 57.4% | 23.9% |
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 Holly Glen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #599 of 1,290 | #16 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #621 of 1,319 ▲ 84 | #16 of 35 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #778 of 1,319 ▼ 83 | #19 of 35 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #276 of 1,562 | #10 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #263 of 1,390 | #8 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #238 of 1,392 | #10 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #593 of 1,481 | #10 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #346 of 798 | #9 of 21 |
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
570
+133 (+30%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 803
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 570 | 59 | 9.7:1 | 49% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 55.4 | 9.3:1 | 50% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 54.4 | 9.3:1 | 43% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 52 | 8.4:1 | 37% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 46.1 | 14.1:1 | 35% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 48% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 660 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 31% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 21% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 803 | 38 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holly Glen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (649 to 570); teachers up 28% (46.1 to 59).
About Holly Glen Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in WILLIAMSTOWN, New Jersey, Holly Glen Elementary School is part of Monroe Township Public School District. There are 570 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 4. That puts enrollment 41% above the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
District-wide, Monroe Township Public School District has 6 schools and 5,703 students.
The student body at Holly Glen Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 48%. Enrollment also includes 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 27 points below the 76% share among Gloucester County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Teacher count: 59 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.7:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. Roughly 49% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Gloucester County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Holly Glen Elementary School outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Holly Glen Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 46.9% actual against 39.1% predicted.
For the population of Gloucester County, the median household earns about $105,115 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Holly Glen Elementary School shares Gloucester County with 85 other public schools.
Williamstown High School is about 0.9 miles from Holly Glen Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Holly Glen Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 30% rise took enrollment from 437 in 2020-21 to 570 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.4:1 to 9.7:1 over the same years.
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Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe Township Public School District
- Williamstown High SchoolHigh · 1,769 students
- Williamstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,694 students
- Oak Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Radix ElementaryElementary · 609 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
Other schools in WILLIAMSTOWN
- Williamstown High SchoolHigh · 1,769 students
- Williamstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,694 students
- Oak Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Radix ElementaryElementary · 609 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Collings Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Williamstown High School0.9 mi · 1,769
- Williamstown Middle School0.9 mi · 1,694
- Oak Knoll Elementary School1.0 mi · 671
- Radix Elementary1.4 mi · 609
- Winslow Township Elementary School Four2.3 mi · 517
- Winslow Township Elementary School Six2.7 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Holly Glen Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Holly Glen Elementary School?
Holly Glen Elementary School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Holly Glen Elementary School serve?
Holly Glen Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Holly Glen Elementary School?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Holly Glen Elementary School.
How diverse is Holly Glen Elementary School?
Holly Glen Elementary School reports a student body of 48% White, 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Holly Glen Elementary School public or private?
Holly Glen Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monroe Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.