Holly Heights Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary school in MILLVILLE, New Jersey, Holly Heights Elementary School caters to 466 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Millville School District.

Millville School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,992 students; Holly Heights Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Holly Heights Elementary School shows that 38% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 17% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Cumberland County's rate of about 67%.

With demographic context factored in, Holly Heights Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cumberland County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,436, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cumberland County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students), of which Holly Heights Elementary School is one.

Millville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Holly Heights Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 17.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 512 students in 2018 compared to 466 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 34% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Holly Heights Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.