1
Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Holmdel High School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
934
High
DISTRICT 705 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMDEL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340741003850
Holmdel High School
36 CRAWFORDS CORNER ROAD, HOLMDEL, NJ 07733 · (732) 946-1832 · Monmouth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL934 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
26 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 214 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 243 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 229 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 248 | 27% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Holmdel Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
72.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -8.3pp since 2023
Math
58.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.4% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 80.7% | 47.3% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Holmdel High School
Holmdel High School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmdel High School this school | 934 | 2.8% | 61.4% |
| Hopewell Valley Central High School PENNINGTON | 1,068 | 6.1% | 59.0% |
| Chatham High School CHATHAM | 1,205 | 2.4% | 64.3% |
| Glen Rock High School GLEN ROCK | 722 | 0.6% | 69.4% |
| Northern Highlands Regional High School ALLENDALE | 1,257 | 1.0% | 73.8% |
| Glen Ridge High School GLEN RIDGE | 799 | 0.4% | 66.8% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Holmdel High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #62 of 397 | #7 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #64 of 400 ▲ 47 | #8 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #68 of 395 ▲ 1 | #7 of 31 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 934 | #187 of 442 | #14 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #74 of 388 | #10 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #280 of 389 | #19 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.8% | #376 of 405 | #25 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #199 of 200 | #24 of 24 |
Ranked against other public high 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
934
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 934 | 89.2 | 10.5:1 | 3% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 960 | 87.4 | 11.0:1 | 2% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 932 | 85.1 | 10.9:1 | 3% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 953 | 81 | 11.8:1 | 3% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 936 | 84 | 11.1:1 | 4% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 937 | 88 | 10.7:1 | 4% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 808 | 69 | 11.7:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 997 | 57 | 17.5:1 | 0% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 56 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holmdel High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (936 to 934); teachers up 6% (84 to 89.2).
About Holmdel High School
Holmdel High School sits in HOLMDEL, New Jersey, and is classified as a high school. It had 934 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12.
Holmdel Township School District is responsible for 4 schools, Holmdel High School included, with 2,821 students in all.
The share of White students at Holmdel High School is 72%, a majority. After that, the student body is 16% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Monmouth County at about 74% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Holmdel High School totals 89.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1. The average for high schools in New Jersey, 12.7:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Holmdel High School is about 3%. Among public schools in Monmouth County, the average eligibility rate is 29%.
Among New Jersey public high schools, Holmdel High School outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Holmdel High School is 3.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 61.4%. Predicted: 64.6%.
Monmouth County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $124,845 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Monmouth County number 186, with about 91,053 students.
The closest school to Holmdel High School is William R. Satz School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Holmdel High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Holmdel High School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 61.4% versus a 61.9% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 934, close to the 953 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 10.5 students per teacher, compared with 11.8 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Holmdel High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holmdel Township School District
- Village SchoolElementary · 822 students
- Indian Hill SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- William R. Satz SchoolMiddle · 455 students
Other schools in HOLMDEL
- Village SchoolElementary · 822 students
- Indian Hill SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- William R. Satz SchoolMiddle · 455 students
Nearby schools
- William R. Satz School0.1 mi · 455
- Indian Hill School1.6 mi · 610
- Strathmore Elementary School2.3 mi · 481
- Lloyd Road Elementary School2.5 mi · 519
- Beers Street School2.5 mi · 198
- Raritan Valley School2.5 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Holmdel High SchoolHow large is Holmdel High School?
Holmdel High School enrolls approximately 934 students in grades 09-12.
Is Holmdel High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holmdel High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Holmdel High School have?
Holmdel High School employs 89 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holmdel High School?
At Holmdel High School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Holmdel High School public or private?
Holmdel High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Holmdel Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.