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Indian Hill School
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 198 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 196 | 32% |
| Grade 6 | 216 | 35% |
School pathway
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.4% | 78.5% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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%.
Schools most like Indian Hill School
Indian Hill School's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill School this school | 610 | 3.1% | 75.1% |
| George Washington Middle School RIDGEWOOD | 644 | 1.9% | 69.6% |
| Eric S. Smith Middle School RAMSEY | 613 | 5.7% | 64.6% |
| Madison Junior School MADISON | 555 | 7.6% | 64.8% |
| William Allen Middle School MOORESTOWN | 635 | 8.3% | 65.6% |
| Valleyview Middle School DENVILLE | 571 | 6.0% | 61.5% |
Where Indian Hill School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #11 of 433 | #1 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #27 of 437 ▼ 14 | #4 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #52 of 437 ▼ 33 | #7 of 35 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #179 of 445 | #11 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #67 of 417 | #13 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #241 of 419 | #10 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.1% | #403 of 436 | #31 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #57 of 282 | #6 of 32 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 610 | 66.4 | 9.2:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 69.6 | 8.9:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 73 | 9.0:1 | 3% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 65 | 10.7:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 62.2 | 12.2:1 | 4% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 63 | 11.3:1 | 5% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 1,113 | 68 | 16.4:1 | 1% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 352 | 25 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (757 to 610); teachers up 7% (62.2 to 66.4).
About Indian Hill School
Indian Hill School is a public middle-grades school in HOLMDEL, New Jersey. In all, 610 students attend the school in grades 4 through 6.
The district, Holmdel Township School District, operates 4 schools serving 2,821 students.
More than half of enrollment at Indian Hill School is White: 67%. Other groups include 13% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The diversity index for Indian Hill School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Indian Hill School totals 66.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.2:1. Compared with the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 3% of students (19) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Monmouth County, the average eligibility rate is 29%.
Indian Hill 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 96% of New Jersey public middle schools.
In New Jersey, Indian Hill School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 75.1% actual against a predicted 64.5%.
In the surrounding county, Monmouth County, the median household earns about $124,845 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Indian Hill School, Monmouth County has 186 public schools.
Beers Street School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Indian Hill School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Indian Hill School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Indian Hill School is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 693 (2020-21) to 610 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.2:1) than in 2020-21 (10.7:1).
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