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Indian Hill School

735 HOLMDEL ROAD, HOLMDEL, NJ 07733 · (732) 946-1045 · Monmouth County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of New Jersey public middle schools
  • 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
610
Middle
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 578
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
19 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 419832%
Grade 519632%
Grade 621635%
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
40667%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
6410%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
8013%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
498%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
32854%
Female
28246%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Indian Hill School→William R. Satz School→Holmdel High School
Feeds from
Village SchoolPK–03
Based on grade levels within Holmdel Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
81.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.5pp since 2023

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2581.0%77.0%
2023-2485.4%78.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Indian Hill School this school6103.1%75.1%
George Washington Middle School
RIDGEWOOD
6441.9%69.6%
Eric S. Smith Middle School
RAMSEY
6135.7%64.6%
Madison Junior School
MADISON
5557.6%64.8%
William Allen Middle School
MOORESTOWN
6358.3%65.6%
Valleyview Middle School
DENVILLE
5716.0%61.5%
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Indian Hill School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn 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
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
610
-83 (-12%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2561066.49.2:13% (19)
2023-2462369.68.9:13% (19)
2022-23657739.0:13% (17)
2020-216936510.7:11% (5)
2017-1875762.212.2:14% (30)
2015-167136311.3:15% (37)
2010-114973613.8:13% (13)
2000-011,1136816.4:11% (9)
1990-913522514.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Hill School.

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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Monmouth County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Indian Hill School
District
Holmdel Township School District
Address
735 HOLMDEL ROAD, HOLMDEL, NJ 07733
Phone
(732) 946-1045
County
Monmouth County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–06
Total enrollment
610
Teachers (FTE)
66
Student–teacher ratio
9.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
19 (3%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340741003854
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Holmdel Township School District
Other schools in HOLMDEL
Other Indian Hill schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Indian Hill. Indian Hill School is the largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Indian Hill School
How many students attend Indian Hill School?
Indian Hill School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades 04-06.
Is Indian Hill School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indian Hill School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Indian Hill School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Indian Hill School is approximately 9.2:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Indian Hill School?
Student demographics at Indian Hill School are roughly 67% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian Hill School?
Indian Hill School is overseen by Holmdel Township School District in Monmouth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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