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Enrollment
787
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHN P HOLLAND CHARTER SCHOOL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340074803144
John P. Holland Charter School
5 Garret Mountain Plaza, Woodland, NJ 07424 · (973) 345-2212 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL787 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
50 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
677 students
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 | 89 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 465% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
29.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 27.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 19% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 John P. Holland Charter School
John P. Holland Charter School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John P. Holland Charter School this school | 787 | 86.0% | 34.9% |
| Roberto Clemente Elementary School NEWARK | 742 | 86.7% | 21.2% |
| Park Elementary School Newark | 747 | 82.7% | 39.7% |
| Abraham Lincoln School No. 14 ELIZABETH | 793 | 84.5% | 25.4% |
| Joseph Battin School No 4 ELIZABETH | 757 | 85.2% | 28.5% |
| Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 816 | 85.9% | 10.7% |
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 John P. Holland Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #856 of 1,290 | #38 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #976 of 1,319 ▲ 6 | #48 of 87 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #669 of 1,319 ▲ 126 | #28 of 87 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 787 | #60 of 1,562 | #6 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,336 of 1,390 | #86 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #1,260 of 1,392 | #72 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #112 of 1,481 | #19 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +124.2% | #4 of 545 | #1 of 18 |
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
787
+239 (+44%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 787 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 86% (677) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 75% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 36 | 19.1:1 | 100% (685) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 92% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 83% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 15 | 12.8:1 | 90% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John P. Holland Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 124% (351 to 787); teachers up 127% (22 to 50).
About John P. Holland Charter School
John P. Holland Charter School is an elementary school with a street address in Woodland, New Jersey. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 787 students. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.
John P. Holland Charter School reports to John P Holland Charter School School District.
A large majority of enrollment at John P. Holland Charter School is Hispanic, at 85%. Other reported shares: 13% Black. Passaic County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 41 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, John P. Holland Charter School scores 26%.
John P. Holland Charter School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1. At John P. Holland Charter School, 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Passaic County.
John P. Holland Charter School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
John P. Holland Charter School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 15.8 points (34.9% versus 19.1%), a top-10% result in New Jersey on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Passaic County, median household income comes to about $87,522, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 155, with about 83,237 students.
Measured in a straight line, School One is about 0.4 miles from John P. Holland Charter School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, John P. Holland Charter School is ahead of the 20.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. John P. Holland Charter School is run as a public charter school.
In 2020-21 the school reported 548 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 787. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
The discussion board for John P. Holland Charter School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- School One0.4 mi · 122
- School 70.4 mi · 250
- International High School0.7 mi · 650
- Paterson Arts and Science Charter School0.8 mi · 1,330
- Memorial School0.8 mi · 413
- John F. Kennedy High School0.8 mi · 1,846
Frequently asked questions
About John P. Holland Charter SchoolHow many students attend John P. Holland Charter School?
John P. Holland Charter School enrolls approximately 787 students in grades PK-08.
Is John P. Holland Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John P. Holland Charter School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does John P. Holland Charter School have?
John P. Holland Charter School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at John P. Holland Charter School?
Student demographics at John P. Holland Charter School are roughly 1% White, 85% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is John P. Holland Charter School in?
John P. Holland Charter School is part of John P Holland Charter School School District.
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