John P. Holland Charter School

Located at 5 Garret Mountain Plaza, in Woodland, New Jersey, John P. Holland Charter School is a roomy primary school that teaches 787 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by John P Holland Charter School School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so John P. Holland Charter School sits 94% larger than that benchmark.

John P Holland Charter School School District is the operating authority for John P. Holland Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, John P. Holland Charter School reports that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 13% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Passaic County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, John P. Holland Charter School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 19.1%; John P. Holland Charter School posts 34.9%, +15.8 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Passaic County put median household income runs about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), John P. Holland Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: School One, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John P. Holland Charter School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 20.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. John P. Holland Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 124%: 351 students in 2018 compared to 787 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 31% to 13% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the John P. Holland Charter School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.