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Enrollment
455
Middle
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMDEL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340741003852
William R. Satz School
24 CRAWFORDS CORNER ROAD, HOLMDEL, NJ 07733 · (732) 946-1808 · Monmouth County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of New Jersey public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
13 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 213 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 242 | 53% |
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%
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
Students here typically continue to
William R. Satz School→Holmdel High School
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
84.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
72.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.3% | 72.9% |
| 2023-24 | 77.6% | 73.6% |
% 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 William R. Satz School
William R. Satz School's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William R. Satz School this school | 455 | 2.9% | 68.5% |
| Brookside School Allendale | 502 | 2.0% | 78.7% |
| Emil A. Cavallini Middle School UPPER SADDLE RIVER | 389 | 0.8% | 73.9% |
| Columbia Middle School BERKELEY HTS | 523 | 2.7% | 66.7% |
| George Washington Middle School RIDGEWOOD | 644 | 1.9% | 69.6% |
| Indian Hill School HOLMDEL | 610 | 3.1% | 75.1% |
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 William R. Satz School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #41 of 433 | #5 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #39 of 437 ▼ 10 | #6 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #33 of 437 ▲ 23 | #4 of 35 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #285 of 445 | #22 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #99 of 417 | #19 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #248 of 419 | #12 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.9% | #405 of 436 | #32 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #134 of 282 | #22 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 2024-25Enrollment
455
-79 (-15%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 455 | 46.8 | 9.7:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 51.9 | 9.5:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 52.5 | 9.8:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 48 | 11.1:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 48.5 | 10.6:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 50 | 10.3:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 0% (2) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 46 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William R. Satz School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (514 to 455); teachers down 4% (48.5 to 46.8).
About William R. Satz School
William R. Satz School is a small middle-grades school based in HOLMDEL, New Jersey. A total of 455 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578 students, so this school is 21% smaller than average.
The district, Holmdel Township School District, has 2,821 students enrolled across 4 schools.
William R. Satz School is 66% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 19% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. That compares with about 74% White among all Monmouth County residents. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. The school's lunch program data list 3% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Monmouth County average 29%.
The allk12 Grade for William R. Satz School is A. Compared with New Jersey public middle schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 64.6%.
Within Monmouth County, the median household income is $124,845, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides William R. Satz School, Monmouth County has 185 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Holmdel High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 59.9%, lower than William R. Satz School's 68.5%.
William R. Satz School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at William R. Satz School declined 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 534 to 455 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.1:1 in 2020-21, and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at William R. Satz School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Holmdel High SchoolHigh · 934 students
- Village SchoolElementary · 822 students
- Indian Hill SchoolMiddle · 610 students
Other schools in HOLMDEL
- Holmdel High SchoolHigh · 934 students
- Village SchoolElementary · 822 students
- Indian Hill SchoolMiddle · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Holmdel High School0.1 mi · 934
- Indian Hill School1.6 mi · 610
- Strathmore Elementary School2.3 mi · 481
- Lloyd Road Elementary School2.4 mi · 519
- Beers Street School2.4 mi · 198
- Raritan Valley School2.5 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About William R. Satz SchoolHow many students attend William R. Satz School?
William R. Satz School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does William R. Satz School serve?
William R. Satz School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does William R. Satz School have?
William R. Satz School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the student diversity at William R. Satz School?
Student demographics at William R. Satz School are roughly 66% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 19% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is William R. Satz School public or private?
William R. Satz 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.