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What's the most underrated thing about Holland MS that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
960
Middle
DISTRICT 897 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COUNCIL ROCK SD·NCES 420696007656
Holland Middle School
400 E Holland Rd, Holland, PA 18966 · (215) 944-2700 · Bucks County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL960 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Pennsylvania 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.
- C+Beats 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 Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
171 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 75%
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 | 472 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 488 | 51% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 59% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.2% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.7% | 48.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Holland Middle School
Holland Middle School's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Middle School this school | 960 | 17.8% | 60.5% |
| Franklin Regional Middle School Murrysville | 771 | 18.8% | 65.8% |
| Springton Lake Middle School Media | 1,012 | 16.7% | 74.7% |
| Dorseyville Middle School Pittsburgh | 981 | 22.1% | 80.4% |
| Park Forest Middle School State College | 822 | 15.1% | 71.3% |
| Eden Hall Upper Elementary School Gibsonia | 1,076 | 9.3% | 77.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Holland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #97 of 479 | #7 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #111 of 513 ▲ 9 | #8 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #83 of 513 ▲ 8 | #7 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 960 | #62 of 522 | #3 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #389 of 486 | #21 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #358 of 486 | #25 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #473 of 510 | #21 of 27 |
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
960
+47 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 960 | 65.1 | 14.8:1 | 18% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 942 | 64.2 | 14.7:1 | 18% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 919 | 62.7 | 14.7:1 | 14% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 913 | 60 | 15.2:1 | 13% (117) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holland Middle School.
About Holland Middle School
Holland Middle School is a middle school located in Holland, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 960 students in 2024-25. The school is 62% bigger than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Holland Middle School is one of 14 schools in Council Rock SD, which enrolls 10,391 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Holland Middle School is White, at 87%. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Asian and 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Holland Middle School scores 24%.
Holland Middle School has 65.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1. At Holland Middle School, 18% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 40% average for public schools in Bucks County is 22 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Holland Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 70.0%. Holland Middle School scores 60.5%.
In Bucks County, home to about 647,461 people, median household income comes to about $114,764, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 123 public schools in the county, enrolling about 81,956, Holland Middle School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hillcrest Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Holland Middle School is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment rose 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Holland Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Council Rock SD
- Council Rock HS SouthHigh · 1,921 students
- Council Rock HS NorthHigh · 1,674 students
- Newtown Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Goodnoe Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Sol Feinstone Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Churchville Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
Other schools in Holland
- Council Rock HS SouthHigh · 1,921 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Holland Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Rolling Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Other Holland Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Holland Middle. Holland Middle School is the largest of the 5.
- Holland Middle SchoolHOLLAND, MI · 605 students
- Holland Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 476 students
- HOLLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLHOLLAND, NY · 218 students
- Holland Middle SchoolHOLLAND, TX · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Hillcrest Elementary School0.1 mi · 478
- Rolling Hills Elementary School0.9 mi · 376
- Holland Elementary School1.1 mi · 425
- Council Rock HS South1.4 mi · 1,921
- Richboro Elementary School2.1 mi · 377
- Newtown Middle School2.5 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About Holland Middle SchoolHow large is Holland Middle School?
Holland Middle School enrolls approximately 960 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Holland Middle School serve?
Holland Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Holland Middle School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Holland Middle School.
How diverse is Holland Middle School?
Holland Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Holland Middle School?
Holland Middle School is overseen by Council Rock SD in Bucks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.