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Holland Elementary School

503 CROCKETT ST, HOLLAND, TX 76534 · (254) 657-2525 · Bell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Texas public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools

Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 215 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
120 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K309%
Kindergarten3912%
Grade 15517%
Grade 24815%
Grade 34213%
Grade 44815%
Grade 55417%

This year's kindergarten class (39) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).

Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
21568%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
8627%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
15047%
Female
16653%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Holland Elementary School→Holland Middle School→Holland High School
Based on grade levels within HOLLAND ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -8.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading40.0%32.0%17.0%11.0%
Mathematics24.0%43.0%15.0%18.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2672.0%67.0%
2024-2571.0%64.0%
2023-2471.0%51.0%
2022-2380.0%60.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Elementary School

Holland Elementary School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Holland Elementary School this school31638.0%61.1%
Lyndon B Johnson Elementary School
JOHNSON CITY
31038.4%50.6%
Danbury Elementary School
DANBURY
29733.3%54.8%
Olsen Elementary School
PORT ARANSAS
26337.3%57.3%
Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary School
MAYPEARL
34232.5%44.2%
Bosqueville Elementary School
WACO
31942.9%47.8%
Matched among Texas 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 Holland Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Bell County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
61.1%#709 of 4,401#3 of 54
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#540 of 4,466
▲ 114
#1 of 55
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
72.0%#614 of 4,466
▲ 73
#3 of 55
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.5pp#1,129 of 3,998#17 of 50
Enrollment
ranked largest first
316#4,097 of 4,938#54 of 62
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.9:1#787 of 4,622#6 of 57
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
46.2%#2,713 of 4,628#56 of 57
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.0%#4,007 of 4,789#55 of 59
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.6%#1,207 of 1,307#11 of 13
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 2024-25
Enrollment
316
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531624.412.9:138% (120)
2023-2430629.910.2:141% (125)
2022-233102910.7:141% (126)
2020-213042611.7:144% (135)
2017-1831124.412.7:155% (172)
2015-163022412.6:155% (166)
2010-112852113.6:157% (163)
2000-012031711.9:150% (101)
1990-912531516.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holland Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (311 to 316); teachers unchanged (24.4 to 24.4).

About Holland Elementary School

Holland Elementary School is a small elementary school in HOLLAND, Texas, one of the schools in HOLLAND ISD. It enrolled 316 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.

HOLLAND ISD oversees Holland Elementary School and 2 other schools, with 646 students in total.

White students make up a majority at Holland Elementary School, at 68%. The remaining shares are 27% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Bell County's population at about 49%. Holland Elementary School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.

Staffing totals 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 12.9:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Holland Elementary School is 38%. That rate is below the 57% average among public schools in Bell County.

allk12 grades Holland Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 57.5%. Holland Elementary School scores 61.1%.

Within Bell County, the median household income is $68,865, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Bell County has 130 public schools and roughly 71,041 students.

Holland High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Holland Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Holland Elementary School's average proficiency of 61.1% compares with 55.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The NCES locale for Holland Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Holland Elementary School had 304 students, to 2024-25, when it had 316. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 11.7:1 to 12.9:1.

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Bell County at a glance

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Population
386,897
Census ACS
Median income
$68,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
71,041 students

Quick facts

School name
Holland Elementary School
District
HOLLAND ISD
Address
503 CROCKETT ST, HOLLAND, TX 76534
Phone
(254) 657-2525
County
Bell County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
316
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
120 (38%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
482337002372
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Holland Elementary. Holland Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About Holland Elementary School
How large is Holland Elementary School?
Holland Elementary School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-05.
Is Holland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Holland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Holland Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holland Elementary School?
At Holland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Holland Elementary School public or private?
Holland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOLLAND ISD.
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