Holland Elementary School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat 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
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 32.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 43.0% | 15.0% | 18.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 60.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Elementary School this school | 316 | 38.0% | 61.1% |
| Lyndon B Johnson Elementary School JOHNSON CITY | 310 | 38.4% | 50.6% |
| Danbury Elementary School DANBURY | 297 | 33.3% | 54.8% |
| Olsen Elementary School PORT ARANSAS | 263 | 37.3% | 57.3% |
| Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary School MAYPEARL | 342 | 32.5% | 44.2% |
| Bosqueville Elementary School WACO | 319 | 42.9% | 47.8% |
Where Holland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 316 | 24.4 | 12.9:1 | 38% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 29.9 | 10.2:1 | 41% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 29 | 10.7:1 | 41% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 26 | 11.7:1 | 44% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 24.4 | 12.7:1 | 55% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 55% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 57% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 50% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 15 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
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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