Enrollment
147
Middle
DISTRICT 215 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLAND ISD·NCES 482337002844
Holland Middle School
302 HACKBERRY RD, HOLLAND, TX 76534 · (254) 657-2224 · Bell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Texas 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.
- ·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 Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
45 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 6 | 45 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 31% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · 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
Holland Middle School→Holland High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HOLLAND ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 33.0% | 17.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% |
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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 64.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 71.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Middle School
Holland Middle School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Middle School this school | 147 | 30.6% | 67.3% |
| Danbury Middle School DANBURY | 157 | 28.0% | 53.6% |
| Brundrett Middle School PORT ARANSAS | 119 | 32.8% | 61.2% |
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle School JOHNSON CITY | 142 | 25.4% | 61.2% |
| Tom Bean Middle School TOM BEAN | 170 | 38.2% | 44.6% |
| Alvord Middle School ALVORD | 182 | 31.9% | 51.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #131 of 1,635 | #1 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #338 of 1,670 ▼ 154 | #2 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #267 of 1,670 ▲ 61 | #1 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #1,620 of 1,749 | #23 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #1,443 of 1,648 | #21 of 23 |
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
147
+4 (+3%) vs 2020
+55% since 2000-01, when it was 95
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 147 | 14.2 | 10.4:1 | 31% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 13.7 | 10.6:1 | 38% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 14.4 | 9.1:1 | 38% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 13 | 11.0:1 | 48% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 13.2 | 10.9:1 | 42% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 11 | 15.1:1 | 43% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | 53% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 95 | 7 | 13.6:1 | 37% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (143 to 147); teachers up 8% (13.2 to 14.2).
About Holland Middle School
Among the schools in HOLLAND, Texas, is Holland Middle School, a small middle school. The school's enrollment of 147 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 77% lower than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
Holland Middle School is run by HOLLAND ISD, whose 3 schools enroll 646 students.
White students account for 70% of enrollment at Holland Middle School. Other students are 24% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 49% White share among all Bell County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Holland Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.4:1, with 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 31% of enrollment. It compares with 57% for public schools in Bell County.
Holland Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Holland Middle School is +6.7 points: 67.3% actual, 60.6% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Bell County, median household income is about $68,865, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Holland Middle School is among the 130 public schools in Bell County.
The nearest other public school, Holland Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Holland Middle School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Holland Middle School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 143 in 2020-21 and 147 in 2024-25, a gain of 4 students.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Bell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in HOLLAND ISD
- Holland Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
- Holland High SchoolHigh · 183 students
- Bell County DAEPElementary
- Bell County JJAEPElementary
Other schools in HOLLAND
- Holland Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
- Holland High SchoolHigh · 183 students
Other Holland Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Holland Middle. Holland Middle School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Holland Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 476 students
- Holland Middle SchoolHolland, PA · 960 students
- Holland Middle SchoolHOLLAND, MI · 605 students
- HOLLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLHOLLAND, NY · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Holland Elementary School0.1 mi · 316
- Holland High School0.1 mi · 183
- Bartlett Schools5.7 mi · 393
- Academy Elementary School7.9 mi · 258
- Academy Intermediate School8.0 mi · 444
- Academy Middle School8.2 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Holland Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Holland Middle School?
Holland Middle School enrolls approximately 147 students in grades 06-08.
Is Holland Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holland Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Holland Middle School have?
Holland Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holland Middle School?
At Holland Middle School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Holland Middle School?
Holland Middle School is overseen by HOLLAND ISD in Bell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.