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Alumni: what's one memory from Holland Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001689
Holland Elementary
3340 Holland Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 · (757) 648-2640 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C+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.
- ·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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
439 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -10.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 66 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 Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 77.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 →
Where Holland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #674 of 1,101 | #38 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #610 of 1,111 ▼ 251 | #36 of 54 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #721 of 1,111 ▼ 172 | #46 of 54 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #740 of 1,176 | #46 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #140 of 1,105 | #10 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #94 of 1,106 | #10 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #64 of 1,157 | #1 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.8% | #47 of 759 | #1 of 40 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
435
-102 (-19%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 937
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 435 | 37.2 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 38.2 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 41.3 | 11.2:1 | 95% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 38 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 39.5 | 15.7:1 | 80% (494) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 74% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 68% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 811 | 60 | 13.5:1 | 66% (538) |
| 1990-91 | 937 | 49 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (620 to 435); teachers down 6% (39.5 to 37.2).
About Holland Elementary
This page covers Holland Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Its 435 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Holland Elementary is one school in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, a system of 82 schools with 64,731 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Holland Elementary. The largest is Black students, at 40%. The remaining students are 23% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Virginia Beach city is about 19% Black. Holland Elementary's diversity index is 74%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Holland Elementary is 37.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.7:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Holland Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Virginia, Holland Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 67.1% actual against a predicted 60.6%.
Across Virginia Beach city, the median household income is $92,968, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Virginia Beach city has 89 public schools and roughly 64,731 students.
The next-closest public school is Green Run Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Holland Elementary is behind the 73.8% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Holland Elementary's enrollment declined from 537 in 2020-21 to 435 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.1:1 to 11.7:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Holland Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Virginia Beach city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
456,349
Census ACS
Median income
$92,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
64,731 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Landstown HighHigh · 2,152 students
- Kempsville HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Bayside HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Tallwood HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Floyd Kellam HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Ocean Lakes HighHigh · 1,834 students
Other schools in Virginia Beach
- Landstown HighHigh · 2,152 students
- Kempsville HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Bayside HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Tallwood HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Floyd Kellam HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Ocean Lakes HighHigh · 1,834 students
Other Holland Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Holland Elementary. Holland Elementary is the largest of the 8.
- Holland Elementary SchoolHolland, PA · 425 students
- Holland ElementaryFresno, CA · 367 students
- Holland Elementary SchoolHOLLAND, TX · 316 students
- Holland Elementary SchoolTAYLOR, MI · 310 students
- Holland Elementary SchoolHolland, IN · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Green Run Elementary0.3 mi · 350
- Rosemont Elementary0.8 mi · 387
- Brookwood Elementary1.2 mi · 574
- Green Run Collegiate1.3 mi · 390
- Green Run High1.3 mi · 1,465
- Windsor Oaks Elementary1.6 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Holland ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Holland Elementary?
Holland Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Holland Elementary serve?
Holland Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Holland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Holland Elementary is approximately 11.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holland Elementary?
At Holland Elementary, the student body is approximately 23% White, 17% Hispanic, 40% Black, 5% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Holland Elementary in?
Holland Elementary is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.