Best Public Schools in Holland, MI

Summary:

The city of Holland, Michigan is home to 27 schools spanning 16 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 6 high schools, and 2 alternative schools across 3 school districts - West Ottawa Public School District, Holland City School District, and Hamilton Community Schools. The data reveals a stark divide in school performance between the West Ottawa and Holland City districts, with West Ottawa schools consistently outperforming their counterparts.

Among the standout schools are Lakewood Elementary School, which ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, and Black River Public School MiddleHigh, a charter school that is one of the top-performing high schools in Michigan. Other high-achieving schools include Lakeshore Elementary School and Waukazoo Elementary School, both in the West Ottawa district. In contrast, schools with high poverty rates, such as Jefferson and Holland Heights, struggle academically.

The data also highlights the exceptional performance of charter schools in the area, with Vanderbilt Charter Academy and Black River Public School MiddleHigh ranking among the top schools. Additionally, schools with pre-K programs, such as Blue Star Elementary School and Sandyview Elementary School, tend to have stronger academic performance, underscoring the importance of early childhood education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Black River Public School MiddleHigh	Public, Charter	6-12	491 Columbia Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Black River Public School	Yes	No	No	No	(616) 355-0055	569	39	14.7	19.5%	338 (59.4%)	12 (2.1%)	137 (24.1%)	30 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.0%)	94.1	33^rd of 739 public high schools	95.5%		94.4	33^rd of 743 public high schools	95.6%		86.7	45.3	83.8	53.8				62.0	71.1				30.4	51.3		61.3	59.3		60.0	60.8	$15,894	$1,859	$14,035
Black River Public School Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	513 Columbia Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Black River Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 355-0055	395	21	19.2	20.3%	256 (64.8%)	7 (1.8%)	84 (21.3%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	65.2	491^st of 1488 public elementary schools	67.0%		63.9	500^th of 1486 public elementary schools	66.4%	9					43.8	56.1	56.3			31.3	47.0	29.7			57.8			51.6			$4,533	$00	$4,533
Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 16th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 820-5050	401	31	12.9	81.0%	106 (26.4%)	21 (5.2%)	229 (57.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	63.7	512^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.6%		68.6	431^st of 1486 public elementary schools	71.0%	81	51.4	34.3			68.5	61.2	69.0	39.5	78.6	63.0	49.0	23.8	31.8	41.4	35.7	30.6		11.9	30.6		$14,024	$2,256	$11,768
Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11950 Riley St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-2400	561	40	14.0	65.4%	145 (25.8%)	10 (1.8%)	259 (46.2%)	82 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.6%)	64.5	500^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.4%		55.9	615^th of 1486 public elementary schools	58.6%	115	72.9	52.1			40.9	44.6	55.6	52.5	48.9	31.8	53.8	42.6	45.8	55.3	43.4	58.3		38.9	70.8		$13,743	$2,145	$11,598
Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute	Public, Charter	6-12	12263 James St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	Lighthouse Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 393-4450	14	3	5.3	78.6%	7 (50.0%)	3 (21.4%)	2 (14.3%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)																					$31,368	$12,084	$19,284
Blue Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3846 58th St	Holland	49423	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 751-5630	202	13	15.5	34.7%	161 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	73.8	355^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.1%		64.7	487^th of 1486 public elementary schools	67.2%	132					53.3	55.0				53.3	50.0										$16,817	$3,733	$13,085
Hamilton Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4317 46th St	Holland	49423	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 751-5148	172	9	18.1	38.4%	139 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.6%)								(n/a)	66.7	41.7			45.5	42.9	46.2	61.5		36.4	38.1	38.5	38.5		66.7	58.3	21.4	23.1	50.0		$9,796	$1,844	$7,952
Holland Middle School	Public	6-8	373 E 24th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5085	605	39	15.3	62.5%	232 (38.3%)	71 (11.7%)	257 (42.5%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	32.9	579^th of 890 public middle schools	34.9%		29.8	616^th of 897 public middle schools	31.3%	37	56.8	14.1						29.3	33.3				19.5	20.1		29.7			34.9		$19,943	$1,646	$18,296
Holland Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	856 E 12th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-2701	247	21	11.9	66.8%	68 (27.5%)	28 (11.3%)	116 (47.0%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.7%)	38.7	884^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.6%		38	883^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	40.6%	1					34.1	33.3	43.3			36.6	25.0	26.7			46.7			20.0			$21,151	$4,512	$16,639
Holland High School	Public	9-12	600 Van Raalte Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 494-5082	967	58	16.7	56.9%	320 (33.1%)	87 (9.0%)	471 (48.7%)	40 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.8%)	43.8	419^th of 739 public high schools	43.3%		39.6	424^th of 743 public high schools	42.9%	5			45.8	17.7													33.7			42.8	$20,330	$1,723	$18,607
West	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 24th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5080	413	44	9.4	66.1%	171 (41.4%)	35 (8.5%)	161 (39.0%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.6%)	56.5	618^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.5%		65.9	471^st of 1486 public elementary schools	68.3%	147					31.3	53.6	54.7			40.6	39.1	42.2			39.1			34.4			$30,168	$5,462	$24,705
Jefferson	Public	PK, KG-5	282 W 30th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5081	254	26	9.9	79.5%	63 (24.8%)	41 (16.1%)	129 (50.8%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	25.4	1075^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.8%		27.3	1064^th of 1486 public elementary schools	28.4%	11					28.1	45.2	19.5			34.4	34.5				14.6			9.8			$25,248	$5,167	$20,080
Holland Virtual Technical High School	Public	6-12	600 Van Raalte Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 494-5051	48	1	48.0	89.6%	10 (20.8%)	6 (12.5%)	32 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	517^th of 739 public high schools	30.0%					(n/a)			36.8														26.3				$14,488	$910	$13,578
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	461 Van Raalte Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 494-2601	307	21	14.4	47.9%	99 (32.2%)	2 (0.7%)	194 (63.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	38.3	889^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.3%		33	971^st of 1486 public elementary schools	34.7%	82					31.9	26.1	50.0			47.9	18.8	30.0			32.5			25.0			$17,849	$2,783	$15,066
Lakeshore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3765 N 168th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1400	440	30	14.7	45.7%	224 (50.9%)	14 (3.2%)	167 (38.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	79.7	277^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.4%		69.8	409^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.5%	132					57.5	53.5	67.6			47.9	47.9	50.7			63.2			55.9			$14,503	$1,832	$12,671
Great Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 152nd Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-1200	426	34	12.4	75.1%	106 (24.9%)	18 (4.2%)	230 (54.0%)	36 (8.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	30.4	1007^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.3%		28.6	1044^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.7%	37					27.1	36.8	38.2			25.7	30.9	25.0			31.6			14.5			$16,627	$2,632	$13,995
Harbor Lights Middle School	Public	6-8	1024 136th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1000	903	51	17.8	52.8%	350 (38.8%)	43 (4.8%)	396 (43.9%)	45 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.3%)	50.2	406^th of 890 public middle schools	54.4%		54.5	343^rd of 897 public middle schools	61.8%	63	61.2	24.2						36.0	37.0				26.4	34.3		40.7			43.9		$14,768	$1,229	$13,538
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2134 W Lakewood Blvd	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1300	293	24	12.0	39.2%	209 (71.3%)	4 (1.4%)	55 (18.8%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	93.7	69^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.2	47^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.8%	22					69.6	76.0	82.5			63.0	70.0	62.5			67.5			60.0			$17,551	$2,322	$15,230
North Holland Elementary School	Public	K-5	11946 New Holland St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1500	267	18	15.0	63.3%	75 (28.1%)	6 (2.2%)	139 (52.1%)	22 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	44.7	797^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.4%		45.1	764^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.6%	33					47.9	31.8	40.0			45.8	21.7	35.3			39.2			23.5			$14,966	$1,402	$13,565
Waukazoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1294 W Lakewood Blvd	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1800	466	28	16.5	30.3%	350 (75.1%)	7 (1.5%)	52 (11.2%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.9%)	73.2	364^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.5%		69.5	414^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.1%	50					58.8	49.4	58.9			55.1	44.2	42.1			52.6			44.2			$14,897	$1,289	$13,607
West Ottawa High School Campus	Public	9-12	3685 Butternut Dr	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1100	2,187	111	19.6	54.0%	833 (38.1%)	63 (2.9%)	997 (45.6%)	162 (7.4%)	9 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (5.6%)	69	189^th of 739 public high schools	74.4%		69.4	180^th of 743 public high schools	75.8%	9			56.7	31.1													46.4			50.6	$14,690	$1,743	$12,947
Woodside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2591 N Division Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-1900	431	38	11.4	72.6%	87 (20.2%)	19 (4.4%)	287 (66.6%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	30	1013^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.9%		24.8	1095^th of 1486 public elementary schools	26.3%	82					34.4	35.8	37.3			24.6	31.8	19.3			26.5			18.1			$17,175	$3,004	$14,170
Macatawa Bay Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 140th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-2000	632	42	14.9	62.7%	221 (35.0%)	17 (2.7%)	316 (50.0%)	42 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.5%)	51.1	392^nd of 890 public middle schools	56.0%		48	428^th of 897 public middle schools	52.3%	36	62.7	25.9						42.3	34.4				30.8	29.3		37.6			44.3		$14,968	$823	$14,145
Pine Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1184 136th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-1600	418	35	11.7	81.1%	55 (13.2%)	35 (8.4%)	267 (63.9%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	32 (7.7%)	13.1	1298^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.8%		17.9	1203^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	19.0%	95					20.0	21.7	17.8			18.0	22.2	13.9			19.2			4.1			$16,789	$2,148	$14,641
Dunes Alternative High School	Public	9-12	3600 152nd Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1100	81	2	36.0	61.7%	22 (27.2%)	8 (9.9%)	45 (55.6%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)								(n/a)																					$19,117	$619	$18,498
West Ottawa Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	215 Beech St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 786-2299	40	1	28.5	55.0%	20 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (40.0%)	2 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)								(n/a)																					$23,265	$5,722	$17,543
Sheldon Pines School	Public, Alternative	K-12	6542 136th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	Ottawa Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 738-8970	23	6	3.7	65.2%	10 (43.5%)	3 (13.0%)	5 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (21.7%)								(n/a)
Careerline Technical Center	Public	11-12	13663 Port Sheldon St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	Ottawa Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 738-8950	0	34	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Holland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Zeeland	3.77 mi	15	93^rd
West Olive	7.64 mi	2	388^th
Hamilton	8.2 mi	4	87^th
Saugatuck	9.93 mi	2	31^st
Douglas	11.22 mi	1	29^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.