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Holland Heights

Q: Is Holland Heights a good school?

Holland Heights ranks 884 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

884^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Holland Heights is an elementary school located in Holland, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 249. It is part of the Holland City School District, which is ranked 391 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holland Heights faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.6% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Jefferson (29.5%), West (29.5%), and Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte (29.5%). Additionally, the school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 34.1%, compared to the district's 31.5% and the state's 38.9%.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student expenditure of $21,151 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average and the spending of nearby schools like Jefferson ($25,248) and West ($30,168), its academic performance remains below average. This raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need to ensure that funds are being used in the most impactful way to support student learning.

247

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,151

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

856 E 12th St
Holland, MI 49423-3872

(616) 494-2701

District: Holland City School District

Students who attend Holland Heights usually attend:

High:

Holland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.0%

White:

27.5%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg34%

Michigan avg39%

884^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Holland City School District

391^st of 613Holland City School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	884 of 1488	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	883 of 1486	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	631 of 1470	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	713 of 1344	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	771 of 1153	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1002 of 1408	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	911 of 1448	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	870 of 1466	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.2	1107 of 1548	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.4	822 of 1580	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.4	1131 of 1533	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.8	1134 of 1563	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.0	976 of 1566	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	916 of 1552	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.9	1256 of 1552	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.0	1298 of 1589	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.1	1420 of 1577	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.1	1288 of 1565	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	1357 of 1545	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	50.1	193 of 475	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	796 of 1338	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	900 of 1342	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	657 of 1321	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	833 of 1171	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	897 of 1443	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	109 of 209	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	134 of 201	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	78 of 188	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	21 of 86	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	38 of 86	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	107 of 222	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	844 of 1346	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	593 of 1381	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	305 of 1350	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	309 of 1099	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.4	370 of 749	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	748 of 1134	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	702 of 1397	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	901 of 1366	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	877 of 1347	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	615 of 1334	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	540 of 1139	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	600 of 915	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	912 of 1196	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	859 of 1446	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	607 of 1206	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	61.8	323 of 838	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.0	559 of 821	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.3	606 of 894	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.1	527 of 919	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.6	459 of 921	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.8	601 of 919	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.9	482 of 900	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.0	657 of 858	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	729 of 851	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2018)59th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science47%+6 vs state

English Language Arts36%-5 vs state

Math30%-8 vs state

Social Studies20%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

We absolutely love the staff at Holland Heights! Each day, the principal is outside welcoming kids with a high-five as they come to school. He is genuinely excited to see kids walk into the building, knows them by name, and cares about each and every one. This trickles down to the teachers as well - they are caring! We are so thankful we chose our nieghborhood school to develop relational roots where we live! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, March 23, 2015

The student's behavior is atrocious. Such disrespectful children I have never seen before. Close Quote

Schools Near Holland Heights

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT 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	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 Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
New Groningen School	Public	K-5	10542 Chicago Dr	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3375	512	34	15.1	23.8%	363 (70.9%)	4 (0.8%)	99 (19.3%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.7%)	89	137^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.8%		90	112^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.5%	25			52.9	59.3	80.5			68.2	64.2	67.1			62.2		53.7		$14,257	$903	$13,354
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
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
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
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 E Lincoln Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3350	361	25	14.5	21.9%	261 (72.3%)	3 (0.8%)	71 (19.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	84.3	217^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.4%		87.9	151^st of 1486 public elementary schools	89.8%	66			67.3	61.8	67.1			74.5	61.8	44.7			60.5		40.8		$15,247	$469	$14,778
Woodbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9110 Woodbridge St	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 748-3400	361	27	13.5	29.1%	249 (69.0%)	9 (2.5%)	70 (19.4%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	86.8	179^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.0%		81.5	235^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.2%	56			53.8	67.7	64.2			55.4	72.3	50.7			64.2		59.7		$16,503	$736	$15,766
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Holland Heights

What is the racial makeup of Holland Heights?

Students at Holland Heights are 47% Hispanic, 28% White, 11% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Holland Heights in?

Holland City School District

Is Holland Heights a good school?

Holland Heights ranks 884^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Holland Heights?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended Holland Heights.

What schools do graduates of Holland Heights attend?

Students who attend Holland Heights usually go on to attend:

High : Holland High School

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