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Holland High School

Q: Is Holland High School a good school?

Holland High School ranks 419 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

419^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 43% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Holland High School is a public high school serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 966 students. 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.

Academically, Holland High School performs below the state and district averages, with only 33.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. The school's performance in SAT/Mathematics is particularly low, with only 17.7% of 11th-grade students being proficient or better, compared to the state average of 27.5%. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has been around 82%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 7.6% to 12.8% in recent years.

Nearby schools, such as Hamilton High School and Zeeland West High School, generally outperform Holland High School in academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. However, a notable exception is Black River Public School MiddleHigh, a public charter school located near Holland High School, which stands out with its exceptional academic performance, ranking among the top 5% of Michigan high schools.

967

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,330

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Van Raalte Ave
Holland, MI 49423-4063

(616) 494-5082

District: Holland City School District

Feeder schools for Holland High School:

Elementary:	Holland Heights
	Jefferson
	West
Middle:	Holland Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.7%

White:

33.1%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (35% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (13% vs 8%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

Michigan avg40%

419^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	39.5	539 of 838	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	369 of 821	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.6	457 of 894	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.8	384 of 919	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.9	555 of 921	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.6	623 of 919	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.5	569 of 900	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.4	605 of 858	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	57.2	498 of 851	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.6	703 of 823	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	46.9	168 of 366	54.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	17.2	150 of 154	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	37.3	506 of 794	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	23.1	222 of 266	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	40.8	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	34.4	571 of 815	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	37.5	501 of 797	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	20.5	349 of 377	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	59.0	238 of 678	64.9%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	419 of 739	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	424 of 743	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	383 of 735	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	381 of 531	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	442 of 561	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	370 of 666	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	350 of 824	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.4	402 of 835	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.1	418 of 852	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.9	441 of 832	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.5	337 of 799	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.8	350 of 805	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.7	353 of 773	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.2	267 of 784	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.7	134 of 765	82.5%	★★★★☆
2009	68.5	288 of 754	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.8	193 of 750	74.3%	★★★★☆
2007	73.7	200 of 767	73.9%	★★★★☆
2006	68.3	253 of 705	64.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	59.6	54 of 188	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	31.2	161 of 254	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	47.3	56 of 87	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	32.2	64 of 102	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	391 of 629	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	428 of 619	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	339 of 611	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	325 of 416	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	410 of 462	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	427 of 554	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	410 of 710	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	182 of 203	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	159 of 195	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	153 of 190	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	76 of 83	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	57 of 64	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	79 of 97	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	116 of 201	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	83.9	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	440 of 635	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	540 of 654	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	391 of 614	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	327 of 369	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	385 of 417	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	391 of 532	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	358 of 755	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	368 of 628	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	386 of 633	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	392 of 611	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	355 of 440	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	367 of 472	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	245 of 543	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	285 of 707	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	111 of 127	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	61 of 93	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	58.9	84 of 315	73.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	96 of 639	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	148 of 638	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	139 of 647	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	104 of 492	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	47.3	245 of 516	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.0	77 of 582	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	101 of 708	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

White (2018)65th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2018)54th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2018)37th percentile~ school

Homeless (2018)37th percentile~ school

Female (2018)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)30th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2018)17th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2018)7th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)3rd percentile-33 vs school

High school

Homeless (2018)86th percentile+28 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2018)73rd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2024)71st percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)37th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2018)36th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing46%-10 vs state

Social Studies43%~ state avg

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics18%-10 vs state

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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 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Zeeland West High School	Public	9-12	3390 100th Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-4500	975	52	18.7	16.1%	701 (71.9%)	14 (1.4%)	169 (17.3%)	51 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	35 (3.6%)	82.3	95^th of 739 public high schools	87.1%		82.7	95^th of 743 public high schools	87.2%				72.0	38.5						43.0		65.3	$16,300	$1,225	$15,075
Venture Academy	Public	9-12	3390 100th Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-4740	82	4	18.6	29.3%	48 (58.5%)	3 (3.7%)	26 (31.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.7%)	22.1	567^th of 739 public high schools	23.3%					(n/a)										25.0		20.0	$12,071	$370	$11,701
Zeeland East High School	Public	9-12	3333 96th Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3100	935	50	18.5	15.1%	677 (72.4%)	19 (2.0%)	160 (17.1%)	32 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.8%)	73.8	164^th of 739 public high schools	77.8%		80.1	115^th of 743 public high schools	84.5%	49			68.4	35.9						34.5		60.7	$14,634	$1,093	$13,541
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Holland High School

What schools feed into Holland High School?

Holland High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Holland Heights
Elementary : Jefferson
Elementary : West
Middle : Holland Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Holland High School?

Students at Holland High School are 49% Hispanic, 33% White, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Holland High School in?

Holland City School District

How many students attend Holland High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 967 students attended Holland High School.

Is Holland High School a good school?

Holland High School ranks 419^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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