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Jefferson

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Jefferson ranks 1075 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1075^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School in Holland, Michigan serves 277 students in grades PK-5 and is part of the Holland City School District, which is ranked 391 out of 613 districts in the state. Unfortunately, Jefferson has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1-star rating in recent years.

One key issue at Jefferson is its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.6% to 36.6% in recent years - significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Holland Heights (29.5%) and West (29.5%). This high absenteeism appears to be correlated with the school's lower academic performance on state assessments, where Jefferson consistently lags behind district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Another factor that sets Jefferson apart is its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.48% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024 - significantly higher than the district and state averages, as well as most nearby schools. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $25,248 at Jefferson, the school is still underperforming compared to its peers, suggesting a need to explore more effective strategies and resource allocation to support student success.

254

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,248

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

282 W 30th St
Holland, MI 49423-6906

(616) 494-5081

District: Holland City School District

Students who attend Jefferson usually attend:

High:

Holland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.8%

White:

24.8%

African American:

16.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 28% Michigan)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

Michigan avg40%

1,075^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	25.4	1075 of 1488	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1064 of 1486	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1073 of 1470	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	837 of 1344	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	735 of 1153	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	788 of 1408	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1036 of 1448	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	1117 of 1466	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.0	985 of 1548	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.4	1077 of 1580	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.8	1002 of 1533	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.8	1133 of 1563	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.4	1156 of 1566	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	953 of 1338	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	831 of 1342	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	968 of 1321	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	773 of 1106	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	655 of 902	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	731 of 1171	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1056 of 1443	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	126 of 209	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	121 of 201	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	137 of 188	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.2	37 of 86	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	14 of 30	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.3	171 of 222	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	953 of 1346	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	932 of 1381	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	975 of 1350	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	639 of 1099	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	531 of 749	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	583 of 1134	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	964 of 1397	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	991 of 1366	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1135 of 1347	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1122 of 1334	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	835 of 1139	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	572 of 915	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	659 of 1196	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1028 of 1446	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	35.2	268 of 403	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	805 of 1206	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	759 of 1204	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	688 of 1198	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.6	329 of 1102	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	216 of 1005	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	239 of 1128	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	718 of 1253	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	38.1	550 of 838	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.8	653 of 821	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	52.0	410 of 894	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	30.3	651 of 919	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.2	524 of 921	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.3	627 of 919	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.6	650 of 900	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2018)33rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math34%-7 vs state

English Language Arts30%-12 vs state

Science15%-26 vs state

Social Studies10%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Jefferson

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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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson

What schools do graduates of Jefferson attend?

Students who attend Jefferson usually go on to attend:

High : Holland High School

What district is Jefferson in?

Holland City School District

Is Jefferson a good school?

Jefferson ranks 1075^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson?

Students at Jefferson are 51% Hispanic, 25% White, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Jefferson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Jefferson.

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