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Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte

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Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte ranks 891 st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte is a public elementary school in Holland, MI, serving 307 students in grades PK-5 within the Holland City School District.

This school stands out most dramatically for student attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 14.4% is less than half the district average of 29.3% and well below the state average of 27.9%. For context, nearby schools like Holland Heights (27.9%) and Jefferson (38.2%) struggle with much higher rates. This suggests a highly engaged student body and positive school climate. The school also serves a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students (47.88% free/reduced lunch) compared to its immediate district neighbors, which is important context when reviewing test scores.

Academically, the picture is mixed and varies significantly by grade level and student group. In the most recent testing year, 4th graders excelled in both ELA (46.8% proficient) and Math (48.9%), far exceeding district and state averages. However, the 5th-grade cohort performed poorly in Math (21.8%) and Social Studies (14.5%). This volatility suggests performance is heavily influenced by specific cohorts rather than a systemic school-wide strength. The school also shows a notable gap in outcomes: while White students rank in the 57th percentile statewide, Hispanic students rank in the 21st percentile and low-income students in the 18th percentile. When compared to nearby options, the school performs similarly to West and better than Holland Heights, but trails significantly behind Black River Public School Elementary and Vanderbilt Charter Academy, which serve different demographics and funding models.

One interesting note: the school spends significantly less per student ($23,252) than other Holland City elementary schools like West ($35,805) and Jefferson ($32,660), yet achieves comparable or better results. This suggests either high efficiency or that the language immersion program attracts a more engaged subset of families from across the district. For parents considering this school, the standout strengths are excellent attendance and a unique language focus, while the main concern is inconsistent academic outcomes across grade levels and student subgroups.

307

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,252

Per pupil spending ?

47.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

461 Van Raalte Ave
Holland, MI 49423-3942

(616) 494-2601

District: Holland City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

White:

32.2%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2023 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2023) to 40th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Michigan avg38%

891^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 35% (2019) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Holland City School District

352^nd of 625Holland 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	891 of 1492	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	889 of 1488	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	971 of 1486	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	695 of 1470	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	700 of 1344	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	674 of 1153	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	909 of 1408	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	29.2	215 of 270	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	978 of 1343	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	838 of 1338	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	869 of 1342	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	622 of 1321	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	656 of 1106	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	666 of 902	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	947 of 1171	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	936 of 1443	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	177 of 225	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	177 of 209	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	176 of 201	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	175 of 188	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	60 of 86	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	110 of 222	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	1103 of 1352	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.1	763 of 1346	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1126 of 1381	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1015 of 1350	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	717 of 1099	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	514 of 749	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	924 of 1134	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	858 of 1397	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	696 of 1372	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	841 of 1366	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	986 of 1347	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	773 of 1334	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	676 of 1139	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	416 of 915	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	704 of 1446	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	520 of 1199	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	347 of 1206	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	397 of 1204	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.4	131 of 1198	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	122 of 1102	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	65 of 1005	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	58.5	505 of 1253	59.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)57th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)20th percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math35%-3 vs state

English Language Arts35%-6 vs state

Science33%-7 vs state

Social Studies14%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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%)	37.9	891^st of 1492 public elementary schools	40.3%		38.3	889^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.3%	2			29.2	46.8	30.9			36.9	48.9	21.8			32.7		14.5		$23,252	$1,122	$22,130
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%)	65.1	491^st of 1492 public elementary schools	67.1%		63.7	512^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.6%	21	80.0	52.0	55.1	46.0	58.3	50.0	41.0	55.1	46.0	31.3	29.4	33.3	42.6	32.0	31.9	36.0	$15,833	$1,532	$14,301
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%)	36.3	909^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.1%		25.4	1075^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.8%	166			28.9	44.0	56.0			15.8	20.0	36.0			36.0		12.0		$32,660	$2,860	$29,800
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%)	47.9	732^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	50.9%		56.5	618^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.5%	114			44.6	31.5	43.8			44.6	26.4	37.0			37.0		30.1		$35,805	$1,932	$33,872
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%)	71.6	383^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	74.3%		65.2	491^st of 1488 public elementary schools	67.0%	108			45.0	50.8	65.2			51.7	33.8	39.4			57.6		51.5		$4,400	$00	$4,400
Holland Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	45 E 25th 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%)	47.7	737^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.6%		38.7	884^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.6%	147			41.9	36.8	45.5			51.2	36.8	20.5			39.5		22.7		$27,246	$2,485	$24,761
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%)	34.3	936^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.3%		30	1013^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.9%	77			28.1	39.7	31.1			35.9	42.9	15.6			36.7		16.7		$18,915	$1,444	$17,471
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%)	67.2	447^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.0%		73.2	364^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.5%	83			48.1	51.4	43.8			54.5	52.8	38.4			46.6		35.6		$15,529	$808	$14,721
Riley Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2630 120th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(616) 786-3799	0			—															(n/a)			21.4	36.2	23.9			20.0	34.5	16.4			20.9		13.4
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%)	17.8	1221^st of 1492 public elementary schools	18.2%		13.1	1298^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.8%	77			13.8	24.0	26.1			15.4	12.0	23.2			30.4		8.7		$18,297	$1,533	$16,764

Frequently Asked Questions about Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte

What district is Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte in?

Holland City School District

What is the racial makeup of Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte?

Students at Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte are 63% Hispanic, 32% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte.

Is Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte a good school?

Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte ranks 891^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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