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John P. Holland Charter School

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John P. Holland Charter School ranks 914 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

914^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

John P. Holland Charter School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Woodland Park, New Jersey, with 742 students. The school is part of the John P Holland Charter School School District, which is ranked 407 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, John P. Holland Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the state average. The school's performance is particularly low in Science, with proficiency rates of only 6-12%. However, the school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups perform relatively better, ranking in the top 3-4 out of 5 stars on SchoolDigger for those subgroups. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 18.7% over the past few years, which is well above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Memorial School, Community Charter School of Paterson, and Beatrice Gilmore School, John P. Holland Charter School generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and rankings. However, these nearby schools also serve lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 16% to 91%, compared to John P. Holland's 75-99% range.

787

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,769

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5 Garret Mountain Plaza
Woodland Park, NJ 07424

(973) 345-2212

District: John P Holland Charter School School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

African American:

13.3%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

914^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

356^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

407^th of 609John P Holland Charter School School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	914 of 1347	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	955 of 1338	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	996 of 1342	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1032 of 1345	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1037 of 1317	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	889 of 1360	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	838 of 1353	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.9	786 of 1352	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.2	748 of 1346	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.8	1055 of 1357	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.5	942 of 1363	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.4	1095 of 1367	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	1221 of 1363	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	175 of 463	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	179 of 469	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	142 of 463	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	225 of 494	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	158 of 456	65.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	168 of 597	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	35.5	340 of 559	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.6	100 of 499	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	27.3	361 of 489	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	810 of 1326	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	846 of 1317	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	948 of 1318	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1016 of 1326	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1004 of 1290	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	932 of 1331	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	847 of 1333	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	376 of 1032	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	440 of 989	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	477 of 982	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	521 of 953	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	420 of 896	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	249 of 870	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	407 of 1023	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	351 of 939	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	521 of 910	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	406 of 863	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	255 of 942	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	995 of 1318	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	982 of 1313	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	956 of 1315	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1084 of 1324	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1173 of 1297	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	707 of 1335	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	644 of 1334	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	884 of 1023	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	865 of 989	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	766 of 958	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	924 of 949	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	356 of 752	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	297 of 743	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	339 of 748	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	322 of 745	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	326 of 652	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	299 of 745	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	262 of 716	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	285 of 712	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.2	265 of 713	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.5	469 of 713	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.3	550 of 717	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	586 of 704	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	317 of 728	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	301 of 717	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	430 of 720	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.3	122 of 726	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	37.7	360 of 625	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	365 of 703	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	345 of 680	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	141 of 608	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	94 of 589	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	161 of 587	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	94 of 480	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	65 of 524	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	89 of 504	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	122 of 613	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	59 of 584	89.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	332 of 726	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.7	131 of 675	80.6%	★★★★☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

Science9%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John P. Holland Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5 Garret Mountain Plaza	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	John P Holland Charter School School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 345-2212	787	50	15.7	86.0%	5 (0.6%)	105 (13.3%)	669 (85.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32.8	914^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.1%		28.9	955^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.6%	41	9.8	6.3	58.4	29.8	37.8	60.7	77.4	50.1	53.3	21.2	23.1	22.6	33.4	20.0	$9,769	$684	$9,085
School 7	Public	K-5	106 Ramsey Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0070	250	22	11.3	89.6%	7 (2.8%)	13 (5.2%)	140 (56.0%)	89 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19.4	1106^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.9%		12	1206^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.9%	100	11.8		41.9	29.8	36.0				31.8	18.8	15.7				$12,688		$12,688
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	294 Totowa Road	Totowa	07512	Passaic County	Totowa Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 956-0010	413	28	14.7	29.5%	208 (50.4%)	11 (2.7%)	150 (36.3%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	19.4	1105^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.7	1106^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.3%	1			24.4						33.0						$14,009	$72	$13,937
Community Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Spruce St	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Community Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2057	896	49	18.2	99.3%	4 (0.4%)	244 (27.2%)	632 (70.5%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	27.6	987^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.7%		26	996^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.6%	9	3.2	3.8	32.0	44.3	33.0	32.2	47.3	43.8	58.8	48.4	13.7	14.3	8.7	17.2	$10,771	$1,994	$8,777
Charles Olbon School	Public	PK, KG-2	50 Lincoln Lane	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7730	404	31	13.0	52.5%	154 (38.1%)	11 (2.7%)	197 (48.8%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)															$12,574	$614	$11,960
School #5	Public	K-5	136 Valley Road	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2386	398	37	10.7	53.5%	119 (29.9%)	13 (3.3%)	222 (55.8%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	38.4	837^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.9%		25.3	1002^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.1%	165	17.7		44.8	35.9	48.4				61.1	32.3	35.3				$12,695		$12,695
School 3	Public	K-8	448 Main Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0030	167	18	9.2	95.2%	3 (1.8%)	4 (2.4%)	157 (94.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	1186^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.0%		11.8	1209^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.6%	23	11.2	0.0	18.8	47.8	23.5	35.7	10.6	25.0	6.3	13.0	11.8	7.1	15.8	5.0	$8,917		$8,917
School 8	Public	K-8	35 Chadwick Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0080	411	35	11.7	78.3%	27 (6.6%)	21 (5.1%)	362 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	1296^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.1	1315^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.7%	19	4.7	2.0	4.7	20.4	24.1	20.0	15.9	43.4	13.0	5.4	12.3	7.3	4.1	11.8	$9,233		$9,233
Beatrice Gilmore School	Public	3-5	1075 McBride Avenue	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7740	359	28	12.8	47.9%	167 (46.5%)	17 (4.7%)	147 (40.9%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	43	772^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	42.7%		36.6	850^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.5%	78	30.7		45.5	45.3	46.2				49.6	32.8	43.6				$12,753	$609	$12,144
School 2	Public	K-8	22 Passaic Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0020	473	41	11.6	84.6%	8 (1.7%)	69 (14.6%)	369 (78.0%)	27 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.3	1076^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.1%		11.3	1217^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.0%	141	4.0	0.0	27.7	38.9	35.0	53.8	76.4	71.8	29.5	25.0	14.6	17.9	18.5	19.2	$11,646		$11,646

Frequently Asked Questions about John P. Holland Charter School

What district is John P. Holland Charter School in?

John P Holland Charter School School District

Is John P. Holland Charter School a good school?

John P. Holland Charter School ranks 914^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John P. Holland Charter School?

Students at John P. Holland Charter School are 85% Hispanic, 13% African American.

How many students attend John P. Holland Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 787 students attended John P. Holland Charter School.

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