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Van Holten Primary School

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Van Holten Primary School ranks 243 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Van Holten Primary School is a public elementary school serving 300 students in grades K-4 in Bridgewater, New Jersey. It is part of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, which is ranked 139 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Van Holten Primary School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Van Holten Primary School stands out for its strong academic performance, outperforming the state and district averages in NJSLA test scores for both English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3 and 4. For example, in 2024-2025, 71.9% of 4th graders were proficient or better in NJSLA Math, compared to 68% for the district and 46.7% for the state. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.1% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, Van Holten Primary School's spending of $10,870 per student in 2018-2019 is higher than the state average, indicating a strong investment in its educational programs.

Compared to nearby schools, Van Holten Primary School outperforms most in the Bridgewater-Raritan district, particularly in academic achievement. For example, in 2024-2025, Van Holten's 4th grade Math proficiency rate of 75.4% was significantly higher than the district average of 68% and the state average of 46.7%. The school's strong performance for Hispanic and Special Education students is also noteworthy, as it suggests that the school is effectively addressing the needs of these traditionally underserved populations.

311

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,870

Per pupil spending ?

7.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

360 Van Holten Road
Bridgewater, NJ 08807

(908) 231-1220

District: Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

Students who attend Van Holten Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School
	Eisenhower Intermediate School
High:	Bridgewater-Raritan High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

Asian:

21.2%

Hispanic:

15.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 71st percentile in 2023 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 82nd (2025) from a 71st-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg67%

New Jersey avg49%

243^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

139^th of 609Bridgewater-Raritan Regional 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	243 of 1347	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	339 of 1338	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	389 of 1342	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	333 of 1345	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	170 of 1317	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	250 of 1360	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	277 of 1353	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	83.4	204 of 1352	84.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	309 of 1346	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	90.4	103 of 1357	92.4%	★★★★★
2014	80.5	228 of 1363	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	120 of 1367	91.2%	★★★★★
2012	82.3	148 of 1363	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	84.1	102 of 1360	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	78.1	261 of 1354	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	64.8	574 of 1346	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.8	642 of 1338	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.5	510 of 1329	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.1	389 of 1314	70.4%	★★★★☆
2005	85.3	38 of 1303	97.1%	★★★★★
2004	82.1	133 of 1298	89.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	186 of 330	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	218 of 340	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	242 of 346	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.3	290 of 348	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	270 of 339	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.2	125 of 370	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	234 of 370	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	259 of 1326	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	363 of 1317	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	377 of 1318	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	358 of 1326	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	132 of 1290	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	411 of 1331	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	341 of 1333	74.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	20 of 1032	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	11 of 989	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	57 of 982	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	147 of 953	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	98.9	16 of 896	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	211 of 1318	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	307 of 1313	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	374 of 1315	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	287 of 1324	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	216 of 1297	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	122 of 1335	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	224 of 1334	83.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	227 of 1023	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	267 of 989	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	21.9	740 of 958	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.2	346 of 949	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	92.7	28 of 868	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	57.9	364 of 1007	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	223 of 1001	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	228 of 970	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	291 of 963	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	399 of 975	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	325 of 976	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	188 of 964	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	383 of 1023	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	366 of 1022	64.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%+25 vs state

English Language Arts66%+17 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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Van Holten Primary School	Public	K-4	360 Van Holten Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1220	311	28	11.1	7.7%	162 (52.1%)	14 (4.5%)	49 (15.8%)	66 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	82.5	243^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	82.0%		76	339^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.7%	96		61.0	71.9		71.9	75.4		$10,870		$10,870
Milltown Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Milltown Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 927-9510	348	31	11.1	11.5%	50 (14.4%)	12 (3.4%)	40 (11.5%)	216 (62.1%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.9%)	93.6	52^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.4	15^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.9%	37		78.7	79.7		88.9	85.5		$11,857	$102	$11,755
John F. Kennedy Primary School	Public	K-4	255 Woodmere Street	Raritan	08869	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-1179	431	52	8.3	41.1%	139 (32.3%)	29 (6.7%)	175 (40.6%)	68 (15.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	49.6	685^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.1%		51.8	650^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.4%	35		42.5	46.7		65.0	40.7		$9,400	$598	$8,802
Bradley Gardens Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	148 Pine Street	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 725-8444	279	27	10.4	13.6%	124 (44.4%)	6 (2.2%)	53 (19.0%)	79 (28.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	81	273^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.7%		91.7	82^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	93.9%	191		55.0	88.7		65.0	80.0		$12,003		$12,003
Stony Brook School	Public	4-5	136 Cedar Grove Road	Branchburg	08876	Somerset County	Branchburg Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 722-2400	310	39	7.9	10.0%	190 (61.3%)	13 (4.2%)	39 (12.6%)	50 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)	37.0		64.6	65.1		72.1	66.4	$16,567	$91	$16,476
Hamilton Primary School	Public	K-4	9 Hamilton Lane	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 575-0050	462	40	11.5	4.8%	193 (41.8%)	14 (3.0%)	57 (12.3%)	171 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	83.5	224^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.4%		83.6	226^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.1%	2		67.0	68.8		79.8	69.6		$8,485		$8,485
Crim Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Crim Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1022	396	39	10.0	10.6%	235 (59.3%)	6 (1.5%)	49 (12.4%)	76 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	84.5	209^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.5%		80.9	268^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.0%	59		57.7	81.8		69.2	79.6		$11,542		$11,542
Van Derveer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Union Avenue	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4105	745	74	10.0	43.0%	312 (41.9%)	58 (7.8%)	270 (36.2%)	62 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	49.3	689^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.8%		36.7	844^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.9%	155	29.1	39.3	58.1	66.0	47.1	40.4	40.4	$11,128	$449	$10,679
Mount Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Hansom Road	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 470-1600	522	59	8.8	0.6%	98 (18.8%)	11 (2.1%)	47 (9.0%)	344 (65.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	97	10^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.3%		97	10^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.3%		78.0	84.0	86.6	94.9	94.0	92.8	87.2	$13,495		$13,495
Adamsville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Union Avenue	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 526-6440	461	55	8.3	25.2%	155 (33.6%)	22 (4.8%)	147 (31.9%)	103 (22.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	65.6	471^st of 1347 public elementary schools	65.0%		58.2	568^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.5%	97		51.2	57.7		65.5	57.8		$11,024	$1,018	$10,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Holten Primary School

What is the racial makeup of Van Holten Primary School?

Students at Van Holten Primary School are 52% White, 21% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Van Holten Primary School attend?

Students who attend Van Holten Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School
Middle : Eisenhower Intermediate School
High : Bridgewater-Raritan High School

How many students attend Van Holten Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Van Holten Primary School.

What district is Van Holten Primary School in?

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

Is Van Holten Primary School a good school?

Van Holten Primary School ranks 243^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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