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Arthur J. Holland Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 3% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Arthur J. Holland Middle School is a public middle school located in Trenton, New Jersey, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 445 students. The school is part of the Trenton Public School District, which is ranked 609 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

The data analysis reveals that Arthur J. Holland Middle School, along with many other schools in the Trenton Public School District, faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of New Jersey middle schools, with low proficiency rates on NJSLA tests, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 11.2% of 7th-grade students and 1.5% of 8th-grade students scored proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 38.8% and 20.7%, respectively. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 48.0% over the past three school years, and has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.21% to 61.35% in the past two school years.

Interestingly, the proximity of higher-performing schools, such as Achievers Early College Prep Charter School and Gilmore J Fisher Middle School (in the Ewing Township School District), may present opportunities for collaboration, resource sharing, or learning from their successful practices to improve outcomes at Arthur J. Holland Middle School.

474

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 West State St
Trenton, NJ 08618

(609) 656-4770

District: Trenton Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.6%

Hispanic:

35.2%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2023 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (62% vs 14% New Jersey)

!English Language Arts scores 48 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg41%

733^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

609^th of 609Trenton Public 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	8.1	733 of 752	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	732 of 743	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	734 of 748	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	315 of 359	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	319 of 352	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	328 of 361	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	310 of 343	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	302 of 320	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	283 of 288	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	701 of 728	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	699 of 717	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	700 of 720	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	569 of 608	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	576 of 589	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	577 of 587	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	589 of 613	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	532 of 584	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	505 of 568	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	703 of 726	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	702 of 719	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	694 of 718	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	495 of 507	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	486 of 510	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	467 of 505	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)12th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science100%+81 vs state

Mathematics58%+26 vs state

Algebra I12%-33 vs state

English Language Arts9%-48 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)					NJSLA Algebra I (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 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 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Public	7-8	1001 West State St	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4770	474	39	12.1	82.7%	5 (1.1%)	292 (61.6%)	167 (35.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	8.1	733^rd of 752 public middle schools	2.5%		7.6	732^nd of 743 public middle schools	1.5%	1		1.2				9.2	9.8				11.2	1.5	12.1	12.1
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1 Whittlesey Road	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4660	329	30	11.1	78.4%	3 (0.9%)	205 (62.3%)	113 (34.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)								(n/a)	3.3		2.8	4.5	4.9			2.7	6.4	0.0
Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1300 Stuyvesant Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4800	546	36	15.1	82.2%	6 (1.1%)	317 (58.1%)	209 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)								(n/a)	1.1		15.2	2.2	9.6			7.1	1.6	1.8
Battle Monument Intermediate School	Public	4-6	145 Pennington Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 503-9941	499	32	15.5	87.8%	1 (0.2%)	151 (30.3%)	340 (68.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)								(n/a)	2.3		5.7	3.0	4.7			6.2	1.1	2.3
Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Public	7-8	401-411 Brunswick Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4900	650	50	13.1	75.8%	5 (0.8%)	206 (31.7%)	426 (65.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	7.8	736^th of 752 public middle schools	2.1%		7.6	733^rd of 743 public middle schools	1.3%	3		0.6				9.9	11.9				5.0	1.7	16.7	16.7
Grant Intermediate School	Public	4-6	159 N Clinton Avenue	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4730	610	49	12.5	87.2%	8 (1.3%)	139 (22.8%)	455 (74.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)	0.9		7.3	7.9	6.5			3.5	5.6	3.2					$12,611	$924	$11,687
Clara Parker Intermediate School	Public	4-6	820 South Warren Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4880	583	40	14.5	88.2%	6 (1.0%)	88 (15.1%)	479 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)								(n/a)	3.5		9.0	10.2	20.6			6.8	8.9	6.2					$9,719	$467	$9,252
Gilmore J Fisher Middle School	Public	6-8	1325 Lower Ferry Road	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	789	87	9.1	60.1%	135 (17.1%)	365 (46.3%)	226 (28.6%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	27.7	531^st of 752 public middle schools	29.4%		23.3	563^rd of 743 public middle schools	24.2%	32		10.6			47.0	42.4	35.2			16.0	22.5	11.9	92.7	92.7	$18,033	$257	$17,776
Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School	Public	4-6	301 Gladstone Ave	Trenton	08629	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4760	668	41	16.2	78.0%	2 (0.3%)	109 (16.3%)	548 (82.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)								(n/a)	4.6		9.9	10.6	5.7			4.1	7.6	5.5					$11,121	$984	$10,137
Grace A Dunn Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Dayton Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4700	703	50	14.2	77.1%	8 (1.1%)	86 (12.2%)	605 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6.5	747^th of 752 public middle schools	0.7%		7.8	728^th of 743 public middle schools	2.0%	19		0.4				8.9	11.2				6.2	0.5	14.3	14.3	$10,513	$799	$9,714

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