Summary:
Holland Heights is an elementary school located in Holland, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 227. The school is part of the Holland City School District, which is ranked 377 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Holland Heights has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (44.49%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 16.62% to 55.35% Hispanic students. The school has also experienced a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.1% in 2020-2021 to 29.8% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the surrounding schools. Academically, Holland Heights' performance, as measured by M-Step proficiency rates, is generally lower than the Holland City School District and the state of Michigan averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 31.3%, compared to the district's 35.3% and the state's 39.6%. Additionally, Holland Heights has a high percentage of students (83.26%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to the surrounding schools.
While Holland Heights faces some unique challenges, the school has shown some strengths in supporting specific student subgroups. For instance, in 2021-2022, the school's Hispanic students ranked 21 out of 86 Michigan elementary schools in English Language Arts proficiency, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school's low-socioeconomic status students have also performed relatively well, ranking in the top half of Michigan elementary schools in recent years. However, when compared to nearby schools, such as the Zeeland Public Schools district, which includes Lincoln Elementary, Woodbridge Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary, Holland Heights consistently underperforms on academic measures, despite serving a similar demographic of students. Additionally, the Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte, a public magnet school, has generally outperformed Holland Heights on academic measures, suggesting that the magnet school model may be more effective in supporting student achievement.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Holland City School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
883rd of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,880
Students who attend Holland Heights usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.5
Number of students: 227
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
44.5%
White:
22.9%
African American:
12.3%
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Two or more races:
11.5%
Asian:
8.8%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.3%
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