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Schools in Holland · Holland School District, Tantasqua School District

Holland’s public schools outscore 58% of Massachusetts districts

On the state math tests, 51% of Holland’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Holland, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#128of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
47%
▲ 4 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 10 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 3 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▼ 29% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Tantasqua
Students per teacher
9.3
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,420 students on the public path
In brief

Holland’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 242 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Holland’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Holland runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Holland Elementary (PK–6) is Holland’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Tantasqua School District with Brimfield, Brookfield, Sturbridge and Wales: Tantasqua Regional Jr High in Fiskdale, then Tantasqua Regional Sr High in Fiskdale. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path; the middle school earns a B. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 51% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Holland spends $18,018 per student and Tantasqua $18,951, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Holland’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 58% of Massachusetts school districts, #128 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (242)Better than 78%
Towns in Hampden County (16)Better than 56%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,004 test results and a graduating class of 294 could put Holland anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Holland’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,004 in math, 1,005 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Holland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Holland ElementaryHolland School DistrictB−
7–8Tantasqua Regional Jr Highin FiskdaleB
9–12Tantasqua Regional Sr Highin FiskdaleA+

Holland runs its own schools through grade 6 (Holland School District). From grade 7, students attend the Tantasqua School District, shared with Brimfield, Brookfield, Sturbridge and Wales. Its middle school is in Fiskdale. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Holland

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Holland School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 212 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$18,018MA $26,530 · FY2024
C+
Tantasqua School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 3 schools · 1,750 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$18,951MA $26,530 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Holland School District42%
State average 43.7% · 124 students tested
Math · PK–6, Holland School District42%
State average 40.7% · 124 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Tantasqua School District48%
State average 43.7% · 881 students tested
Math · 7–12, Tantasqua School District52%
State average 40.7% · 880 students tested

Holland vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Holland’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HollandBHolland PK–6 · Tantasqua 7–12
WalesBWales PK–6 · Tantasqua 7–12
SturbridgeBSturbridge PK–6 · Tantasqua 7–12
BrimfieldBBrimfield PK–6 · Tantasqua 7–12

All 3 neighbors share Tantasqua with Holland for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Holland

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hollandby address
Holland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
212 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Hollandin other towns
Tantasqua Regional Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fiskdale
B
576 students12:1Rate it →
Tantasqua Regional Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fiskdale
A+
632 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Holland’s schools

Are Holland’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Holland children attend outscore 58% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #128 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Holland in?

Two districts: Holland School District runs grades PK–6, and Tantasqua School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Brimfield, Brookfield, Sturbridge and Wales.

Where do Holland kids go to high school?

Tantasqua Regional Sr High in Fiskdale, with 632 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Holland’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Tantasqua School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Holland spend per student?

$18,018 in Holland School District and $18,951 in Tantasqua School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.