Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261461005152
Ada Elementary School
731 ADA DR SE, ADA, MI 49301 · (616) 493-8940 · Kent County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
32 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (60).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
80.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ada Elementary School
Ada Elementary School's state test result (78.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Elementary School this school | 293 | 10.9% | 78.3% |
| Hemmeter Elementary School SAGINAW | 331 | 12.4% | 79.5% |
| Thornapple Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 361 | 14.7% | 69.8% |
| Moraine Elementary School NORTHVILLE | 379 | 7.1% | 76.9% |
| Pembroke Elementary School TROY | 324 | 14.8% | 67.8% |
| Eberwhite School ANN ARBOR | 353 | 15.9% | 68.2% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ada Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #22 of 1,085 | #10 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #17 of 1,072 | #7 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #35 of 1,139 | #12 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #1,113 of 1,630 | #81 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #70 of 1,424 | #5 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #703 of 1,424 | #72 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.9% | #1,505 of 1,563 | #107 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #408 of 979 | #38 of 80 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
293
-31 (-10%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 293 | 24.6 | 11.9:1 | 11% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 23.9 | 13.0:1 | 13% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 23.1 | 14.3:1 | 13% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 16% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 23.7 | 14.5:1 | 11% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 2% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ada Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (345 to 293); teachers up 3% (23.7 to 24.6).
About Ada Elementary School
Ada Elementary School is a public elementary school in ADA, Michigan. The school enrolls 293 students in pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 21% below that mark.
A total of 18 schools make up Forest Hills Public Schools, with 8,797 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Ada Elementary School is 80%, a majority. The remaining students are 9% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. The school reported 11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Kent County average 47%.
Ada Elementary School is a top-10% school in Michigan on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.4% with an actual 78.3%.
Census data for Kent County show the median household earns about $82,631 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Kent County number 239, with about 97,253 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ada Vista Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Ada Elementary School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
Federal data place Ada Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% decrease, from 324 to 293. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.7:1 to 11.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Ada Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forest Hills Public Schools
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Eastern High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Knapp Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Northern Trails 56 SchoolMiddle · 520 students
Other schools in ADA
- Eastern High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Central Woodlands 56 SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Ada Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Goodwillie Environmental SchoolMiddle · 103 students
Other Ada Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ada Elementary. Ada Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ada Elementary SchoolAda, OH · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Ada Vista Elementary School0.1 mi · 446
- Thornapple Elementary School1.1 mi · 361
- Central Woodlands 56 School1.4 mi · 462
- Central Middle School1.5 mi · 488
- Central High School1.6 mi · 999
- Meadow Brook Elementary School3.2 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Ada Elementary SchoolHow large is Ada Elementary School?
Ada Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-04.
Is Ada Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ada Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ada Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ada Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ada Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ada Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ada Elementary School?
Ada Elementary School is overseen by Forest Hills Public Schools in Kent County.
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