Ada Vista Elementary School

As a mid-sized K-5 school in ADA, Michigan, Ada Vista Elementary School enrolls 446 students from grades K through 4, operated by Forest Hills Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 21% above typical.

Ada Vista Elementary School is one of 18 schools operated by Forest Hills Public Schools, a district that educates 8,797 students overall.

On demographics, Ada Vista Elementary School lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Ada Vista Elementary School lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ada Vista Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kent County put median household earnings sit near $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which Ada Vista Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ada Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ada Vista Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 72.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 481 students in 2018 compared to 446 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Ada Vista Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.