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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Ada Vista Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261461001312
Ada Vista Elementary School
7192 BRADFIELD AVE SE, ADA, MI 49301 · (616) 493-8970 · Kent County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
31 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (93).
Student demographics
46%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
67.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
66.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 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 Vista Elementary School
Ada Vista Elementary School's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Vista Elementary School this school | 446 | 7.0% | 67.4% |
| El Puente Spanish Immersion HUDSONVILLE | 380 | 15.0% | 67.4% |
| Ann Arbor Open at Mack School ANN ARBOR | 508 | 10.0% | 69.4% |
| Lakeside School GRAND RAPIDS | 453 | 7.5% | 78.5% |
| David Scott Elementary School DEWITT | 473 | 13.1% | 65.5% |
| Schavey Road Elementary School DEWITT | 469 | 15.4% | N/A |
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 Vista Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #95 of 1,085 | #24 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #125 of 1,072 | #27 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #106 of 1,139 | #26 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #454 of 1,630 | #31 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,100 of 1,424 | #74 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #522 of 1,424 | #55 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.0% | #1,543 of 1,563 | #112 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #690 of 979 | #63 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
446
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 446 | 25.2 | 17.7:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 24.5 | 18.7:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 23.1 | 20.4:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 5% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 24.6 | 19.5:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 25 | 20.0:1 | 3% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ada Vista Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (481 to 446); teachers up 2% (24.6 to 25.2).
About Ada Vista Elementary School
Ada Vista Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in ADA, Michigan. The grade span is kindergarten through 4, and enrollment is 446 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
Ada Vista Elementary School sits within Forest Hills Public Schools, which has 18 schools and 8,797 students.
By race and ethnicity, Ada Vista Elementary School is 71% White. The rest of enrollment is 17% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. The White share in Kent County as a whole is similar, at about 73%. The chance that two students picked at random at Ada Vista Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1 at Ada Vista Elementary School, with 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 7% of enrollment. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Kent County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ada Vista Elementary School is 4.2 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 67.4% actual, 63.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Federal survey data for Kent County show that median household income is about $82,631, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 239 public schools operate in Kent County, serving about 97,253 students.
Nearest public school: Ada Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ada Vista Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
Ada Vista Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 460 to 446.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Goodwillie Environmental SchoolMiddle · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Ada Elementary School0.1 mi · 293
- Thornapple Elementary School1.2 mi · 361
- Central Woodlands 56 School1.4 mi · 462
- Central Middle School1.6 mi · 488
- Central High School1.7 mi · 999
- Meadow Brook Elementary School3.3 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Ada Vista Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ada Vista Elementary School?
Ada Vista Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Ada Vista Elementary School serve?
Ada Vista Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ada Vista Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ada Vista Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ada Vista Elementary School?
Ada Vista Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Ada Vista Elementary School public or private?
Ada Vista Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Forest Hills Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.