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What tradition at Appleview Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTA AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 263237007892
Appleview Elementary School
240 E SPARTAN DR, SPARTA, MI 49345 · (616) 887-1743 · Kent County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
199 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 160 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 192 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 165 | 32% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sparta Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Appleview Elementary School
Appleview Elementary School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleview Elementary School this school | 517 | 38.5% | 44.6% |
| Southwest Elementary School HOWELL | 526 | 38.2% | 48.9% |
| Ridgeview Elementary School SPARTA | 555 | 40.2% | N/A |
| Paw Paw Early Elementary School PAW PAW | 481 | 40.5% | N/A |
| Paw Paw Later Elementary PAW PAW | 453 | 37.5% | 41.2% |
| Richard C Hedke Elem School TRENTON | 541 | 33.5% | 37.8% |
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 Appleview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #585 of 1,085 | #55 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #587 of 1,072 | #53 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #589 of 1,139 | #54 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #237 of 1,630 | #17 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #531 of 1,424 | #35 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #740 of 1,424 | #75 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #1,088 of 1,563 | #69 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #584 of 979 | #54 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
517
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 517 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 38% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 52% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 47% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 50% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 50% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 50% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 50% (272) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Appleview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (575 to 517); teachers up 10% (31 to 34).
About Appleview Elementary School
Appleview Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Sparta Area Schools in SPARTA, Michigan. The school serves 517 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students.
Sparta Area Schools runs Appleview Elementary School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 2,353 students in total.
Appleview Elementary School's enrollment is 80% White. It is also 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Appleview Elementary School operates with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.2:1. That is close to the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. About 38% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Kent County is 9 points.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Appleview Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Appleview Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.6% and a predicted 49.2%.
Appleview Elementary School is located in Kent County, where the median household income is $82,631, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Appleview Elementary School, Kent County has 238 other public schools.
Sparta Middle School is the public school closest to Appleview Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. On average proficiency, Appleview Elementary School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Appleview Elementary School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
2024-25 enrollment was 517, a 4% increase from 497 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.8 to 15.2 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 Sparta Area Schools
- Sparta Senior High SchoolHigh · 778 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Sparta Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
Other schools in SPARTA
- Sparta Senior High SchoolHigh · 778 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Sparta Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Sparta Middle School0.2 mi · 503
- Ridgeview Elementary School0.6 mi · 555
- Sparta Senior High School0.8 mi · 778
- Edgerton Trails Elementary5.5 mi · 454
- Kent City Elementary School5.5 mi · 537
- Chandler Woods Charter Academy5.6 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About Appleview Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Appleview Elementary School?
Appleview Elementary School enrolls approximately 517 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Appleview Elementary School serve?
Appleview Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Appleview Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Appleview Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Appleview Elementary School?
At Appleview Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Appleview Elementary School public or private?
Appleview Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sparta Area Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.