Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACK RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL·NCES 260011408728
Black River Public School Elementary
513 COLUMBIA AVE, HOLLAND, MI 49423 · (616) 355-0055 · Ottawa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
19.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
80 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Black River Public School Elementary→Black River Public School MiddleHigh
Based on grade levels within Black River Public School. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Black River Public School Elementary
Black River Public School Elementary's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Public School Elementary this school | 395 | 20.3% | 47.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School ZEELAND | 361 | 21.9% | 58.7% |
| New Groningen School ZEELAND | 512 | 23.8% | 62.9% |
| Quincy Elementary School ZEELAND | 455 | 22.4% | 57.2% |
| Woodbridge Elementary School ZEELAND | 361 | 29.1% | 61.1% |
| El Puente Spanish Immersion HUDSONVILLE | 380 | 15.0% | 67.4% |
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 Black River Public School Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #483 of 1,085 | #39 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #770 of 1,072 | #43 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #428 of 1,139 | #36 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #678 of 1,630 | #19 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #1,300 of 1,424 | #49 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #418 of 1,424 | #11 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #1,384 of 1,563 | #45 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #968 of 979 | #37 of 38 |
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
395
0 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 395 | 20.5 | 19.3:1 | 20% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 22.2 | 17.8:1 | 27% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 28% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 22% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 22.9 | 17.3:1 | 23% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 21% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black River Public School Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (396 to 395); teachers down 10% (22.9 to 20.5).
About Black River Public School Elementary
Black River Public School Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in HOLLAND, Michigan. A total of 395 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
Black River Public School enrolls 964 students, and its 2 schools include Black River Public School Elementary.
Black River Public School Elementary is 65% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Ottawa County, the White share is about 84%. Black River Public School Elementary's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.3:1, with 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Black River Public School Elementary is 20%. It compares with 34% for public schools in Ottawa County.
allk12 grades Black River Public School Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Black River Public School Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.6% is 9.7 points below the 57.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ottawa County, the median household income is $90,502, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 103 public schools in Ottawa County, enrolling about 42,894 students in all.
The nearest public school is Black River Public School MiddleHigh, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 47.6% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 6 nearby schools.
Federal data place Black River Public School Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. NCES lists Black River Public School Elementary as a charter school.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 395 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 395. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.2:1 to 19.3:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Black River Public School Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Black River Public School
- Black River Public School MiddleHighHigh · 569 students
Other schools in HOLLAND
- West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 2,187 students
- Holland High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Black River Public School MiddleHighHigh · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Black River Public School MiddleHigh0.0 mi · 569
- Holland Middle School0.5 mi · 605
- Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte1.0 mi · 307
- Vanderbilt Charter Academy1.1 mi · 401
- Holland Virtual Tech High School1.2 mi · 48
- Holland High School1.2 mi · 967
Frequently asked questions
About Black River Public School ElementaryHow many students attend Black River Public School Elementary?
Black River Public School Elementary enrolls approximately 395 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Black River Public School Elementary serve?
Black River Public School Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Black River Public School Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Black River Public School Elementary is approximately 19.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Black River Public School Elementary?
At Black River Public School Elementary, the student body is approximately 65% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Black River Public School Elementary public or private?
Black River Public School Elementary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Black River Public School.
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