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What's the one class at Brookside Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260578004206
Brookside Elementary School
210 ESCOTT ST, BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307 · (231) 796-8323 · Mecosta County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
17.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
208 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 1 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 24% |
This year's 1st grade class (68) is 17% smaller than its 4th grade class (82).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Based on grade levels within Big Rapids Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Brookside Elementary School
Brookside Elementary School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Elementary School this school | 336 | 61.9% | 39.8% |
| Arnold Elementary School MICHIGAN CENTER | 321 | 60.7% | N/A |
| Morton Elementary School MARYSVILLE | 317 | 62.1% | 53.6% |
| Central School VASSAR | 366 | 63.1% | 38.2% |
| Union City Elementary School UNION CITY | 359 | 62.1% | N/A |
| Stambaugh Elementary School IRON RIVER | 353 | 63.7% | 35.9% |
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 Brookside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Mecosta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #721 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #566 of 1,072 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #876 of 1,139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #938 of 1,630 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,102 of 1,424 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #767 of 1,424 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #663 of 1,563 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #730 of 979 | N/A |
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
336
-39 (-10%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 227
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 336 | 19 | 17.7:1 | 62% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | 67% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 66% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 19 | 19.7:1 | 60% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 18.4 | 19.5:1 | 59% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 57% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 10 | 21.1:1 | 50% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 13 | 21.5:1 | 39% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 227 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (359 to 336); teachers up 3% (18.4 to 19).
About Brookside Elementary School
Brookside Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in BIG RAPIDS, Michigan. The school enrolls 336 students, from pre-K through 4.
Brookside Elementary School is in Big Rapids Public Schools, a district with 2,405 students across 6 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Brookside Elementary School is 82% White. After that, the student body is 10% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Mecosta County, the White share is about 90%. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Brookside Elementary School, 19 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 17.7:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 62% of enrollment. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Mecosta County.
The allk12 Grade for Brookside Elementary School is C+. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.9% at Brookside Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.8%.
Mecosta County has about 41,242 residents, and the median household income is $60,951, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides Brookside Elementary School, Mecosta County has 18 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Crossroads Charter Academy, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Brookside Elementary School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Over 4 years, Brookside Elementary School's enrollment declined 10%, to 336. By 2024-25, the school had 17.7 students per teacher, compared with 19.7 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Brookside Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Mecosta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,242
Census ACS
Median income
$60,951
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Rapids Public Schools
- Big Rapids High SchoolHigh · 755 students
- Big Rapids Middle SchoolMiddle · 644 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Eastwood ElementaryElementary · 209 students
- Big Rapids Virtual SchoolCombined · 115 students
Other schools in BIG RAPIDS
- Big Rapids High SchoolHigh · 755 students
- Big Rapids Middle SchoolMiddle · 644 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Eastwood ElementaryElementary · 209 students
- MecostaOsceola Education CenterCombined · 121 students
- Crossroads Charter AcademyCombined · 117 students
Other Brookside Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 12 states are named Brookside Elementary. Brookside Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 18.
- Brookside ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MI · 254 students
- Brookside ElementaryRAMSEY, MN · 779 students
- Brookside ElementaryBeaumont, CA · 691 students
- Brookside ElementaryOak Park, CA · 556 students
- Brookside Elementary SchoolNicholasville, KY · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads Charter Academy0.4 mi · 117
- Crossroads Charter Academy K50.5 mi · 103
- Big Rapids Middle School0.8 mi · 644
- Eastwood Elementary1.0 mi · 209
- Riverview Elementary School1.0 mi · 346
- Big Rapids High School1.2 mi · 755
Frequently asked questions
About Brookside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brookside Elementary School?
Brookside Elementary School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Brookside Elementary School serve?
Brookside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Brookside Elementary School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Brookside Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Brookside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brookside Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Brookside Elementary School public or private?
Brookside Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Big Rapids Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.