Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262034005714
Brookwood Elementary
5465 KALAMAZOO AVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49508 · (616) 455-0030 · Kent County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
13.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
282 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
35.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
34.7%
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 35 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Brookwood Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood Elementary this school | 370 | 76.2% | 34.6% |
| Challenger Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 413 | 80.1% | 38.7% |
| Crothers Elementary School WARREN | 322 | 75.8% | N/A |
| Wexford Montessori Magnet School LANSING | 356 | 84.0% | N/A |
| Glenwood Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 543 | 77.2% | 36.1% |
| Bernice McDowell Elem School TAYLOR | 341 | 83.3% | 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 Brookwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #844 of 1,085 | #69 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #815 of 1,072 | #67 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #865 of 1,139 | #69 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #792 of 1,630 | #60 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #240 of 1,424 | #13 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #52 of 1,424 | #14 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #419 of 1,563 | #40 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #217 of 440 | #13 of 22 |
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
370
+57 (+18%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 370 | 26.8 | 13.8:1 | 76% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 23.2 | 15.7:1 | 73% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 22.2 | 15.7:1 | 73% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 76% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 20.9 | 16.4:1 | 78% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 75% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 16 | 20.4:1 | 63% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 19 | 22.5:1 | 14% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (342 to 370); teachers up 28% (20.9 to 26.8).
About Brookwood Elementary
Located in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Brookwood Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 370 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Kentwood Public Schools counts 16 schools and 9,536 students, including Brookwood Elementary.
The biggest share of students at Brookwood Elementary, 45%, is Black. Next come 20% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 10% multiracial. That compares with about 10% Black among all Kent County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brookwood Elementary is 13.8:1, based on 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Brookwood Elementary counts 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Kent County average 47%.
Brookwood Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 34% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Brookwood Elementary would be expected to post about 32.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.6%.
In the surrounding county, Kent County, the median household earns about $82,631 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Brookwood Elementary, Kent County has 239 public schools.
Brookwood Elementary is about 0.7 miles from Valleywood Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 38.3% on proficiency, and Brookwood Elementary is below that at 34.6%.
NCES assigns Brookwood Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment rose by 18% across 4 years, from 313 in 2020-21 to 370 in 2024-25.
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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 Kentwood Public Schools
- East Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 2,068 students
- Pinewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- East Kentwood Freshman CampusHigh · 742 students
- Crestwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 700 students
- Discovery ElementaryElementary · 674 students
- Explorer ElementaryElementary · 556 students
Other schools in GRAND RAPIDS
- East Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 2,068 students
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- PrepNet Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,080 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- City High Middle SchoolHigh · 955 students
Other Brookwood Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Brookwood Elementary. Brookwood Elementary is the 12th largest of the 14.
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolSnellville, GA · 1,422 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolLevittown, PA · 975 students
- Brookwood ElementaryCumming, GA · 810 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 792 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolDalton, GA · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Valleywood Middle School0.7 mi · 541
- Glenwood Elementary0.8 mi · 543
- Meadowlawn Elementary0.9 mi · 339
- East Kentwood High School1.0 mi · 2,068
- Pinewood Middle School1.1 mi · 842
- Grand River Preparatory High School1.2 mi · 635
Frequently asked questions
About Brookwood ElementaryHow large is Brookwood Elementary?
Brookwood Elementary enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Brookwood Elementary serve?
Brookwood Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brookwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brookwood Elementary is approximately 13.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brookwood Elementary?
At Brookwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 20% White, 13% Hispanic, 45% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Brookwood Elementary?
Brookwood Elementary is overseen by Kentwood Public Schools in Kent County.
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