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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JENISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261983005640
Bursley School
1195 PORT SHELDON ST, JENISON, MI 49428 · (616) 457-2200 · Ottawa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
11.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
143 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Jenison Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
54.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Bursley School
Bursley School's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bursley School this school | 404 | 35.4% | 57.7% |
| Sandy Hill School JENISON | 402 | 38.6% | 55.3% |
| Johnson Elementary School MILFORD | 419 | 39.1% | 42.0% |
| Zinser Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 443 | 34.3% | 46.9% |
| Robert B Havens Elem School SAGINAW | 390 | 32.6% | 60.9% |
| Shields Elementary School SAGINAW | 447 | 33.8% | 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 Bursley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #258 of 1,085 | #26 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #342 of 1,072 | #27 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #238 of 1,139 | #26 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #635 of 1,630 | #16 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #49 of 1,424 | #6 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #502 of 1,424 | #15 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #1,134 of 1,563 | #25 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #172 of 979 | #11 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
404
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 404 | 35 | 11.6:1 | 35% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 35.3 | 11.4:1 | 46% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 36.7 | 11.2:1 | 46% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 44% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 34.6 | 15.2:1 | 41% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 41% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 40% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 11% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bursley School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (525 to 404); teachers up 1% (34.6 to 35).
About Bursley School
Bursley School is a mid-sized elementary school in JENISON, Michigan. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 404 students.
Jenison Public Schools enrolls 5,158 students, and its 11 schools include Bursley School.
More than half of the students at Bursley School are White (70%). Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 84% White among all Ottawa County residents. The diversity index for Bursley School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 11.6:1 is based on 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 4.3 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 35%. The average for public schools in Ottawa County is similar, at 34%.
Bursley School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 78% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Bursley School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (57.7%) and its predicted rate (50.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
In Ottawa County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,502, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 103 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,894, Bursley School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Bursley School is closest to Jenison Innovation Academy, about 1.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bursley School at 3rd of 5.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 12.8 in 2020-21 to 11.6 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Bursley School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Jenison Public Schools
- Jenison High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Jenison Junior High SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Rosewood SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Bauerwood SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Sandy Hill SchoolElementary · 402 students
- El Puente Spanish ImmersionElementary · 380 students
Other schools in JENISON
- Jenison High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Jenison Junior High SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Rosewood SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Bauerwood SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Sandy Hill SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Pinewood SchoolElementary · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Jenison Innovation Academy1.5 mi · 159
- JIA Elementary1.5 mi · 83
- Sandy Hill School1.6 mi · 402
- Rosewood School1.7 mi · 481
- Grandville Education Center1.9 mi · 22
- Grandville High School2.2 mi · 1,719
Frequently asked questions
About Bursley SchoolHow many students attend Bursley School?
Bursley School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Bursley School serve?
Bursley School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Bursley School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Bursley School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bursley School?
At Bursley School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Bursley School in?
Bursley School is part of Jenison Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.