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What tradition at CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261644008880
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary
1460 LAUGHLIN DR NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504 · (616) 819-2250 · Kent County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- C+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
19.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
187 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
52.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary this school | 476 | 39.3% | 46.0% |
| Huron Elementary School CLINTON TWP | 522 | 41.2% | 37.5% |
| Cleveland Elementary School LIVONIA | 415 | 42.2% | 45.6% |
| Johnson Elementary School MILFORD | 419 | 39.1% | 42.0% |
| Central Elementary School FLUSHING | 487 | 40.7% | 48.2% |
| Paw Paw Early Elementary School PAW PAW | 481 | 40.5% | 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 CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #540 of 1,085 | #52 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #627 of 1,072 | #56 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #408 of 1,139 | #44 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #343 of 1,630 | #21 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,294 of 1,424 | #94 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #391 of 1,424 | #42 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #1,068 of 1,563 | #66 of 114 |
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
476
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 476 | 24.8 | 19.2:1 | 39% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 25.8 | 18.6:1 | 53% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 25.2 | 17.8:1 | 46% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 58% (268) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary.
About CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary
Students in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, attend CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 476 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 29% bigger than that mark.
Grand Rapids Public Schools is the district for CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary. It has 50 schools and 13,903 students.
About 64% of the student body at CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary is White. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 73% of Kent County residents are White. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary are from different groups.
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary reported 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 19.2:1. The school's 19.2:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. Roughly 39% of students at CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 47% average among public schools in Kent County.
On the allk12 Grade, CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 44% of Michigan public elementary schools.
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary is 2.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.0% versus 48.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
The county, Kent County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $82,631 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary, Kent County has 239 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Blandford School is about 0.3 miles from CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 55.4%, higher than CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary's 46.0%.
The federal government classifies CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary's location as City: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% gain, from 462 to 476. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 17.1:1 in 2020-21 to 19.2:1 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
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Nearby schools
- Blandford School0.3 mi · 60
- CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School1.1 mi · 309
- Kent Education CenterOakleigh1.2 mi · 32
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- Shawmut Hills School1.3 mi · 267
- West MI Academy of Environmental Science1.9 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About CA Frost Environmental Science Academy ElementaryHow large is CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary?
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary serve?
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary is approximately 19.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary?
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary?
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary is overseen by Grand Rapids Public Schools in Kent County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.