Campus Elementary

Campus Elementary is an elementary school of cozy scale in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, overseen by Grand Rapids Public Schools, caters to 210 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 43% smaller than typical.

Grand Rapids Public Schools comprises 50 schools with combined enrollment of 13,903 students; Campus Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Campus Elementary lists that Black students make up the majority at 63%; the rest is composed of 21% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 92% of students at Campus Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, Kent County reports that median household income runs about $82,631, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Campus Elementary is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Gerald Dawkins Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Campus Elementary's enrollment has declined 39% since 2018, when it stood at 346 (now 210). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 78% to 63%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.