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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KELLOGGSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262016005695
Central Kelloggsville Elementary
4625 JEFFERSON AVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548 · (616) 532-1580 · Kent County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest 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
18.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
409 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 157 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 161 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 176 | 36% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Central Kelloggsville Elementary→Kelloggsville Middle School
Based on grade levels within Kelloggsville Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
21.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Central Kelloggsville Elementary
Central Kelloggsville Elementary's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Kelloggsville Elementary this school | 494 | 82.8% | 23.3% |
| West Elementary School WYOMING | 468 | 82.1% | 24.6% |
| Owen Elementary School PONTIAC | 383 | 79.4% | N/A |
| Harrison Park Academy GRAND RAPIDS | 708 | 86.0% | N/A |
| Donelson Hills Elementary School WATERFORD | 392 | 79.8% | 31.3% |
| Windemere Park Charter Academy LANSING | 580 | 86.4% | 43.9% |
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 Central Kelloggsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #1,039 of 1,085 | #76 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #1,030 of 1,072 | #78 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #1,012 of 1,139 | #74 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #296 of 1,630 | #19 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,167 of 1,424 | #80 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #75 of 1,424 | #17 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #314 of 1,563 | #28 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.4% | #35 of 440 | #3 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
494
+148 (+43%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 494 | 27.2 | 18.2:1 | 83% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 27.7 | 18.1:1 | 92% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 24.3 | 19.9:1 | 89% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 21 | 16.5:1 | 88% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | 86% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 84% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 82% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 17 | 18.9:1 | 58% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Kelloggsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (357 to 494); teachers up 30% (21 to 27.2).
About Central Kelloggsville Elementary
Central Kelloggsville Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The student body numbers 494 students, from grades 3 through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
Central Kelloggsville Elementary falls under Kelloggsville Public Schools, which has 7 schools enrolling 2,259 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Central Kelloggsville Elementary is Hispanic (41%). Other groups include 33% Black, 13% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 12% Hispanic. Central Kelloggsville Elementary has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.2:1, with 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Central Kelloggsville Elementary is 83%. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Kent County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Central Kelloggsville Elementary is D. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Central Kelloggsville Elementary is 29.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.3%.
In Kent County (population about 663,150), median household income is about $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Central Kelloggsville Elementary is one of 239 public schools in Kent County, which together enroll about 97,253 students.
The closest public school to Central Kelloggsville Elementary is Kelloggsville Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Central Kelloggsville Elementary is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 346 students at Central Kelloggsville Elementary; in 2024-25, 494. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.2:1) than in 2020-21 (16.5:1).
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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 Kelloggsville Public Schools
- Kelloggsville High SchoolHigh · 595 students
- Kelloggsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
- Southeast Kelloggsville SchoolElementary · 287 students
- West Kelloggsville SchoolElementary · 253 students
- 54th Street AcademyHigh · 94 students
- Kelloggsville Virtual SchoolHigh · 61 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
Nearby schools
- Kelloggsville Middle School0.1 mi · 475
- Kelloggsville High School0.3 mi · 595
- West Kelloggsville School0.6 mi · 253
- Kelloggsville Virtual School0.8 mi · 61
- Southeast Kelloggsville School0.8 mi · 287
- 54th Street Academy0.9 mi · 94
Frequently asked questions
About Central Kelloggsville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Central Kelloggsville Elementary?
Central Kelloggsville Elementary enrolls approximately 494 students in grades 03-05.
Is Central Kelloggsville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Kelloggsville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Central Kelloggsville Elementary have?
Central Kelloggsville Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
How diverse is Central Kelloggsville Elementary?
Central Kelloggsville Elementary reports a student body of 13% White, 41% Hispanic, 33% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Central Kelloggsville Elementary in?
Central Kelloggsville Elementary is part of Kelloggsville Public Schools.
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