Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261461005153
Collins Elementary School
4368 HEATHER LN SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49546 · (616) 493-8900 · Kent County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
67 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 28% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 53% smaller than its 4th grade class (99).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
70.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
62.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Collins Elementary School
Collins Elementary School's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Elementary School this school | 356 | 18.8% | 66.0% |
| Oakley Park Elementary School COMMERCE TOWNSHIP | 392 | 19.9% | 61.2% |
| Orchard View Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 439 | 22.1% | 63.5% |
| Brown Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 438 | 18.5% | 89.9% |
| Thornapple Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 361 | 14.7% | 69.8% |
| Murphy Elementary School HASLETT | 386 | 20.5% | 59.9% |
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 Collins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #111 of 1,085 | #27 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #185 of 1,072 | #33 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #83 of 1,139 | #23 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #859 of 1,630 | #65 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #1,214 of 1,424 | #85 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #436 of 1,424 | #46 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #1,403 of 1,563 | #95 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #773 of 979 | #69 of 80 |
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
356
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 356 | 19.3 | 18.4:1 | 19% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 19.7 | 19.0:1 | 21% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 20.1 | 17.8:1 | 19% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 19% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 18.5 | 20.4:1 | 14% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 16% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 13% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 11% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 618 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Collins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (376 to 356); teachers up 5% (18.5 to 19.3).
About Collins Elementary School
Collins Elementary School is an elementary school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, according to federal school records. Classes run from pre-K through 4, and the school has 356 students.
Forest Hills Public Schools operates 18 schools. Combined enrollment is 8,797 students.
Roughly 67% of students at Collins Elementary School are White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. Collins Elementary School's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 19.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 18.4:1 here. Around 19% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Kent County is 28 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Collins Elementary School, the prediction is 57.9% and the result is 66.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Kent County show that the median household income is $82,631, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Collins Elementary School, Kent County has 238 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Lincoln School is the closest, at about 1.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Collins Elementary School. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Collins Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Collins Elementary School was 348 in 2020-21 and 356 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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 Forest Hills Public Schools
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Eastern High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Knapp Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Northern Trails 56 SchoolMiddle · 520 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 Collins Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Collins Elementary. Collins Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 9.
- Collins Elementary SchoolHOUGHTON LAKE, MI · 489 students
- Collins Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 788 students
- Collins Elementary SchoolCOLLINS, MS · 474 students
- Collins ElementaryTacoma, WA · 466 students
- Collins Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJ · 440 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln School1.3 mi · 99
- Lincoln Developmental Center1.4 mi · 77
- Meadow Brook Elementary School1.7 mi · 431
- Northern High School1.9 mi · 1,088
- Forest Hills Transition Center2.0 mi · 8
- Northern Trails 56 School2.0 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Collins Elementary SchoolHow large is Collins Elementary School?
Collins Elementary School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Collins Elementary School serve?
Collins Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Collins Elementary School?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Collins Elementary School.
How diverse is Collins Elementary School?
Collins Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Collins Elementary School?
Collins Elementary School is overseen by Forest Hills Public Schools in Kent County.
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