Collins Elementary School

Collins Elementary School is a primary school of average-sized scale in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, one of the schools within Forest Hills Public Schools, hosting 356 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 18 schools in Forest Hills Public Schools (8,797 students total), Collins Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Collins Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 67%; the rest looks like 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Kent County's rate of about 47%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Collins Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.9%, the actual is 66.0%, a residual of +8.0 points.

In the surrounding community, Kent County reports that median household income runs about $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which Collins Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln School, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Collins Elementary School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 68.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Collins Elementary School has fell 5%, going from 376 students in 2018 to 356 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 75% to 67%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Collins Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.