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Coopersville East Elementary

198 EAST ST, COOPERSVILLE, MI 49404 · (616) 997-3101 · Ottawa County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
144 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Grade 2
153
Grade 3
162
Student demographics
White
26785%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 63%
Hispanic
3110%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 9%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 18%
Two+
144%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16251%
Female
15349%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Coopersville East ElementaryCoopersville South Elementary SchoolCoopersville Middle School
Feeds from
Coopersville West Early Childhood CenterPK01
Based on grade levels within Coopersville Area Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
46.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
55.3%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
315
-94 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 20.6:1
% White
85%
was 86%
% Hispanic
10%
was 9%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Coopersville East Elementary

Coopersville East Elementary, an average-sized K-5 school in COOPERSVILLE, Michigan, part of Coopersville Area Public School District, teaches 315 students, covering grades 2 through 3.

Coopersville Area Public School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,470 students. Coopersville East Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Coopersville East Elementary shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Ottawa County as a whole.

On the resource side, Coopersville East Elementary logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ottawa County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Coopersville East Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.0%; this one delivers 50.8%.

In the broader community, Ottawa County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,502, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Ottawa County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students), of which Coopersville East Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Coopersville West Early Childhood Center, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Coopersville East Elementary. On composite proficiency, Coopersville East Elementary comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 49.8%.

Coopersville East Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Coopersville East Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 409 (now 315). Class-load math has fell: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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Ottawa County at a glance

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Population
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students

Quick facts

School name
Coopersville East Elementary
District
Coopersville Area Public School District
Address
198 EAST ST, COOPERSVILLE, MI 49404
Phone
(616) 997-3101
County
Ottawa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
02–03
Total enrollment
315
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
144 (46%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
261083007862
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Coopersville East Elementary
How large is Coopersville East Elementary?
Coopersville East Elementary enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 02-03.
Is Coopersville East Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coopersville East Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Coopersville East Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Coopersville East Elementary is approximately 15.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coopersville East Elementary?
At Coopersville East Elementary, the student body is approximately 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Coopersville East Elementary public or private?
Coopersville East Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coopersville Area Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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