East Leonard Elementary

East Leonard Elementary is a compact elementary-level community in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, operated by Grand Rapids Public Schools. The school works with 174 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so East Leonard Elementary sits 53% below that benchmark.

Within Grand Rapids Public Schools, which oversees 50 schools and 13,903 students, East Leonard Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, East Leonard Elementary lists that Black students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school logs 22% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, East Leonard Elementary reports 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (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 the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which East Leonard Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bethany Based School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 6-year window. East Leonard Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 178 (now 174). Black enrollment moved from 45% to 59% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for East Leonard Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.