Evergreen Elementary

Evergreen Elementary is one of the large elementary campuss in ALLENDALE, Michigan, run under Allendale Public Schools, with 573 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 55% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Allendale Public Schools runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,551 students. Evergreen Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Evergreen Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Evergreen Elementary has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Evergreen Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.3%; this one delivers 57.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Ottawa County put median household income runs about $90,502, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ottawa County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students), of which Evergreen Elementary is one.

Allendale Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Evergreen Elementary at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 64.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Evergreen Elementary has decreased 30%, going from 823 students in 2018 to 573 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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