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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANDVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261647001367
Grandville Century Park Learning Center
5710 KENOWA AVE SW, WYOMING, MI 49418 · (616) 254-6822 · Kent County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
104 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 93 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
51.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
63.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Grandville Century Park Learning Center
Grandville Century Park Learning Center's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandville Century Park Learning Center this school | 411 | 25.3% | 57.9% |
| Wilkshire School HASLETT | 390 | 22.3% | N/A |
| Vera Ralya Elementary School HASLETT | 391 | 24.6% | 51.3% |
| South Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 391 | 27.1% | 63.3% |
| Countryside Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 426 | 21.6% | 84.0% |
| Marshall Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 463 | 23.3% | 86.3% |
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 Grandville Century Park Learning Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #251 of 1,085 | #39 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #165 of 1,072 | #32 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #444 of 1,139 | #46 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #601 of 1,630 | #44 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #1,274 of 1,424 | #91 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #512 of 1,424 | #54 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.3% | #1,303 of 1,563 | #87 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #153 of 979 | #15 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
411
-129 (-24%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 411 | 21.7 | 19.0:1 | 25% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 34.9 | 15.9:1 | 30% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 34.1 | 16.0:1 | 30% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 26% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 28.7 | 18.9:1 | 24% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 27 | 19.8:1 | 16% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 28 | 19.5:1 | 13% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grandville Century Park Learning Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (541 to 411); teachers down 24% (28.7 to 21.7).
About Grandville Century Park Learning Center
Grandville Century Park Learning Center sits in WYOMING, Michigan, and is classified as an elementary school. The school has 411 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6.
The 11 schools in Grandville Public Schools enroll 5,512 students altogether, Grandville Century Park Learning Center among them.
At Grandville Century Park Learning Center, 71% of students are White. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. Census estimates put Kent County at about 73% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
Classroom staffing at Grandville Century Park Learning Center totals 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Federal data show 25% of students (104) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Kent County average 47%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Grandville Century Park Learning Center outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Grandville Century Park Learning Center is +2.8 points: 57.9% actual, 55.1% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Kent County show that median household income comes to about $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 239, with about 97,253 students.
Among nearby public schools, Grandville Middle School is closest at about 1.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 57.9% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Grandville Century Park Learning Center is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Grandville Century Park Learning Center enrolled 540 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 411. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.9:1 to 19.0:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Grandville Century Park Learning Center, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Grandville Public Schools
- Grandville High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Grandville Oakestown Intermediate SchoolElementary · 852 students
- Grandville Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Grandville Grand View Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Grandville Cummings Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Grandville South Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in WYOMING
- Wyoming High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Vanguard Charter AcademyElementary · 765 students
- Kelloggsville High SchoolHigh · 595 students
- Wyoming Junior High SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Wyoming IntermediateMiddle · 579 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 537 students
Nearby schools
- Grandville Middle School1.1 mi · 850
- Grandville High School1.4 mi · 1,719
- Grandville Grand View Elementary School1.4 mi · 406
- Grandville West Elementary School2.5 mi · 191
- Bursley School2.5 mi · 404
- Grandville South Elementary School2.6 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Grandville Century Park Learning CenterHow large is Grandville Century Park Learning Center?
Grandville Century Park Learning Center enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-06.
Is Grandville Century Park Learning Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grandville Century Park Learning Center is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grandville Century Park Learning Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grandville Century Park Learning Center is approximately 19.0:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Grandville Century Park Learning Center?
Student demographics at Grandville Century Park Learning Center are roughly 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Grandville Century Park Learning Center in?
Grandville Century Park Learning Center is part of Grandville Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.