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Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANDVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261647005378
Grandville Cummings Elementary School
4261 SCHOOLCRAFT ST SW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49534 · (616) 254-6040 · Kent County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
17.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
93 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 | 100 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 56% larger than its 4th grade class (64).
Student demographics
43%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
61.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
66.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 Cummings Elementary School
Grandville Cummings Elementary School's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandville Cummings Elementary School this school | 366 | 25.4% | 64.0% |
| Vera Ralya Elementary School HASLETT | 391 | 24.6% | 51.3% |
| Alaiedon Elementary School MASON | 375 | 24.0% | 52.5% |
| South Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 391 | 27.1% | 63.3% |
| Heritage Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 398 | 26.1% | N/A |
| North Park Montessori Academy GRAND RAPIDS | 379 | 27.2% | 45.8% |
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 Cummings Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #137 of 1,085 | #29 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #131 of 1,072 | #28 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #244 of 1,139 | #36 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #809 of 1,630 | #61 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,123 of 1,424 | #77 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #582 of 1,424 | #62 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #1,302 of 1,563 | #86 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #124 of 979 | #12 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
366
-102 (-22%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 366 | 20.6 | 17.8:1 | 25% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 26.3 | 18.2:1 | 33% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 31% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 35% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 25.7 | 19.3:1 | 34% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 25 | 19.7:1 | 30% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 32% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 22 | 17.8:1 | 15% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grandville Cummings Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (496 to 366); teachers down 20% (25.7 to 20.6).
About Grandville Cummings Elementary School
Grandville Cummings Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The school counted 366 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
Grandville Cummings Elementary School reports to Grandville Public Schools, which has 11 schools and 5,512 students.
The largest group at Grandville Cummings Elementary School is White students, at 74%. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Kent County residents are about 73% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Grandville Cummings Elementary School scores 43%.
The school has 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.8 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Of all students at Grandville Cummings Elementary School, 25% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Kent County average 47%.
On the allk12 Grade, Grandville Cummings Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 87% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Grandville Cummings Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.0%, compared with a predicted 55.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
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 about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kent County counts 239 public schools with about 97,253 students.
About 1.9 miles separate Grandville Cummings Elementary School from the closest public school, West MI Academy of Environmental Science. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Grandville Cummings Elementary School places 2nd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Grandville Cummings Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Grandville Cummings Elementary School had a net loss of 102 students, or 22%. The school's ratio increased from 15.1:1 to 17.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Century Park Learning CenterElementary · 411 students
- Grandville Grand View Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Grandville South Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in GRAND RAPIDS
- East Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 2,068 students
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- PrepNet Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,080 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- City High Middle SchoolHigh · 955 students
Nearby schools
- West MI Academy of Environmental Science1.9 mi · 666
- Zinser Elementary School2.0 mi · 443
- Shawmut Hills School2.5 mi · 267
- CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary2.7 mi · 476
- Blandford School2.8 mi · 60
- Kent Education CenterOakleigh2.9 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Grandville Cummings Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grandville Cummings Elementary School?
Grandville Cummings Elementary School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-06.
Is Grandville Cummings Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grandville Cummings Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Grandville Cummings Elementary School have?
Grandville Cummings Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grandville Cummings Elementary School?
At Grandville Cummings Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Grandville Cummings Elementary School in?
Grandville Cummings Elementary School is part of Grandville Public Schools.
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