Enrollment
191
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANDVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261647005383
Grandville West Elementary School
3777 AARON AVE SW, GRANDVILLE, MI 49418 · (616) 254-6250 · Kent County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
75 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (39).
Student demographics
59%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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
54.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 West Elementary School
Grandville West Elementary School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandville West Elementary School this school | 191 | 39.3% | 47.4% |
| Waterford Montessori Academy WATERFORD | 188 | 38.8% | 65.3% |
| Waterford Montessori Academy WATERFORD | 213 | 38.5% | N/A |
| Grandville Central Elementary School GRANDVILLE | 201 | 33.3% | 72.3% |
| West Oakview Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 240 | 41.7% | 49.6% |
| Oakland Academy PORTAGE | 149 | 36.9% | N/A |
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 West Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #490 of 1,085 | #48 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #330 of 1,072 | #42 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #775 of 1,139 | #65 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #1,440 of 1,630 | #106 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #1,069 of 1,563 | #67 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.2% | #14 of 979 | #3 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
191
-131 (-41%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 191 | 15.3 | 12.5:1 | 39% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 47% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 21.2 | 14.1:1 | 44% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 44% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 46% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 18 | 19.2:1 | 38% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 17 | 22.7:1 | 44% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 8% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grandville West Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (355 to 191); teachers down 20% (19 to 15.3).
About Grandville West Elementary School
Grandville West Elementary School is an elementary school in GRANDVILLE, Michigan, and it is part of Grandville Public Schools. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 191 students. Enrollment is 48% lower than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.
Grandville West Elementary School is one school in an 11-school district, Grandville Public Schools, which enrolls 5,512 students.
White students make up a majority at Grandville West Elementary School, at 60%. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 11% Black. For comparison, the population of Kent County is roughly 73% White. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Grandville West Elementary School employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.5:1. This ratio sits 3.3 below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 39% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 47% average among public schools in Kent County.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Grandville West Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 48.9% for a school in Michigan with Grandville West Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Grandville West Elementary School posts 47.4%.
Kent County has about 663,150 residents, and the median household income is $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Grandville West Elementary School, Kent County has 238 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Grandville Oakestown Intermediate School, about 0.3 miles away. Grandville West Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Grandville West Elementary School at 7th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment records show 322 in 2020-21 and 191 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.5:1) than in 2020-21 (15.3:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Grandville West Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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- Grandville Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Grandville South Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Grandville East Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Grandville Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Grandville Oakestown Intermediate School0.3 mi · 852
- Grandville Education Center0.6 mi · 22
- Grandville South Elementary School0.7 mi · 287
- Grandville Central Elementary School0.7 mi · 201
- Grandville High School1.1 mi · 1,719
- Grandville East Elementary School1.4 mi · 207
Frequently asked questions
About Grandville West Elementary SchoolHow large is Grandville West Elementary School?
Grandville West Elementary School enrolls approximately 191 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Grandville West Elementary School serve?
Grandville West Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grandville West Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grandville West Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grandville West Elementary School?
At Grandville West Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Grandville West Elementary School?
Grandville West Elementary School is overseen by Grandville Public Schools in Kent County.
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