Grant Elementary School

Grant Elementary School operates as a mid-tier elementary school in GRANT, Michigan, operated by Grant Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 332 students spanning grades 2 through 4.

Within Grant Public School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,438 students, Grant Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Grant Elementary School shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 25% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Grant Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Grant Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.3%, the actual is 34.4%, a residual of -1.9 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Newaygo County indicate median household income runs about $63,304, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Grant Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Newaygo County (combined enrollment of about 6,782 students).

Nearest neighbor: Grant Primary Center, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Grant Elementary School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grant Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 33.6%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 375 students in 2018 compared to 332 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 17% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the Grant Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.