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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Great Lakes Elementary School?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST OTTAWA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263591001085
Great Lakes Elementary School
3200 152ND AVE, HOLLAND, MI 49424 · (616) 786-1200 · Ottawa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest 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
12.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
320 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
34.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
27.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Great Lakes Elementary School
Great Lakes Elementary School's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Elementary School this school | 426 | 75.1% | 30.8% |
| Vanderbilt Charter Academy HOLLAND | 401 | 81.0% | 52.3% |
| Pine Creek Elementary School HOLLAND | 418 | 81.1% | 17.8% |
| Woodside Elementary School HOLLAND | 431 | 72.6% | 27.8% |
| Eagle Crest Charter Academy HOLLAND | 561 | 65.4% | 48.9% |
| Fennville Elementary School FENNVILLE | 503 | 84.3% | 27.2% |
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 Great Lakes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #930 of 1,085 | #46 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #960 of 1,072 | #44 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #897 of 1,139 | #47 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #545 of 1,630 | #12 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #103 of 1,424 | #14 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #207 of 1,424 | #6 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #435 of 1,563 | #4 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #378 of 979 | #22 of 38 |
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
426
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 426 | 34.2 | 12.4:1 | 75% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 35.9 | 12.1:1 | 68% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 36.1 | 11.3:1 | 74% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 42 | 10.5:1 | 62% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 44.4 | 11.4:1 | 75% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 76% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 30 | 18.6:1 | 72% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 37% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Lakes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (506 to 426); teachers down 23% (44.4 to 34.2).
About Great Lakes Elementary School
Great Lakes Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in HOLLAND, Michigan, under West Ottawa Public School District. It enrolls 426 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
The 13 schools in West Ottawa Public School District enroll 6,729 students altogether, Great Lakes Elementary School among them.
The share of Hispanic students at Great Lakes Elementary School is 54%, a majority. Smaller groups are 25% White, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Ottawa County is roughly 10% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
There are 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Great Lakes Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.4:1. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. By family income, 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 34% average among public schools in Ottawa County.
On the allk12 Grade, Great Lakes Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 21% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Great Lakes Elementary School's results are 2.2 points below predicted: 30.8% against 33.0%.
In Ottawa County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $90,502 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Ottawa County number 103, with about 42,894 students.
Dunes Alternative High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Great Lakes Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.6%; Great Lakes Elementary School's is 30.8%, ranking 5th of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 440 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 426 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 10.5 in 2020-21 to 12.4 in 2024-25.
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Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Ottawa Public School District
- West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 2,187 students
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Waukazoo Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Lakeshore Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Woodside Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in HOLLAND
- West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 2,187 students
- Holland High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Black River Public School MiddleHighHigh · 569 students
Other Great Lakes Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Great Lakes Elementary. Great Lakes Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Great Lakes ElementarySuperior, WI · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Dunes Alternative High School0.3 mi · 81
- West Ottawa High School Campus0.5 mi · 2,187
- Woodside Elementary School1.2 mi · 431
- Macatawa Bay Middle School1.5 mi · 632
- Waukazoo Elementary School1.7 mi · 466
- Pine Creek Elementary School1.8 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Great Lakes Elementary SchoolHow large is Great Lakes Elementary School?
Great Lakes Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Great Lakes Elementary School serve?
Great Lakes Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Lakes Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Great Lakes Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Great Lakes Elementary School?
At Great Lakes Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 54% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Great Lakes Elementary School?
Great Lakes Elementary School is overseen by West Ottawa Public School District in Ottawa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.