Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND HAVEN AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261638005288
Griffin Elementary School
1700 S GRIFFIN ST, GRAND HAVEN, MI 49417 · (616) 850-5500 · Ottawa County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- 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.
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
14.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
129 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Griffin Elementary School→White Pines Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Grand Haven Area Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
53.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Griffin Elementary School
Griffin Elementary School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Elementary School this school | 308 | 41.9% | 58.1% |
| Potterville Elementary School POTTERVILLE | 322 | 45.0% | N/A |
| Paddock Elementary School MILAN | 279 | 40.1% | N/A |
| Sutton Early Learning Center ADRIAN | 330 | 38.8% | 43.0% |
| Lake Hills Elementary School SPRING LAKE | 273 | 46.5% | 53.4% |
| John F Kennedy Elem School MANISTEE | 270 | 41.5% | 38.2% |
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 Griffin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #246 of 1,085 | #25 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #353 of 1,072 | #28 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #213 of 1,139 | #24 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #1,053 of 1,630 | #35 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #279 of 1,424 | #29 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #695 of 1,424 | #31 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #1,025 of 1,563 | #20 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #605 of 979 | #29 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
308
-34 (-10%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 308 | 22 | 14.0:1 | 42% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 40% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 23.5 | 14.3:1 | 39% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 43% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 21.3 | 15.9:1 | 51% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 47% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 43% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 13% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griffin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (340 to 308); teachers up 3% (21.3 to 22).
About Griffin Elementary School
Griffin Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in GRAND HAVEN, Michigan. A total of 308 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4.
Grand Haven Area Public Schools operates 13 schools. Combined enrollment is 5,171 students.
Roughly 79% of students at Griffin Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Griffin Elementary School, 22 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 14.0:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 42% of enrollment. The 34% average for public schools in Ottawa County is 8 points lower.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Griffin Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Griffin Elementary School's results are 10.4 points above predicted: 58.1% against 47.7%.
Among Ottawa County residents, the median household income is $90,502, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Griffin Elementary School, Ottawa County has 102 other public schools.
White Pines Intermediate School is located about 0.1 miles from Griffin Elementary School. The five-mile area around Griffin Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Griffin Elementary School comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Griffin Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
Enrollment has fallen by 34 students since 2020-21, to 308.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Grand Haven Area Public Schools
- Grand Haven High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
- White Pines Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Lakeshore Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Peach Plains SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Lake Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
- Mary A White SchoolElementary · 260 students
Other schools in GRAND HAVEN
- Grand Haven High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
- White Pines Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Lakeshore Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Peach Plains SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Mary A White SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Rosy Mound SchoolElementary · 243 students
Other Griffin Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Griffin Elementary. Griffin Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Griffin Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 782 students
- Griffin Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 717 students
- Griffin Elementary SchoolTYLER, TX · 649 students
- GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCOOPER CITY, FL · 556 students
- GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FL · 431 students
Nearby schools
- White Pines Intermediate School0.1 mi · 740
- Grand Haven Cyber School0.2 mi · 106
- Ferry School1.0 mi · 232
- Lakeshore Middle School1.0 mi · 733
- Mary A White School1.2 mi · 260
- Central High School1.3 mi · 89
Frequently asked questions
About Griffin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Griffin Elementary School?
Griffin Elementary School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Griffin Elementary School serve?
Griffin Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Griffin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Griffin Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Griffin Elementary School?
At Griffin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Griffin Elementary School public or private?
Griffin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grand Haven Area Public Schools.
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