Griffin Elementary School

Set in GRAND HAVEN, Michigan, Griffin Elementary School is a compact elementary school, one of the schools within Grand Haven Area Public Schools. It enrolls 308 students across grades pre-K through 4.

Within Grand Haven Area Public Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 5,171 students, Griffin Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Griffin Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Ottawa County's rate of about 34%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Griffin Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.7%; this one delivers 58.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ottawa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,502 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ottawa County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students), Griffin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

White Pines Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Griffin Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Griffin Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.6%.

Griffin Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 340 students in 2018 compared to 308 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 84% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.