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Jeffers Elementary School

16031 144TH AVE, SPRING LAKE, MI 49456 · (616) 846-5503 · Ottawa County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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.
  • ·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

Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
84 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7520%
Grade 16818%
Grade 27921%
Grade 37720%
Grade 48021%

This year's kindergarten class (75) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (80).

Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
33689%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
185%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
164%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
20354%
Female
17646%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Jeffers Elementary School→Spring Lake Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Spring Lake Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
75.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
80.6%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Jeffers Elementary School

Jeffers Elementary School's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Jeffers Elementary School this school37922.2%77.8%
North Aurelius Elementary School
MASON
37121.3%37.6%
Meadow Ridge Elementary School
ROCKFORD
39722.2%61.4%
Douglas Elementary School
DOUGLAS
36623.0%62.9%
Holmes Elementary School
SPRING LAKE
40923.0%80.5%
Whiteford Elementary School
OTTAWA LAKE
38023.7%49.8%
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 Jeffers Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Ottawa County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
77.8%#23 of 1,085#5 of 48
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
80.6%#16 of 1,072#4 of 47
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.0%#40 of 1,139#7 of 49
Enrollment
ranked largest first
379#746 of 1,630#22 of 54
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.1:1#154 of 1,424#21 of 51
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
21.0%#1,073 of 1,424#49 of 51
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
22.2%#1,352 of 1,563#41 of 54
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.0%#346 of 440#6 of 10
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 2024-25
Enrollment
379
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537929.113.1:122% (84)
2023-2436830.911.9:122% (82)
2022-2336728.612.8:121% (77)
2020-213612415.0:120% (73)
2017-1836827.413.4:123% (83)
2015-163962416.5:120% (79)
2010-113922317.0:120% (77)
2000-013762117.9:123% (85)
1990-91439N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jeffers Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (368 to 379); teachers up 6% (27.4 to 29.1).

About Jeffers Elementary School

SPRING LAKE, Michigan, is home to Jeffers Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 379 students across pre-K through 4.

Spring Lake Public Schools includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 2,271 students.

Jeffers Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 89% White. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Jeffers Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.

Its 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.1:1. That ratio is under the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 22%. The rate at public schools in Ottawa County averages 34%, higher than here.

The allk12 Grade for Jeffers Elementary School is A+. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 98% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Jeffers Elementary School is in the top 10% of Michigan schools: 77.8% actual against 56.5% predicted.

Ottawa County has about 301,203 residents, and median household income is about $90,502, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Ottawa County number 103 and enroll about 42,894.

Spring Lake Alternative Education is located about 0.3 miles from Jeffers Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Jeffers Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

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.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 361 to 379. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.1:1, from 15.0:1.

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Ottawa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Jeffers Elementary School
District
Spring Lake Public Schools
Address
16031 144TH AVE, SPRING LAKE, MI 49456
Phone
(616) 846-5503
County
Ottawa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
379
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
84 (22%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
263255006805
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Jeffers Elementary School
How many students attend Jeffers Elementary School?
Jeffers Elementary School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Jeffers Elementary School serve?
Jeffers Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jeffers Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jeffers Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jeffers Elementary School?
Jeffers Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Jeffers Elementary School public or private?
Jeffers Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spring Lake Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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