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Best kept secret at Kent City Elementary School?
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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262031005711
Kent City Elementary School
29 COLLEGE ST, KENT CITY, MI 49330 · (616) 678-4181 · Kent County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
15.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
353 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
33.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.0%
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 36 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Kent City Elementary School
Kent City Elementary School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent City Elementary School this school | 537 | 65.7% | 34.6% |
| Garfield Elementary School WYANDOTTE | 418 | 67.5% | 27.4% |
| Oakridge Upper Elementary School MUSKEGON | 437 | 64.5% | 26.6% |
| Arno Elementary School ALLEN PARK | 513 | 55.6% | 54.9% |
| Hampton Elementary School BAY CITY | 399 | 68.7% | 31.4% |
| Kolb Elementary School BAY CITY | 451 | 72.5% | 32.6% |
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 Kent City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #842 of 1,085 | #68 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #778 of 1,072 | #62 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #906 of 1,139 | #70 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #190 of 1,630 | #15 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #648 of 1,424 | #45 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #681 of 1,424 | #69 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #583 of 1,563 | #50 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #534 of 979 | #48 of 80 |
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
537
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 537 | 34.2 | 15.7:1 | 66% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 33.5 | 16.5:1 | 60% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 70% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 60% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 31.8 | 19.1:1 | 69% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 35 | 19.2:1 | 65% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 56% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 270 | 20 | 13.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kent City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (607 to 537); teachers up 7% (31.8 to 34.2).
About Kent City Elementary School
Kent City Elementary School is an elementary school in KENT CITY, Michigan, reachable at (616) 678-4181. School enrollment was 537 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students.
Kent City Elementary School sits within Kent City Community Schools, which has 4 schools and 1,233 students.
A majority of students at Kent City Elementary School, 77%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic. Kent City Elementary School has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Kent City Elementary School employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.7:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 66% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 47% average for public schools in Kent County.
allk12 grades Kent City Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 37.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Kent County show that median household income is about $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 239 public schools in Kent County, with a combined enrollment of about 97,253.
The next-closest public school is Kent City Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Kent City Elementary School at 4th of 5.
Federal data place Kent City Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 547 in 2020-21 to 537 in 2024-25, a change of 10 students.
Community posts for Kent City Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kent City Community Schools
- Kent City High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Kent City Middle SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Kent City Virtual AcademyHigh · 23 students
Other schools in KENT CITY
- Kent City High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Kent City Middle SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Kent City Virtual AcademyHigh · 23 students
Nearby schools
- Kent City Middle School0.3 mi · 290
- Kent City High School0.4 mi · 383
- Kent City Virtual Academy0.4 mi · 23
- Sparta Senior High School5.1 mi · 778
- Ridgeview Elementary School5.3 mi · 555
- Sparta Middle School5.4 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About Kent City Elementary SchoolHow large is Kent City Elementary School?
Kent City Elementary School enrolls approximately 537 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kent City Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kent City Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Kent City Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Kent City Elementary School.
How diverse is Kent City Elementary School?
Kent City Elementary School reports a student body of 77% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Kent City Elementary School?
Kent City Elementary School is overseen by Kent City Community Schools in Kent County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.