Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALEDONIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 260762004350
Kettle Lake Elementary School
8451 GARBOW DR SE, ALTO, MI 49302 · (616) 868-6113 · Kent County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
42 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 23% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Kettle Lake Elementary School→Kraft Meadows Intermediate School→Duncan Lake Middle School→Caledonia High School
Based on grade levels within Caledonia Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
82.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Kettle Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #6 of 1,085 | #5 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #11 of 1,072 | #5 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #13 of 1,139 | #7 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #889 of 1,630 | #67 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,291 of 1,424 | #93 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #1,055 of 1,424 | #99 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #187 of 979 | #21 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
349
-101 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 19.3:1
% White
88%
was 91%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 349 | 18.2 | 19.1:1 | 12% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 20.4 | 17.6:1 | 16% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 23.4 | 15.9:1 | 16% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 23.3 | 19.3:1 | 14% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kettle Lake Elementary School.
About Kettle Lake Elementary School
Kettle Lake Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in ALTO, Michigan. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 349 students in kindergarten through 4.
Kettle Lake Elementary School falls under Caledonia Community Schools, which has 9 schools enrolling 4,564 students.
White students are the large majority at Kettle Lake Elementary School, with 88% of enrollment. Next come 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 73% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Kettle Lake Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
Kettle Lake Elementary School operates with 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Kettle Lake Elementary School reports 12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Kent County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Kettle Lake Elementary School is +20.6 points, in the top 10% of Michigan. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.5%, and the predicted rate is 61.0%.
In the county around the school, Kent County, median household income is about $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kettle Lake Elementary School is among the 239 public schools in Kent County.
The nearest other public school, Emmons Lake Elementary School, is about 4.0 miles away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Kettle Lake Elementary School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Kettle Lake Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 450 in 2017-18 and 349 in 2024-25, a 22% decrease.
Community posts for Kettle Lake Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Caledonia Community Schools
- Caledonia High SchoolHigh · 1,438 students
- Kraft Meadows Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Duncan Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Caledonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Emmons Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Dutton Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Emmons Lake Elementary School4.0 mi · 377
- Alto Elementary School4.1 mi · 417
- Caledonia High School4.2 mi · 1,438
- Duncan Lake Transitions Program4.2 mi · 3
- Kraft Meadows Intermediate School4.3 mi · 703
- Caledonia Elementary School4.7 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Kettle Lake Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kettle Lake Elementary School?
Kettle Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Kettle Lake Elementary School serve?
Kettle Lake Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kettle Lake Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kettle Lake Elementary School is approximately 19.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kettle Lake Elementary School?
At Kettle Lake Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Kettle Lake Elementary School public or private?
Kettle Lake Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caledonia Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.