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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261461001550
Knapp Forest Elementary School
4243 KNAPP VALLEY DR NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49525 · (616) 493-8980 · Kent County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
29 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
28%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Knapp Forest Elementary School→Eastern Middle School
Based on grade levels within Forest Hills Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
81.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 84 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
82.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% 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 19 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 Knapp Forest Elementary School
Knapp Forest Elementary School's state test result (82.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knapp Forest Elementary School this school | 520 | 5.6% | 82.4% |
| Baldwin Elementary School ROCHESTER | 534 | 3.6% | 63.3% |
| Hugger Elementary School ROCHESTER | 512 | 7.8% | 61.3% |
| Pierce Elementary School BIRMINGHAM | 556 | 4.7% | 75.2% |
| Winchester Elementary School NORTHVILLE | 519 | 5.0% | 63.8% |
| Conant Elementary School BLOOMFIELD HILLS | 504 | 6.7% | 65.7% |
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 Knapp Forest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #5 of 1,085 | #4 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #14 of 1,072 | #6 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #4 of 1,139 | #3 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #227 of 1,630 | #16 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,122 of 1,424 | #76 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #860 of 1,424 | #82 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.6% | #1,551 of 1,563 | #114 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #186 of 979 | #20 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
520
-42 (-7%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 520 | 29.3 | 17.8:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 30 | 18.6:1 | 7% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 31.7 | 18.0:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 35.6 | 18.9:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 36 | 18.9:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 7% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knapp Forest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (671 to 520); teachers down 18% (35.6 to 29.3).
About Knapp Forest Elementary School
Knapp Forest Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 520 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 41% bigger than average.
A total of 18 schools make up Forest Hills Public Schools, with 8,797 students enrolled.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Knapp Forest Elementary School. Next come 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 73% White among all Kent County residents. Knapp Forest Elementary School's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 17.8 students per teacher and 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.9 above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 6%. That is lower than the 47% average for public schools in Kent County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Knapp Forest Elementary School is +18.6 points, in the top 10% of Michigan. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 82.4%, and the predicted rate is 63.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kent County, the median household income is $82,631, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Knapp Forest Elementary School is one of 239 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Northern Hills Middle School, is about 1.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Knapp Forest Elementary School is 1st of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 520 students in 2024-25, 42 fewer than the 562 it had in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Knapp Forest Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Forest Hills Public Schools
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Eastern High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Northern Trails 56 SchoolMiddle · 520 students
- Northern Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 515 students
Other schools in GRAND RAPIDS
- East Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 2,068 students
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- PrepNet Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,080 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- City High Middle SchoolHigh · 955 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Hills Middle School1.3 mi · 515
- Northern High School1.5 mi · 1,088
- Northern Trails 56 School1.6 mi · 520
- Forest Hills Transition Center1.6 mi · 8
- Orchard View Elementary School1.8 mi · 439
- Lincoln Developmental Center1.8 mi · 77
Frequently asked questions
About Knapp Forest Elementary SchoolHow large is Knapp Forest Elementary School?
Knapp Forest Elementary School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Knapp Forest Elementary School serve?
Knapp Forest Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Knapp Forest Elementary School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Knapp Forest Elementary School.
How diverse is Knapp Forest Elementary School?
Knapp Forest Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Knapp Forest Elementary School in?
Knapp Forest Elementary School is part of Forest Hills Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.