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Alumni: what's one memory from Lakes Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263003006586
Lakes Elementary School
6849 YOUNG AVE NE, ROCKFORD, MI 49341 · (616) 863-6340 · Kent County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- BBeats 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
18.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
76 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 52% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
63.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
65.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Lakes Elementary School
Lakes Elementary School's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes Elementary School this school | 409 | 18.6% | 59.9% |
| Williamston Discovery Elementary School WILLIAMSTON | 428 | 20.1% | N/A |
| Clear Lake Elementary School OXFORD | 425 | 17.6% | 48.9% |
| Ashley Elementary School NEW BALTIMORE | 441 | 20.4% | 57.0% |
| Edgerton Trails Elementary ROCKFORD | 454 | 17.6% | N/A |
| Alto Elementary School ALTO | 417 | 15.6% | 65.8% |
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 Lakes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #216 of 1,085 | #36 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #142 of 1,072 | #30 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #186 of 1,139 | #32 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #612 of 1,630 | #45 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #1,213 of 1,424 | #84 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #983 of 1,424 | #92 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #1,406 of 1,563 | #96 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #194 of 979 | #22 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
409
-63 (-13%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 409 | 22.2 | 18.4:1 | 19% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 30.3 | 16.6:1 | 18% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 35.2 | 14.5:1 | 16% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 27.9 | 18.8:1 | 12% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 12% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 23% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 5% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (525 to 409); teachers down 20% (27.9 to 22.2).
About Lakes Elementary School
Lakes Elementary School sits in ROCKFORD, Michigan, and is classified as an elementary school. It serves 409 students in kindergarten through 5.
Rockford Public Schools serves 7,440 students across 15 schools.
At Lakes Elementary School, White students make up 87% of the student body. It is also 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Kent County's residents are about 73% White, 14 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Lakes Elementary School comes in at 24%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.4:1, with 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Lakes Elementary School is 19%. That rate is below the 47% average among public schools in Kent County.
Lakes Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.0%. Lakes Elementary School scores 59.9%.
Lakes Elementary School is located in Kent County, where median household income is about $82,631, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Lakes Elementary School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County, which together enroll about 97,253 students.
The next-closest public school is East Rockford Middle School, about 1.4 miles away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Lakes Elementary School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lakes Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Lakes Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The number of students dropped from 472 to 409 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.3 to 18.4 over 4 years.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. 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 Rockford Public Schools
- Rockford High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- North Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- East Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 788 students
- Rockford HS Freshman CenterHigh · 584 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Edgerton Trails ElementaryElementary · 454 students
Other schools in ROCKFORD
- Rockford High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- North Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- East Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 788 students
- Rockford HS Freshman CenterHigh · 584 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Edgerton Trails ElementaryElementary · 454 students
Other Lakes Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lakes Elementary. Lakes Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lakes Elementary SchoolLacey, WA · 495 students
Nearby schools
- East Rockford Middle School1.4 mi · 788
- Cannonsburg Elementary School2.4 mi · 262
- Meadow Ridge Elementary School3.8 mi · 397
- Crestwood Elementary School4.1 mi · 469
- Rockford HS Freshman Center4.5 mi · 584
- North Rockford Middle School4.6 mi · 908
Frequently asked questions
About Lakes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lakes Elementary School?
Lakes Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lakes Elementary School serve?
Lakes Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakes Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakes Elementary School is approximately 18.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lakes Elementary School?
Lakes Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakes Elementary School?
Lakes Elementary School is overseen by Rockford Public Schools in Kent County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.