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What's the most underrated thing about Lakeshore Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST OTTAWA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263591000102
Lakeshore Elementary School
3765 N 168TH AVE, HOLLAND, MI 49424 · (616) 786-1400 · Ottawa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
201 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 16% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
59.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
Where Lakeshore Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #292 of 1,085 | #30 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #458 of 1,072 | #34 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #278 of 1,139 | #27 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #481 of 1,630 | #9 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #434 of 1,424 | #34 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #287 of 1,424 | #8 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #967 of 1,563 | #16 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #179 of 440 | #3 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
440
+38 (+9%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 440 | 29.8 | 14.8:1 | 46% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 30.5 | 14.4:1 | 42% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 31.8 | 13.2:1 | 36% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 33% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 41% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 43% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 44% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 31% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeshore Elementary School.
About Lakeshore Elementary School
Lakeshore Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of HOLLAND, Michigan. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 440 students.
Lakeshore Elementary School is part of West Ottawa Public School District, where 13 schools serve 6,729 students.
White students account for 51% of enrollment at Lakeshore Elementary School. Smaller groups are 38% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Ottawa County is roughly 84% White. Lakeshore Elementary School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Lakeshore Elementary School operates with 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.8:1. That ratio is under the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Lakeshore Elementary School reports 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 12 points above the 34% average for public schools in Ottawa County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.0% for Lakeshore Elementary School. The school posts 56.0%, 9.9 points above the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ottawa County show that median household income is about $90,502, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Lakeshore Elementary School is one of 103 public schools in Ottawa County, which together enroll about 42,894 students.
The nearest other public school, Lakewood Elementary School, is about 2.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lakeshore Elementary School. Lakeshore Elementary School places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Lakeshore Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 402 to 440.
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Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in West Ottawa Public School District
- West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 2,187 students
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Waukazoo Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Woodside Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Great Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
Other schools in HOLLAND
- West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 2,187 students
- Holland High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Black River Public School MiddleHighHigh · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Lakewood Elementary School2.2 mi · 293
- Dunes Alternative High School2.3 mi · 81
- Great Lakes Elementary School2.3 mi · 426
- West Ottawa High School Campus2.4 mi · 2,187
- Waukazoo Elementary School2.9 mi · 466
- Woodside Elementary School3.4 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeshore Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lakeshore Elementary School?
Lakeshore Elementary School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lakeshore Elementary School serve?
Lakeshore Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lakeshore Elementary School have?
Lakeshore Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lakeshore Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lakeshore Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakeshore Elementary School?
Lakeshore Elementary School is overseen by West Ottawa Public School District in Ottawa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.