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What's the biggest difference between Lakeside School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261248004962
Lakeside School
2325 HALL ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506 · (616) 235-7553 · Kent County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
34 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Based on grade levels within East Grand Rapids Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
76.7%
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 77 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
78.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% 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 16 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 Lakeside School
Lakeside School's state test result (78.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside School this school | 453 | 7.5% | 78.5% |
| Breton Downs School GRAND RAPIDS | 451 | 7.3% | 78.5% |
| Wealthy School GRAND RAPIDS | 462 | 6.9% | 78.4% |
| Herbison Woods Elementary School DEWITT | 469 | 12.4% | 55.3% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 472 | 8.3% | 73.6% |
| Hilton Road Elementary School BRIGHTON | 507 | 7.3% | 64.6% |
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 Lakeside School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #19 of 1,085 | #7 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #38 of 1,072 | #12 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #11 of 1,139 | #6 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #433 of 1,630 | #29 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,018 of 1,424 | #71 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #822 of 1,424 | #80 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.5% | #1,537 of 1,563 | #110 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #290 of 440 | #15 of 22 |
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
453
+40 (+10%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 453 | 26.3 | 17.2:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 24.4 | 18.9:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 23.2 | 19.5:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 23.2 | 18.6:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 22 | 20.3:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 22 | 20.3:1 | 5% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 22 | 18.0:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeside School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (432 to 453); teachers up 13% (23.2 to 26.3).
About Lakeside School
Students in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, attend Lakeside School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 453 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 23% above that mark.
East Grand Rapids Public Schools has 2,984 students in 5 schools, and Lakeside School is one of those schools.
At Lakeside School, 83% of students are White. It is also 8% multiracial and 8% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Kent County is roughly 73% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lakeside School scores 30%.
Lakeside School reported 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.2:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 1.4 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 34 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 8% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Kent County averages 47%, higher than here.
Lakeside School outperforms its prediction by 15.6 points. The model expects 63.0% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Michigan; the school's rate is 78.5%.
In Kent County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $82,631, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 239 public schools and about 97,253 students.
East Grand Rapids Middle School is the nearest public school to Lakeside School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Lakeside School ranks 1st on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 413 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 453 by 2024-25.
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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 East Grand Rapids Public Schools
- East Grand Rapids High SchoolHigh · 908 students
- East Grand Rapids Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Wealthy SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Breton Downs SchoolElementary · 451 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
Other Lakeside schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lakeside. Lakeside School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- LakesideBakersfield, CA · 892 students
- Lakeside SchoolWEST POINT, UT · 864 students
- Lakeside SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJ · 370 students
Nearby schools
- East Grand Rapids Middle School0.4 mi · 710
- East Grand Rapids High School0.5 mi · 908
- Breton Downs School0.6 mi · 451
- Wealthy School0.8 mi · 462
- Mulick Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 264
- Ridgemoor Park Montessori1.2 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeside SchoolHow large is Lakeside School?
Lakeside School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lakeside School serve?
Lakeside School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Lakeside School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Lakeside School.
How diverse is Lakeside School?
Lakeside School reports a student body of 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lakeside School public or private?
Lakeside School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Grand Rapids Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.