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What's the most underrated thing about Meadow Brook Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261461000057
Meadow Brook Elementary School
1450 FOREST HILL AVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49546 · (616) 493-8740 · Kent County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
114 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 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 23% |
Student demographics
62%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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
64.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% 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 13 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 Meadow Brook Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #88 of 1,085 | #23 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #152 of 1,072 | #31 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #78 of 1,139 | #22 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #521 of 1,630 | #40 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #440 of 1,424 | #31 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #224 of 1,424 | #29 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #1,291 of 1,563 | #84 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #386 of 979 | #35 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
431
-72 (-14%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 431 | 29.1 | 14.8:1 | 26% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 32.4 | 13.7:1 | 25% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 31.6 | 14.7:1 | 24% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 20% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 27.9 | 18.3:1 | 20% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 19% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 19% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 4% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow Brook Elementary School.
About Meadow Brook Elementary School
Meadow Brook Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. It enrolls 431 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 4.
District-wide, Forest Hills Public Schools has 18 schools and 8,797 students.
The student body at Meadow Brook Elementary School is 57% White. After that, the student body is 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 7% Black. Among all residents of Kent County, the White share is about 73%. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Meadow Brook Elementary School are from different groups.
Meadow Brook Elementary School reported 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.8:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. There are 114 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 26% of enrollment. That rate is below the 47% average among public schools in Kent County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Meadow Brook Elementary School would score about 54.6%. It scores 67.8%, a top-10% result among Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Kent County show the median household earns about $82,631 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Kent County number 239, with about 97,253 students.
A public school about 1.3 miles away, Ridge Park Charter Academy, is the closest to Meadow Brook Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 67.8% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Meadow Brook Elementary School had a net loss of 72 students, or 14%.
People who know Meadow Brook Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 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
- Knapp Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Northern Trails 56 SchoolMiddle · 520 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
- Ridge Park Charter Academy1.3 mi · 507
- Central High School1.6 mi · 999
- Collins Elementary School1.7 mi · 356
- Central Middle School1.7 mi · 488
- Central Woodlands 56 School2.1 mi · 462
- Ridgemoor Park Montessori2.7 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow Brook Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Meadow Brook Elementary School?
Meadow Brook Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades KG-04.
Is Meadow Brook Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meadow Brook Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Meadow Brook Elementary School have?
Meadow Brook Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Meadow Brook Elementary School?
Student demographics at Meadow Brook Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Meadow Brook Elementary School?
Meadow Brook Elementary School is overseen by Forest Hills Public Schools in Kent County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.