New Groningen School

New Groningen School, an average-sized K-5 school in ZEELAND, Michigan, overseen by Zeeland Public Schools, works with 512 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% larger than the state mean of about 369.

New Groningen School is one of 12 schools operated by Zeeland Public Schools, a district that educates 5,777 students overall.

Demographically, New Groningen School lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Ottawa County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, New Groningen School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 24% of students at New Groningen School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Ottawa County's rate of about 34%.

With demographic context factored in, New Groningen School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.7%; this one delivers 62.9%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Ottawa County) logs that median household earnings sit near $90,502, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Ottawa County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students), New Groningen School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Creekside Middle School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts New Groningen School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 55.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 511 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.