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What's the most underrated thing about Orchard View Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261461005156
Orchard View Elementary School
2770 LEFFINGWELL AVE NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49525 · (616) 493-8930 · Kent County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
97 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 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
48%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Orchard View Elementary School→Eastern Middle School
Based on grade levels within Forest Hills Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
65.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
59.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Orchard View Elementary School
Orchard View Elementary School's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard View Elementary School this school | 439 | 22.1% | 63.5% |
| Clarke School SAINT JOSEPH | 462 | 20.1% | 57.7% |
| Hoben Elementary School CANTON | 443 | 24.6% | 48.7% |
| Oakley Park Elementary School COMMERCE TOWNSHIP | 392 | 19.9% | 61.2% |
| Brown Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 438 | 18.5% | 89.9% |
| Brown School SAINT JOSEPH | 410 | 22.9% | 59.2% |
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 Orchard View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #149 of 1,085 | #33 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #233 of 1,072 | #38 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #145 of 1,139 | #28 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #482 of 1,630 | #34 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #481 of 1,424 | #34 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #495 of 1,424 | #52 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #1,353 of 1,563 | #90 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #178 of 979 | #19 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
439
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 439 | 29.3 | 15.0:1 | 22% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 23% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 25.1 | 16.2:1 | 23% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 17% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 33.4 | 17.0:1 | 16% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 15% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 17% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 3% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (569 to 439); teachers down 12% (33.4 to 29.3).
About Orchard View Elementary School
Federal records list Orchard View Elementary School as an elementary school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 439 students.
Forest Hills Public Schools serves 8,797 students across 18 schools.
White students are 70% of those enrolled at Orchard View Elementary School. Other reported shares: 10% Asian, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 4% Black. That is in line with Kent County, where about 73% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
Staffing at Orchard View Elementary School comes to 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.0:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 0.9 more students per teacher than here. Orchard View Elementary School counts 22% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Kent County average 47%.
On BeatsExpectations, Orchard View Elementary School is 7.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kent County show that median household income comes to about $82,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Kent County counts 239 public schools with about 97,253 students.
Measured in a straight line, Knapp Charter Academy is about 1.3 miles from Orchard View Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Orchard View Elementary School comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Orchard View Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (435) and 2024-25 (439).
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Orchard View Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Orchard View Elementary. Orchard View Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- ORCHARD VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDELRAY BEACH, FL · 679 students
- Orchard View ElementaryWinchester, VA · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Knapp Charter Academy1.3 mi · 398
- Kent Education CenterBeltline1.3 mi · 43
- Northview Next Career Center1.4 mi · 32
- East Oakview Elementary School1.7 mi · 371
- Knapp Forest Elementary School1.8 mi · 520
- Northern Hills Middle School1.8 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard View Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Orchard View Elementary School?
Orchard View Elementary School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Orchard View Elementary School serve?
Orchard View Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Orchard View Elementary School have?
Orchard View Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Orchard View Elementary School?
Student demographics at Orchard View Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Orchard View Elementary School in?
Orchard View Elementary School is part of Forest Hills Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.