Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALEDONIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 260762008102
Paris Ridge Elementary
4690 PARIS RIDGE AVE SE, CALEDONIA, MI 49316 · (616) 891-7033 · Allegan County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
49 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Paris Ridge Elementary→Kraft Meadows Intermediate School→Duncan Lake Middle School→Caledonia High School
Based on grade levels within Caledonia Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
76.1%
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 76 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% 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 15 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 Paris Ridge Elementary
Paris Ridge Elementary's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Ridge Elementary this school | 303 | 16.2% | 73.9% |
| Meridian Elementary School GROSSE ILE | 313 | 17.3% | 61.7% |
| Bauer Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 329 | 14.0% | 81.5% |
| Pembroke Elementary School TROY | 324 | 14.8% | 67.8% |
| Belmont Elementary School BELMONT | 277 | 15.5% | 67.0% |
| Valley View Elementary School ROCKFORD | 336 | 15.5% | 75.1% |
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 Paris Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #38 of 1,085 | #1 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #39 of 1,072 | #1 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #77 of 1,139 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #1,078 of 1,630 | #12 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #381 of 1,424 | #5 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #809 of 1,424 | #6 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.2% | #1,441 of 1,563 | #23 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.7% | #111 of 979 | #3 of 16 |
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
303
-103 (-25%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 303 | 20.8 | 14.6:1 | 16% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 21.4 | 14.8:1 | 21% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 22.7 | 14.3:1 | 20% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 22% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 22.9 | 18.3:1 | 17% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 16% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 13 | 20.6:1 | 22% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paris Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (419 to 303); teachers down 9% (22.9 to 20.8).
About Paris Ridge Elementary
Paris Ridge Elementary is a small elementary school in Michigan, located in CALEDONIA. It had 303 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 4.
Caledonia Community Schools operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,564 students.
White students are 83% of those enrolled at Paris Ridge Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
For every teacher at Paris Ridge Elementary, there are about 14.6 students; the school has 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 49 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 16% of enrollment. It compares with 43% for public schools in Allegan County.
On the allk12 Grade, Paris Ridge Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 95% of Michigan public elementary schools.
A school in Michigan with Paris Ridge Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 59.1%. Paris Ridge Elementary scores 73.9%.
For the population of Allegan County, the median household earns about $83,283 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Allegan County, 55 public schools serve about 17,174 students.
Duncan Lake Middle School is the nearest public school to Paris Ridge Elementary, about 3.3 miles away. Within five miles of Paris Ridge Elementary, there are 6 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Paris Ridge Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Paris Ridge Elementary is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 303, compared with 406 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.4:1 to 14.6:1.
People who know Paris Ridge Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caledonia Community Schools
- Caledonia High SchoolHigh · 1,438 students
- Kraft Meadows Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Duncan Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Caledonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Emmons Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Kettle Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
Other schools in CALEDONIA
- Caledonia High SchoolHigh · 1,438 students
- Kraft Meadows Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Duncan Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Explorer ElementaryElementary · 556 students
- Caledonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Emmons Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Duncan Lake Middle School3.3 mi · 696
- Caledonia Elementary School3.4 mi · 378
- Kraft Meadows Intermediate School3.8 mi · 703
- Caledonia High School3.8 mi · 1,438
- Duncan Lake Transitions Program3.8 mi · 3
- Emmons Lake Elementary School4.1 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Paris Ridge ElementaryHow large is Paris Ridge Elementary?
Paris Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 303 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Paris Ridge Elementary serve?
Paris Ridge Elementary serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paris Ridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paris Ridge Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Paris Ridge Elementary?
Paris Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Paris Ridge Elementary?
Paris Ridge Elementary is overseen by Caledonia Community Schools in Allegan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.