Enrollment
179
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263003006587
Parkside Elementary School
156 LEWIS ST, ROCKFORD, MI 49341 · (616) 863-6360 · Kent County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
11.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
58 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
62.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
68.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Parkside Elementary School
Parkside Elementary School's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Elementary School this school | 179 | 32.4% | 63.7% |
| Blue Star Elementary School HOLLAND | 202 | 34.7% | 52.9% |
| New Buffalo Elementary School NEW BUFFALO | 211 | 34.1% | 72.5% |
| Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center HUDSONVILLE | 189 | 27.0% | N/A |
| Grandville Central Elementary School GRANDVILLE | 201 | 33.3% | 72.3% |
| Luther C Klager Elem School MANCHESTER | 163 | 30.1% | N/A |
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 Parkside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #145 of 1,085 | #32 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #114 of 1,072 | #26 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #202 of 1,139 | #33 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #1,471 of 1,630 | #108 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #1,187 of 1,563 | #75 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.3% | #34 of 979 | #6 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
179
-84 (-32%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 179 | 15.5 | 11.5:1 | 32% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 19.6 | 13.8:1 | 22% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 22.2 | 12.9:1 | 22% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 27% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 17.6 | 16.8:1 | 21% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 21% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 15 | 18.4:1 | 23% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 10% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (295 to 179); teachers down 12% (17.6 to 15.5).
About Parkside Elementary School
Parkside Elementary School serves students in ROCKFORD, Michigan, as a small elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 179 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Rockford Public Schools runs Parkside Elementary School along with 14 other schools, enrolling 7,440 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Parkside Elementary School, about 78 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. The diversity index for Parkside Elementary School is 37%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Parkside Elementary School has 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. At Parkside Elementary School, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Kent County averages 47%, higher than here.
Parkside Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of Michigan public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Parkside Elementary School is 11.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
The school's county is Kent County. According to Census Bureau estimates, 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%. Parkside Elementary School shares Kent County with 238 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, River Valley Academy, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.8%; Parkside Elementary School's is 63.7%, ranking 4th of 5.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 179, from 263 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.8 to 11.5 over 4 years.
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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 Rockford Public Schools
- Rockford High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- North Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- East Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 788 students
- Rockford HS Freshman CenterHigh · 584 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Edgerton Trails ElementaryElementary · 454 students
Other schools in ROCKFORD
- Rockford High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- North Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- East Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 788 students
- Rockford HS Freshman CenterHigh · 584 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Edgerton Trails ElementaryElementary · 454 students
Other Parkside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 19 states are named Parkside Elementary. Parkside Elementary School is the 27th largest of the 27.
- Parkside ElementaryFredericksburg, VA · 946 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 807 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolColumbus, IN · 733 students
- Parkside ElementaryMorrisville, NC · 730 students
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCORAL SPRINGS, FL · 713 students
Nearby schools
- River Valley Academy0.1 mi · 37
- North Rockford Middle School0.6 mi · 908
- Valley View Elementary School0.6 mi · 336
- Meadow Ridge Elementary School1.5 mi · 397
- Edgerton Trails Elementary2.1 mi · 454
- Rockford HS Freshman Center2.3 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Parkside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Parkside Elementary School?
Parkside Elementary School enrolls approximately 179 students in grades PK-05.
Is Parkside Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parkside Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkside Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkside Elementary School is approximately 11.5:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Parkside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Parkside Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Parkside Elementary School?
Parkside Elementary School is overseen by Rockford Public Schools in Kent County.
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