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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261461005159
Pine Ridge Elementary School
3250 REDFORD DR SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49546 · (616) 493-8910 · Kent County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
39 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 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 21% smaller than its 4th grade class (110).
Student demographics
26%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
76.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
70.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Pine Ridge Elementary School
Pine Ridge Elementary School's state test result (73.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge Elementary School this school | 472 | 8.3% | 73.6% |
| Wylie Elementary School DEXTER | 486 | 8.8% | 64.7% |
| Wealthy School GRAND RAPIDS | 462 | 6.9% | 78.4% |
| Breton Downs School GRAND RAPIDS | 451 | 7.3% | 78.5% |
| Georgetown Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 450 | 11.3% | 66.8% |
| Hilton Road Elementary School BRIGHTON | 507 | 7.3% | 64.6% |
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 Pine Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #42 of 1,085 | #15 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #87 of 1,072 | #22 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #28 of 1,139 | #9 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #359 of 1,630 | #22 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,111 of 1,424 | #75 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #911 of 1,424 | #85 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.3% | #1,532 of 1,563 | #109 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #770 of 979 | #68 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
472
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 472 | 26.6 | 17.7:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 25.7 | 18.5:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 25.5 | 19.3:1 | 9% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 11% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 26.4 | 18.9:1 | 9% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 29 | 19.1:1 | 9% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 2% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (499 to 472); teachers up 1% (26.4 to 26.6).
About Pine Ridge Elementary School
Pine Ridge Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The school reports 472 students in pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Pine Ridge Elementary School is one school in Forest Hills Public Schools, a system of 18 schools with 8,797 students.
White students are the large majority at Pine Ridge Elementary School, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. By comparison, Kent County residents are about 73% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Pine Ridge Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
The school employs the equivalent of 26.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Pine Ridge Elementary School is 8%. On average, public schools in Kent County report 47%.
Pine Ridge Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 73.6%, compared with a predicted 62.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Kent County, median household income is about $82,631, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Kent County number 239 and enroll about 97,253.
Thornapple Elementary School is the public school closest to Pine Ridge Elementary School, about 2.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Pine Ridge Elementary School ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Pine Ridge Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 463 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 472.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Pine Ridge Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Pine Ridge Elementary. Pine Ridge Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 8.
- PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLERMONT, FL · 690 students
- Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolEllerslie, GA · 635 students
- Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 617 students
- Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolStone Mountain, GA · 551 students
- Pine Ridge ElementaryBend, OR · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Thornapple Elementary School2.3 mi · 361
- West Michigan Aviation Academy2.7 mi · 600
- Central High School3.2 mi · 999
- Ada Elementary School3.3 mi · 293
- Ada Vista Elementary School3.4 mi · 446
- Central Middle School3.5 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pine Ridge Elementary School?
Pine Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Pine Ridge Elementary School serve?
Pine Ridge Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Ridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pine Ridge Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pine Ridge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pine Ridge Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pine Ridge Elementary School in?
Pine Ridge Elementary School is part of Forest Hills Public Schools.
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