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What's one thing Quincy Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZEELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263666001692
Quincy Elementary School
10155 QUINCY ST, ZEELAND, MI 49464 · (616) 748-4701 · Ottawa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- B-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
15.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
102 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Quincy Elementary School→Cityside Middle School
Based on grade levels within Zeeland Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
62.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Quincy Elementary School
Quincy Elementary School's state test result (57.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Elementary School this school | 455 | 22.4% | 57.2% |
| Bauerwood School JENISON | 480 | 22.1% | 65.1% |
| Grandville Century Park Learning Center WYOMING | 411 | 25.3% | 57.9% |
| Vera Ralya Elementary School HASLETT | 391 | 24.6% | 51.3% |
| New Groningen School ZEELAND | 512 | 23.8% | 62.9% |
| Indian Hills Elementary School WASHINGTON | 456 | 17.5% | 57.4% |
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 Quincy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #267 of 1,085 | #28 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #187 of 1,072 | #18 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #110 of 1,139 | #12 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #428 of 1,630 | #7 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #704 of 1,424 | #44 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #626 of 1,424 | #25 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #1,347 of 1,563 | #40 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #319 of 979 | #19 of 38 |
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
455
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 455 | 28.5 | 15.9:1 | 22% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 31.8 | 15.0:1 | 28% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 30.2 | 15.9:1 | 28% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 23% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 30.8 | 17.9:1 | 25% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 24 | 22.2:1 | 25% (135) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quincy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (552 to 455); teachers down 7% (30.8 to 28.5).
About Quincy Elementary School
Among the schools in ZEELAND, Michigan, is Quincy Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 455 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 23% above the 369 average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Zeeland Public Schools has a total of 12 schools and 5,777 students, Quincy Elementary School among them.
Roughly 76% of students at Quincy Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 28.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.9:1. That matches the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 22% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ottawa County is 34%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Quincy Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Quincy Elementary School is 56.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.2%.
Census estimates describe Ottawa County this way: the median household income is $90,502, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Ottawa County has 103 public schools and roughly 42,894 students.
Nearby, Venture Academy is about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Quincy Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Quincy Elementary School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Quincy Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Quincy Elementary School's enrollment grew from 440 in 2020-21 to 455 in 2024-25.
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Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Zeeland Public Schools
- Zeeland West High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Zeeland East High SchoolHigh · 935 students
- Cityside Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- New Groningen SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
Other schools in ZEELAND
- Zeeland West High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Zeeland East High SchoolHigh · 935 students
- Cityside Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- New Groningen SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
Other Quincy Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Quincy Elementary. Quincy Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Quincy Elementary SchoolBoston, MA · 731 students
- Quincy ElementaryQuincy, CA · 342 students
- Quincy ElemTopeka, KS · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Venture Academy0.9 mi · 82
- Zeeland West High School0.9 mi · 975
- Zeeland East High School1.2 mi · 935
- Creekside Middle School1.6 mi · 577
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.6 mi · 261
- Zeeland Quest1.6 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About Quincy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Quincy Elementary School?
Quincy Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Quincy Elementary School serve?
Quincy Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Quincy Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Quincy Elementary School.
How diverse is Quincy Elementary School?
Quincy Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Quincy Elementary School in?
Quincy Elementary School is part of Zeeland Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.