Robinson School

Robinson School operates as a close-knit elementary-level community in GRAND HAVEN, Michigan, operated by Grand Haven Area Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 223 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Robinson School sits 40% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Grand Haven Area Public Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 5,171 students, Robinson School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Robinson School reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Robinson School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at Robinson School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Robinson School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.8%; Robinson School posts 65.3%, +16.4 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Ottawa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,502 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Robinson School is one of 103 public schools in Ottawa County (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students).

Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Robinson School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Robinson School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Robinson School's enrollment has contracted 31% since 2018, when it stood at 322 (now 223). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 81% to 77%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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