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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONA SHORES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262412006083
Ross Park Elementary School
121 RANDALL RD, MUSKEGON, MI 49441 · (231) 798-1773 · Muskegon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
245 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Based on grade levels within Mona Shores Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Ross Park Elementary School
Ross Park Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Park Elementary School this school | 450 | 54.4% | 39.1% |
| Memorial Elementary 12 Campus GARDEN CITY | 419 | 53.9% | N/A |
| Morrish Elementary School SWARTZ CREEK | 435 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Douglas Elementary 34 Campus GARDEN CITY | 412 | 52.4% | 34.2% |
| Elms Road Elementary School SWARTZ CREEK | 420 | 51.2% | 29.2% |
| Greenwood Elementary School SAINT CLAIR SHORES | 430 | 51.6% | 44.3% |
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 Ross Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Muskegon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #743 of 1,085 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #794 of 1,072 | #7 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #713 of 1,139 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #444 of 1,630 | #8 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #233 of 1,424 | #3 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #598 of 1,424 | #10 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #812 of 1,563 | #18 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #767 of 979 | #10 of 19 |
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
450
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 450 | 32.7 | 13.8:1 | 54% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 33.1 | 13.5:1 | 50% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 49% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 44% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 29.2 | 16.3:1 | 51% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 48% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 46% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 20% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ross Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (476 to 450); teachers up 12% (29.2 to 32.7).
About Ross Park Elementary School
Ross Park Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Mona Shores Public School District in MUSKEGON, Michigan. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 450 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students each.
Ross Park Elementary School falls under Mona Shores Public School District, which has 6 schools enrolling 3,927 students.
Roughly 75% of students at Ross Park Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 77% White share among all Muskegon County residents. Ross Park Elementary School's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.8:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Ross Park Elementary School reports 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Ross Park Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ross Park Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.1%; the prediction is 42.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Muskegon County, the median household income is $65,024, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Muskegon County is home to 71 public schools and about 25,245 public school students.
The nearest public school is Churchill Elementary School, at about 1.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 42.1%, higher than Ross Park Elementary School's 39.1%.
Ross Park Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Ross Park Elementary School's enrollment grew 5%, to 450. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.5:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Ross Park Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Muskegon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,961
Census ACS
Median income
$65,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
71
25,245 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mona Shores Public School District
- Mona Shores High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Mona Shores Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
- Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Churchill Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Lincoln Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Other schools in MUSKEGON
- Mona Shores High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- ReethsPuffer High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- Muskegon High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Mona Shores Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
- Charles Hackley Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Timberland AcademyElementary · 613 students
Nearby schools
- Churchill Elementary School1.4 mi · 414
- Mona Shores High School1.5 mi · 1,268
- Edgewood Elementary Academy1.8 mi · 134
- Dr Martin Luther King Academy2.3 mi · 105
- Campbell Elementary School2.3 mi · 454
- Muskegon Heights Academy2.5 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Ross Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ross Park Elementary School?
Ross Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ross Park Elementary School serve?
Ross Park Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ross Park Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Ross Park Elementary School.
How diverse is Ross Park Elementary School?
Ross Park Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ross Park Elementary School?
Ross Park Elementary School is overseen by Mona Shores Public School District in Muskegon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.