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What's one thing Sandy Hill School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JENISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261983005643
Sandy Hill School
1990 BALDWIN ST, JENISON, MI 49428 · (616) 457-1404 · Ottawa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+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
11.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
155 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 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 40% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Jenison Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
50.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Sandy Hill School
Sandy Hill School's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Hill School this school | 402 | 38.6% | 55.3% |
| Johnson Elementary School MILFORD | 419 | 39.1% | 42.0% |
| Bursley School JENISON | 404 | 35.4% | 57.7% |
| Paw Paw Later Elementary PAW PAW | 453 | 37.5% | 41.2% |
| East Oakview Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 371 | 39.1% | 36.3% |
| Lakeville Elementary School OXFORD | 393 | 41.0% | 39.4% |
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 Sandy Hill School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #306 of 1,085 | #31 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #436 of 1,072 | #33 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #281 of 1,139 | #28 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #642 of 1,630 | #17 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #69 of 1,424 | #8 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #581 of 1,424 | #20 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #1,085 of 1,563 | #24 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #217 of 979 | #13 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
402
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 402 | 33.8 | 11.9:1 | 39% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 32.2 | 13.1:1 | 44% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 32.8 | 12.9:1 | 44% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 35% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 30.5 | 16.6:1 | 41% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 42% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 24 | 19.4:1 | 36% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 24 | 18.9:1 | 10% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandy Hill School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (507 to 402); teachers up 11% (30.5 to 33.8).
About Sandy Hill School
Sandy Hill School is an elementary school located in JENISON, Michigan, in Ottawa County. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 402 students.
Sandy Hill School is one of 11 schools in Jenison Public Schools, which enrolls 5,158 students in total.
At Sandy Hill School, White students make up 74% of the student body. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. Census figures show Ottawa County is about 84% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 11.9 students per teacher and 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.9 below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 39%.
allk12 grades Sandy Hill School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Sandy Hill School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.3% and a predicted 49.2%.
Federal survey data for Ottawa County show that the median household income is $90,502, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 103 public schools in Ottawa County, enrolling about 42,894 students in all.
The closest other public school is Pinewood School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 55.3% is below the 62.2% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 46 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.9 students per teacher, compared with 14.0 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Jenison Public Schools
- Jenison High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Jenison Junior High SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Rosewood SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Bauerwood SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Bursley SchoolElementary · 404 students
- El Puente Spanish ImmersionElementary · 380 students
Other schools in JENISON
- Jenison High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Jenison Junior High SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Rosewood SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Bauerwood SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Bursley SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Pinewood SchoolElementary · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Pinewood School0.7 mi · 320
- Rosewood School0.7 mi · 481
- Jenison Junior High School0.9 mi · 754
- Jenison High School1.0 mi · 1,506
- Bauerwood School1.3 mi · 480
- Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Sandy Hill SchoolHow large is Sandy Hill School?
Sandy Hill School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades KG-06.
Is Sandy Hill School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sandy Hill School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Sandy Hill School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Sandy Hill School.
How diverse is Sandy Hill School?
Sandy Hill School reports a student body of 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Sandy Hill School in?
Sandy Hill School is part of Jenison Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.