South Elementary School

South Elementary School is an elementary school of average-sized scale in HUDSONVILLE, Michigan, run under Hudsonville Public School District, hosting 391 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 12 schools in Hudsonville Public School District (6,654 students total), South Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, South Elementary School reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, South Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 27% of students at South Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, South Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.3%, the actual is 63.3%, a residual of +9.0 points.

Across the wider county, Ottawa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,502 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Elementary School is one of 103 public schools in Ottawa County (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students).

Park Elemementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Elementary School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 65.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 395 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 87% to 78% over that span.

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