Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUDSONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261884005566
South Elementary School
4900 40TH AVE, HUDSONVILLE, MI 49426 · (616) 669-9362 · Ottawa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
106 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Hudsonville Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
63.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 South Elementary School
South Elementary School's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary School this school | 391 | 27.1% | 63.3% |
| Heritage Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 398 | 26.1% | N/A |
| Vera Ralya Elementary School HASLETT | 391 | 24.6% | 51.3% |
| Grandville Cummings Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 366 | 25.4% | 64.0% |
| Grandville Century Park Learning Center WYOMING | 411 | 25.3% | 57.9% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School LIVONIA | 409 | 28.1% | 59.8% |
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 South Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #152 of 1,085 | #17 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #172 of 1,072 | #17 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #295 of 1,139 | #29 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #698 of 1,630 | #20 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #755 of 1,424 | #45 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #658 of 1,424 | #28 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #1,279 of 1,563 | #31 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #948 of 979 | #36 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
391
-39 (-9%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 391 | 24.2 | 16.1:1 | 27% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 24.4 | 16.1:1 | 35% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 22.7 | 17.4:1 | 25% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 30% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 23.2 | 17.0:1 | 32% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 23 | 19.7:1 | 33% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 19 | 19.6:1 | 44% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 15 | 22.8:1 | 13% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (395 to 391); teachers up 4% (23.2 to 24.2).
About South Elementary School
South Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in HUDSONVILLE, Michigan. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 391 students.
Across its 12 schools, Hudsonville Public School District enrolls 6,654 students. South Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at South Elementary School, at 78%. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.1:1. That matches the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 27%.
allk12 grades South Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, South Elementary School is 9.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
Ottawa County census figures show that the median household income is $90,502, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Ottawa County is home to 103 public schools and about 42,894 public school students.
The closest public school to South Elementary School is Park Elemementary School, about 0.8 miles away. South Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. South Elementary School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, South Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when South Elementary School had 430 students, to 2024-25, when it had 391. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.2:1 to 16.1:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for South Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 Hudsonville Public School District
- Hudsonville High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Riley Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
- 56 Building at GeorgetownMiddle · 626 students
- Baldwin Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Georgetown Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Alward Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
Other schools in HUDSONVILLE
- Hudsonville High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Riley Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
- 56 Building at GeorgetownMiddle · 626 students
- Baldwin Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Georgetown Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Alward Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
Other South Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 18 states are named South Elementary. South Elementary School is the 22nd largest of the 44.
- South Elementary SchoolWATERVLIET, MI · 335 students
- South Elementary SchoolITHACA, MI · 234 students
- South Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 651 students
- South Elementary SchoolDanville, IN · 626 students
- South ElementaryPlymouth, MA · 614 students
Nearby schools
- Park Elemementary School0.8 mi · 260
- Hudsonville High School0.9 mi · 1,995
- Alward Elementary School2.0 mi · 435
- Jamestown Lower Elementary School2.5 mi · 289
- Riley Street Middle School2.5 mi · 688
- Jamestown Upper Elementary School2.6 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About South Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Elementary School?
South Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does South Elementary School serve?
South Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does South Elementary School have?
South Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Elementary School?
At South Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is South Elementary School public or private?
South Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hudsonville Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.