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Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261644001643
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue
801 OAKLAND AVE SW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503 · (616) 819-2947 · Kent County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
21.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
450 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 42% larger than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
17.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue this school | 661 | 68.1% | 18.1% |
| Bennett Elementary School DETROIT | 498 | 75.3% | 15.4% |
| Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy DETROIT | 457 | 82.5% | N/A |
| Roberto Clemente Learning Academy DETROIT | 521 | 87.1% | 21.1% |
| Academy of the Americas at Logan DETROIT | 495 | 85.1% | N/A |
| Munger ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 954 | 86.6% | 21.7% |
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 Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,081 of 1,085 | #79 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #1,057 of 1,072 | #79 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #1,089 of 1,139 | #80 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #87 of 1,630 | #8 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,381 of 1,424 | #103 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #874 of 1,424 | #84 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #545 of 1,563 | #48 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #257 of 979 | #25 of 80 |
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
661
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 661 | 31.3 | 21.1:1 | 68% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 32.7 | 20.2:1 | 82% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 33 | 19.2:1 | 80% (506) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 87% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 41.3 | 19.8:1 | 85% (690) |
| 2015-16 | 807 | 42 | 19.2:1 | 82% (663) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 35 | 19.8:1 | 95% (655) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (816 to 661); teachers down 24% (41.3 to 31.3).
About Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue is a high-enrollment elementary school found in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. It teaches 661 students in pre-K through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue is among 50 schools run by Grand Rapids Public Schools, which serves 13,903 students.
By race and ethnicity, Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue is 84% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 7% White, 6% Black, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 73 points above the 12% share among Kent County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. The school has 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. Federal data show 68% of students (450) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Kent County is 47%.
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Test results at Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue are 18.1 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.1%, compared with a predicted 36.1%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Michigan.
Kent County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $82,631 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue shares Kent County with 238 other public schools.
Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue is the nearest public school to Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 661, starting from 668. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 18.1:1 in 2020-21 to 21.1:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Southwest Elementary Academia BilingueHow many students attend Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue?
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue enrolls approximately 661 students in grades PK-06.
Is Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue is approximately 21.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue?
Student demographics at Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue are roughly 7% White, 84% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue?
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue is overseen by Grand Rapids Public Schools in Kent County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.