Stocking Elementary

Stocking Elementary is a small elementary school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. Its enrollment is 161 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students, which makes this school 56% below average.

Stocking Elementary is one of the 50 schools that make up Grand Rapids Public Schools (13,903 students in total).

Of every 100 students at Stocking Elementary, about 38 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 31% Black, 19% White, and 11% multiracial. Census figures show Kent County is about 12% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.

The school had 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2023-24. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. In all, 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Kent County average 47%.

Looking at the county, Kent County, the median household earns about $82,631 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Stocking Elementary, Kent County has 239 public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, NexTech High School, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.

In 2017-18 the school reported 281 students, and in 2023-24 it reported 161. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The Hispanic share was 44% in 2017-18 and 38% in 2023-24. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 19.4:1.

Stocking Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.