Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261461005157
Thornapple Elementary School
6932 BRIDGEWATER DR SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49546 · (616) 493-8920 · Kent County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
53 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 36% smaller than its 4th grade class (81).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
73.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Thornapple Elementary School
Thornapple Elementary School's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornapple Elementary School this school | 361 | 14.7% | 69.8% |
| Eberwhite School ANN ARBOR | 353 | 15.9% | 68.2% |
| Hemmeter Elementary School SAGINAW | 331 | 12.4% | 79.5% |
| Emmons Lake Elementary School CALEDONIA | 377 | 19.4% | 75.5% |
| Lone Pine Elementary School W BLOOMFIELD | 432 | 11.8% | 67.4% |
| Brown Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 438 | 18.5% | 89.9% |
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 Thornapple Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #72 of 1,085 | #20 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #58 of 1,072 | #17 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #141 of 1,139 | #27 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #835 of 1,630 | #63 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #826 of 1,424 | #54 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #642 of 1,424 | #67 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #1,461 of 1,563 | #103 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #433 of 440 | #22 of 22 |
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
361
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 361 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 15% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 22.9 | 16.9:1 | 17% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 22.4 | 17.6:1 | 15% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 13% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 19.5 | 18.4:1 | 9% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 2% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thornapple Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (360 to 361); teachers up 13% (19.5 to 22).
About Thornapple Elementary School
Thornapple Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Forest Hills Public Schools, located in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. Enrolled students number 361 students, in pre-K through 4.
Federal data list 18 schools in Forest Hills Public Schools, with 8,797 students enrolled.
White students make up a majority at Thornapple Elementary School, at 77%. Smaller groups are 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Thornapple Elementary School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Thornapple Elementary School is 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 15%. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Kent County is 32 points.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Thornapple Elementary School would score about 59.8%. It scores 69.8%, 10.1 points above that figure.
Kent County has about 663,150 residents, and the median household income is $82,631, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Kent County has 239 public schools and roughly 97,253 students.
The nearest public school is Ada Elementary School, at about 1.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Thornapple Elementary School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 10 more students in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Forest Hills Public Schools
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Eastern High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Knapp Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Northern Trails 56 SchoolMiddle · 520 students
Other schools in GRAND RAPIDS
- East Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 2,068 students
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- PrepNet Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,080 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- City High Middle SchoolHigh · 955 students
Nearby schools
- Ada Elementary School1.1 mi · 293
- Ada Vista Elementary School1.2 mi · 446
- Central High School1.3 mi · 999
- Central Middle School1.5 mi · 488
- Central Woodlands 56 School1.8 mi · 462
- Pine Ridge Elementary School2.3 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Thornapple Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thornapple Elementary School?
Thornapple Elementary School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Thornapple Elementary School serve?
Thornapple Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thornapple Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thornapple Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Thornapple Elementary School?
Student demographics at Thornapple Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Thornapple Elementary School in?
Thornapple Elementary School is part of Forest Hills Public Schools.
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