Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262034005719
Townline Elementary
100 60TH ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548 · (616) 538-4120 · Kent County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
266 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 71 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 58% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
28.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Townline Elementary
Townline Elementary's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townline Elementary this school | 320 | 83.1% | 31.8% |
| Southwood Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 302 | 81.1% | 41.0% |
| Southeast Kelloggsville School GRAND RAPIDS | 287 | 82.6% | N/A |
| Donelson Hills Elementary School WATERFORD | 392 | 79.8% | 31.3% |
| Lyons School LANSING | 242 | 89.7% | N/A |
| Cavanaugh School LANSING | 245 | 80.8% | 44.9% |
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 Townline Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #909 of 1,085 | #71 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #628 of 1,072 | #57 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,014 of 1,139 | #75 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #1,005 of 1,630 | #74 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #474 of 1,424 | #33 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.9% | #3 of 1,424 | #2 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #305 of 1,563 | #27 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #753 of 979 | #65 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
320
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 320 | 21.4 | 14.9:1 | 83% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 20.4 | 14.5:1 | 82% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 18.4 | 16.7:1 | 85% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 18 | 18.3:1 | 88% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 22.6 | 15.0:1 | 88% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 15 | 22.5:1 | 88% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 16 | 20.0:1 | 83% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 66% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Townline Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (340 to 320); teachers down 5% (22.6 to 21.4).
About Townline Elementary
Townline Elementary is an elementary school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, according to federal school records. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 320 students enrolled.
Kentwood Public Schools, which runs Townline Elementary, has 16 schools and 9,536 students.
At Townline Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 31%. Enrollment also includes 24% Black, 24% White, 11% multiracial, and 9% Asian. Among people living in Kent County, the Hispanic share is about 12%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 77, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 47% average among public schools in Kent County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 29.5%.
In Kent County, home to about 663,150 people, median household income comes to about $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 239 public schools in the county, enrolling about 97,253, Townline Elementary among them.
Measured in a straight line, Crossroads Alternative High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Townline Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 3%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.3:1 to 14.9:1 over the same years.
Townline 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.
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 Kentwood Public Schools
- East Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 2,068 students
- Pinewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- East Kentwood Freshman CampusHigh · 742 students
- Crestwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 700 students
- Discovery ElementaryElementary · 674 students
- Explorer ElementaryElementary · 556 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
- Crossroads Alternative High School0.1 mi · 216
- Southeast Kelloggsville School0.9 mi · 287
- Kelloggsville Virtual School1.0 mi · 61
- Southwood Elementary1.0 mi · 302
- 54th Street Academy1.0 mi · 94
- Glenwood Elementary1.1 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Townline ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Townline Elementary?
Townline Elementary enrolls approximately 320 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Townline Elementary serve?
Townline Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Townline Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Townline Elementary is approximately 14.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Townline Elementary?
At Townline Elementary, the student body is approximately 24% White, 31% Hispanic, 24% Black, 9% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Townline Elementary public or private?
Townline Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kentwood Public Schools.
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