Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261716005397
Walnut Hills Elementary School
712 N WALNUT ST, GREENVILLE, MI 48838 · (616) 754-3688 · Montcalm County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
207 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
58.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
56.0%
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 56 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Walnut Hills Elementary School
Walnut Hills Elementary School's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Hills Elementary School this school | 351 | 59.0% | 49.4% |
| Manton Consolidated Elem School MANTON | 345 | 57.1% | 56.2% |
| Reese Elementary School REESE | 328 | 58.2% | 49.7% |
| Marlette Elementary MARLETTE | 328 | 59.1% | 43.3% |
| North Elementary School NEWPORT | 366 | 56.3% | 25.1% |
| Moccasin Elementary School BUCHANAN | 354 | 57.1% | 49.3% |
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 Walnut Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Montcalm County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #433 of 1,085 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #302 of 1,072 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #293 of 1,139 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #884 of 1,630 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #399 of 1,424 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #1,000 of 1,424 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #723 of 1,563 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #273 of 979 | #3 of 8 |
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
351
-33 (-9%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 351 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 59% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 72% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 67% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 17 | 22.6:1 | 67% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 20.9 | 20.6:1 | 64% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 61% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 18 | 15.6:1 | 71% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 18 | 18.3:1 | 40% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 369 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (431 to 351); teachers up 15% (20.9 to 24).
About Walnut Hills Elementary School
Walnut Hills Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in GREENVILLE, Michigan. The school's enrollment of 351 students covers pre-K through 5.
The 7 schools of Greenville Public Schools, including Walnut Hills Elementary School, enroll 3,346 students.
White students are the large majority at Walnut Hills Elementary School, with 87% of enrollment. Next come 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share in Montcalm County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. By the diversity index, Walnut Hills Elementary School comes in at 23%.
Walnut Hills Elementary School operates with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. About 59% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 57% average for public schools in Montcalm County.
allk12 grades Walnut Hills Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Walnut Hills Elementary School's results are 9.2 points above predicted: 49.4% against 40.2%.
Among Montcalm County residents, median household income is about $67,344, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 33 public schools in Montcalm County, with a combined enrollment of about 11,168.
Seiter Education Center is located about 0.4 miles from Walnut Hills Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Walnut Hills Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Walnut Hills Elementary School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Walnut Hills Elementary School saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 22.6:1 to 14.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Montcalm County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,816
Census ACS
Median income
$67,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
11,168 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenville Public Schools
- Greenville Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,044 students
- Greenville Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Baldwin Heights SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Lincoln Heights Elem SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Cedar Crest Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Satterlee SchoolHigh · 26 students
Other schools in GREENVILLE
- Greenville Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,044 students
- Greenville Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Baldwin Heights SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Lincoln Heights Elem SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Cedar Crest Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Flat River AcademyCombined · 160 students
Other Walnut Hills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Walnut Hills Elementary. Walnut Hills Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolUrbandale, IA · 708 students
Nearby schools
- Seiter Education Center0.4 mi · 74
- ISDLocal Center Programs0.4 mi · 50
- Cedar Crest Elementary School0.9 mi · 281
- Baldwin Heights School1.5 mi · 449
- Greenville Senior High School1.6 mi · 1,044
- Greenville Middle School1.7 mi · 797
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Walnut Hills Elementary School?
Walnut Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Walnut Hills Elementary School serve?
Walnut Hills Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Walnut Hills Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Walnut Hills Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walnut Hills Elementary School?
At Walnut Hills Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Walnut Hills Elementary School?
Walnut Hills Elementary School is overseen by Greenville Public Schools in Montcalm County.
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