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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261248004963
Wealthy School
1961 LAKE DR SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506 · (616) 235-7550 · Kent County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
32 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within East Grand Rapids Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
74.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Wealthy School
Wealthy School's state test result (78.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wealthy School this school | 462 | 6.9% | 78.4% |
| Breton Downs School GRAND RAPIDS | 451 | 7.3% | 78.5% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 472 | 8.3% | 73.6% |
| Lakeside School GRAND RAPIDS | 453 | 7.5% | 78.5% |
| Hilton Road Elementary School BRIGHTON | 507 | 7.3% | 64.6% |
| Georgetown Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 450 | 11.3% | 66.8% |
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 Wealthy School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #21 of 1,085 | #9 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #47 of 1,072 | #15 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #9 of 1,139 | #5 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #398 of 1,630 | #27 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #1,227 of 1,424 | #87 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #820 of 1,424 | #79 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.9% | #1,544 of 1,563 | #113 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #124 of 440 | #8 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
462
+78 (+20%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 462 | 24.9 | 18.6:1 | 7% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 26.5 | 17.4:1 | 9% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 10% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 23.2 | 17.1:1 | 10% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 8% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 3% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wealthy School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (398 to 462); teachers up 7% (23.2 to 24.9).
About Wealthy School
At 1961 LAKE DR SE in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Wealthy School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 462 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 25% higher.
Wealthy School is among 5 schools run by East Grand Rapids Public Schools, which serves 2,984 students.
Wealthy School's enrollment is 83% White. It is also 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Kent County is roughly 73% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Wealthy School is 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. About 7% of students, or 32, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Kent County averages 47%, higher than here.
Test results at Wealthy School are 15.2 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 78.4%, compared with a predicted 63.2%, which ranks in the top 10% in Michigan.
Kent County has about 663,150 residents, and the median household income is $82,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Kent County has 239 public schools and roughly 97,253 students.
Nearest public school: East Grand Rapids High School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Wealthy School ranks 3rd of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 78.4% against a local average of 75.6%.
NCES assigns Wealthy School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 78 students since 2020-21, to 462. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.0 to 18.6 over 4 years.
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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 East Grand Rapids Public Schools
- East Grand Rapids High SchoolHigh · 908 students
- East Grand Rapids Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Lakeside SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Breton Downs SchoolElementary · 451 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
- East Grand Rapids High School0.3 mi · 908
- East Grand Rapids Middle School0.7 mi · 710
- Lakeside School0.8 mi · 453
- Campus Elementary0.9 mi · 210
- William C Abney Academy Elementary1.2 mi · 273
- Breton Downs School1.3 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Wealthy SchoolHow large is Wealthy School?
Wealthy School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wealthy School serve?
Wealthy School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wealthy School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wealthy School is approximately 18.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wealthy School?
Wealthy School reports a student body of 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Wealthy School in?
Wealthy School is part of East Grand Rapids Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.