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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at West this year?
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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261842008023
West
500 W 24TH ST, HOLLAND, MI 49423 · (616) 494-5080 · Ottawa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
273 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
46.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 West
West's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West this school | 413 | 66.1% | 41.3% |
| Alexander Elementary School ADRIAN | 468 | 60.3% | 30.1% |
| El Sol Elementary KALAMAZOO | 368 | 57.1% | 32.2% |
| Roberts Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 534 | 63.9% | 37.3% |
| Wall School STURGIS | 292 | 71.2% | N/A |
| South Walnut Elementary School BANGOR | 341 | 76.8% | 18.9% |
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 West ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #681 of 1,085 | #41 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #658 of 1,072 | #38 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #592 of 1,139 | #39 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #588 of 1,630 | #14 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #5 of 1,424 | #1 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #150 of 1,424 | #3 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #578 of 1,563 | #8 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #940 of 979 | #35 of 38 |
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
413
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 413 | 43.6 | 9.5:1 | 66% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 41.7 | 9.5:1 | 70% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 29.1 | 13.1:1 | 66% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 64% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 28.1 | 14.9:1 | 60% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 62% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 39 | 17.2:1 | 58% (389) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (418 to 413); teachers up 55% (28.1 to 43.6).
About West
West is a medium-sized elementary school in HOLLAND, Michigan. The school's 413 students are in pre-K through 5.
Holland City School District has 7 schools and 2,841 students, and West is one of those schools.
The most common group at West is White students, at 41%. Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 43 points below the 84% share among Ottawa County residents. West's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at West was 9.5:1. This ratio sits 6.4 below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 66%. Across public schools in Ottawa County, the average is 34%.
West is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 49% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, West is 4.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.3% actual, 37.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Federal survey data for Ottawa County show that the median household income is $90,502, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 103 public schools in Ottawa County, enrolling about 42,894 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Holland High School, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, West places 4th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
West had 411 students in 2020-21 and 413 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 9.5:1 over the same years.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at West, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holland City School District
- Holland High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Holland Language Academy at Van RaalteElementary · 307 students
- JeffersonElementary · 254 students
- Holland HeightsElementary · 247 students
- Holland Virtual Tech High SchoolHigh · 48 students
Other schools in HOLLAND
- West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 2,187 students
- Holland High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Black River Public School MiddleHighHigh · 569 students
Other West schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named West. West is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- West SchoolNew Canaan, CT · 481 students
- West SchoolTOOELE, UT · 297 students
- West SchoolGlencoe, IL · 252 students
- West SchoolLaurel, MT · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Holland High School0.5 mi · 967
- Holland Virtual Tech High School0.5 mi · 48
- Jefferson0.7 mi · 254
- Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte0.7 mi · 307
- Vanderbilt Charter Academy0.8 mi · 401
- Black River Public School MiddleHigh1.6 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About WestHow large is West?
West enrolls approximately 413 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does West serve?
West serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at West.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West?
At West, the student body is approximately 41% White, 39% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is West public or private?
West is a public K-12 school, overseen by Holland City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.