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Which teacher or staff member at West MI Academy of Arts and Academics deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
371
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST MI ACADEMY OF ARTS AND ACADEMICS·NCES 260011300704
West MI Academy of Arts and Academics
17350 HAZEL ST, SPRING LAKE, MI 49456 · (616) 844-9961 · Ottawa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.7:1
29 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
214 students
STATE 55%
Community
1
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 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 55% larger than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
38.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
26.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 MI Academy of Arts and Academics
West MI Academy of Arts and Academics's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West MI Academy of Arts and Academics this school | 371 | 57.7% | 35.1% |
| Elms Elementary School FLUSHING | 356 | 55.6% | 43.3% |
| Monroe Elementary School WYANDOTTE | 349 | 58.7% | 36.5% |
| Gobles Elementary School GOBLES | 355 | 57.7% | 44.8% |
| Schoolcraft Elementary School WATERFORD | 398 | 54.5% | 47.3% |
| Memorial Elementary School RIVERVIEW | 435 | 55.4% | 35.8% |
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 West MI Academy of Arts and Academics ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #833 of 1,085 | #44 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #972 of 1,072 | #45 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #795 of 1,139 | #44 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #782 of 1,630 | #23 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #123 of 1,424 | #16 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #521 of 1,424 | #16 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #745 of 1,563 | #12 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #312 of 979 | #18 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
371
-46 (-11%) vs 2020
+30% since 2000-01, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 371 | 29.1 | 12.7:1 | 58% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 37 | 11.4:1 | 63% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 37.5 | 12.1:1 | 64% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 53% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 38% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 31 | 15.5:1 | 22% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 27% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West MI Academy of Arts and Academics.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (451 to 371); teachers down 14% (34 to 29.1).
About West MI Academy of Arts and Academics
West MI Academy of Arts and Academics operates as a mid-sized elementary school in SPRING LAKE, Michigan. The school runs kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 371 students.
West MI Academy of Arts and Academics is its own local education agency in federal data.
More than half of the students at West MI Academy of Arts and Academics are White (71%). Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. That is lower than the 84% White share among all Ottawa County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
The school's 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At West MI Academy of Arts and Academics, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Ottawa County average 34%.
West MI Academy of Arts and Academics holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Test results at West MI Academy of Arts and Academics are 5.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.1% actual, 40.7% predicted).
Looking at the county, Ottawa County, the median household earns about $90,502 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Ottawa County has 103 public schools with about 42,894 students, including West MI Academy of Arts and Academics.
Walden Green Montessori is the nearest public school to West MI Academy of Arts and Academics, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, West MI Academy of Arts and Academics is 7th of 7 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The school's student count decreased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at West MI Academy of Arts and Academics. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 SPRING LAKE
- Spring Lake High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Holmes Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Jeffers Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Spring Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
- Spring Lake Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Lake Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Walden Green Montessori0.4 mi · 251
- Lake Hills Elementary School1.5 mi · 273
- Spring Lake Intermediate School1.5 mi · 330
- Holmes Elementary School1.5 mi · 409
- Spring Lake Middle School1.5 mi · 345
- Career Development School1.8 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About West MI Academy of Arts and AcademicsWhat is the total enrollment at West MI Academy of Arts and Academics?
West MI Academy of Arts and Academics enrolls approximately 371 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does West MI Academy of Arts and Academics serve?
West MI Academy of Arts and Academics serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does West MI Academy of Arts and Academics have?
West MI Academy of Arts and Academics employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at West MI Academy of Arts and Academics?
Student demographics at West MI Academy of Arts and Academics are roughly 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is West MI Academy of Arts and Academics in?
West MI Academy of Arts and Academics is part of West MI Academy of Arts and Academics.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.