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If you had an hour of school board time for Willow Ridge Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND LEDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261641000500
Willow Ridge Elementary School
12840 NIXON RD, GRAND LEDGE, MI 48837 · (517) 925-5775 · Eaton County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
119 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 125 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 26% larger than its 4th grade class (99).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Willow Ridge Elementary School→Leon W Hayes Intermediate School→Kenneth T Beagle Middle School→Grand Ledge High School
Based on grade levels within Grand Ledge Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
69.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% 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 14 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 Willow Ridge Elementary School
Willow Ridge Elementary School's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Ridge Elementary School this school | 542 | 22.0% | 70.3% |
| Marshall Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 463 | 23.3% | 86.3% |
| Coolidge Elementary School LIVONIA | 535 | 18.9% | 63.8% |
| Webber School LAKE ORION | 485 | 16.9% | 61.9% |
| Bauerwood School JENISON | 480 | 22.1% | 65.1% |
| Countryside Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 426 | 21.6% | 84.0% |
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 Willow Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Eaton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #66 of 1,085 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #102 of 1,072 | #1 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #79 of 1,139 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #183 of 1,630 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,289 of 1,424 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #538 of 1,424 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #1,356 of 1,563 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #384 of 440 | N/A |
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
542
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 542 | 28.3 | 19.1:1 | 22% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 29.5 | 18.1:1 | 34% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 29.7 | 16.6:1 | 28% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 29 | 18.9:1 | 26% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 27% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 32% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 27 | 19.3:1 | 23% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 6% (31) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (532 to 542); teachers up 9% (26 to 28.3).
About Willow Ridge Elementary School
Willow Ridge Elementary School, located in GRAND LEDGE, Michigan, is a medium-sized elementary school. Its 542 students are spread across kindergarten through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Grand Ledge Public Schools enrolls 5,406 students in 8 schools, including Willow Ridge Elementary School.
White students are the majority at Willow Ridge Elementary School, with 72% of enrollment. It is also 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. Eaton County's residents are about 81% White, 9 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.1 students per teacher. That is 3.3 students per teacher above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 22% of students. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Eaton County is 20 points.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Willow Ridge Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Michigan. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.3%, against a prediction of 56.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Eaton County show that the median household income is $79,597, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Willow Ridge Elementary School is one of 47 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Leon W Hayes Intermediate School, is about 0.2 miles from Willow Ridge Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Willow Ridge Elementary School places 1st out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 548 in 2020-21 and 542 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Willow Ridge Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Eaton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,130
Census ACS
Median income
$79,597
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
17,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grand Ledge Public Schools
- Grand Ledge High SchoolHigh · 1,704 students
- Kenneth T Beagle Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
- Leon W Hayes Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- Delta Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- TC Holbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Wacousta Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other schools in GRAND LEDGE
- Grand Ledge High SchoolHigh · 1,704 students
- Kenneth T Beagle Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
- Leon W Hayes Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- TC Holbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Relevant Academy of Eaton CountyHigh · 62 students
- Strange SchoolElementary · 22 students
Other Willow Ridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Willow Ridge Elementary. Willow Ridge Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- WILLOW RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAMHERST, NY · 427 students
Nearby schools
- Leon W Hayes Intermediate School0.2 mi · 810
- Delta Center Elementary School2.5 mi · 528
- Relevant Academy of Eaton County2.5 mi · 62
- Grand Ledge High School2.7 mi · 1,704
- TC Holbrook Elementary School2.8 mi · 506
- Kenneth T Beagle Middle School3.0 mi · 835
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Ridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Willow Ridge Elementary School?
Willow Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades KG-04.
Is Willow Ridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willow Ridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Willow Ridge Elementary School have?
Willow Ridge Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willow Ridge Elementary School?
At Willow Ridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Willow Ridge Elementary School public or private?
Willow Ridge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grand Ledge Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.