Enrollment
144
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZEELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263666008295
Zeeland Quest
175 W ROOSEVELT AVE, ZEELAND, MI 49464 · (616) 748-3065 · Ottawa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest 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
12.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
35 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 45% larger than its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
72.7%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Zeeland Quest
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeeland Quest this school | 144 | 24.3% | 66.7% |
| Old Mission Peninsula School TRAVERSE CITY | 146 | 21.9% | 66.3% |
| Lakewood Early Childhood Center WOODLAND | 134 | 30.6% | N/A |
| Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center HUDSONVILLE | 189 | 27.0% | N/A |
| Luther C Klager Elem School MANCHESTER | 163 | 30.1% | N/A |
| Parkside Elementary School ROCKFORD | 179 | 32.4% | 63.7% |
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 Zeeland Quest ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #104 of 1,085 | #12 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #58 of 1,139 | #8 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #1,528 of 1,630 | #54 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.3% | #1,316 of 1,563 | #35 of 54 |
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
144
-286 (-67%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 144 | 11.4 | 12.7:1 | 24% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 146 | 10.4 | 14.0:1 | 32% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 12.6 | 11.7:1 | 35% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 37% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 10.9 | 15.8:1 | 26% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 10 | 17.5:1 | 21% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zeeland Quest.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (172 to 144); teachers up 4% (10.9 to 11.4).
About Zeeland Quest
Zeeland Quest is an elementary school in ZEELAND, Michigan, and it is part of Zeeland Public Schools. School enrollment was 144 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in Michigan is roughly 369 students; this school is 61% smaller than that.
Zeeland Quest is one school in Zeeland Public Schools, a system of 12 schools with 5,777 students.
By race and ethnicity, Zeeland Quest is 78% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Zeeland Quest belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
The school reports 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.7 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 24% of students. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Ottawa County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Zeeland Quest an A. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Zeeland Quest posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.7%, compared with a predicted 55.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Ottawa County, median household income is about $90,502, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Ottawa County number 103 and enroll about 42,894.
Of nearby public schools, Roosevelt Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 66.7% is above the 55.1% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 430 in 2020-21 and 144 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The ratio was 16.5:1 in 2020-21 and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Zeeland Public Schools
- Zeeland West High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Zeeland East High SchoolHigh · 935 students
- Cityside Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- New Groningen SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Quincy Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
Other schools in ZEELAND
- Zeeland West High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Zeeland East High SchoolHigh · 935 students
- Cityside Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- New Groningen SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Quincy Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.0 mi · 261
- Creekside Middle School0.1 mi · 577
- Zeeland East High School0.6 mi · 935
- Zeeland West High School0.7 mi · 975
- Venture Academy0.7 mi · 82
- Cityside Middle School0.9 mi · 771
Frequently asked questions
About Zeeland QuestWhat is the total enrollment at Zeeland Quest?
Zeeland Quest enrolls approximately 144 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Zeeland Quest serve?
Zeeland Quest serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Zeeland Quest?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Zeeland Quest.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Zeeland Quest?
At Zeeland Quest, the student body is approximately 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Zeeland Quest public or private?
Zeeland Quest is a public K-12 school, overseen by Zeeland Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.