Caledonia Elementary School

Caledonia Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in CALEDONIA, Michigan, run under Caledonia Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 378 students spanning grades K through 4.

Within Caledonia Community Schools, which oversees 9 schools and 4,564 students, Caledonia Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Caledonia Elementary School shows that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder looks like 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kent County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Caledonia Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 76.5%, a residual of +19.2 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kent County indicate the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Kent County's 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), Caledonia Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Duncan Lake Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Caledonia Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 73.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Caledonia Elementary School has edged down 15%, going from 444 students in 2018 to 378 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 89% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.