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Caledonia Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Caledonia Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving grades K-4 in the Caledonia Community Schools district in Caledonia, Michigan. The school consistently outperforms state and district averages on standardized tests, with exceptional academic outcomes across student subgroups.

Caledonia Elementary School has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Michigan, with recent rankings ranging from 8th to 112th out of over 1,400 schools. The school's strong performance is evident in its high proficiency rates, with 77.6% of 3rd graders and 70.1% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 86.2% of 3rd graders and 72.7% of 4th graders proficient in Math, far exceeding state averages. The school also ranks very highly for the performance of its female, male, and white student subgroups compared to other Michigan elementary schools.

While Caledonia Elementary School serves a student population with a relatively low percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school and the broader Caledonia Community Schools district are known for providing a high-quality education across their schools. The district is ranked 10th out of 613 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting the district as a whole has effective educational practices and resources in place to support student success. However, the school has seen a recent increase in chronic absenteeism, which is an area the school and district may need to address.

378

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,781

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9770 Duncan Lake Ave SE
Caledonia, MI 49316-9411

(616) 891-8181

District: Caledonia Community Schools

Students who attend Caledonia Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Duncan Lake Middle School
	Kraft Meadows Intermediate School
High:	Caledonia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Michigan elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg76%

Michigan avg41%

43^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Caledonia Community Schools

10^th of 613Caledonia Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	43 of 1488	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	59 of 1486	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	15 of 1470	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	14 of 1344	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	8 of 1153	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	112 of 1408	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	48 of 1448	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	87.9	94 of 1466	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	92.6	71 of 1548	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	91.8	74 of 1580	95.3%	★★★★★
2014	88.2	108 of 1533	93.0%	★★★★★
2013	70.0	438 of 1563	72.0%	★★★★☆
2012	85.8	155 of 1566	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	81.5	135 of 1552	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	78.7	184 of 1552	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	79.8	204 of 1589	87.2%	★★★★☆
2008	78.8	243 of 1577	84.6%	★★★★☆
2007	81.6	165 of 1565	89.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.7	159 of 1545	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	25 of 1338	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	34 of 1342	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	16 of 1321	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	15 of 1106	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	6 of 902	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	109 of 1171	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	58 of 1443	96.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	119 of 1346	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	3 of 1350	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	9 of 749	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	58 of 1134	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	31 of 1397	97.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	80 of 1366	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	78 of 1347	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	28 of 1334	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	8 of 915	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	96 of 1196	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	47 of 1446	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	64 of 1206	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	62 of 1204	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	8 of 1198	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	7 of 1102	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	6 of 1005	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	100 of 1128	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	49 of 1253	96.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math78%+37 vs state

English Language Arts73%+33 vs state

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Schools Near Caledonia Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Caledonia Elementary School	Public	K-4	9770 Duncan Lake Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 891-8181	378	21	18.1	20.4%	312 (82.5%)	8 (2.1%)	26 (6.9%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	95.9	43^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	97.1%		94.2	59^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.0%	16	77.6	70.1		86.2	72.7				$15,781	$2,001	$13,780
Emmons Lake Elementary School	Public	K-4	8950 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 528-8100	377	23	16.0	19.4%	299 (79.3%)	8 (2.1%)	17 (4.5%)	21 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	96.2	37^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.6	39^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.4%	2	69.0	78.2		79.3	75.6				$14,905	$1,383	$13,522
Paris Ridge Elementary	Public	K-4	4690 Paris Ridge Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Allegan County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 891-7033	303	21	14.5	16.2%	251 (82.8%)	6 (2.0%)	16 (5.3%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	94.1	65^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.6%		92.4	76^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.9%	11	77.8	65.1		85.2	68.3				$15,726	$1,374	$14,352
Dutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3820 68th St SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 698-8982	317	20	16.0	28.4%	222 (70.0%)	13 (4.1%)	42 (13.2%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	95.2	51^st of 1488 public elementary schools	96.6%		93.5	66^th of 1486 public elementary schools	95.6%	15	76.0	71.9		72.5	73.7				$16,864	$1,830	$15,034
Kettle Lake Elementary School	Public	K-4	8451 Garbow Dr SE	Alto	49302	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 868-6113	349	18	19.1	12.0%	308 (88.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	98.1	13^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.1%		93.3	67^th of 1486 public elementary schools	95.5%	54	78.1	83.5		79.7	84.8				$13,917	$1,428	$12,489
Endeavor Elementary	Public	K-5	5757 East Paris Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 554-5241	553	32	17.1	68.7%	125 (22.6%)	198 (35.8%)	76 (13.7%)	109 (19.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.8%)	47.8	755^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.3%		33.1	968^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.9%	213	39.1	44.9	50.7	26.6	38.0	21.9	38.4	41.1	$13,940	$1,980	$11,960
Lee Elementary School	Public, Magnet	2-3	840 W Main St	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 795-9747	398	26	15.5	34.7%	357 (89.7%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.5%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)	57.1			55.4					$15,518	$2,489	$13,029
Page Elementary School	Public, Magnet	4-5	3675 Bender Rd	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 795-7944	484	28	17.3	44.0%	424 (87.6%)	8 (1.7%)	23 (4.8%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	59.2	574^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.4%		54.5	642^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	56.8%	68		47.1	56.4		45.0	35.0	42.7	30.3	$13,407	$1,123	$12,284
Explorer Elementary	Public	K-5	2307 68th St SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 554-0302	556	34	16.5	55.8%	188 (33.8%)	151 (27.2%)	78 (14.0%)	68 (12.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (12.2%)	82.1	242^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	83.7%		82	229^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.6%	13	46.4	55.3	78.8	56.7	51.5	60.0	62.5	63.8	$14,968	$2,280	$12,688
McFall Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-1	509 W Main St	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 795-3637	506	31	16.2	37.9%	446 (88.1%)	8 (1.6%)	29 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)								(n/a)									$15,235	$1,949	$13,287

Frequently Asked Questions about Caledonia Elementary School

How many students attend Caledonia Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Caledonia Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Caledonia Elementary School?

Students at Caledonia Elementary School are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Caledonia Elementary School in?

Caledonia Community Schools

What schools do graduates of Caledonia Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Caledonia Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Duncan Lake Middle School
Middle : Kraft Meadows Intermediate School
High : Caledonia High School

Is Caledonia Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Caledonia Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 43^rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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