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Pine Ridge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Pine Ridge Elementary School in Grand Rapids, MI, is a top-rated public school serving 472 students in Pre-K through 4th grade within the highly-regarded Forest Hills Public Schools district.

For parents, the most important takeaway is that Pine Ridge delivers exceptional academic results. The school currently ranks #23 out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide, placing it in the top 2% of Michigan schools with a 5-star rating. Its test scores are consistently well above both district and state averages—for example, 3rd-grade math proficiency sits at 82.4%, compared to the district's 72% and the state's 42.9%. Pine Ridge also stands out for student engagement: its chronic absenteeism rate is just 5.6%, which is nearly half the district average and five times lower than the state average. This suggests a school culture where kids are excited to show up and learn. Notably, Pine Ridge achieves these results efficiently, spending $14,232 per student—less than nearby Ada Elementary School ($19,522) and Meadow Brook Elementary School ($16,969).

When comparing Pine Ridge to its neighbors, the differences are striking. It outperforms other high-achieving schools in the area, including Ada Elementary (#25), Thornapple Elementary (#46), and Kettle Lake Elementary (#26) from Caledonia Community Schools. The school's recent performance surge is particularly notable among male students, whose rankings jumped from the 94th to the 98th percentile in just two years, suggesting responsive and effective teaching strategies. While Pine Ridge's student body has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch (8.26%) compared to some nearby schools, the school's consistent excellence over the past decade—never ranking below the 88th percentile statewide—demonstrates a stable, high-quality learning environment that parents can count on.

472

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,232

Per pupil spending ?

8.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

3250 Redford Dr SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546-7331

(616) 493-8910

District: Forest Hills Public Schools

Students who attend Pine Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
	Central Woodlands 56 School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.6%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (77% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg71%

Michigan avg40%

23^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Forest Hills Public Schools

11^th of 625Forest Hills Public 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
2026	97.1	23 of 1492	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	57 of 1488	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	51 of 1486	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	29 of 1470	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	50 of 1344	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	39 of 1153	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	72 of 1408	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	76 of 1448	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	87.1	103 of 1466	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	83.5	189 of 1548	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	90.1	94 of 1580	94.1%	★★★★★
2014	83.7	175 of 1533	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	90.7	70 of 1563	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	83.7	191 of 1566	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	81.7	128 of 1552	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	78.5	192 of 1552	87.6%	★★★★☆
2009	82.3	143 of 1589	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	48 of 1577	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	87.3	34 of 1565	97.8%	★★★★★
2006	85.6	63 of 1545	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	96.6	23 of 1343	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	29 of 1338	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	22 of 1342	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	20 of 1321	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	52 of 1106	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	32 of 902	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	28 of 1171	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	60 of 1443	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	65.1	407 of 1397	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	96.1	21 of 1372	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	94 of 1366	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	85 of 1347	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	24 of 1334	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	19 of 1139	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	36 of 915	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	95 of 1196	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	106 of 1446	92.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	94.2	9 of 403	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	21 of 1199	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.4	70 of 1206	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	53 of 1204	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	16 of 1198	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	53 of 1102	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	34 of 1005	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	64 of 1128	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	48 of 1253	96.2%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)98th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)71st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math79%+38 vs state

English Language Arts75%+35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pine Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3250 Redford Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8910	472	27	17.7	8.3%	404 (85.6%)	11 (2.3%)	18 (3.8%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	97.1	23^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	98.5%		94.6	57^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.2%	34			73.3	75.9				82.4	76.9								$14,232	$751	$13,481
Thornapple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6932 Bridgewater Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8920	361	22	16.4	14.7%	279 (77.3%)	5 (1.4%)	20 (5.5%)	29 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	95.3	46^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.9%		93.1	77^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.8%	31			64.1	76.9				75.6	76.9								$14,933	$1,127	$13,806
Ada Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	731 Ada Dr SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8940	293	25	11.9	10.9%	233 (79.5%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (4.8%)	27 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	97	25^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.8	28^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.1%	3			73.2	81.2				81.7	72.5								$19,522	$844	$18,678
Ada Vista Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	7192 Bradfield Ave SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 493-8970	446	25	17.6	7.0%	315 (70.6%)	7 (1.6%)	76 (17.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	93.6	74^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.0%		90.9	107^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.8%	33			63.9	72.7				71.1	71.7								$13,581	$590	$12,992
Meadow Brook Elementary School	Public	K-4	1450 Forest Hill Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8740	431	29	14.8	26.5%	246 (57.1%)	28 (6.5%)	35 (8.1%)	71 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	91.5	109^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.7%		91.2	104^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.0%	5			76.8	63.7				68.1	65.9								$16,969	$715	$16,255
Ridge Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4120 Camelot Ridge Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Ridge Park Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 222-0093	507	32	15.8	91.3%	48 (9.5%)	334 (65.9%)	77 (15.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	43.5	802^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	46.2%		47.2	760^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.9%	42	71.4	38.1	38.3	47.1	33.9	48.2	42.3	42.0	27.5	16.1	32.1	34.6	26.8	35.7	21.4	57.1	$14,839	$1,683	$13,156
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%)	97	26^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.1	13^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.1%	13			76.5	75.3				73.5	87.0								$14,193	$183	$14,011
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%)	62.7	521^st of 1492 public elementary schools	65.1%		47.8	755^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.3%	234			37.2	56.8	52.2			40.5	42.7	41.8			43.3		40.3		$15,573	$2,290	$13,283
Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4368 Heather Ln SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8900	356	19	18.4	18.8%	240 (67.4%)	14 (3.9%)	31 (8.7%)	41 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	77.7	293^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	80.4%		89.6	125^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.6%	168			50.0	67.2				55.6	50.7								$14,361	$654	$13,707
Ridgemoor Park Montessori	Public	PK, KG-6	2555 Inverness Rd SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-5321	131	8	16.5	40.5%	78 (59.5%)	25 (19.1%)	12 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.5%)	37.2	900^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.7%		39.6	871^st of 1488 public elementary schools	41.5%	29			33.3	39.1	39.1			1261.3	21.7	26.1			30.4		26.1		$20,245	$2,528	$17,716

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Ridge Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pine Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Pine Ridge Elementary School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Pine Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pine Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle School
Middle : Central Woodlands 56 School
High : Central High School

How many students attend Pine Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Pine Ridge Elementary School.

Is Pine Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Pine Ridge Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 23^rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Pine Ridge Elementary School in?

Forest Hills Public Schools

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