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Willow Ridge Elementary School

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Willow Ridge Elementary School ranks 169 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Willow Ridge Elementary School in Grand Ledge, MI, is a high-achieving K-4 school serving 542 students as part of the highly-rated Grand Ledge Public Schools district.

Willow Ridge consistently ranks among the top schools in the region, landing in the 89th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year. This puts it well ahead of other schools in the same district, such as Wacousta Elementary School (67th percentile) and TC Holbrook Elementary School (48th percentile), and far above schools in neighboring districts like Winans Elementary School (12th percentile) in Waverly Community Schools. Test scores tell a similar story: 67.8% of 4th graders were proficient in math, compared to 47.1% for the district and just 39.4% statewide. In 3rd grade ELA, 65.1% of students were proficient versus 38.2% statewide. The school has shown remarkable consistency, improving from the 80th percentile in 2021-2022 to a peak of 95th percentile in 2024-2025. It also achieves these results efficiently, spending $13,112 per student—less than lower-performing neighbors like Cumberland School in Lansing Public School District, which spends $22,109 per student. Chronic absenteeism is notably low at 15.2%, less than half the state average of 27.9%.

Willow Ridge shows exceptional results with its Hispanic students, who ranked in the 92nd percentile statewide. However, the school faces a clear challenge supporting its Special Education students, who ranked in the 26th percentile in 2025-2026—a drop from 37th percentile the prior year. While the school excels overall, this area represents an opportunity for targeted improvement to ensure success for every learner.

542

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,112

Per pupil spending ?

22%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12840 Nixon Rd
Grand Ledge, MI 48837-9412

(517) 925-5775

District: Grand Ledge Public Schools

Students who attend Willow Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kenneth T Beagle Middle School
High:	Grand Ledge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (63% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 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 school63%

District avg49%

Michigan avg40%

169^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Grand Ledge Public Schools

137^th of 625Grand Ledge 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	87.5	169 of 1492	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	93.4	71 of 1488	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	137 of 1486	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	194 of 1470	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	263 of 1344	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	322 of 1153	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	173 of 1408	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	217 of 1448	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	73.9	297 of 1466	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	66.0	485 of 1548	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.2	641 of 1580	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.7	509 of 1533	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.5	674 of 1563	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.2	832 of 1566	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.4	525 of 1552	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.1	481 of 1552	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.3	499 of 1589	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.8	469 of 1577	70.3%	★★★★☆
2007	70.3	443 of 1565	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	61.8	675 of 1545	56.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	44.3	239 of 475	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	151 of 1343	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	92.2	64 of 1338	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	113 of 1342	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	138 of 1321	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	189 of 1106	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	47.1	447 of 902	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	195 of 1171	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	311 of 1443	78.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	18 of 225	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	79.4	26 of 209	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	19 of 188	89.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	153 of 1352	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	135 of 1346	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	57 of 1381	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	60 of 1350	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	82 of 1099	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	67 of 1134	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	166 of 1397	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	158 of 1372	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	91.8	74 of 1366	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	160 of 1347	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	243 of 1334	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	312 of 1139	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	203 of 915	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	120 of 1196	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	159 of 1446	89.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	47.8	33 of 81	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	182 of 246	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	177 of 252	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	141 of 225	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	90.6	14 of 403	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	178 of 1199	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	92.3	59 of 1206	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	119 of 1204	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	154 of 1198	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	233 of 1102	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	331 of 1005	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.4	158 of 1128	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	166 of 1253	86.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)59th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2018)50th percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+25 vs state

Math63%+21 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Communication between parents and teacher very poor. If your child needs extra help, good luck getting it. Principal Dr. Johnson is not approachable at all. We have tried requesting meetings, be proactive, and have open communication with the teachers and principal. Not a good response at all! Now in 5th grade... I give up! Cant wait for 6th grade to be over... and out of Willow Ridge. Close Quote

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Willow Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-4	12840 Nixon Rd	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 925-5775	542	28	19.1	22.0%	392 (72.3%)	14 (2.6%)	65 (12.0%)	34 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	87.5	169^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.7%		93.4	71^st of 1488 public elementary schools	95.2%	98			65.1	63.6				56.9	67.8								$13,112	$700	$12,411
Delta Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	305 S Canal Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5540	528	30	17.6	33.3%	310 (58.7%)	33 (6.3%)	79 (15.0%)	63 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	59.7	561^st of 1492 public elementary schools	62.4%		69.9	412^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.3%	149			41.8	43.1				52.7	42.7								$12,880	$1,388	$11,492
TC Holbrook Elementary School	Public	K-4	615 Jones St	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5480	506	30	16.6	31.6%	396 (78.3%)	5 (1.0%)	50 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.7%)	45.2	774^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.1%		49.4	730^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.9%	44			43.6	31.0				44.7	29.9								$13,549	$2,091	$11,458
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	1-4	1533 Elmwood Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 321-3383	379	26	14.8	64.9%	151 (39.8%)	99 (26.1%)	57 (15.0%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.2%)	29.5	1009^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.4%		34.9	937^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.0%	72			21.5	35.9				21.5	34.8								$14,918	$709	$14,210
Winans Elementary School	Public	K-4	5401 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 321-2371	392	27	14.3	62.5%	117 (29.8%)	123 (31.4%)	82 (20.9%)	16 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.0%)	12.6	1319^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.6%		12.9	1300^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.6%	19			21.4	16.5				25.0	5.1								$16,675	$1,514	$15,161
Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	4344 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 323-3777	184	22	8.2	73.9%	35 (19.0%)	51 (27.7%)	46 (25.0%)	13 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (21.2%)								(n/a)																	$20,399	$1,805	$18,594
Wacousta Elementary School	Public	K-4	9325 W Herbison Rd	Eagle	48822	Clinton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5940	457	27	16.7	23.4%	370 (81.0%)	7 (1.5%)	43 (9.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	65	492^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	67.0%		42.1	832^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	44.1%	340			55.7	43.6				49.5	41.0								$15,235	$1,125	$14,110
Windemere Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3100 W Saginaw St	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Windemere Park Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 327-0700	580	37	15.6	86.4%	73 (12.6%)	201 (34.7%)	164 (28.3%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	125 (21.6%)	48.1	728^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.2%		50.9	704^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.7%	24	58.5	29.3	26.5	44.3	51.6	46.2	53.3	34.9	35.7	37.5	40.4	35.6	29.7	22.0	21.9	34.1	$14,611	$1,427	$13,184
Strange School	Public	K-6	8981 Oneida Rd	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Oneida Township S/D #3	No	No	No	No	(517) 627-7005	22	0	9.6	18.2%	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$8,450	$264	$8,186
Cumberland School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Cumberland Rd	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1280	308	21	14.4	89.3%	66 (21.4%)	110 (35.7%)	55 (17.9%)	39 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	33.2	951^st of 1492 public elementary schools	36.3%		23.2	1106^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.7%	155			37.8	23.4	38.3			48.9	21.3	23.4			27.7		14.9		$22,109	$3,521	$18,588

Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Ridge Elementary School

How many students attend Willow Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Willow Ridge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Willow Ridge Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Kenneth T Beagle Middle School
High : Grand Ledge High School

What is the racial makeup of Willow Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Willow Ridge Elementary School are 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Willow Ridge Elementary School in?

Grand Ledge Public Schools

Is Willow Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Willow Ridge Elementary School ranks 169^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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