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Mulick Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Mulick Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving 279 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools district, which is ranked 462 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mulick Park Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 42.0%, well below-average test scores, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 88.17% to 92.64% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. In contrast, nearby high-performing schools in the East Grand Rapids Public Schools district, such as Breton Downs School, Lakeside School, and Wealthy School, consistently rank in the top 5% of Michigan elementary schools and have significantly higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, which has increased from $15,846 in 2020-2021 to $17,775 in 2023-2024, Mulick Park Elementary continues to struggle academically and face high rates of chronic absenteeism. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be enough to address the underlying issues at the school, and targeted interventions and support may be needed to address the specific needs of the school and its student population.

264

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,775

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1761 Rosewood Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506-4498

(616) 819-2810

District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Students who attend Mulick Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Alger Middle School
	Blandford School
	Center for Economicology
	John Ball Park Zoo School
High:	City High Middle School
	Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy
	Innovation Central High
	Ottawa Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.4%

Hispanic:

15.5%

White:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg19%

Michigan avg39%

1,285^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Grand Rapids Public Schools

462^nd of 613Grand Rapids 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
2025	13.6	1285 of 1488	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1191 of 1486	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1141 of 1470	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1047 of 1344	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1151 of 1408	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1083 of 1448	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	1103 of 1466	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	1198 of 1548	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	1291 of 1580	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	191 of 369	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	169 of 348	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	144 of 321	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.6	19 of 158	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	84 of 212	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	173 of 475	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1148 of 1338	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1125 of 1342	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1072 of 1321	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	929 of 1106	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	869 of 1171	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	873 of 1443	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1008 of 1346	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1065 of 1381	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	948 of 1350	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	495 of 1099	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.2	880 of 1134	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	842 of 1397	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1168 of 1366	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1130 of 1347	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1103 of 1334	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1137 of 1446	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)48th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-15 vs state

English Language Arts18%-24 vs state

Social Studies14%-15 vs state

Math12%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 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 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
Mulick Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1761 Rosewood Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2810	264	16	16.0	81.4%	31 (11.7%)	178 (67.4%)	41 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	13.6	1285^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.6%		18.5	1191^st of 1486 public elementary schools	19.9%	94		13.2	7.9	31.0			13.2	7.9	14.0		25.0		14.3		$17,775	$5,372	$12,404
River City Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	944 Evergreen St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	River City Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 248-3390	286	25	11.4	95.8%	12 (4.2%)	209 (73.1%)	21 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.3%)	21.4	1135^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.7%		15	1249^th of 1486 public elementary schools	15.9%	114	34.6	18.8	15.2	41.4	22.9	15.8	25.0	9.1	17.2	20.0	27.6	14.3	17.2	22.2	$22,373	$4,111	$18,262
Breton Downs School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Boston St SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 235-7552	451	22	20.2	7.3%	396 (87.8%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	97.1	24^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.4%		96.3	31^st of 1486 public elementary schools	97.9%	7		62.3	81.7	80.5			74.0	82.9	79.3		82.9		80.5		$11,692	$289	$11,403
Lakeside School	Public	K-5	2325 Hall St SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 235-7553	453	26	17.2	7.5%	376 (83.0%)	6 (1.3%)	34 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	98	14^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.9	14^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.1%			77.8	81.5	84.6			76.5	77.8	75.6		83.3		71.8		$12,458	$307	$12,151
Gerald Dawkins Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1050 Fisk St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Gerald Dawkins Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(517) 281-8626	152	13	11.6	96.7%	1 (0.7%)	135 (88.8%)	10 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	18.4	1189^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.1%					(n/a)		25.0	33.3				14.3	14.3							$30,193	$8,645	$21,547
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%)	39.6	871^st of 1488 public elementary schools	41.5%		45.6	758^th of 1486 public elementary schools	49.0%	113		44.0	45.5	28.6	27.3		32.0	31.8			21.4				$17,550	$5,270	$12,280
Campus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Benjamin Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2535	210	14	15.5	92.4%	16 (7.6%)	133 (63.3%)	44 (21.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.6%)	5.3	1462^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.7%					(n/a)			9.3	10.8				8.9							$19,206	$5,903	$13,303
Wealthy School	Public	K-5	1961 Lake Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 235-7550	462	25	18.5	6.9%	384 (83.1%)	17 (3.7%)	19 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	97.6	18^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.8%		91.7	84^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.3%	66		89.3	76.9	81.9			85.3	71.8	67.5		78.3		77.1		$12,716	$306	$12,410
Dickinson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	448 Dickinson St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2505	224	19	11.9	84.4%	5 (2.2%)	87 (38.8%)	114 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)								(n/a)					14.3										$20,224	$5,910	$14,314
Brookside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 Madison Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2242	254	15	16.6	74.8%	54 (21.3%)	101 (39.8%)	72 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.2%)	10	1359^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.6	1328^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.6%	31			19.5				11.4	14.3							$19,307	$6,617	$12,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Mulick Park Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mulick Park Elementary School?

Students at Mulick Park Elementary School are 67% African American, 16% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Mulick Park Elementary School a good school?

Mulick Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Mulick Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Mulick Park Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Mulick Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mulick Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alger Middle School
Middle : Blandford School
Middle : Center for Economicology
Middle : John Ball Park Zoo School
High : City High Middle School
High : Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy
High : Innovation Central High
High : Ottawa Hills High School

What district is Mulick Park Elementary School in?

Grand Rapids Public Schools

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