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Grandville Central Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Grandville Central Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Grandville, Michigan, part of the Grandville Public Schools district. With consistently strong academic achievement and a 5-star rating, Grandville Central stands out as one of the top elementary schools in the state.

Grandville Central Elementary excels in several key areas. The school consistently outperforms state and district averages on M-Step assessments, with 70.8% of 3rd graders and 70% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.3% and 58.8% for the district, and 38.9% and 42.4% for the state. The school also serves diverse student populations effectively, ranking highly for female students, male students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students. While Grandville Central has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, it still performs better than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Grandville Central Elementary is a standout performer. It outpaces other elementary schools in the Grandville Public Schools district, as well as schools in the Wyoming Public Schools and Jenison Public Schools districts. For example, Grandville Central's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 70.8%, compared to 60.9% at Grandville Grand View, 30.2% at Grandville West, and 18.2% at Gladiola Elementary.

201

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,591

Per pupil spending ?

33.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4052 Prairie St SW
Grandville, MI 49418-1231

(616) 254-6012

District: Grandville Public Schools

Students who attend Grandville Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grandville Middle School
High:	Grandville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg60%

Michigan avg41%

87^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Grandville Public Schools

66^th of 613Grandville 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	92.3	87 of 1488	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	69 of 1486	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	153 of 1470	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	73 of 1344	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	85 of 1153	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.4	269 of 1408	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	182 of 1448	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.7	171 of 1466	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	283 of 1548	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	368 of 1580	76.7%	★★★★☆
2014	80.0	246 of 1533	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	357 of 1563	77.2%	★★★★☆
2012	73.2	386 of 1566	75.4%	★★★★☆
2011	62.3	709 of 1552	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.0	792 of 1552	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.1	970 of 1589	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.6	781 of 1577	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.6	602 of 1565	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.2	266 of 1545	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	90.0	75 of 1342	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	74.7	248 of 1321	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	191 of 1443	86.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	97.1	15 of 1381	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	19 of 1350	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	67 of 1397	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	89.0	92 of 1334	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	162 of 1446	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	93.1	45 of 1204	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	157 of 1198	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	94.4	30 of 1102	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	49 of 1005	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	75.2	231 of 1128	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	210 of 1253	83.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)99th percentile+4 vs school

White (2024)96th percentile~ school

Female (2024)94th percentile~ school

Male (2023)93rd percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+30 vs state

Math68%+27 vs state

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Schools Near Grandville Central 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 English Language Arts 6th 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 Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grandville Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4052 Prairie St SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-6012	201	15	13.0	33.3%	138 (68.7%)	6 (3.0%)	34 (16.9%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	92.3	87^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.2%		92.9	69^th of 1486 public elementary schools	95.4%	18	70.8	70.0			75.0	60.0					$18,591	$1,328	$17,263
Grandville Oakestown Intermediate School	Public	3-6	3535 Wilson Ave SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(616) 254-6750	852	44	19.4	29.2%	593 (69.6%)	44 (5.2%)	124 (14.6%)	22 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.1%)								(n/a)			47.3	58.9			43.4	50.2	56.1	37.3
Grandville West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3777 Aaron Ave SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-6250	191	15	12.5	39.3%	115 (60.2%)	21 (11.0%)	30 (15.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.5%)	62.2	533^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	64.2%		73.1	355^th of 1486 public elementary schools	76.1%	178	30.2	50.0			56.8	52.5					$17,585	$1,518	$16,066
Grandville East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3413 30th St SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-6080	207	16	12.7	49.8%	120 (58.0%)	9 (4.3%)	55 (26.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.6%)	73.4	361^st of 1488 public elementary schools	75.7%		59.7	554^th of 1486 public elementary schools	62.7%	193	41.3	57.1			73.9	47.2					$17,852	$2,297	$15,555
Grandville South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3650 Navaho St SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6211	287	17	16.7	31.4%	194 (67.6%)	22 (7.7%)	44 (15.3%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	84.1	219^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.3%		89.2	130^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.3%	89	64.7	58.3			54.9	65.0					$14,975	$683	$14,293
JIA Elementary	Public, Virtual	PK, KG-5	800 Connie St	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 457-8477	83	5	17.4	20.5%	62 (74.7%)	3 (3.6%)	10 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.6%)	82.1	241^st of 1488 public elementary schools	83.8%		72.6	363^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	75.6%	122	50.0	66.7	61.5		50.0	66.7	53.9		53.9	46.2	$11,372	$1,075	$10,297
Grandville Grand View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 52nd St SW	Wyoming	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6120	406	24	16.8	31.5%	260 (64.0%)	25 (6.2%)	76 (18.7%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	87.5	167^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.8%		76.5	309^th of 1486 public elementary schools	79.2%	142	60.9	56.8			72.4	65.2					$13,237	$608	$12,629
Gladiola Elementary School	Public	K-4	3500 Gladiola Ave SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7596	290	21	13.8	84.5%	49 (16.9%)	39 (13.4%)	181 (62.4%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	19.3	1176^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.0%		18.9	1181^st of 1486 public elementary schools	20.5%	5	18.2	24.6			26.3	24.6					$18,422	$1,767	$16,655
Bursley School	Public	K-6	1195 Port Sheldon St	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 457-2200	404	35	11.5	35.4%	282 (69.8%)	12 (3.0%)	59 (14.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.6%)	85.1	204^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.3%		86	173^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	88.4%	31	51.9	68.1	63.6	61.8	55.6	68.1	45.5	52.9	56.1	56.1	$18,248	$2,068	$16,180
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-4	2075 Lee St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7572	296	19	15.5	86.8%	60 (20.3%)	57 (19.3%)	158 (53.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	24.8	1083^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	27.2%		30.5	1012^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.9%	71	22.2	30.8			29.7	25.8					$17,603	$1,390	$16,213

Frequently Asked Questions about Grandville Central Elementary School

How many students attend Grandville Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 201 students attended Grandville Central Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Grandville Central Elementary School?

Students at Grandville Central Elementary School are 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Grandville Central Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Grandville Central Elementary School ranks in the top 5.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Grandville Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Grandville Central Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grandville Middle School
High : Grandville High School

What district is Grandville Central Elementary School in?

Grandville Public Schools

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