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Grandville West Elementary School

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Grandville West Elementary School ranks 389 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Grandville West Elementary School is a small, PK-6 school in Grandville, MI, serving 191 students as part of the highly rated Grandville Public Schools district.

If you're looking for a school where your child will get a lot of individual attention, Grandville West is worth a close look. With just 191 students, it's one of the smallest elementary schools in the district, and that translates to a very low student-teacher ratio of 12.5—noticeably lower than larger district peers like Grandville Grand View Elementary School (16.8) or Grandville Century Park Learning Center (18.9). The school also invests more per student ($19,514) than those larger schools (around $15,000–$15,500), which suggests resources are concentrated on a smaller group of kids. Academically, the school has a solid track record, earning a 4-star rating in 9 of the last 10 years. Its most recent ranking (389th in Michigan, 74th percentile) is a strong rebound from the prior year, though it's worth noting that performance can swing from year to year—3rd-grade reading scores, for example, dipped sharply one year before recovering. The school also serves a higher share of students from low-income backgrounds (39% free/reduced lunch) than other Grandville elementaries, yet its overall proficiency rates are roughly double those of schools in the neighboring Wyoming Public Schools district, like Gladiola Elementary School or West Elementary School, which sit just a few miles away.

One area to watch is chronic absenteeism. At 14.6%, Grandville West's rate is well below the state average (27.9%) and better than its Wyoming neighbors (which exceed 25%), but it is higher than some district peers like Grand View (10.9%) and Century Park (10.0%). Given the school's small size, helping just a handful of students improve their attendance could have a meaningful impact on overall performance. If you value a tight-knit, well-funded environment with strong district support, Grandville West offers a compelling option—just be prepared for some year-to-year variability in test scores.

191

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,514

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3777 Aaron Ave SW
Grandville, MI 49418-1709

(616) 254-6250

District: Grandville Public Schools

Students who attend Grandville West Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grandville Middle School
High:	Grandville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.2%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (51% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Grandville Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg54%

Michigan avg40%

389^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Grandville Public Schools

94^th of 625Grandville 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	71.1	389 of 1492	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.2	533 of 1488	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	355 of 1486	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	368 of 1470	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	369 of 1344	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	319 of 1153	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	372 of 1408	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	310 of 1448	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	69.9	358 of 1466	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	72.0	386 of 1548	75.1%	★★★★☆
2015	79.7	271 of 1580	82.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.9	372 of 1533	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	74.6	350 of 1563	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.2	275 of 1566	82.4%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	92 of 1552	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	84.7	10 of 1552	99.4%	★★★★★
2009	88.0	27 of 1589	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	80.9	177 of 1577	88.8%	★★★★☆
2007	71.7	403 of 1565	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	70.8	419 of 1545	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	400 of 1343	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	49.9	619 of 1338	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	568 of 1342	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	471 of 1321	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	364 of 1106	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	329 of 902	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	465 of 1171	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	368 of 1443	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	388 of 1352	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	42.4	757 of 1346	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.7	290 of 1381	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	199 of 1350	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	111 of 1099	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	91 of 749	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	324 of 1134	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	77 of 1397	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	339 of 1372	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	409 of 1366	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	269 of 1347	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	302 of 1334	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	387 of 1139	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	340 of 915	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	440 of 1196	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.3	297 of 1446	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	338 of 1199	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	261 of 1206	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	228 of 1204	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	352 of 1198	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	311 of 1102	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	288 of 1005	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	283 of 1128	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	238 of 1253	81.0%	★★★★☆

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)75th percentile~ school

White (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math53%+12 vs state

English Language Arts49%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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 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%)	71.1	389^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.9%		62.2	533^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	64.2%	144	45.2	53.3			52.4	53.3					$19,514	$1,201	$18,313
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%)	72.8	370^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.2%					(n/a)			52.5	47.0			41.6	48.9	49.4	35.6	$12,968	$586	$12,382
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%)	71.6	385^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.2%		84.1	219^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.3%	166	44.2	54.9			55.8	51.0					$15,552	$367	$15,185
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%)	71.8	382^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	74.4%		92.3	87^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.2%	295	40.9	66.7			52.3	62.5					$19,946	$875	$19,071
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%)	67.7	439^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.6%		73.4	361^st of 1488 public elementary schools	75.7%	78	46.2	45.8			48.7	56.3					$20,859	$1,320	$19,539
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%)	79.1	279^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.3%		87.5	167^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.8%	112	48.1	57.0			54.5	65.6					$15,413	$367	$15,046
JIA Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-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%)	69.8	414^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.3%		82.1	241^st of 1488 public elementary schools	83.8%	173	60.0	42.9	53.3		46.7	35.7	60.0		40.0	53.3	$11,729	$479	$11,250
Bursley School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	79.9	262^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	82.4%		85.1	204^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.3%	58	47.9	62.0	55.3	59.1	56.3	64.0	34.7	57.6	48.9	44.7	$18,983	$641	$18,342
Grandville Century Park Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-6	5710 Kenowa Ave SW	Wyoming	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6822	411	22	18.9	25.3%	293 (71.3%)	16 (3.9%)	49 (11.9%)	21 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	81.4	245^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.6%		79.8	274^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.6%	29	47.5	54.5			70.0	63.6					$15,266	$367	$14,898
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%)	27.8	1041^st of 1492 public elementary schools	30.2%		19.3	1176^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.0%	135	22.4	34.0			34.7	22.6					$18,850	$1,098	$17,752

Frequently Asked Questions about Grandville West Elementary School

How many students attend Grandville West Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 191 students attended Grandville West Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Grandville West Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Grandville Middle School
High : Grandville High School

What district is Grandville West Elementary School in?

Grandville Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Grandville West Elementary School?

Students at Grandville West Elementary School are 60% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Grandville West Elementary School a good school?

Grandville West Elementary School ranks 389^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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