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Alward Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Alward Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Hudsonville, Michigan, serving 449 students in grades PK-4. As part of the Hudsonville Public School District, which is ranked 17th out of 613 districts in the state, Alward Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in academic assessments and is ranked among the top elementary schools in Michigan.

Alward Elementary's academic excellence is evident in its strong performance on M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 65.3% of 3rd graders and 68.5% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 38.9% and 42.4%, respectively. Similarly, in Math, 67.1% of 3rd graders and 64.4% of 4th graders were proficient or better, outpacing the state averages of 42.7% and 39.4%. This consistent academic achievement has earned Alward Elementary a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking of 112th out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools.

Alward Elementary's success extends beyond its overall academic performance, as the school also demonstrates strong results among its subgroups. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 17th out of 1,381 Michigan elementary schools for its low socioeconomic status students, with a 5-star rating. Additionally, Alward Elementary has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 30.8% in 2022-2023 to 10.7% in 2023-2024. These impressive metrics, combined with the school's efficient resource allocation and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby Jenison Public Schools, make Alward Elementary a standout choice for families in the Hudsonville area.

435

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,510

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3811 Port Sheldon St
Hudsonville, MI 49426-9319

(616) 669-6700

District: Hudsonville Public School District

Students who attend Alward Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Baldwin Street Middle School
High:	Hudsonville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Michigan elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg72%

Michigan avg41%

112^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Hudsonville Public School District

17^th of 613Hudsonville Public School District 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	90.6	112 of 1488	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	103 of 1486	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	162 of 1470	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	122 of 1344	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	156 of 1153	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	98 of 1408	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	67 of 1448	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	58 of 1466	96.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	88 of 1548	94.3%	★★★★★
2015	85.8	158 of 1580	90.0%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	120 of 1533	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	86.7	132 of 1563	91.6%	★★★★★
2012	84.6	170 of 1566	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	213 of 1552	86.3%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	254 of 1552	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	79.7	210 of 1589	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	81.6	154 of 1577	90.2%	★★★★★
2007	85.4	68 of 1565	95.7%	★★★★★
2006	82.9	110 of 1545	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	114 of 1338	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	70 of 1342	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	139 of 1321	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	139 of 1106	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	135 of 902	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	80 of 1171	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	116 of 1443	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	96.5	17 of 1381	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	15 of 1350	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	24 of 1134	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	53 of 1397	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	101 of 1366	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	141 of 1347	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	211 of 1334	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	85 of 1139	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	70.6	213 of 915	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	163 of 1196	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	93.5	48 of 1446	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	132 of 1206	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	127 of 1204	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	144 of 1198	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	110 of 1102	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	119 of 1005	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	79 of 1128	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	86 of 1253	93.1%	★★★★★

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+6 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+26 vs state

Math66%+25 vs state

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Schools Near Alward 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
Alward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3811 Port Sheldon St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-6700	435	29	14.9	12.6%	378 (86.9%)	11 (2.5%)	17 (3.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	90.6	112^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.3	103^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	93.1%	9	65.3	68.5			67.1	64.4					$14,510	$1,110	$13,400
Park Elemementary School	Public	K-4	5525 Park Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-1970	260	21	12.2	16.9%	228 (87.7%)	4 (1.5%)	13 (5.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	96.2	39^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.4%		86.9	164^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.0%	125	75.0	77.1			82.1	68.8					$20,089	$859	$19,231
Early Childhood Building	Public	PK-K	5535 School Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 797-0842	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$31,417	$1,377	$30,041
Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-4	3909 Baldwin St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 797-9797	450	30	15.1	11.3%	388 (86.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	89.1	136^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.9%		80	250^th of 1486 public elementary schools	83.2%	114	53.3	73.7			63.0	76.8					$13,961	$1,504	$12,457
Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2950 Baldwin St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 777-6534	189	23	8.0	27.0%	146 (77.2%)	5 (2.6%)	27 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)								(n/a)											$14,938	$1,284	$13,655
El Puente Spanish Immersion	Public	K-6	2950 Baldwin St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 777-6531	380	18	21.5	15.0%	281 (73.9%)	5 (1.3%)	60 (15.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	92.8	80^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.6%		88.3	145^th of 1486 public elementary schools	90.2%	65	75.5	56.9	79.6	54.4	81.1	66.7	64.0	56.1	79.6	58.8	$10,688	$1,432	$9,256
Rosewood School	Public	K-6	2370 Tyler St	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-0011	481	30	16.2	21.0%	421 (87.5%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	86.9	177^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.1%		83.1	216^th of 1486 public elementary schools	85.5%	39	64.2	63.4	60.8	70.2	74.6	56.3	48.6	60.7	59.5	41.9	$13,721	$1,574	$12,147
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	4900 40th Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 669-9362	391	24	16.1	27.1%	304 (77.7%)	11 (2.8%)	41 (10.5%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.6%)	86.8	178^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.0%		86.2	172^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	88.4%	6	51.3	48.5	73.2		68.8	52.9	67.1		78.0	59.8	$14,476	$1,013	$13,463
Pinewood School	Public	K-6	2405 Chippewa St	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 457-1407	320	25	12.8	19.4%	268 (83.8%)	4 (1.3%)	28 (8.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	84.3	214^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.6%		86.3	171^st of 1486 public elementary schools	88.5%	43	55.8	66.1	66.7	74.5	76.7	48.2	41.7	66.7	47.9	54.2	$16,206	$1,988	$14,218
Bauer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8136 48th Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-6824	329	25	12.9	14.0%	283 (86.0%)	9 (2.7%)	17 (5.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	98.2	11^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.3%		96.3	32^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	97.8%	21	84.0	81.2				80.2					$17,074	$823	$16,252

Frequently Asked Questions about Alward Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Alward Elementary School?

Students at Alward Elementary School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Alward Elementary School in?

Hudsonville Public School District

How many students attend Alward Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Alward Elementary School.

Is Alward Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Alward Elementary School ranks in the top 7.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Alward Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Alward Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Baldwin Street Middle School
High : Hudsonville High School

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