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Forest Grove Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Located in Hudsonville, Michigan, Forest Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 243 students in grades PK-5. As part of the highly-ranked Hudsonville Public School District, Forest Grove Elementary consistently performs among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is particularly strong, with a statewide ranking of 20 out of 1,488 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. Forest Grove Elementary excels in English Language Arts and Math, with a high percentage of students proficient or better compared to district and state averages. Additionally, the school demonstrates equity in its student outcomes, with high performance across various subgroups, including female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students.

While Forest Grove Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, reaching 30.8% in 2022-2023, the school still outperforms nearby schools like South Elementary School and Bursley School, which had 29.5% chronic absenteeism in 2023-2024. The school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 32.51% in 2023-2024, also sets it apart from some of its neighbors.

254

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,424

Per pupil spending ?

23.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1645 32nd Ave
Hudsonville, MI 49426-9628

(616) 896-9429

District: Hudsonville Public School District

Students who attend Forest Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Riley Street Middle School
High:	Hudsonville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.4%

Hispanic:

7.1%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (82% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg69%

Michigan avg39%

20^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	97.5	20 of 1488	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	12 of 1486	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	102 of 1470	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	153 of 1344	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	249 of 1153	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	63 of 1408	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	21 of 1448	98.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.7	39 of 1466	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.3	48 of 1548	96.9%	★★★★★
2015	95.4	30 of 1580	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	96.6	7 of 1533	99.5%	★★★★★
2013	94.4	31 of 1563	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	94 of 1566	94.0%	★★★★★
2011	77.5	272 of 1552	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	82.7	66 of 1552	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	48 of 1589	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	85.8	54 of 1577	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	88.4	22 of 1565	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	86.3	50 of 1545	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	18 of 1338	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	37 of 1342	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	78 of 1321	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	219 of 1106	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	79 of 1171	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	40 of 1443	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	98.8	4 of 1381	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	16 of 1350	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	10 of 1397	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	71 of 1366	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	17 of 1347	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	145 of 1334	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	189 of 1139	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	237 of 915	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	64 of 1196	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	18 of 1446	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	20 of 1206	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	7 of 1204	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	112 of 1198	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	133 of 1102	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	187 of 1005	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	35 of 1128	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	11 of 1253	99.1%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science83%+43 vs state

English Language Arts82%+40 vs state

Math81%+43 vs state

Social Studies81%+51 vs state

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Schools Near Forest Grove 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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th 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
Forest Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1645 32nd Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 896-9429	254	18	14.4	23.2%	217 (85.4%)	4 (1.6%)	18 (7.1%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	97.5	20^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.7%		98.1	12^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.2%	8	66.7	90.9	90.5	70.6	88.6	85.7	83.3	81.0	$16,424	$963	$15,461
Jamestown Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	3291 Lincoln Ct	Jamestown	49427	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 896-9375	327	19	17.2	18.7%	280 (85.6%)	5 (1.5%)	19 (5.8%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	90.6	111^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.5%		91.9	81^st of 1486 public elementary schools	94.5%	30	82.9	71.7	61.4	89.7	72.7	53.5	53.5	52.5	$14,422	$1,006	$13,417
Jamestown Lower Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	2522 Greenly St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 662-1478	289	21	13.9	22.5%	231 (79.9%)	5 (1.7%)	28 (9.7%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)								(n/a)									$15,632	$927	$14,705
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
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
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
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	7447 Adams St	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3476	343	25	13.9	19.8%	278 (81.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	86.2	187^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.4%		71	390^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.8%	203	66.7	62.5	70.0	66.7	57.1	50.0	60.0	46.0	$14,104	$1,361	$12,742
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%)	79.8	274^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.6%		72.9	358^th of 1486 public elementary schools	75.9%	84	50.0	52.8		68.2	60.7				$15,445	$749	$14,696
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
Bentheim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4057 38th St	Hamilton	49419	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 751-5335	281	17	16.1	26.3%	255 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	78	292^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	80.4%		78.6	273^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	81.6%	19	45.0	74.2		40.0	66.1				$15,696	$1,091	$14,605

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Grove Elementary School

How many students attend Forest Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Forest Grove Elementary School.

Is Forest Grove Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Forest Grove Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 20^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Forest Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Forest Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riley Street Middle School
High : Hudsonville High School

What district is Forest Grove Elementary School in?

Hudsonville Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Forest Grove Elementary School?

Students at Forest Grove Elementary School are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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