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South Elementary School

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South Elementary School ranks 178 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

South Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hudsonville, Michigan, serving 394 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hudsonville Public School District, which is ranked 17th out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Elementary School consistently performs well on state assessments, with a significant number of students scoring proficient or better in core subjects. The school ranks 3rd out of 252 Michigan elementary schools for its performance with special education students, indicating a strong focus on supporting students with special needs. Despite having a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to some nearby schools, South Elementary continues to excel academically, suggesting the school effectively supports its diverse student population.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Hudsonville Public School District, South Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly better in most academic areas. However, Jamestown Upper Elementary School and Park Elementary School stand out as particularly high-performing schools within the district. One area of concern for South Elementary is the increasing rates of chronic absenteeism, which the school and district may need to address through targeted interventions and support for students and families.

391

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,476

Per pupil spending ?

27.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4900 40th Ave
Hudsonville, MI 49426-1699

(616) 669-9362

District: Hudsonville Public School District

Students who attend South Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Riley Street Middle School
High:	Hudsonville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (63% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Hudsonville Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg69%

Michigan avg39%

178^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	86.8	178 of 1488	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	172 of 1486	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	138 of 1470	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	111 of 1344	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	94 of 1153	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	187 of 1408	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	213 of 1448	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	178 of 1466	87.9%	★★★★☆
2016	84.0	181 of 1548	88.3%	★★★★☆
2015	90.2	91 of 1580	94.2%	★★★★★
2014	85.4	150 of 1533	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	76.6	318 of 1563	79.7%	★★★★☆
2012	58.3	667 of 1566	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.4	848 of 1552	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.7	639 of 1552	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.6	525 of 1589	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.6	652 of 1577	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.7	802 of 1565	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.8	737 of 1545	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	130 of 1338	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	188 of 1342	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	199 of 1321	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	59 of 1106	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	91 of 902	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	205 of 1171	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	234 of 1443	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	132 of 1346	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	197 of 1381	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	120 of 1350	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	92 of 1099	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	24 of 749	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	66 of 1134	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	127 of 1397	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	209 of 1366	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	172 of 1347	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	123 of 1334	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	164 of 1139	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	120 of 915	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	198 of 1196	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	221 of 1446	84.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	3 of 252	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	190 of 1206	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	146 of 1204	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	124 of 1198	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	76 of 1102	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	63 of 1005	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.1	161 of 1128	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	224 of 1253	82.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science78%+38 vs state

Math63%+25 vs state

Social Studies60%+30 vs state

English Language Arts58%+16 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Exceptional staff, they truly care for each child as an individual and go above and beyond to ensure their elementary experience is the best possible experience academically and socially. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Elementary School

Is South Elementary School a good school?

South Elementary School ranks 178^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Elementary School?

Students at South Elementary School are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of South Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Riley Street Middle School
High : Hudsonville High School

What district is South Elementary School in?

Hudsonville Public School District

How many students attend South Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended South Elementary School.

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