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Glenwood Elementary

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Glenwood Elementary ranks 685 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

685^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Glenwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving 467 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Kentwood Public Schools district, which has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Glenwood Elementary consistently outperforms the Kentwood Public Schools district and the state of Michigan in academic assessments, with 66.3% of its 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.6% for the district and 42.4% for the state. The school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups also perform well, ranking in the top quartile of Michigan elementary schools. However, Glenwood's English Language Learner (ELL) and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student subgroups have struggled, ranking in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools.

While Glenwood Elementary excels in many areas, the school has higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 26.3% to 30.9% over the past few years. This may be an area of concern that impacts the school's overall academic performance. Interestingly, the nearby Explorer Elementary school has consistently higher rankings and academic proficiency rates than Glenwood, despite the latter's strong performance within the Kentwood Public Schools district.

543

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,455

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

912 Silverleaf St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508-6264

(616) 455-2510

District: Kentwood Public Schools

Students who attend Glenwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valleywood Middle School
High:	East Kentwood High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.5%

White:

22.7%

Hispanic:

21.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2022 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kentwood Public Schools

✓Above the Michigan median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 16 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

Michigan avg39%

685^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Elementary Schools in the Kentwood Public Schools

317^th of 613Kentwood 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	52.1	685 of 1488	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	704 of 1486	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	973 of 1470	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	963 of 1344	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.5	541 of 1153	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	690 of 1408	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	603 of 1448	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.5	602 of 1466	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.5	900 of 1548	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.6	592 of 1580	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.9	700 of 1533	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	81.5	226 of 1563	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.3	249 of 1566	84.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.9	224 of 1552	85.6%	★★★★☆
2010	75.2	304 of 1552	80.4%	★★★★☆
2009	71.8	444 of 1589	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	81.5	159 of 1577	89.9%	★★★★☆
2007	72.0	387 of 1565	75.3%	★★★★☆
2006	66.0	560 of 1545	63.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	66 of 369	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	34 of 348	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	42.7	159 of 321	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	40 of 158	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	13 of 51	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	20 of 212	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	39 of 475	91.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	43 of 95	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	61 of 84	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	116 of 173	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	75 of 184	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	93 of 180	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	46 of 98	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	81 of 270	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	611 of 1338	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	716 of 1342	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	886 of 1321	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	883 of 1106	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	574 of 902	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	453 of 1171	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	582 of 1443	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	76 of 209	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	56 of 201	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	56 of 188	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	18 of 222	91.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	506 of 1346	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	520 of 1381	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	715 of 1350	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	570 of 1099	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.0	167 of 749	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	221 of 1134	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	242 of 1397	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	646 of 1366	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	622 of 1347	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	963 of 1334	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	914 of 1139	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.5	436 of 915	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	784 of 1196	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	632 of 1446	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	189 of 1206	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	234 of 1204	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	443 of 1198	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	538 of 1253	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)84th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%+7 vs state

Math44%+5 vs state

Science24%-16 vs state

Social Studies14%-16 vs state

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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
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	912 Silverleaf St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 455-2510	543	30	17.9	77.2%	123 (22.7%)	209 (38.5%)	118 (21.7%)	51 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.7%)	52.1	685^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.0%		49.4	704^th of 1486 public elementary schools	52.6%	19	49.2	66.3	25.7	45.8	58.0	20.3	24.3	13.5	$14,455	$2,213	$12,242
Brookwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5465 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 455-0030	370	27	13.8	76.2%	75 (20.3%)	167 (45.1%)	49 (13.2%)	41 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.7%)	41.1	844^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.3%		40.7	836^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.7%	8	32.8	29.4	42.9	35.9	27.5	33.3	36.5	31.7	$16,661	$2,658	$14,002
Southeast Kelloggsville School	Public	K-2	240 52nd St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1590	287	18	15.7	82.6%	32 (11.1%)	121 (42.2%)	97 (33.8%)	15 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (7.0%)								(n/a)									$15,154	$1,402	$13,752
Meadowlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4939 Burgis Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 534-4608	339	21	15.9	90.3%	58 (17.1%)	109 (32.2%)	68 (20.1%)	65 (19.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.0%)	43.9	813^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.4%		42.2	816^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.1%	3	55.1	38.8	50.0	46.9	31.4	26.9	26.9	9.6	$15,666	$2,565	$13,100
Townline Elementary	Public	K-5	100 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 538-4120	320	21	14.9	83.1%	77 (24.1%)	78 (24.4%)	98 (30.6%)	29 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (10.6%)	30.9	999^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.9%		25.5	1087^th of 1486 public elementary schools	26.9%	88	28.6	31.3	27.5	31.0	41.7	22.5	27.5	20.0	$16,470	$2,256	$14,214
Southwood Elementary	Public	K-5	630 66th St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 455-7230	302	20	15.3	81.1%	109 (36.1%)	68 (22.5%)	78 (25.8%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.9%)	48.1	750^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.6%		43.8	791^st of 1486 public elementary schools	46.8%	41	25.0	45.0	46.2	43.2	42.9	34.6	40.4	25.0	$18,505	$2,683	$15,821
Central Kelloggsville Elementary	Public	3-5	4625 Jefferson Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1580	494	27	18.1	82.8%	62 (12.6%)	165 (33.4%)	201 (40.7%)	28 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.3%)	17.2	1219^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.1%		13.2	1279^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.9%	60	17.4	28.2	21.1	17.9	21.8	10.5	22.5	20.8	$13,947	$1,693	$12,253
Bowen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4483 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 455-5220	357	23	15.3	78.2%	63 (17.6%)	126 (35.3%)	65 (18.2%)	84 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	36.8	912^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.7%		49.1	711^th of 1486 public elementary schools	52.2%	201	39.0	29.4	39.6	41.5	33.3	32.7	27.8	16.4	$15,170	$2,422	$12,748
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	2461 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 871-1080	674	37	18.3	72.0%	166 (24.6%)	231 (34.3%)	109 (16.2%)	107 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.9%)	49.5	728^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.1%		65.3	479^th of 1486 public elementary schools	67.8%	249	33.0	38.2	50.4	30.7	38.2	31.9	41.5	37.0	$15,193	$2,699	$12,494
Challenger Elementary	Public	K-5	2475 52nd St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 698-2524	413	25	16.8	80.1%	70 (16.9%)	186 (45.0%)	60 (14.5%)	56 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.9%)	43.9	811^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.5%		44.2	778^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.6%	33	43.0	43.4	47.3	40.7	36.8	26.8	26.8	14.3	$13,655	$2,751	$10,904

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenwood Elementary

How many students attend Glenwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Glenwood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Glenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Glenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valleywood Middle School
High : East Kentwood High School

Is Glenwood Elementary a good school?

Glenwood Elementary ranks 685^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Glenwood Elementary?

Students at Glenwood Elementary are 38% African American, 23% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Glenwood Elementary in?

Kentwood Public Schools

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