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Townline Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Townline Elementary is a K-5 public school in the Kentwood Public Schools district, serving 320 students in the Grand Rapids area, where over 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

For parents, the most important takeaway is that Townline is currently facing significant academic challenges. In the most recent school year, the school ranked in the 19th percentile statewide—a sharp drop from the 33rd percentile the year before. Test scores in English Language Arts and Math are running roughly 15-20 percentage points below district averages. For example, only 8.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 40.9% district-wide. This decline is especially noticeable when compared to Glenwood Elementary, a school just over a mile away with a similar percentage of low-income students (77%). Glenwood ranked in the 79th percentile statewide, with ELA proficiency rates between 50-62%. This comparison shows that high achievement is possible within the same district and with a similar student demographic, which makes Townline's recent struggles particularly concerning.

There are some bright spots worth noting. Townline has demonstrated real strengths with specific groups of students. In a recent year, the school ranked in the 75th percentile for English Language Learner (ELL) students, earning a 4-star rating—a sign that its ELL programs are highly effective. The school also previously earned a 5-star rating for its work with Special Education students. However, chronic absenteeism remains a serious issue at 28.3%, higher than nearby schools like Bowen Elementary (17.0%) and Southwood Elementary (19.9%). Additionally, the school spends more per student ($18,008) than higher-performing peers like Glenwood ($14,623), raising questions about how resources are being allocated. For parents considering this school, it's worth asking about the school's improvement plans and how they intend to address the recent decline while building on the successes they've had with ELL and Special Education students.

320

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,008

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 60th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548-6804

(616) 538-4120

District: Kentwood Public Schools

Students who attend Townline Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valleywood Middle School
High:	East Kentwood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.6%

African American:

24.4%

White:

24.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (21% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg39%

Michigan avg38%

1,202^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Kentwood Public Schools

331^st of 625Kentwood 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	18.6	1202 of 1492	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	999 of 1488	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1087 of 1486	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	911 of 1470	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	904 of 1344	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	766 of 1153	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	677 of 1408	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	998 of 1448	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	837 of 1466	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.3	1161 of 1548	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	1080 of 1580	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.3	810 of 1533	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.8	1046 of 1563	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	883 of 1566	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.4	575 of 1552	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	691 of 1552	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.0	660 of 1589	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.9	772 of 1577	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.6	1128 of 1565	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.2	1211 of 1545	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	48.8	203 of 475	57.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	44 of 173	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.8	73 of 184	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	97 of 180	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	145 of 270	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	1028 of 1343	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	880 of 1338	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1047 of 1342	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	883 of 1321	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	713 of 1106	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	629 of 902	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	750 of 1171	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	932 of 1443	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	193 of 225	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.6	103 of 209	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	81 of 201	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	57 of 188	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	97 of 222	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	992 of 1352	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.1	709 of 1346	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	776 of 1381	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	570 of 1350	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	493 of 1099	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	303 of 749	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	214 of 1134	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	723 of 1397	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	1233 of 1372	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	1017 of 1366	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1021 of 1347	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	900 of 1334	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	745 of 1139	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	678 of 915	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.7	542 of 1196	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.4	1022 of 1446	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	82.3	17 of 195	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	948 of 1206	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1119 of 1204	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	617 of 1198	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	456 of 1128	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	869 of 1253	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)91st percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2018)57th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math23%-15 vs state

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

Science20%-20 vs state

Social Studies12%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 26, 2019

Horrible! They lost my kid! Me and his dad were waiting to pick up our son.. and he did not come out with his class.. I asked his teacher where he was at and she said he came out.. I knew he didn’t because I watched them all come out. So we panicked and ran into the school to look for him.. And when we found him. he was put on a bus. when I specifically signed papers saying he cannot ride the bus, he’s pick up only! He somehow got a bus tag put on his backpack and nobody knew how it got there, they said they must have confused it.. how tho? his name is on his backpack.. a lady in the office said “he didn’t want to follow the teacher” WOW!!!! What?!? So you let a 5 year old do whatever he wants? Like get on a bus?! That’s just my main reason I took my son out of that school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	18.6	1202^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	19.4%		30.9	999^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.9%	203			8.7	28.0	26.9			26.1	28.0	15.4			19.6		11.8		$18,008	$1,814	$16,194
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)																	$16,950	$1,450	$15,500
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%)	32.9	956^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.9%		48.1	750^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.6%	206			35.6	33.3	41.7			36.7	18.3	29.2			29.2		6.3		$20,632	$2,527	$18,105
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%)	76.4	317^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.8%		52.1	685^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.0%	368			50.0	56.9	62.1			46.9	55.2	50.5			52.4		37.9		$14,623	$1,669	$12,953
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%)	16	1254^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.0%		17.2	1219^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.1%	35			15.7	24.5	19.2			21.6	21.1	9.6			27.2		12.7		$15,591	$1,721	$13,871
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%)	42.4	819^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.1%		43.9	813^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.4%	6			44.7	36.4	38.6			60.5	36.4	29.5			25.0		6.8		$16,219	$2,264	$13,955
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%)	33	954^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.1%		41.1	844^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.3%	110			31.7	40.7	30.4			31.7	45.6	17.4			21.7		8.9		$19,094	$2,474	$16,620
West Kelloggsville School	Public	K-2	4555 Magnolia Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1595	253	18	14.1	84.2%	46 (18.2%)	46 (18.2%)	129 (51.0%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.5%)								(n/a)																	$19,474	$1,379	$18,095
Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1756 64th St SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6300	463	24	19.4	23.3%	346 (74.7%)	7 (1.5%)	41 (8.9%)	24 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	98.3	10^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.9	3^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	99.8%	7			79.5	84.9				84.3	79.2								$13,910	$445	$13,465
Vanguard Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1620 52nd St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Vanguard Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 538-3630	765	39	19.7	59.0%	331 (43.3%)	81 (10.6%)	253 (33.1%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.1%)	86.2	181^st of 1492 public elementary schools	87.9%		89.8	121^st of 1488 public elementary schools	91.9%	60	82.7	49.3	57.8	61.9	61.4	62.5	42.5	59.0	69.0	57.8	70.0	47.5	50.6	53.2	39.8	71.4	$12,247	$775	$11,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Townline Elementary

What district is Townline Elementary in?

Kentwood Public Schools

How many students attend Townline Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Townline Elementary.

Is Townline Elementary a good school?

Townline Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Townline Elementary?

Students at Townline Elementary are 31% Hispanic, 24% African American, 24% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Townline Elementary attend?

Students who attend Townline Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valleywood Middle School
High : East Kentwood High School

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