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East Oakview Elementary School

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East Oakview Elementary School ranks 526 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

East Oakview Elementary School in Grand Rapids, MI, is a K-4 school within the Northview Public Schools district, serving 371 students in a moderate-income area where 39% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is a remarkable success story of turnaround. Just a few years ago, chronic absenteeism was a severe problem, with over 60% of students missing too much school in 2022-2023. Today, that rate has plummeted to just 8.8%—far better than the district average of 24.7% and the lowest among its immediate peers like West Oakview Elementary (17.4%) and North Oakview Elementary (10.9%). This dramatic improvement in attendance has coincided with a major academic rebound. The school jumped from the 44th to the 65th percentile in state rankings in just one year, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency climbing from 37% to 50%. East Oakview is now a leader within its own district, often outperforming the district average in core subjects.

Compared to nearby schools, East Oakview offers a strong middle-ground option in a competitive landscape. While elite schools like Knapp Forest Elementary (99th percentile) post higher scores, East Oakview significantly outperforms nearby Aberdeen Academy (21st percentile) in Grand Rapids—and does so while spending nearly $6,600 less per student. One area to watch is math, where 4th-grade proficiency (42.2%) lags behind the district average (49.5%). Additionally, the school's recent gains have been notably stronger for female students (67th percentile) than male students (53rd percentile), suggesting a potential area for future focus.

371

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,911

Per pupil spending ?

39.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

92.8%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 7.2% (any vaccine)

3940 Suburban Shores Dr NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525-1841

(616) 361-3460

District: Northview Public Schools

Students who attend East Oakview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Crossroads Middle School
	Highlands School
High:	Northview High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.5%

Hispanic:

11.3%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Michigan avg40%

526^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 35 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Northview Public Schools

196^th of 625Northview 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	61.8	526 of 1492	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	837 of 1488	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	689 of 1486	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	659 of 1470	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	543 of 1344	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	444 of 1153	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.4	1115 of 1408	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	922 of 1448	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	946 of 1466	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	1085 of 1548	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.6	1059 of 1580	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.9	557 of 1533	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.7	558 of 1563	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.8	564 of 1566	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	80.9	151 of 1552	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	71.6	463 of 1552	70.2%	★★★★☆
2009	78.7	247 of 1589	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	77.4	276 of 1577	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	73.4	347 of 1565	77.8%	★★★★☆
2006	81.1	152 of 1545	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	445 of 1343	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.8	864 of 1338	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	762 of 1342	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	624 of 1321	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	345 of 1106	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	305 of 902	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.1	925 of 1171	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	890 of 1443	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	696 of 1352	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.6	1104 of 1346	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.7	641 of 1381	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	589 of 1350	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	396 of 1099	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	184 of 749	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	13.7	1036 of 1134	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	940 of 1397	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	640 of 1372	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.8	777 of 1366	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	585 of 1347	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	668 of 1334	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	687 of 1139	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	552 of 915	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1064 of 1196	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	928 of 1446	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	180 of 225	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	426 of 1199	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.6	776 of 1206	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	640 of 1204	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	583 of 1198	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	507 of 1102	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	339 of 1005	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.0	1026 of 1128	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	958 of 1253	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)67th percentile~ school

White (2026)64th percentile~ school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2024)20th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%+7 vs state

Math45%+4 vs state

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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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Oakview Elementary School	Public	K-4	3940 Suburban Shores Dr NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 361-3460	371	27	13.8	39.1%	269 (72.5%)	24 (6.5%)	42 (11.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	61.8	526^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.7%		41.7	837^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.8%	311			50.0	43.4				48.8	42.2								92.8%	7.2%	$16,911	$1,362	$15,549
North Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4300 Costa Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 361-3450	346	24	14.4	35.3%	248 (71.7%)	28 (8.1%)	35 (10.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	55.5	619^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.5%		62.8	527^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.6%	92			30.0	49.3				38.6	56.5								97.4%	1.3%	$16,462	$1,147	$15,315
West Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3880 Stuyvesant Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 361-3470	240	22	10.8	41.7%	164 (68.3%)	16 (6.7%)	30 (12.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.1%)	69.5	417^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.1%		67.7	447^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.0%	30			49.0	42.6				58.8	51.9								92.6%	7.4%	$19,530	$1,842	$17,688
Orchard View Elementary School	Public	K-5	2770 Leffingwell Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8930	439	29	14.9	22.1%	309 (70.4%)	16 (3.6%)	31 (7.1%)	44 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.2%)	91.2	113^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.4%		88.1	154^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.7%	41			60.0	71.6	69.1			62.9	63.5	58.8			64.7		60.3		96.6%	1.1%	$18,051	$824	$17,226
North Park Montessori Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3375 Cheney Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2848	379	27	13.8	27.2%	274 (72.3%)	26 (6.9%)	34 (9.0%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	63.2	508^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.0%		62.5	531^st of 1488 public elementary schools	64.3%	23	81.3	43.8	42.5	60.5	54.3	48.9	54.1	30.0	32.6	32.6	31.1	32.4	56.5	56.3	43.5	56.3	98.1%	1.9%	$20,717	$1,941	$18,776
Aberdeen Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	928 Aberdeen St NE	Grand Rapids	49505	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2868	241	20	12.3	68.9%	90 (37.3%)	76 (31.5%)	48 (19.9%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.7%)	20.2	1175^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.2%		13.6	1286^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.6%	111			22.5	15.6	31.3	1570.6	1677.9	23.1	12.9	25.0	1561.1	1669.7	25.8		15.6				$23,517	$3,422	$20,095
Belmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	6097 Belmont Ave NE	Belmont	49306	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6362	277	16	16.9	15.5%	238 (85.9%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	94.4	60^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.0%		93.3	74^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.0%	14			76.2	65.3	74.5			78.6	67.3	66.0			78.7		48.9		97.8%	2.2%	$15,263	$429	$14,835
Knapp Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1759 Leffingwell Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Knapp Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 364-1100	398	28	14.2	76.6%	117 (29.4%)	137 (34.4%)	74 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.6%)	56.7	602^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	59.7%		63.7	510^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.7%	92	58.1	22.6	38.5	72.7	42.9	60.0	50.0	40.4	48.5	28.6	40.0	47.4	39.3	29.0	10.7	38.7	89.3%	8%	$16,863	$2,248	$14,615
Knapp Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4243 Knapp Valley Dr NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8980	520	29	17.7	5.6%	437 (84.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	37 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	97.2	19^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.7%		98.5	6^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.6%	13			66.3	85.0	81.9			74.5	84.1	67.5			75.9		67.5		96%	4%	$14,736	$824	$13,912
Stoney Creek Elementary	Public	K-2	200 Lantern Dr NE	Comstock Park	49321	Kent County	Comstock Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-5600	432	30	14.4	62.0%	206 (47.7%)	46 (10.6%)	108 (25.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.2%)								(n/a)																	93.2%	3.4%	$28,242	$1,224	$27,018

Frequently Asked Questions about East Oakview Elementary School

How many students attend East Oakview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended East Oakview Elementary School.

What district is East Oakview Elementary School in?

Northview Public Schools

What schools do graduates of East Oakview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Oakview Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crossroads Middle School
Middle : Highlands School
High : Northview High School

Is East Oakview Elementary School a good school?

East Oakview Elementary School ranks 526^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of East Oakview Elementary School?

Students at East Oakview Elementary School are 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American.

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