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Meadow Ridge Elementary School

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Meadow Ridge Elementary School ranks 174 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Meadow Ridge Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rockford, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 432 students. The school is part of the Rockford Public Schools district, which is ranked 39 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meadow Ridge Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Michigan, with a statewide ranking between 44 and 327 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the M-Step assessments is generally higher than the state averages, particularly in 5th-grade English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Meadow Ridge's performance is also above the Rockford Public Schools district average in most grade levels and subject areas. The school has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 25.23% to 27.34% over the past few years, and a diverse student population with strong performance across different subgroups.

Meadow Ridge Elementary School stands out among its neighboring high-performing schools, such as Cannonsburg Elementary, Lakes Elementary, and Crestwood Elementary. While these schools also consistently rank among the top elementary schools in Michigan, Meadow Ridge has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio and a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to some of its peers. Overall, Meadow Ridge Elementary School is a high-performing school that delivers strong academic outcomes for its diverse student population.

397

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,189

Per pupil spending ?

22.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8100 Courtland Dr NE
Rockford, MI 49341-7765

(616) 863-6342

District: Rockford Public Schools

Students who attend Meadow Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Rockford Middle School
High:	Rockford High School
Alternative:	Rockford High School Freshman Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.4%

Two or more races:

7.6%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Rockford Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg67%

Michigan avg39%

174^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Rockford Public Schools

39^th of 613Rockford 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	86.9	174 of 1488	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	115 of 1486	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	44 of 1470	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	73.2	301 of 1344	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	327 of 1153	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	195 of 1408	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	638 of 1448	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.9	397 of 1466	72.9%	★★★★☆
2016	67.7	451 of 1548	70.9%	★★★★☆
2015	73.0	392 of 1580	75.2%	★★★★☆
2014	60.5	627 of 1533	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.8	368 of 1563	76.5%	★★★★☆
2012	68.5	468 of 1566	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	72.1	432 of 1552	72.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.9	248 of 1552	84.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.3	287 of 1589	81.9%	★★★★☆
2008	79.1	235 of 1577	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	338 of 1565	78.4%	★★★★☆
2006	72.1	381 of 1545	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	193 of 1338	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	114 of 1342	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	40 of 1321	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	63.4	336 of 1106	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	243 of 902	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	227 of 1171	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	683 of 1443	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	129 of 1346	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	74.1	246 of 1381	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	169 of 1350	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	266 of 1099	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	180 of 1134	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	728 of 1397	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	151 of 1366	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	139 of 1347	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	93.9	46 of 1334	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	114 of 1139	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	62.0	298 of 915	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.9	180 of 1196	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	573 of 1446	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	39.7	231 of 403	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	202 of 1206	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	164 of 1204	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	93.9	37 of 1198	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	68.3	313 of 1102	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	354 of 1005	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	251 of 1128	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	45.2	706 of 1253	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2018)43rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+31 vs state

English Language Arts62%+20 vs state

Math61%+23 vs state

Social Studies52%+22 vs state

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Schools Near Meadow Ridge Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	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	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
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Courtland Dr NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6342	397	27	14.9	22.2%	343 (86.4%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.6%)	86.9	174^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.9	115^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.3%	59			55.1	58.2	71.2			58.0	55.2	69.9			71.2		52.1		$16,189	$2,024	$14,165
Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	156 Lewis St	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6360	179	16	11.5	32.4%	140 (78.2%)	2 (1.1%)	22 (12.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	85.1	205^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.2%		82.4	222^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	85.1%	17			59.5	65.4	65.4			67.6	69.2	57.7			57.7		34.6		$16,037	$2,071	$13,966
Valley View Elementary School	Public	K-5	405 Summit Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6366	336	20	16.7	15.5%	300 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	96	40^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.3%		97.5	16^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.9%	24			61.2	78.6	80.0			82.1	85.7	86.7			80.0		55.6		$13,403	$1,005	$12,399
Rockford Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	3900 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6374	307	9	33.1	8.8%	246 (80.1%)	2 (0.7%)	45 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	92.6	84^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.4%		96.5	29^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.0%	55			61.1	81.3	75.6			85.2	75.0	54.5			75.6		44.4		$11,621	$761	$10,860
Roguewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3900 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6374	283	20	14.2	20.8%	243 (85.9%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.2%)	91.6	98^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.4%		89.7	120^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.9%	22			50.0	70.0	72.7			64.4	86.0	65.5			74.5		54.5		$15,677	$1,142	$14,535
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	6350 Courtland Dr NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6346	469	28	16.9	12.4%	410 (87.4%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	96.7	30^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.0%		90.3	104^th of 1486 public elementary schools	93.0%	74			65.8	83.7	81.7			71.1	83.7	70.4			81.7		69.0		$15,060	$1,435	$13,625
Edgerton Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9605 Edgerton Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(616) 863-6557	454	30	15.3	17.6%	400 (88.1%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.4%)								(n/a)
Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	6849 Young Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6340	409	22	18.4	18.6%	355 (86.8%)	4 (1.0%)	25 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	86.1	188^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.4%		90.1	111^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.5%	77			67.6	64.4	59.8			73.2	72.6	54.0			58.6		40.2		$14,336	$1,164	$13,172
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%)	93.3	74^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.0%		91.6	87^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.1%	13			73.2	70.2	68.9			73.2	70.2	66.7			71.1		48.9		$15,345	$1,296	$14,049
Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6895 Samrick Ave NE	Belmont	49306	Kent County	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 866-6000	741	34	21.9	35.9%	651 (87.9%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	98.2	12^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.4	30^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.0%	18	92.1	76.2	75.0	80.0	90.6	68.7	73.9	76.2	86.3	72.9	78.0	76.8	84.7	84.1	70.6	81.0	$11,517	$761	$10,756

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadow Ridge Elementary School

How many students attend Meadow Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Meadow Ridge Elementary School.

What district is Meadow Ridge Elementary School in?

Rockford Public Schools

Is Meadow Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Meadow Ridge Elementary School ranks 174^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Meadow Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Meadow Ridge Elementary School are 86% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Meadow Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Meadow Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Rockford Middle School
High : Rockford High School
Alternative : Rockford High School Freshman Center

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