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Lakes Elementary School

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Lakes Elementary School ranks 188 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lakes Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rockford, Michigan, serving 502 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Rockford Public Schools district, which is ranked 39th out of 613 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakes Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15% of Michigan elementary schools, with proficiency rates in M-Step assessments for English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies significantly higher than the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 67.6% of 3rd graders, 64.4% of 4th graders, and 59.8% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 38.9%, 42.4%, and 44.4%, respectively. In Math, 73.2% of 3rd graders, 72.6% of 4th graders, and 54% of 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 42.7%, 39.4%, and 32.9%.

Despite having a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (17.53% in 2023-2024), Lakes Elementary School continues to perform well academically, suggesting the school is effectively supporting students from diverse backgrounds. The school's commitment to providing a quality education is evident in its steadily increasing per-student spending, which reached $14,336 in 2023-2024, higher than the state average.

409

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,336

Per pupil spending ?

18.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6849 Young Ave NE
Rockford, MI 49341-9414

(616) 863-6340

District: Rockford Public Schools

Students who attend Lakes Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (61% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Rockford Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg67%

Michigan avg39%

188^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	86.1	188 of 1488	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	111 of 1486	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	208 of 1470	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	145 of 1344	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	154 of 1153	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	259 of 1408	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	212 of 1448	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	86.7	114 of 1466	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.9	123 of 1548	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	78.0	307 of 1580	80.6%	★★★★☆
2014	68.5	455 of 1533	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	72.9	386 of 1563	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	300 of 1566	80.8%	★★★★☆
2011	76.6	302 of 1552	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	78.6	187 of 1552	88.0%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	230 of 1589	85.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.6	374 of 1577	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	70.3	446 of 1565	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	74.5	304 of 1545	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	162 of 1338	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	121 of 1342	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	227 of 1321	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	208 of 1106	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	119 of 902	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	209 of 1171	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	183 of 1443	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	138 of 1346	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	97 of 1381	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	72.5	243 of 1350	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	150 of 1397	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	216 of 1366	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	111 of 1347	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	174 of 1334	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	78 of 1139	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	75.1	174 of 915	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	310 of 1196	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	264 of 1446	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	228 of 1206	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	144 of 1204	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	249 of 1198	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	185 of 1102	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	140 of 1005	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	253 of 1128	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	286 of 1253	77.2%	★★★★☆

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

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math66%+27 vs state

English Language Arts64%+22 vs state

Science59%+18 vs state

Social Studies40%+10 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
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
Cannonsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	4894 Sturgis Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6344	262	15	17.0	16.8%	236 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	94.8	55^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.3%		94.7	55^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.3%		61.7	74.0	79.1	64.6	74.5	75.0	76.7	74.4	$18,141	$928	$17,213
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
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
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
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
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
Murray Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3275 Alden Nash Ave NE	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2750	433	23	18.8	13.9%	393 (90.8%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	93.2	75^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.0%		91.6	86^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.2%	11	77.0	75.3	76.0	62.3	86.3	49.3	73.3	61.3	$13,098	$860	$12,238
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakes Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lakes Elementary School?

Students at Lakes Elementary School are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Lakes Elementary School a good school?

Lakes Elementary School ranks 188^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lakes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Lakes Elementary School.

What district is Lakes Elementary School in?

Rockford Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Lakes Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lakes 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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