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Parkside Elementary School

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Parkside Elementary School ranks 205 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Parkside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rockford, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 270. 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.

Parkside Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in M-Step test scores across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Parkside's 3rd-grade students scored 59.5% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9%. Similarly, their 5th-grade students scored 57.7% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 32.9%. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 15% of Michigan elementary schools in recent years, and has shown consistent performance across different student subgroups.

Parkside Elementary School's performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools within the Rockford Public Schools district. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Parkside's 5th-grade students scored higher in Math (57.7% proficient) compared to the district average (66.5%) and the state average (32.9%). The school also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (21.85% in 2023-2024), which is lower than the state average, and has seen an increase in per-student spending, from $13,070 in 2020-2021 to $16,037 in 2023-2024.

179

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,037

Per pupil spending ?

32.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

156 Lewis St
Rockford, MI 49341-1010

(616) 863-6360

District: Rockford Public Schools

Students who attend Parkside Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.2%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (60% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Rockford Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg67%

Michigan avg39%

205^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	85.1	205 of 1488	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	222 of 1486	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	124 of 1470	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	174 of 1344	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	127 of 1153	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	252 of 1408	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	289 of 1448	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	80.3	208 of 1466	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	86.1	145 of 1548	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	74.4	373 of 1580	76.4%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	224 of 1533	85.4%	★★★★☆
2013	88.4	104 of 1563	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.2	130 of 1566	91.7%	★★★★★
2011	77.6	264 of 1552	83.0%	★★★★☆
2010	79.7	149 of 1552	90.4%	★★★★★
2009	69.2	538 of 1589	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.2	663 of 1577	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.6	571 of 1565	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.7	299 of 1545	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	143 of 1338	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	156 of 1342	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	55 of 1321	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	153 of 1106	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	89.6	42 of 902	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	118 of 1171	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.5	281 of 1443	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	728 of 1381	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	83.3	124 of 1350	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	278 of 1366	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	393 of 1347	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	223 of 1334	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	188 of 1139	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	181 of 915	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	127 of 1196	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	285 of 1446	80.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	207 of 1206	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	250 of 1204	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	194 of 1198	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	256 of 1102	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	125 of 1005	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	295 of 1128	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	333 of 1253	73.4%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)47th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math65%+27 vs state

English Language Arts63%+21 vs state

Science58%+17 vs state

Social Studies35%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Parkside 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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkside Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Parkside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Parkside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Parkside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 179 students attended Parkside Elementary School.

What district is Parkside Elementary School in?

Rockford Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Parkside Elementary School?

Students at Parkside Elementary School are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Parkside Elementary School a good school?

Parkside Elementary School ranks 205^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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