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Lakeshore Elementary School

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Lakeshore Elementary School ranks 277 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lakeshore Elementary School is a public elementary school in Holland, Michigan, serving 439 students in grades PK-5. As part of the West Ottawa Public School District, Lakeshore consistently outperforms the district and the state of Michigan in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.

Lakeshore Elementary School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 67.6% of its 5th-grade students achieving proficiency in English Language Arts, compared to 45.7% for the district and 44.4% for the state. In 5th-grade Science, Lakeshore had 63.2% proficiency, while the district and state had 40.6% and 40.3%, respectively. The school's strong performance has earned it a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking in the top 20% of Michigan elementary schools.

Interestingly, Lakeshore Elementary School's academic success extends to specific student subgroups as well. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's White students ranked 104 out of 1,206 Michigan elementary schools, and its Hispanic students ranked 78 out of 209 schools, both earning 4- and 3-star ratings, respectively. This suggests that Lakeshore is effectively supporting the academic growth of diverse student populations. Additionally, the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio may contribute to its strong performance compared to nearby schools like Pine Creek Elementary and Woodside Elementary.

440

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,503

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3765 N 168th Ave
Holland, MI 49424-1152

(616) 786-1400

District: West Ottawa Public School District

Students who attend Lakeshore Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harbor Lights Middle School
High:	West Ottawa High School Campus

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.9%

Hispanic:

38.0%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (55% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in West Ottawa Public School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg39%

Michigan avg39%

277^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the West Ottawa Public School District

273^rd of 613West Ottawa Public School District 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	79.7	277 of 1488	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	409 of 1486	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	262 of 1470	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	187 of 1344	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	116 of 1153	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	153 of 1408	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	102 of 1448	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	89.7	76 of 1466	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	91.2	84 of 1548	94.6%	★★★★★
2015	94.5	46 of 1580	97.1%	★★★★★
2014	89.0	89 of 1533	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	88.4	106 of 1563	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.3	163 of 1566	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	69.0	502 of 1552	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.7	422 of 1552	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	73.3	396 of 1589	75.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	211 of 1577	86.6%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	370 of 1565	76.4%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	412 of 1545	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	231 of 1338	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	323 of 1342	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	198 of 1321	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	226 of 1106	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	252 of 902	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	190 of 1171	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	168 of 1443	88.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	78 of 209	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	93 of 201	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	27 of 188	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	5 of 86	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	70.9	7 of 30	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	11 of 86	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	17 of 222	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	337 of 1346	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	579 of 1381	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	430 of 1350	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.9	75 of 1099	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	68.6	170 of 749	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	114 of 1134	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	57 of 1397	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	320 of 1366	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	464 of 1347	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	313 of 1334	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	190 of 1139	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	52 of 915	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	131 of 1196	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	91.8	70 of 1446	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	104 of 1206	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	225 of 1204	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	182 of 1198	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	81 of 1102	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	39 of 1005	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	33 of 1128	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	29 of 1253	97.7%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)91st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science63%+23 vs state

English Language Arts59%+18 vs state

Social Studies56%+26 vs state

Math49%+10 vs state

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Schools Near Lakeshore 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
Lakeshore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3765 N 168th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1400	440	30	14.7	45.7%	224 (50.9%)	14 (3.2%)	167 (38.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	79.7	277^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.4%		69.8	409^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.5%	132			57.5	53.5	67.6			47.9	47.9	50.7			63.2		55.9		$14,503	$1,832	$12,671
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2134 W Lakewood Blvd	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1300	293	24	12.0	39.2%	209 (71.3%)	4 (1.4%)	55 (18.8%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	93.7	69^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.2	47^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.8%	22			69.6	76.0	82.5			63.0	70.0	62.5			67.5		60.0		$17,551	$2,322	$15,230
Great Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 152nd Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-1200	426	34	12.4	75.1%	106 (24.9%)	18 (4.2%)	230 (54.0%)	36 (8.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	30.4	1007^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.3%		28.6	1044^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.7%	37			27.1	36.8	38.2			25.7	30.9	25.0			31.6		14.5		$16,627	$2,632	$13,995
Waukazoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1294 W Lakewood Blvd	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1800	466	28	16.5	30.3%	350 (75.1%)	7 (1.5%)	52 (11.2%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.9%)	73.2	364^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.5%		69.5	414^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.1%	50			58.8	49.4	58.9			55.1	44.2	42.1			52.6		44.2		$14,897	$1,289	$13,607
Woodside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2591 N Division Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-1900	431	38	11.4	72.6%	87 (20.2%)	19 (4.4%)	287 (66.6%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	30	1013^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.9%		24.8	1095^th of 1486 public elementary schools	26.3%	82			34.4	35.8	37.3			24.6	31.8	19.3			26.5		18.1		$17,175	$3,004	$14,170
Pine Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1184 136th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-1600	418	35	11.7	81.1%	55 (13.2%)	35 (8.4%)	267 (63.9%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	32 (7.7%)	13.1	1298^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.8%		17.9	1203^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	19.0%	95			20.0	21.7	17.8			18.0	22.2	13.9			19.2		4.1		$16,789	$2,148	$14,641
Sheldon Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15050 Blair St	West Olive	49460	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1700	145	12	12.6	68.3%	80 (55.2%)	1 (0.7%)	50 (34.5%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	35.9	923^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	38.0%		44.8	768^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.3%	155			39.3	33.3	15.8			28.6	40.7	31.6			26.3		26.3		$18,494	$2,279	$16,215
Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 16th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 820-5050	401	31	12.9	81.0%	106 (26.4%)	21 (5.2%)	229 (57.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	63.7	512^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.6%		68.6	431^st of 1486 public elementary schools	71.0%	81	51.4	34.3	68.5	61.2	69.0	39.5	78.6	63.0	49.0	23.8	31.8	41.4	35.7	30.6	11.9	30.6	$14,024	$2,256	$11,768
West	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 24th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5080	413	44	9.4	66.1%	171 (41.4%)	35 (8.5%)	161 (39.0%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.6%)	56.5	618^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.5%		65.9	471^st of 1486 public elementary schools	68.3%	147			31.3	53.6	54.7			40.6	39.1	42.2			39.1		34.4		$30,168	$5,462	$24,705
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	461 Van Raalte Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 494-2601	307	21	14.4	47.9%	99 (32.2%)	2 (0.7%)	194 (63.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	38.3	889^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.3%		33	971^st of 1486 public elementary schools	34.7%	82			31.9	26.1	50.0			47.9	18.8	30.0			32.5		25.0		$17,849	$2,783	$15,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeshore Elementary School

How many students attend Lakeshore Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Lakeshore Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lakeshore Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Harbor Lights Middle School
High : West Ottawa High School Campus

What is the racial makeup of Lakeshore Elementary School?

Students at Lakeshore Elementary School are 51% White, 38% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Lakeshore Elementary School in?

West Ottawa Public School District

Is Lakeshore Elementary School a good school?

Lakeshore Elementary School ranks 277^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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