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Pine Creek Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Pine Creek Elementary School in Holland, MI, serves 418 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the West Ottawa Public School District, a district that overall earns above-average ratings but where Pine Creek itself has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Michigan elementary schools over the past five years.

For parents, the most important thing to understand is that Pine Creek faces significant challenges that set it apart from nearby schools in the same district. Academic proficiency rates are dramatically lower than district and state averages—for example, only about 14% of 3rd graders are proficient in English Language Arts compared to a 36% district average, and just 12% of 4th graders are proficient in math versus a 41% district average. Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, with nearly 34% of students missing substantial school time—a rate almost three times higher than at Waukazoo Elementary School, located just under three miles away. The school also has the highest poverty rate among nearby West Ottawa elementaries, with 81% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, compared to about 30% at Waukazoo and 46% at Lakeshore Elementary School.

There are a few bright spots worth noting. Pine Creek shows a relative strength in serving its English Language Learner students, who ranked in the 50th percentile statewide—a significant improvement from the previous year. Additionally, the school spends more per student ($18,297) than higher-performing peers like Waukazoo ($15,529), indicating that funding is not the primary issue. The school's performance has declined over time, dropping from a 2-star rating in 2018-2019 to its current 1-star status. While schools like Los Lagos Bilingual Academy and Lakeshore in the same district demonstrate that strong outcomes are achievable, Pine Creek's combination of high poverty and high absenteeism will require targeted, intensive support to turn things around.

418

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,297

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

1184 136th Ave
Holland, MI 49424-8418

(616) 786-1600

District: West Ottawa Public School District

Students who attend Pine Creek Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.9%

White:

13.2%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg36%

Michigan avg38%

1,221^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

249^th of 625West 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
2026	17.8	1221 of 1492	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	1298 of 1488	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1203 of 1486	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1264 of 1470	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1034 of 1344	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	928 of 1153	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	849 of 1408	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	936 of 1448	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.0	1013 of 1466	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	889 of 1548	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.6	841 of 1580	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.6	1053 of 1533	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.8	885 of 1563	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.1	857 of 1566	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.1	782 of 1552	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.1	1081 of 1552	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.8	908 of 1589	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.9	1336 of 1577	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.5	1036 of 1565	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.6	1110 of 1545	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	94 of 188	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.8	131 of 173	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	125 of 184	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	81 of 117	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	172 of 270	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	1207 of 1343	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	1275 of 1338	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1149 of 1342	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1140 of 1321	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	825 of 1106	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	614 of 902	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	658 of 1171	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	934 of 1443	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	194 of 225	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	192 of 209	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	167 of 201	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	166 of 188	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	56 of 86	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	31 of 86	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	90 of 222	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	1130 of 1352	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	1135 of 1346	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1068 of 1381	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1135 of 1350	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	703 of 1099	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	525 of 749	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	607 of 1134	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	750 of 1397	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	1140 of 1372	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	1189 of 1366	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1178 of 1347	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1212 of 1334	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	995 of 1139	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	753 of 915	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	746 of 1196	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	910 of 1446	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	54.5	523 of 1204	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)57th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science30%-10 vs state

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Math17%-21 vs state

Social Studies9%-19 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)		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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	17.8	1221^st of 1492 public elementary schools	18.2%		13.1	1298^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.8%	77			13.8	24.0	26.1			15.4	12.0	23.2			30.4		8.7		$18,297	$1,533	$16,764
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%)	34.3	936^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.3%		30	1013^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.9%	77			28.1	39.7	31.1			35.9	42.9	15.6			36.7		16.7		$18,915	$1,444	$17,471
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%)	24.3	1093^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	26.7%		30.4	1007^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.3%	86			21.7	32.0	33.8			23.2	17.3	18.5			32.3		16.9		$18,317	$1,557	$16,760
Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11950 Riley St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-2400	561	40	14.0	65.4%	145 (25.8%)	10 (1.8%)	259 (46.2%)	82 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.6%)	48.2	724^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.5%		64.5	500^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.4%	224	81.1	51.4	41.4	31.0	37.7	48.0	44.6	32.2	39.0	27.9	50.0	44.6	39.3	54.1	21.3	67.6	$13,886	$1,201	$12,684
Los Lagos Bilingual Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	11946 New Holland St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1500	267	18	15.0	63.3%	75 (28.1%)	6 (2.2%)	139 (52.1%)	22 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	90.4	127^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.5%		44.7	797^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.4%	670			64.3	66.7	84.0			60.7	55.6	64.0			68.0		52.0		$16,859	$808	$16,051
Riley Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2630 120th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(616) 786-3799	0			—															(n/a)			21.4	36.2	23.9			20.0	34.5	16.4			20.9		13.4
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%)	67.2	447^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.0%		73.2	364^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.5%	83			48.1	51.4	43.8			54.5	52.8	38.4			46.6		35.6		$15,529	$808	$14,721
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%)	65.1	491^st of 1492 public elementary schools	67.1%		63.7	512^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.6%	21	80.0	52.0	55.1	46.0	58.3	50.0	41.0	55.1	46.0	31.3	29.4	33.3	42.6	32.0	31.9	36.0	$15,833	$1,532	$14,301
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%)	37.9	891^st of 1492 public elementary schools	40.3%		38.3	889^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.3%	2			29.2	46.8	30.9			36.9	48.9	21.8			32.7		14.5		$23,252	$1,122	$22,130
Black River Public School Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	513 Columbia Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Black River Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 355-0055	395	21	19.2	20.3%	256 (64.8%)	7 (1.8%)	84 (21.3%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	71.6	383^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	74.3%		65.2	491^st of 1488 public elementary schools	67.0%	108			45.0	50.8	65.2			51.7	33.8	39.4			57.6		51.5		$4,400	$00	$4,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Creek Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pine Creek Elementary School?

Students at Pine Creek Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Pine Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Pine Creek Elementary School.

What district is Pine Creek Elementary School in?

West Ottawa Public School District

What schools do graduates of Pine Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pine Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Pine Creek Elementary School a good school?

Pine Creek Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

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