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West Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

1216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

West Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 472 students in grades K-4 in Wyoming, Michigan, which is part of the Wyoming Public Schools district. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

West Elementary faces significant challenges in serving its predominantly low-income student population. The school's academic performance is consistently well below state and district averages on M-STEP assessments for English Language Arts and Math. For example, in 2024-2025, only 15.9% of 3rd graders and 26.2% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 38.9% and 42.4% respectively. West Elementary also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.6% to 37.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Comparing West Elementary to nearby schools highlights the opportunity for improvement. The school's academic performance is consistently lower than other elementary schools in the Wyoming Public Schools district, such as Parkview Elementary and Oriole Park Elementary. Additionally, Vanguard Charter Academy, a public charter school located about 2 miles from West Elementary, significantly outperforms the school on academic measures.

468

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,794

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1840 38th St SW
Wyoming, MI 49519-3768

(616) 530-7533

District: Wyoming Public Schools

Students who attend West Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wyoming Intermediate
	Wyoming Junior High School
High:	Wyoming High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.7%

African American:

25.9%

White:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg23%

Michigan avg41%

1,216^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Wyoming Public Schools

506^th of 613Wyoming 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	17.2	1216 of 1488	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1130 of 1486	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1189 of 1470	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1071 of 1344	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1145 of 1408	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1155 of 1448	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	1218 of 1466	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.2	1047 of 1548	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.2	1007 of 1580	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.4	1078 of 1533	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.9	929 of 1563	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.0	935 of 1566	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.8	924 of 1552	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.5	1092 of 1552	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.8	1165 of 1589	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	55.5	892 of 1577	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.5	1030 of 1565	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.8	703 of 1545	54.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	265 of 369	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	167 of 348	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	210 of 321	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	262 of 475	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	161 of 173	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	93 of 117	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	247 of 270	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1199 of 1338	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1170 of 1342	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1170 of 1321	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	995 of 1106	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1041 of 1171	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1070 of 1443	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	178 of 209	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	158 of 201	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	157 of 188	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	58 of 86	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	46 of 86	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	131 of 222	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1091 of 1346	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	957 of 1381	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	999 of 1350	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	783 of 1099	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	813 of 1134	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1014 of 1397	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1180 of 1366	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1044 of 1347	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1129 of 1334	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	993 of 1139	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1050 of 1196	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1183 of 1446	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	55 of 78	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	214 of 252	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	375 of 403	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1066 of 1206	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	956 of 1204	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1018 of 1198	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.1	590 of 1102	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	758 of 1128	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	892 of 1253	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)29th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math22%-19 vs state

English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

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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
West Elementary School	Public	K-4	1840 38th St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7533	468	30	15.6	82.1%	97 (20.7%)	121 (25.9%)	186 (39.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.2%)	17.2	1216^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.3%		22.8	1130^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.0%	86			15.9	26.2				20.9	23.1								$16,794	$2,241	$14,552
Gladiola Elementary School	Public	K-4	3500 Gladiola Ave SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7596	290	21	13.8	84.5%	49 (16.9%)	39 (13.4%)	181 (62.4%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	19.3	1176^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.0%		18.9	1181^st of 1486 public elementary schools	20.5%	5			18.2	24.6				26.3	24.6								$18,422	$1,767	$16,655
Oriole Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1420 40th St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7558	277	20	13.8	75.8%	96 (34.7%)	38 (13.7%)	109 (39.4%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.4%)	16.1	1244^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.4%		15.7	1240^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.6%	4			16.9	18.0				26.2	22.0								$19,156	$1,677	$17,478
West Godwin Elementary School	Public	K-3	3546 Clyde Park Ave SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2030	393	27	14.5	91.3%	51 (13.0%)	78 (19.8%)	227 (57.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)								(n/a)																	$19,030	$2,659	$16,371
Vanguard Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1620 52nd St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Vanguard Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 538-3630	765	39	19.7	59.0%	331 (43.3%)	81 (10.6%)	253 (33.1%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.1%)	89.8	121^st of 1488 public elementary schools	91.9%		87.4	158^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.4%	37	69.1	51.5	60.0	61.4	80.0	61.9	63.9	71.3	73.5	50.6	53.6	44.6	62.4	41.8	49.4	43.3	$12,119	$1,289	$10,830
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-4	2075 Lee St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7572	296	19	15.5	86.8%	60 (20.3%)	57 (19.3%)	158 (53.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	24.8	1083^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	27.2%		30.5	1012^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.9%	71			22.2	30.8				29.7	25.8								$17,603	$1,390	$16,213
West Kelloggsville School	Public	PK, KG-2	4555 Magnolia Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1595	253	18	14.1	84.2%	46 (18.2%)	46 (18.2%)	129 (51.0%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.5%)								(n/a)																	$17,236	$1,429	$15,807
North Godwin Elementary School	Public	2-5	161 34th St SW	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2010	400	24	16.5	90.5%	45 (11.3%)	89 (22.3%)	233 (58.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	17.5	1210^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.7%		22.9	1128^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.1%	82			21.6	27.5	21.4			33.6	27.5	13.8			10.9		5.1		$18,920	$3,089	$15,830
Grandville East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3413 30th St SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-6080	207	16	12.7	49.8%	120 (58.0%)	9 (4.3%)	55 (26.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.6%)	73.4	361^st of 1488 public elementary schools	75.7%		59.7	554^th of 1486 public elementary schools	62.7%	193			41.3	57.1				73.9	47.2								$17,852	$2,297	$15,555
Grandville South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3650 Navaho St SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6211	287	17	16.7	31.4%	194 (67.6%)	22 (7.7%)	44 (15.3%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	84.1	219^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.3%		89.2	130^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.3%	89			64.7	58.3				54.9	65.0								$14,975	$683	$14,293

Frequently Asked Questions about West Elementary School

How many students attend West Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended West Elementary School.

Is West Elementary School a good school?

West Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is West Elementary School in?

Wyoming Public Schools

What schools do graduates of West Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Wyoming Intermediate
Middle : Wyoming Junior High School
High : Wyoming High School

What is the racial makeup of West Elementary School?

Students at West Elementary School are 40% Hispanic, 26% African American, 21% White, 12% Two or more races.

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