Summary:
Zip code 49464 in Zeeland, Michigan is home to 7 elementary schools serving grades K-5 (with some offering Pre-K and one extending through 8th grade), all part of the highly-ranked Zeeland Public Schools district, which holds an 87th percentile ranking statewide.
Families in this area have access to several exceptional school options. Adams Elementary School stands out as the top performer, having climbed an impressive 254 ranking positions to reach the 91st percentile with a 5-star rating, while also boasting the district's lowest chronic absenteeism rate at just 9.4%. New Groningen School, the largest elementary with 512 students, has maintained elite status for three consecutive years, with 5th graders achieving 80.5% ELA proficiency—36 points above the state average. Woodbridge Elementary has also shown remarkable improvement, climbing to the 91st percentile with particular strength in 4th-grade math (69.3% proficiency). For families seeking a unique K-8 pathway, Zeeland Quest delivers exceptional middle school results despite its small size of 144 students, with 8th graders achieving 78.57% proficiency in both science and social studies.
The one area of concern is Roosevelt Elementary, which carries the district's only 3-star rating, highest poverty rate (42.53% free/reduced lunch), and highest chronic absenteeism (24.8%). However, the district has responded with the highest per-student spending ($21,185) and best student-teacher ratio (12:1) at Roosevelt, indicating targeted intervention. Notably, even this "struggling" school outperforms state averages in most subjects. Quincy Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School round out the options, with Quincy showing strong 4th-grade ELA results. Overall, this district demonstrates that higher spending doesn't guarantee better outcomes—New Groningen spends the least ($15,224 per student) yet consistently ranks among the top—while maintaining above-average performance across all schools despite economic challenges.
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