Summary:
Zip code 55721 is served by a single elementary school, Cohasset Elementary, a K–5 school with 312 students in the Grand Rapids Public School District. Located at 450 Columbus Ave in Cohasset, it is the only elementary option in the area, so families here attend this school rather than choosing among several. Roughly 31.73% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25, and the student-teacher ratio was 18.3.
Academically, Cohasset is above average. In 2025–26 it ranked 316 of 869 schools — the 64th percentile with 3 stars — above the district's 56th percentile. Math was 54.4% proficient (district 45.0%, state 44.9%) and Reading 61.3% (district 55.2%, state 48.6%). Both subjects also beat district and state in 2024–25, with Reading exceeding the state by 13.4 points. Science is the exception: it was a major strength in 2024–25 at 43.75% proficient, 17.6 points above the state, then fell to 21.4% in 2025–26, below both district and state. The rank has also drifted down, from the 70th percentile with 4 stars in 2023–24 to 64th with 3 stars in 2025–26. It remains above average, but the trend is downward.
Grade-level results vary widely. Fourth grade is exceptionally strong: 78.4% proficient in Math and 76.9% in Reading, both far above state averages. Fifth grade is much weaker: 23.2% in Math, 45.5% in Reading, and 21.4% in Science, all below district and state. The Math gap between 4th and 5th grade is 55.2 percentage points. Because Science is only reported at 5th grade, the school-wide Science figure is effectively a 5th-grade result, which points to a cohort difference rather than a school-wide decline — but it is worth monitoring.
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