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Knapp Forest Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 4243 Knapp Valley Dr Ne, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49525

572
Pupils
18.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Knapp Forest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 572 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forest Hills Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Forest Hills Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Knapp Forest Elementary School enrolls 572 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.

Male students
310 (54%)
Female students
262 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
31.7
Student-teacher ratio
18.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8% Asian and 5.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White47383%
Asian468%
Two or more races335.8%
Hispanic or Latino162.8%
Black or African American4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

44 of the school's 572 students (7.7%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 36 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental Virtual

Knapp Forest Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 29, state house district 73.

School district: Forest Hills Public Schools

Knapp Forest Elementary School is one of 18 schools in Forest Hills Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 8,838 students district-wide and employs 509 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 572 students, Knapp Forest Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 491 students per school.

8,838
District students
18
Schools
509
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

78%
Reading proficient
75%
Math proficient
0%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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