📍 6932 Bridgewater Dr Se, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49546
Thornapple Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 395 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forest Hills Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thornapple Elementary School enrolls 395 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 8.9% Asian and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 305 | 77% |
| Asian | 35 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 395 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 53 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Thornapple 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 86.
Thornapple 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 395 students, Thornapple Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 491 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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