📍 2307 68th St Se, Caledonia, Kent County, 49316
Explorer Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Caledonia, Kent County. The school has 527 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kentwood Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Explorer Elementary enrolls 527 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 25% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 192 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 133 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 14% |
| Asian | 70 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
294 of the school's 527 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Explorer Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 26, state house district 72.
Explorer Elementary is one of 16 schools in Kentwood Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 9,631 students district-wide and employs 552 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 527 students, Explorer Elementary is close to the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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