📍 630 66th St Se, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49548
Southwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 332 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kentwood Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwood Elementary enrolls 332 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 140 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 15 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
278 of the school's 332 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 256 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwood 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.
Southwood 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 332 students, Southwood Elementary is smaller than 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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