Elementary · Michigan

Alward Elementary School

Alward Elementary School, a public elementary school in Hudsonville, Michigan: grades pre-k–4, 435 students, 15.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Hudsonville Public School District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 435
Teachers (FTE): 29.1
Students per teacher: 15.0
Grades: Pre-K–4; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 61% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared

More students per teacher than 55% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 69% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared

Larger than 54% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

67%proficient

−0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 91% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 42% · 1,440 elementary schools compared

148 students tested, grades 3, 4 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

66%proficient

−3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 90% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 37% · 1,440 elementary schools compared

149 students tested, grades 3, 4 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–4
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Hudsonville Public School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Hudsonville Public School District.

Location

Address: 3811 Port Sheldon St, Hudsonville, MI 49426
Phone: (616)669-6700
County: Ottawa County

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Park Elemementary School	K–4	260	12.3	76%	76%	1.2 mi
Early Childhood Building	Pre-K–K	0	—	—	—	1.2 mi
Georgetown Elementary School	K–4	450	15.1	64%	70%	1.5 mi
Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center	Pre-K–6	189	8.1	—	—	1.7 mi
El Puente Spanish Immersion	K–6	380	21.5	66%	67%	1.7 mi
Rosewood School	K–6	481	16.3	65%	60%	2.0 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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