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Schools in Beechwood

Beechwood’s public schools

West Ottawa Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beechwood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/11schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 9% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
6,608 students on the public path
In brief

Beechwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Beechwood’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Lakewood Elementary School places highest (better than 97%); Woodside Elementary School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Eight elementary schools serve Beechwood, graded from C to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: West Ottawa High School Campus. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Beechwood, with each school’s own grade.

8 schools teach K in Beechwood’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A+, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–12West Ottawa High School Campusin HollandA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Ottawa Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 45.4% · 3191 students tested
Math36%
State average 33.6% · 3218 students tested

Beechwood vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Beechwood’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Beechwood—West Ottawa Public
HollandBHolland City PK–12 · Hamilton PK–12
Holland Township—West Ottawa Public PK–12 · Zeeland PK–12
ParkB+West Ottawa Public

2 of the 3 neighbors share West Ottawa Public with Beechwood, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Beechwood

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Beechwood’s schools

Are Beechwood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Beechwood. West Ottawa Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beechwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Beechwood in?

West Ottawa Public School District.

Where do Beechwood kids go to high school?

West Ottawa High School Campus.

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What Beechwood families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.