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Brookside Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

210 Escott St, Big Rapids, MI 49307 · (231) 796-8323 · Part of Big Rapids Public Schools

Big Rapids’ School Grade B better than 59% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
336
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Brookside Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Michigan’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Big Rapids kids: Big Rapids Middle School

On the path

Where Big Rapids kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Brookside Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Big Rapids Middle School644 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

210 Escott St, Big Rapids

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 168
Grade 290
Grade 396
Grade 482
Enrollment over time
375’20
372’21
417’22
342’23
336’24

Down 10.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Two or more races 10%Black 5%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brookside Elementary School from Big Rapids families.

Other schools in Big Rapids Public Schools

The district →
Eastwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Big Rapids
209 students16:1
Riverview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Big Rapids
A+
346 students18:1
Big Rapids Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Big Rapids
C−
115 students
Big Rapids Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Big Rapids
B
644 students21:1
Big Rapids High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Big Rapids
B+
755 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Big Rapids’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.