Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Kentwood

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B−

Meadowlawn Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4939 Burgis Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49508 · (616) 534-4608 · Part of Kentwood Public Schools

Kentwood’s School Grade B better than 59% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
339
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Meadowlawn Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Michigan’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Kentwood kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Meadowlawn ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

4939 Burgis Ave SE, Grand Rapids

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten81
Grade 159
Grade 247
Grade 349
Grade 450
Grade 553
Enrollment over time
361’20
359’21
378’22
351’23
339’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 32%Hispanic 20%Asian 19%White 17%Two or more races 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Meadowlawn Elementary from Kentwood families.

Other schools in Kentwood Public Schools

The district →
Brookwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Rapids
B−
370 students14:1
Bowen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Rapids
B−
357 students15:1
Discovery Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Grand Rapids
A−
674 students18:1
Explorer Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Caledonia
A−
556 students17:1
Endeavor Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Grand Rapids
B+
553 students17:1
Glenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Grand Rapids
B
543 students18:1

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; Kentwood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.