Ada Elementary School
731 Ada Dr Se
Ada MI, 49301, Kent County
Phone: 616-493-8940
Ranking: 
(29 out of 2,213, top 1%)*
(29 out of 2,213, top 1%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Forest Hills Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 371 | 363 | 370 | 416 | 452 | 438 | 439 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 21.0% | 66 | 18.2% | 77 | 20.8% | 75 | 18.0% | 99 | 21.9% | 82 | 18.7% | 87 | 19.8% |
| Grade 1: | 66 | 17.8% | 72 | 19.8% | 60 | 16.2% | 88 | 21.2% | 74 | 16.4% | 78 | 17.8% | 79 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 19.7% | 67 | 18.5% | 80 | 21.6% | 78 | 18.8% | 85 | 18.8% | 83 | 18.9% | 94 | 21.4% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 18.9% | 81 | 22.3% | 76 | 20.5% | 85 | 20.4% | 90 | 19.9% | 100 | 22.8% | 90 | 20.5% |
| Grade 4: | 84 | 22.6% | 77 | 21.2% | 77 | 20.8% | 90 | 21.6% | 104 | 23.0% | 95 | 21.7% | 89 | 20.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 202 | 54.4% | 187 | 51.5% | 206 | 55.7% | 231 | 55.5% | 245 | 54.2% | 235 | 53.7% | 233 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 169 | 45.6% | 176 | 48.5% | 164 | 44.3% | 185 | 44.5% | 199 | 44.0% | 195 | 44.5% | 202 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 21 | 5.7% | 17 | 4.7% | 19 | 5.1% | 24 | 5.8% | 32 | 7.1% | 33 | 7.5% | 33 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
| White: | 339 | 91.4% | 334 | 92.0% | 339 | 91.6% | 375 | 90.1% | 407 | 90.0% | 398 | 90.9% | 400 | 91.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 6.2% | 21 | 5.8% | 19 | 5.1% | 28 | 6.7% | 24 | 5.3% | 15 | 3.4% | 13 | 3.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.8% | 11 | 3.0% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.42 | 15.33 | 15.87 | 14.80 | 15.59 | 14.60 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 98.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 99.2% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 99.2% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 62.2% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 67.4% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.9% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 96.5% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.6% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 95.3% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 98.1% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 95.8% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 78.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 86.5% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 70.2% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 72.3% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 76.7% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 81.6% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 96.5% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 97.1% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.4% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.2% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.1% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.2% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 71.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 75.5% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 94.8% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 97% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.5% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.1% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.7% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 83.7% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 86.7% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 74.9% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 66.9% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 72.9% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 67.1% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71.7% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 66.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 69.7% | 46.7% |
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* Ada Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.