Alto Elementary School
6150 Bancroft Ave Se
Alto MI, 49302, Kent County
Phone: 616-987-2600
Ranking: 
(166 out of 2,213, top 8%)*
(166 out of 2,213, top 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lowell Area 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: | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 468 | 471 | 460 | 455 | 448 | 454 | 423 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 81 | 17.3% | 84 | 17.8% | 83 | 18.0% | 86 | 18.9% | 90 | 20.1% | 92 | 20.3% | 76 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | 80 | 17.1% | 75 | 15.9% | 80 | 17.4% | 79 | 17.4% | 73 | 16.3% | 63 | 13.9% | 73 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | 75 | 16.0% | 81 | 17.2% | 81 | 17.6% | 71 | 15.6% | 68 | 15.2% | 73 | 16.1% | 67 | 15.8% |
| Grade 3: | 77 | 16.5% | 87 | 18.5% | 71 | 15.4% | 68 | 14.9% | 75 | 16.7% | 74 | 16.3% | 76 | 18.0% |
| Grade 4: | 86 | 18.4% | 72 | 15.3% | 72 | 15.7% | 76 | 16.7% | 69 | 15.4% | 75 | 16.5% | 76 | 18.0% |
| Grade 5: | 69 | 14.7% | 72 | 15.3% | 73 | 15.9% | 75 | 16.5% | 73 | 16.3% | 77 | 17.0% | 55 | 13.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 237 | 50.6% | 237 | 50.3% | 242 | 52.6% | 251 | 55.2% | 236 | 52.7% | 241 | 53.1% | 222 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 231 | 49.4% | 234 | 49.7% | 218 | 47.4% | 204 | 44.8% | 204 | 45.5% | 205 | 45.2% | 197 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.7% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.9% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% |
| White: | 434 | 92.7% | 438 | 93.0% | 428 | 93.0% | 435 | 95.6% | 425 | 94.9% | 432 | 95.2% | 403 | 95.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 96 | 20.5% | 103 | 21.9% | 100 | 21.7% | 79 | 17.4% | 92 | 20.5% | 74 | 16.3% | 50 | 11.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.5% | 27 | 5.7% | 38 | 8.3% | 32 | 7.0% | 30 | 6.7% | 38 | 8.4% | 33 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.06 | 19.19 | 22.33 | 22.03 | 19.03 | 19.70 | 19.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 93% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 95% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 94.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.1% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.6% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 49.4% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 47.9% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 92.6% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 92.5% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 93.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.1% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 78.5% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 75.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 57.8% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 61.1% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 75.5% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 72.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 93.1% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.3% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 91.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93.9% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 96.6% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.7% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 53.5% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 66.2% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 89.8% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.2% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 92.7% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 94.6% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 92.8% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 95.2% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80.7% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84.9% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 64.1% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 52% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 60.1% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 59.4% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 63.2% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 40.7% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 60.2% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.1% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.3% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 84.2% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 89% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 90.3% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 63.5% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 58.5% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 85.8% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 94.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 90.5% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 92.6% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.5% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 89.8% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 82.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 78.8% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 93.8% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92.1% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.5% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 88% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 21.6% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 22.1% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65.9% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 61.9% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 70.8% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 76.4% | 63.4% |
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* Alto 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.