Alward Elementary School
3811 Port Sheldon St
Hudsonville MI, 49426, Ottawa County
Phone: 616-669-6700
Ranking: 
(218 out of 2,213, top 10%)*
(218 out of 2,213, top 10%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Hudsonville Public School District
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 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 456 | 450 | 463 | 465 | 456 | 486 | 464 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 81 | 17.8% | 90 | 20.0% | 103 | 22.2% | 95 | 20.4% | 93 | 20.4% | 100 | 20.6% | 91 | 19.6% |
| Grade 1: | 83 | 18.2% | 76 | 16.9% | 67 | 14.5% | 77 | 16.6% | 62 | 13.6% | 71 | 14.6% | 77 | 16.6% |
| Grade 2: | 76 | 16.7% | 67 | 14.9% | 77 | 16.6% | 63 | 13.5% | 71 | 15.6% | 77 | 15.8% | 72 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 68 | 14.9% | 82 | 18.2% | 64 | 13.8% | 67 | 14.4% | 80 | 17.5% | 73 | 15.0% | 70 | 15.1% |
| Grade 4: | 81 | 17.8% | 68 | 15.1% | 70 | 15.1% | 83 | 17.8% | 80 | 17.5% | 70 | 14.4% | 91 | 19.6% |
| Grade 5: | 67 | 14.7% | 67 | 14.9% | 82 | 17.7% | 80 | 17.2% | 70 | 15.4% | 95 | 19.5% | 63 | 13.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 224 | 49.1% | 225 | 50.0% | 232 | 50.1% | 235 | 50.5% | 219 | 48.0% | 240 | 49.4% | 230 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 232 | 50.9% | 225 | 50.0% | 231 | 49.9% | 230 | 49.5% | 229 | 50.2% | 236 | 48.6% | 215 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.2% | 17 | 3.7% | 13 | 2.7% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 4.6% | 24 | 5.3% | 19 | 4.1% | 16 | 3.4% | 18 | 3.9% | 17 | 3.5% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.1% |
| White: | 413 | 90.6% | 404 | 89.8% | 420 | 90.7% | 424 | 91.2% | 417 | 91.4% | 449 | 92.4% | 438 | 94.4% |
| 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: | 11 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.7% | 14 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 11.2% | 59 | 13.1% | 60 | 13.0% | 58 | 12.5% | 52 | 11.4% | 46 | 9.5% | 31 | 6.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.7% | 24 | 5.3% | 19 | 4.1% | 26 | 5.6% | 34 | 7.5% | 29 | 6.0% | 16 | 3.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.58 | 18.84 | 19.54 | 20.13 | 20.50 | 21.50 | 19.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.8% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 97.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.6% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 98.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 99.1% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97.8% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 54% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 73.2% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.8% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 94.8% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 96.1% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 95.9% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.2% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 96.7% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 79.6% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.9% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 65.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 66.2% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 78.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 81.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 78.4% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 95.4% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.9% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 96.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.6% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 97.9% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.1% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 74.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 77% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95.7% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 94.5% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 94% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 94.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.2% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 86.6% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 71.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 58.2% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 56.7% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 69.6% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 67% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 63.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 73.6% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 93.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 94.6% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 93% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 91.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 90.8% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90.1% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 59.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.2% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 94.5% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.5% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 93.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 95.3% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 94.4% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 84.1% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 93.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 94.4% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 93.9% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 94.4% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 93.5% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 26.6% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 26.6% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 74.5% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 71% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.6% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 75.6% | 63.4% |
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* Alward 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.