Brookside Elementary School
210 Escott St
Big Rapids MI, 49307, Mecosta County
Phone: 231-796-8323
Ranking: 
(1,192 out of 2,213, bottom 46%)*
(1,192 out of 2,213, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Big Rapids Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 300 | 320 | 317 | 211 | 205 | 274 | 250 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 62 | 20.7% | 65 | 20.3% | 57 | 18.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 19.7% | 55 | 17.2% | 78 | 24.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 53 | 19.3% | 48 | 19.2% |
| Grade 2: | 52 | 17.3% | 73 | 22.8% | 49 | 15.5% | 74 | 35.1% | 67 | 32.7% | 53 | 19.3% | 50 | 20.0% |
| Grade 3: | 73 | 24.3% | 51 | 15.9% | 77 | 24.3% | 61 | 28.9% | 74 | 36.1% | 52 | 19.0% | 49 | 19.6% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 18.0% | 76 | 23.8% | 56 | 17.7% | 76 | 36.0% | 64 | 31.2% | 61 | 22.3% | 52 | 20.8% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 177 | 59.0% | 182 | 56.9% | 165 | 52.1% | 106 | 50.2% | 97 | 47.3% | 131 | 47.8% | 120 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 123 | 41.0% | 138 | 43.1% | 152 | 47.9% | 105 | 49.8% | 100 | 48.8% | 135 | 49.3% | 126 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 21 | 7.0% | 17 | 5.3% | 10 | 3.2% | 12 | 5.7% | 15 | 7.3% | 27 | 9.9% | 28 | 11.2% |
| White: | 259 | 86.3% | 280 | 87.5% | 280 | 88.3% | 188 | 89.1% | 187 | 91.2% | 243 | 88.7% | 219 | 87.6% |
| 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: | 10 | 3.3% | 13 | 4.1% | 17 | 5.4% | 9 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 170 | 56.7% | 173 | 54.1% | 154 | 48.6% | 91 | 43.1% | 79 | 38.5% | 116 | 42.3% | 92 | 36.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 3.7% | 12 | 3.8% | 20 | 6.3% | 14 | 6.6% | 21 | 10.2% | 16 | 5.8% | 21 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.86 | 19.54 | 18.78 | 19.27 | 18.86 | 20.60 | 18.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 88.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 90.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 91.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 91.9% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95.6% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 98.5% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 33.3% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 46.8% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 85.8% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 88.7% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 86% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 78% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 92% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 92.5% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 66.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 76.3% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 43.6% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 40.9% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 46.3% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 56.1% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 83.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 86.4% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.9% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 89.3% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.4% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.3% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 51.9% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 56.1% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 85.4% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 84.8% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 89% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.1% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 87% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 85.3% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 72.8% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 71.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 51.8% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 37.1% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 36.3% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 30.7% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 43.8% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 51.2% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 45.5% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 84.5% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74.8% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.4% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.5% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 83.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 86.2% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 85.7% | 81.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86.8% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 91.7% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 86.5% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 77.4% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 53.9% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 63.3% | 63.4% |
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* Brookside Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.