Brookside School
2505 Madison Ave Se
Grand Rapids MI, 49507, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2242
Ranking: 
(2,126 out of 2,213, bottom 4%)*
(2,126 out of 2,213, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Grand 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: | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 308 | 334 | 281 | 248 | 289 | 274 | 326 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 37 | 12.0% | 62 | 18.6% | 50 | 17.8% | 53 | 21.4% | 65 | 22.5% | 42 | 15.3% | 50 | 15.3% |
| Grade 1: | 57 | 18.5% | 48 | 14.4% | 63 | 22.4% | 52 | 21.0% | 33 | 11.4% | 49 | 17.9% | 55 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 14.9% | 71 | 21.3% | 59 | 21.0% | 31 | 12.5% | 40 | 13.8% | 49 | 17.9% | 70 | 21.5% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 18.8% | 63 | 18.9% | 39 | 13.9% | 33 | 13.3% | 45 | 15.6% | 51 | 18.6% | 57 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 19.8% | 51 | 15.3% | 34 | 12.1% | 30 | 12.1% | 56 | 19.4% | 52 | 19.0% | 52 | 16.0% |
| Grade 5: | 49 | 15.9% | 39 | 11.7% | 36 | 12.8% | 49 | 19.8% | 50 | 17.3% | 31 | 11.3% | 42 | 12.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 156 | 50.6% | 180 | 53.9% | 140 | 49.8% | 123 | 49.6% | 112 | 38.8% | 135 | 49.3% | 142 | 43.6% |
| Female: | 152 | 49.4% | 154 | 46.1% | 141 | 50.2% | 125 | 50.4% | 115 | 39.8% | 112 | 40.9% | 155 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.5% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 6 | 2.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 96 | 31.2% | 115 | 34.4% | 110 | 39.1% | 94 | 37.9% | 45 | 15.6% | 83 | 30.3% | 112 | 34.4% |
| Black: | 173 | 56.2% | 169 | 50.6% | 135 | 48.0% | 118 | 47.6% | 161 | 55.7% | 141 | 51.5% | 156 | 47.9% |
| White: | 20 | 6.5% | 28 | 8.4% | 17 | 6.0% | 16 | 6.5% | 19 | 6.6% | 24 | 8.8% | 20 | 6.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 4.5% | 18 | 5.4% | 16 | 5.7% | 16 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 282 | 91.6% | 307 | 91.9% | 273 | 97.2% | 232 | 93.5% | 255 | 88.2% | 238 | 86.9% | 293 | 89.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.1% | 13 | 4.7% | 13 | 4.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.50 | 19.76 | 17.13 | 16.76 | 19.14 | 16.80 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 64.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 73.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 77.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 79.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 88.2% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 87.9% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 18.8% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 18.1% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 68.5% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 74.6% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 73.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 72.5% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 79.3% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 70.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 40.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 44.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 37.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 42.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 43.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 41.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 51.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 60.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 69.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 71.2% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 81.6% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 79.7% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 20.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 24.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 60.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 67.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 63.3% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 64.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 44.4% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 53.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 33.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 35.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 28.2% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 12% | 25.6% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 30.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 28.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 30.7% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 41.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 48.5% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 51% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 59.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 62.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 20.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 23.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 62.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 65.7% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 66.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 67.2% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 45.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 50.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 41.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 49.1% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 50% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 59.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 56.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 46.9% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 4.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 3.1% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 54% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 46.3% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 37.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 46.1% | 63.4% |
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* Brookside School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.