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Brown Elementary School
8064 Byron Center Ave Sw
Byron Center MI, 49315, Kent County
Phone: 616-878-6200
Ranking: 
(111 out of 2,213, top 5%)*
(111 out of 2,213, top 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Byron Center 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: | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 532 | 493 | 454 | 462 | 484 | 449 | 436 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 109 | 20.5% | 114 | 23.1% | 113 | 24.9% | 110 | 23.8% | 126 | 26.0% | 120 | 26.7% | 107 | 24.5% |
| Grade 1: | 108 | 20.3% | 94 | 19.1% | 84 | 18.5% | 87 | 18.8% | 88 | 18.2% | 69 | 15.4% | 89 | 20.4% |
| Grade 2: | 103 | 19.4% | 90 | 18.3% | 91 | 20.0% | 85 | 18.4% | 74 | 15.3% | 90 | 20.0% | 78 | 17.9% |
| Grade 3: | 98 | 18.4% | 108 | 21.9% | 86 | 18.9% | 77 | 16.7% | 97 | 20.0% | 85 | 18.9% | 79 | 18.1% |
| Grade 4: | 114 | 21.4% | 87 | 17.6% | 80 | 17.6% | 103 | 22.3% | 99 | 20.5% | 85 | 18.9% | 83 | 19.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 264 | 49.6% | 251 | 50.9% | 231 | 50.9% | 243 | 52.6% | 261 | 53.9% | 250 | 55.7% | 247 | 56.7% |
| Female: | 268 | 50.4% | 242 | 49.1% | 223 | 49.1% | 219 | 47.4% | 215 | 44.4% | 191 | 42.5% | 185 | 42.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 12 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.6% | 14 | 3.0% | 24 | 5.0% | 18 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 5.5% | 28 | 5.7% | 22 | 4.8% | 17 | 3.7% | 22 | 4.5% | 17 | 3.8% | 7 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.4% | 17 | 3.5% | 15 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.7% |
| White: | 462 | 86.8% | 424 | 86.0% | 395 | 87.0% | 409 | 88.5% | 421 | 87.0% | 398 | 88.6% | 397 | 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: | 23 | 4.3% | 19 | 3.9% | 14 | 3.1% | 11 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 19.0% | 103 | 20.9% | 97 | 21.4% | 100 | 21.6% | 104 | 21.5% | 63 | 14.0% | 58 | 13.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 9.2% | 34 | 6.9% | 33 | 7.3% | 32 | 6.9% | 26 | 5.4% | 15 | 3.3% | 17 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.85 | 21.53 | 23.77 | 23.88 | 20.89 | 19.10 | 19.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 97% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 96.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 97.7% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 99.5% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 99.2% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 99.2% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 70% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 66.6% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 92.7% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 91.5% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.5% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 97.6% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.8% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 80.2% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.7% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 62.9% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 78.4% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 83.7% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 93.1% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 95.2% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 98.2% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.1% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 96.6% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 64.9% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 76.3% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 94% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.7% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 95.4% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 95.6% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 95.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 94.7% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 88.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 71.1% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 61.9% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 61.3% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 64.9% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 75.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 68.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 81.9% | 46.7% |
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* Brown 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.