Buchanan School
1775 Buchanan Ave Sw
Grand Rapids MI, 49507, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2252
Ranking: 
(2,103 out of 2,213, bottom 5%)*
(2,103 out of 2,213, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 32 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 558 | 513 | 531 | 519 | 470 | 457 | 439 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 100 | 17.9% | 98 | 19.1% | 105 | 19.8% | 119 | 22.9% | 117 | 24.9% | 115 | 25.2% | 99 | 22.6% |
| Grade 1: | 108 | 19.4% | 102 | 19.9% | 104 | 19.6% | 106 | 20.4% | 86 | 18.3% | 95 | 20.8% | 85 | 19.4% |
| Grade 2: | 98 | 17.6% | 91 | 17.7% | 101 | 19.0% | 86 | 16.6% | 90 | 19.1% | 66 | 14.4% | 85 | 19.4% |
| Grade 3: | 94 | 16.8% | 83 | 16.2% | 80 | 15.1% | 79 | 15.2% | 61 | 13.0% | 71 | 15.5% | 65 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 86 | 15.4% | 72 | 14.0% | 74 | 13.9% | 67 | 12.9% | 58 | 12.3% | 53 | 11.6% | 60 | 13.7% |
| Grade 5: | 72 | 12.9% | 67 | 13.1% | 67 | 12.6% | 62 | 11.9% | 58 | 12.3% | 57 | 12.5% | 45 | 10.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 285 | 51.1% | 263 | 51.3% | 272 | 51.2% | 280 | 53.9% | 176 | 37.4% | 216 | 47.3% | 206 | 46.9% |
| Female: | 273 | 48.9% | 250 | 48.7% | 259 | 48.8% | 239 | 46.1% | 151 | 32.1% | 199 | 43.5% | 202 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 506 | 90.7% | 463 | 90.3% | 467 | 87.9% | 448 | 86.3% | 284 | 60.4% | 382 | 83.6% | 369 | 84.1% |
| Black: | 30 | 5.4% | 30 | 5.8% | 42 | 7.9% | 47 | 9.1% | 46 | 9.8% | 34 | 7.4% | 38 | 8.7% |
| White: | 9 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.8% | 15 | 2.8% | 17 | 3.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% |
| 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: | 10 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 531 | 95.2% | 468 | 91.2% | 486 | 91.5% | 488 | 94.0% | 433 | 92.1% | 430 | 94.1% | 417 | 95.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.5% | 20 | 3.9% | 15 | 3.2% | 24 | 5.3% | 19 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.71 | 17.75 | 19.74 | 20.84 | 18.15 | 17.00 | 17.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 64.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 73.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 77.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 79.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.2% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 87.9% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 18.8% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 18.1% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 68.5% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74.6% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 73.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 72.5% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 79.3% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 70.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 40.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 44.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 37.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 42.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 43.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 41.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 51.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 60.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 69.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 71.2% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 81.6% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 79.7% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 20.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 24.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 60.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 67.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 69.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 63.3% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 44.4% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 53.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 33.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 35.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 28.2% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 25.6% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 30.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 28.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 30.7% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 41.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 48.5% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 51% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 59.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 62.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 60.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 20.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 23.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 58.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 65.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 62.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 65.7% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 66.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 67.2% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 45.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 50.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 41.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 49.1% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 50% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 59.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 56.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 46.9% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 4.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 3.1% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 54% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 46.3% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 37.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 46.1% | 63.4% |
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* Buchanan School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.