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Explorer Elementary Primary School
2307 68th St Se
Caledonia MI, 49316, Kent County
Phone: 616-554-0302
Ranking: 
(552 out of 2,213, top 25%)*
(552 out of 2,213, top 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Kentwood 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 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 500 | 481 | 462 | 480 | 468 | 451 | 470 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 89 | 17.8% | 103 | 21.4% | 80 | 17.3% | 88 | 18.3% | 91 | 19.4% | 75 | 16.6% | 72 | 15.3% |
| Grade 1: | 97 | 19.4% | 80 | 16.6% | 78 | 16.9% | 83 | 17.3% | 73 | 15.6% | 69 | 15.3% | 100 | 21.3% |
| Grade 2: | 79 | 15.8% | 81 | 16.8% | 82 | 17.7% | 83 | 17.3% | 73 | 15.6% | 88 | 19.5% | 73 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 77 | 15.4% | 77 | 16.0% | 76 | 16.5% | 76 | 15.8% | 83 | 17.7% | 76 | 16.9% | 81 | 17.2% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 15.8% | 81 | 16.8% | 66 | 14.3% | 80 | 16.7% | 70 | 15.0% | 77 | 17.1% | 71 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 79 | 15.8% | 59 | 12.3% | 80 | 17.3% | 70 | 14.6% | 78 | 16.7% | 66 | 14.6% | 73 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 269 | 53.8% | 248 | 51.6% | 244 | 52.8% | 253 | 52.7% | 209 | 44.7% | 201 | 44.6% | 223 | 47.4% |
| Female: | 231 | 46.2% | 233 | 48.4% | 218 | 47.2% | 227 | 47.3% | 211 | 45.1% | 207 | 45.9% | 214 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 67 | 13.4% | 68 | 14.1% | 72 | 15.6% | 85 | 17.7% | 88 | 18.8% | 70 | 15.5% | 72 | 15.3% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 6.0% | 38 | 7.9% | 40 | 8.7% | 50 | 10.4% | 37 | 7.9% | 43 | 9.5% | 41 | 8.7% |
| Black: | 123 | 24.6% | 111 | 23.1% | 104 | 22.5% | 112 | 23.3% | 100 | 21.4% | 97 | 21.5% | 105 | 22.3% |
| White: | 252 | 50.4% | 235 | 48.9% | 215 | 46.5% | 198 | 41.3% | 201 | 42.9% | 204 | 45.2% | 219 | 46.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 5.4% | 28 | 5.8% | 30 | 6.5% | 34 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 194 | 38.8% | 174 | 36.2% | 194 | 42.0% | 179 | 37.3% | 170 | 36.3% | 117 | 25.9% | 128 | 27.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 6.4% | 29 | 6.0% | 19 | 4.1% | 28 | 5.8% | 26 | 5.6% | 19 | 4.2% | 27 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.15 | 17.93 | 19.83 | 19.43 | 19.64 | 18.00 | 19.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 94.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 95.9% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 95.5% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 96.4% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 97.1% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 43.2% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 43% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 89.4% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.5% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 91.2% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.2% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.2% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 91.4% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 59.7% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 72.3% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 53.4% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 60.6% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 74.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 71.1% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 87.6% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 90.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 91.1% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96.7% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 92.1% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 47.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 44.9% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 87.4% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.3% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.7% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 87.2% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 86.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 87% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 72% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.6% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 65.9% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 63.1% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 59.1% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 61% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.7% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 50.7% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 56.5% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 78.1% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 85.9% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 84.3% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 85.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 88.4% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 85.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 49.1% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 47.1% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 84.9% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.3% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 89.5% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 86.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 89.7% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.8% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 67.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 74.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 78.5% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 88.7% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84.9% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 87.4% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 85.5% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 81.3% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 17.5% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 9.8% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 75.6% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 72.1% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 72.9% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 71.4% | 63.4% |
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* Explorer Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.