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Grand Rapids Montessori Public School
159 College Ave Ne
Grand Rapids MI, 49503, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2405
| Ranking: | High School:  (552 out of 665, bottom 17%)Elementary/Middle School:  (2,013 out of 2,213, bottom 9%)* |
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 12
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 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 419 | 405 | 318 | 408 | 325 | 345 | 415 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 39 | 9.3% | 39 | 9.6% | 42 | 13.2% | 41 | 10.0% | 57 | 17.5% | 62 | 18.0% | 61 | 14.7% |
| Grade 1: | 43 | 10.3% | 51 | 12.6% | 46 | 14.5% | 46 | 11.3% | 47 | 14.5% | 47 | 13.6% | 41 | 9.9% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 11.7% | 38 | 9.4% | 44 | 13.8% | 42 | 10.3% | 46 | 14.2% | 39 | 11.3% | 42 | 10.1% |
| Grade 3: | 40 | 9.5% | 40 | 9.9% | 42 | 13.2% | 39 | 9.6% | 36 | 11.1% | 38 | 11.0% | 25 | 6.0% |
| Grade 4: | 38 | 9.1% | 42 | 10.4% | 36 | 11.3% | 37 | 9.1% | 30 | 9.2% | 23 | 6.7% | 31 | 7.5% |
| Grade 5: | 39 | 9.3% | 33 | 8.1% | 33 | 10.4% | 18 | 4.4% | 25 | 7.7% | 29 | 8.4% | 30 | 7.2% |
| Grade 6: | 31 | 7.4% | 31 | 7.7% | 14 | 4.4% | 24 | 5.9% | 25 | 7.7% | 30 | 8.7% | 26 | 6.3% |
| Grade 7: | 29 | 6.9% | 34 | 8.4% | 18 | 5.7% | 21 | 5.1% | 31 | 9.5% | 26 | 7.5% | 27 | 6.5% |
| Grade 8: | 32 | 7.6% | 18 | 4.4% | 20 | 6.3% | 24 | 5.9% | 26 | 8.0% | 25 | 7.2% | 33 | 8.0% |
| Grade 9: | 34 | 8.1% | 32 | 7.9% | 10 | 3.1% | 33 | 8.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 13 | 3.8% | 34 | 8.2% |
| Grade 10: | 17 | 4.1% | 23 | 5.7% | 5 | 1.6% | 27 | 6.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 2.3% | 19 | 4.6% |
| Grade 11: | 19 | 4.5% | 10 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 30 | 7.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 30 | 7.2% |
| Grade 12: | 9 | 2.1% | 14 | 3.5% | 3 | 0.9% | 26 | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 16 | 3.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 205 | 48.9% | 188 | 46.4% | 154 | 48.4% | 194 | 47.5% | 110 | 33.8% | 137 | 39.7% | 172 | 41.4% |
| Female: | 214 | 51.1% | 217 | 53.6% | 164 | 51.6% | 214 | 52.5% | 142 | 43.7% | 158 | 45.8% | 188 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 14 | 3.4% | 13 | 4.0% | 7 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.9% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 10 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 57 | 13.6% | 52 | 12.8% | 34 | 10.7% | 45 | 11.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 30 | 8.7% | 34 | 8.2% |
| Black: | 114 | 27.2% | 123 | 30.4% | 92 | 28.9% | 157 | 38.5% | 102 | 31.4% | 136 | 39.4% | 203 | 48.9% |
| White: | 207 | 49.4% | 190 | 46.9% | 156 | 49.1% | 153 | 37.5% | 140 | 43.1% | 127 | 36.8% | 109 | 26.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 7.6% | 30 | 7.4% | 28 | 8.8% | 35 | 8.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 226 | 53.9% | 235 | 58.0% | 182 | 57.2% | 253 | 62.0% | 177 | 54.5% | 224 | 64.9% | 263 | 63.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 9.5% | 27 | 6.7% | 23 | 7.2% | 36 | 8.8% | 32 | 9.8% | 41 | 11.9% | 40 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.02 | 22.63 | 16.48 | 22.17 | 13.80 | 14.30 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 27.5% | 53.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 47.5% | 68% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 31.3% | 59.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 31% | 55.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 64.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 73.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 77.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 79.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 88.2% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 87.9% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 18.8% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 18.1% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 68.5% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 74.6% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 73.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 72.5% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 79.3% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 70.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 40.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 44.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 37.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 42.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 43.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 41.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 51.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 69.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 71.2% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 81.6% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 79.7% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 5.7% | 20.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 24.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 60.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 67.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 69.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 63.3% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 64.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 44.4% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 53.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 33.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 35.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 28.2% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 25.6% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 30.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 28.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 30.7% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 41.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 59.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 62.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 20.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 23.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 58.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 65.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 62.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 65.7% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 67.2% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 45.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 50.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 49.1% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 50% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 59.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 56.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 46.9% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 4.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 3.1% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 54% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 46.3% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 37.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 46.1% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 33.2% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 41% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47.6% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 55.4% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65.2% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64.9% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 16.8% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 24.3% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 58.9% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 64.6% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 63.2% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 58.6% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.9% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 65.2% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 41.8% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 51.8% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 42.2% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 48.7% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 9.5% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 12.1% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 60.2% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62.7% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 58.3% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 55.9% | 75.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 29% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 32.9% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 43.9% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 56.4% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 59.8% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 62.2% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 12.9% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 12.9% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 53.7% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 60.9% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 49.1% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 59.7% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 59.1% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 59.5% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 37% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 35.3% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 46.5% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 50.2% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 61.9% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 63.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 30.4% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 26.6% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 31.3% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 34.1% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 39.3% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 46.9% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 53.2% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 46.7% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.3% | 10.8% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 13.1% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 45.5% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 51.2% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 61.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 54.4% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 63.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63.2% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 38.4% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 44.9% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 42.1% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 41.6% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 53.1% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 46.5% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 47.8% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 50.5% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 4.7% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 5.7% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 36.7% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 45.4% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 50.7% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 56.2% | 74.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 40.1% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 42% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 10% | 9.2% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 8.5% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 30.9% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 28.4% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 28.4% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 26.3% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 23% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 26% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 26.1% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 36% | 30% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 12.2% | 29.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 40.2% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 39.4% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 40% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 47.7% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 36.1% | 55.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 29.4% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 28.4% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 29% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 31.2% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 36% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 12.9% | 25.8% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 62.5% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 56.6% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 64% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 60.6% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 60% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 21.3% | 40.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.8% | 20.9% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 18.4% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 22.1% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 24.9% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 24.8% | 49.4% |
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* Grand Rapids Montessori Public School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.