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Knapp Forest Elementary School
4243 Knapp Valley Dr Ne
Grand Rapids MI, 49525, Kent County
Phone: 616-493-8980
Ranking:
(71 out of 2,213, top 3%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Forest Hills Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 38 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 40 | 37 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 672 | 651 | 652 | 630 | 676 | 700 | 696 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 97 | 14.4% | 102 | 15.7% | 85 | 13.0% | 69 | 11.0% | 89 | 13.2% | 98 | 14.0% | 99 | 14.2% |
Grade 1: | 94 | 14.0% | 86 | 13.2% | 71 | 10.9% | 71 | 11.3% | 85 | 12.6% | 88 | 12.6% | 81 | 11.6% |
Grade 2: | 94 | 14.0% | 73 | 11.2% | 90 | 13.8% | 90 | 14.3% | 92 | 13.6% | 86 | 12.3% | 117 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 82 | 12.2% | 90 | 13.8% | 94 | 14.4% | 101 | 16.0% | 92 | 13.6% | 117 | 16.7% | 109 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 100 | 14.9% | 103 | 15.8% | 104 | 16.0% | 89 | 14.1% | 126 | 18.6% | 112 | 16.0% | 101 | 14.5% |
Grade 5: | 102 | 15.2% | 96 | 14.7% | 90 | 13.8% | 114 | 18.1% | 94 | 13.9% | 93 | 13.3% | 101 | 14.5% |
Grade 6: | 103 | 15.3% | 101 | 15.5% | 118 | 18.1% | 96 | 15.2% | 98 | 14.5% | 106 | 15.1% | 88 | 12.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 335 | 49.9% | 324 | 49.8% | 312 | 47.9% | 289 | 45.9% | 303 | 44.8% | 317 | 45.3% | 328 | 47.1% |
Female: | 337 | 50.1% | 327 | 50.2% | 340 | 52.1% | 341 | 54.1% | 365 | 54.0% | 375 | 53.6% | 364 | 52.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 44 | 6.5% | 33 | 5.1% | 29 | 4.4% | 27 | 4.3% | 27 | 4.0% | 31 | 4.4% | 24 | 3.4% |
Hispanic: | 15 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.6% | 11 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1% |
Black: | 11 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.5% | 12 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.6% |
White: | 586 | 87.2% | 579 | 88.9% | 595 | 91.3% | 584 | 92.7% | 629 | 93.0% | 651 | 93.0% | 653 | 93.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 3.9% | 32 | 4.9% | 38 | 5.8% | 40 | 6.3% | 39 | 5.8% | 38 | 5.4% | 23 | 3.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 2.2% | 19 | 2.9% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.74 | 18.25 | 17.82 | 17.44 | 16.74 | 19.20 | 17.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 99.2% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 98.3% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 98.2% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 99.2% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 99.2% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 62.2% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 67.4% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 96.9% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 96.5% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 95.6% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 95.3% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.1% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 95.8% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 78.9% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 70.2% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 72.3% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 76.7% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 81.6% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 96.5% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 97.1% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97.4% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.2% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 99.1% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 99.2% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 71.1% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 75.5% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 94.8% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 97% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.5% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 95.1% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 97.1% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.7% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83.7% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.7% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 74.9% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 66.9% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 72.9% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 67.1% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 71.7% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66.9% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 69.7% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95.1% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94.6% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 95.6% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 95.9% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.3% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 69.8% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 74.8% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93.3% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 95.5% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95.4% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 96.2% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 97% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 97% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 91.5% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 88% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.8% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 98.2% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96.8% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.3% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 95.7% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.3% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 25.5% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 30.4% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.8% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 76.6% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.8% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 63.4% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 93.1% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92.9% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93.1% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.2% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97.1% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.4% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 64.3% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95.8% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 95.7% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 96% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.7% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 97% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 89.2% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 89.5% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 94.4% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 95.3% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 53.8% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 51.1% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.9% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.8% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 92.1% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 93.9% | 75.7% |
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* Knapp Forest 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.