Zinser Elementary School
1234 Kinney Ave Nw
Grand Rapids MI, 49534, Kent County
Phone: 616-453-2461
Ranking: 
(916 out of 2,213, top 41%)*
(916 out of 2,213, top 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Kenowa Hills 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: | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 316 | 302 | 283 | 298 | 278 | 317 | 317 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 52 | 16.5% | 47 | 15.6% | 38 | 13.4% | 50 | 16.8% | 70 | 25.2% | 117 | 36.9% | 116 | 36.6% |
| Grade 1: | 53 | 16.8% | 50 | 16.6% | 51 | 18.0% | 40 | 13.4% | 51 | 18.3% | 48 | 15.1% | 64 | 20.2% |
| Grade 2: | 52 | 16.5% | 42 | 13.9% | 39 | 13.8% | 48 | 16.1% | 50 | 18.0% | 61 | 19.2% | 44 | 13.9% |
| Grade 3: | 49 | 15.5% | 51 | 16.9% | 47 | 16.6% | 51 | 17.1% | 63 | 22.7% | 43 | 13.6% | 45 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 53 | 16.8% | 53 | 17.5% | 47 | 16.6% | 64 | 21.5% | 44 | 15.8% | 48 | 15.1% | 48 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 57 | 18.0% | 59 | 19.5% | 61 | 21.6% | 45 | 15.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 157 | 49.7% | 141 | 46.7% | 131 | 46.3% | 146 | 49.0% | 127 | 45.7% | 165 | 52.1% | 170 | 53.6% |
| Female: | 159 | 50.3% | 161 | 53.3% | 152 | 53.7% | 152 | 51.0% | 142 | 51.1% | 143 | 45.1% | 141 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.6% | 6 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 7.3% | 18 | 6.0% | 21 | 7.4% | 26 | 8.7% | 16 | 5.8% | 25 | 7.9% | 19 | 6.0% |
| Black: | 9 | 2.8% | 10 | 3.3% | 6 | 2.1% | 11 | 3.7% | 12 | 4.3% | 14 | 4.4% | 16 | 5.0% |
| White: | 258 | 81.6% | 246 | 81.5% | 237 | 83.7% | 250 | 83.9% | 243 | 87.4% | 270 | 85.2% | 272 | 85.8% |
| 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: | 19 | 6.0% | 22 | 7.3% | 14 | 4.9% | 8 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 35.1% | 114 | 37.7% | 85 | 30.0% | 90 | 30.2% | 100 | 36.0% | 92 | 29.0% | 70 | 22.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 7.3% | 20 | 6.6% | 19 | 6.7% | 22 | 7.4% | 16 | 5.8% | 21 | 6.6% | 25 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.51 | 18.86 | 17.36 | 16.84 | 13.11 | 17.00 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 91.8% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 91.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 93.9% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 96.8% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 39.4% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 49.8% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 91.7% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 84.2% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 88.1% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 90.2% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 90.9% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 87.5% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 67.5% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.7% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 52.9% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 53% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 60.6% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 64% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 81% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 90.2% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 83.7% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 87.4% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 91.8% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 95.5% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 41% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 50.7% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 89.2% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 90.7% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 82% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 87.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 90.9% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 74.8% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 77.6% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 66.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 50.7% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 42.2% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 51.4% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 49.8% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 44.6% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 56.7% | 46.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 70.6% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 24.4% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 30.8% | 45.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 85.4% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 76.2% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 72.8% | 70.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 78.9% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 12.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 8.7% | 13.1% |
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* Zinser Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.