Brookwood Elementary

Summary:

Brookwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. With a diverse student population, the school has faced challenges in recent years, including lower academic performance compared to state and district averages.

Brookwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2022-2023. While the school's African American student population has performed relatively well, its Asian, English Language Learner, and low-income students have struggled, with rankings in the bottom 10% and bottom half of Michigan elementary schools. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has also risen significantly, reaching 24% in 2022-2023, well above state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Brookwood Elementary generally underperforms Bowen Elementary and Explorer Elementary within the Kentwood Public Schools district, but outperforms some schools in the Kelloggsville Public Schools district. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending, the school has not been able to translate this into significantly better academic outcomes, suggesting the need for more targeted interventions and support for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5465 Kalamazoo Ave SE
       Grand Rapids, MI  49508-6134


(616) 455-0030

District: Kentwood Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
836th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,635 Help


Students who attend Brookwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Pinewood Middle School
High:    East Kentwood High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  349

Racial breakdown:

African American:
40.1%
White:
22.3%
Hispanic:
13.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Brookwood Elementary ranks worse than 56.3% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks 8th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Kentwood Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.68. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Brookwood Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (40.1%), White (22.3%), Hispanic (13.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brookwood Elementary is 15.7, which is the 3rd best among 10 elementary schools in the Kentwood Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brookwood Elementary is $15,635, which is the 3rd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Kentwood Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brookwood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Brookwood Elementary 836th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Brookwood Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Kentwood Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Kentwood Public Schools 318th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Brookwood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Brookwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 59.07 754th 1545 51.2%
2007 72.88 360th 1565 77.0%
2008 68.72 536th 1577 66.0%
2009 70.57 489th 1589 69.2%
2010 69.65 535th 1552 65.5%
2011 72.06 434th 1552 72.0%
2012 61.39 597th 1566 61.9%
2013 71.80 409th 1563 73.8%
2014 60.72 620th 1533 59.6%
2015 47.06 882nd 1580 44.2%
2016 47.43 829th 1548 46.4%
2017 35.12 949th 1466 35.3%
2018 49.34 806th 1448 44.3%
2019 41.94 805th 1408 42.8%
2021 39.32 686th 1153 40.5%
2022 40.13 762nd 1344 43.3%
2023 40.09 853rd 1470 42.0%
2024 40.68 836th 1486 43.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Brookwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.70 129th 270 52.2%
2023 38.29 111th 180 38.3%
2024 41.05 111th 184 39.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brookwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.61 450th 1397 67.8%
2019 55.52 458th 1134 59.6%
2021 48.20 371st 749 50.5%
2022 54.29 448th 1099 59.2%
2023 47.77 666th 1350 50.7%
2024 38.05 842nd 1381 39.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Brookwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.81 685th 1443 52.5%
2019 36.69 763rd 1171 34.8%
2021 36.18 590th 902 34.6%
2022 44.45 590th 1106 46.7%
2023 48.83 621st 1321 53.0%
2024 37.00 821st 1342 38.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Brookwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.88 847th 1446 41.4%
2019 57.05 479th 1196 59.9%
2021 14.71 828th 915 9.5%
2022 31.72 780th 1139 31.5%
2023 31.72 897th 1334 32.8%
2024 37.52 817th 1347 39.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Brookwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.89 91st 101 9.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Brookwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.26 68th 475 85.7%
2019 74.38 33rd 212 84.4%
2021 56.33 21st 51 58.8%
2022 73.71 26th 158 83.5%
2023 56.61 97th 321 69.8%
2024 59.39 105th 348 69.8%
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Rank History for White students at Brookwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.36 368th 1253 70.6%
2024 57.00 492nd 1204 59.1%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Brookwood Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 447 18 7 2 0 n/a n/a -1 473
1989 460 22 0 3 1 n/a n/a -1 485
1990 475 19 7 3 0 n/a n/a -3 501
1991 438 23 5 3 0 n/a n/a -1 468
1992 447 14 10 4 1 n/a n/a 0 476
1993 455 24 12 9 0 n/a n/a 0 500
1994 366 21 13 13 2 n/a n/a 0 415
1995 395 28 17 16 6 n/a n/a 0 462
1996 395 28 17 16 6 n/a n/a 0 462
1997 348 26 19 15 4 n/a n/a 0 412
1998 337 39 21 12 4 n/a n/a 0 413
1999 301 41 23 12 3 n/a n/a 0 380
2000 291 59 21 12 5 n/a n/a 2 390
2001 309 68 32 14 5 n/a n/a 0 428
2002 273 73 36 22 2 n/a n/a 0 406
2003 273 73 36 22 2 n/a n/a 0 406
2004 260 110 27 14 4 n/a n/a 1 416
2005 237 111 28 19 1 n/a n/a 3 399
2006 271 150 25 13 2 n/a n/a 8 469
2007 201 140 26 15 2 n/a n/a 7 391
2008 177 129 30 21 1 n/a n/a 16 374
2009 150 116 30 19 1 n/a n/a 13 329
2010 134 83 35 28 0 n/a n/a 20 300
2011 135 87 32 46 0 0 26 0 326
2012 114 109 28 50 0 0 30 0 331
2013 111 109 33 50 0 0 28 0 331
2014 94 121 35 49 1 0 28 0 328
2015 99 125 35 49 3 0 19 0 330
2016 113 144 37 44 4 0 19 0 361
2017 93 145 34 42 3 0 26 0 343
2018 93 148 40 37 2 0 22 0 342
2019 100 134 31 47 1 0 26 0 339
2020 105 129 26 38 0 0 32 0 330
2021 82 128 31 38 2 1 31 0 313
2022 77 123 36 46 1 0 33 0 316
2023 78 140 45 48 2 0 36 0 349

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brookwood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 473 n/a n/a n/a
1989 485 n/a n/a 2.1
1990 501 33.0 15.1 2
1991 468 n/a n/a n/a
1992 476 n/a n/a 5
1993 500 n/a 0.0 6.6
1994 415 20.0 20.8 7
1995 462 20.5 22.5 9.7
1996 462 20.5 22.5 9.7
1997 412 20.0 20.6 10.7
1998 413 21.0 19.7 10.2
1999 380 20.0 19.0 10.8
2000 390 19.2 20.2 13.1
2001 428 19.7 21.7 14
2002 406 23.0 17.7 25.1
2003 406 23.0 17.7 25.1
2004 416 22.1 18.8 25.8
2005 399 21.9 18.2 31.3
2006 469 23.3 20.1 36.2
2007 391 20.5 19.1 40.4
2008 374 19.8 18.9 47.8
2009 329 17.7 18.6 42.7
2010 300 16.3 18.4 61.1
2011 326 16.0 20.3 62.9
2012 331 17.0 19.4 67.7
2013 331 17.9 18.4 65.3
2014 328 18.0 18.2 73.2
2015 330 22.0 15.0 72.7
2016 361 21.0 17.1 75.3
2017 343 18.4 18.6 74.6
2018 342 20.8 16.3 78.4
2019 339 23.9 14.1 81.1
2020 330 19.5 16.9 70.9
2021 313 23.0 13.6 75.7
2022 316 21.0 15.0 76.9
2023 349 22.2 15.7 73.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brookwood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 473 n/a n/a n/a
1989 485 n/a n/a 2.1
1990 501 33.0 15.1 2
1991 468 n/a n/a n/a
1992 476 n/a n/a 5
1993 500 n/a 0.0 6.6
1994 415 20.0 20.8 7
1995 462 20.5 22.5 9.7
1996 462 20.5 22.5 9.7
1997 412 20.0 20.6 10.7
1998 413 21.0 19.7 10.2
1999 380 20.0 19.0 10.8
2000 390 19.2 20.2 13.1
2001 428 19.7 21.7 14
2002 406 23.0 17.7 25.1
2003 406 23.0 17.7 25.1
2004 416 22.1 18.8 25.8
2005 399 21.9 18.2 31.3
2006 469 23.3 20.1 36.2
2007 391 20.5 19.1 40.4
2008 374 19.8 18.9 47.8
2009 329 17.7 18.6 42.7
2010 300 16.3 18.4 61.1
2011 326 16.0 20.3 62.9
2012 331 17.0 19.4 67.7
2013 331 17.9 18.4 65.3
2014 328 18.0 18.2 73.2
2015 330 22.0 15.0 72.7
2016 361 21.0 17.1 75.3
2017 343 18.4 18.6 74.6
2018 342 20.8 16.3 78.4
2019 339 23.9 14.1 81.1
2020 330 19.5 16.9 70.9
2021 313 23.0 13.6 75.7
2022 316 21.0 15.0 76.9
2023 349 22.2 15.7 73.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Brookwood Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,170 (10.0%) $10,536 (90.0%) $11,706
2020 $1,349 (10.9%) $11,080 (89.1%) $12,429
2021 $1,700 (12.2%) $12,202 (87.8%) $13,902
2022 $2,585 (16.4%) $13,138 (83.6%) $15,723
2023 $2,294 (14.7%) $13,341 (85.3%) $15,635

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Brookwood Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 805th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 853rd of 1470 Elementary schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Brookwood Elementary)41.747.2
 5.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kentwood Public Schools)47.149.3
 2.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Brookwood Elementary)43.844.4
 0.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Kentwood Public Schools)49.641.8
 7.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Brookwood Elementary)53.837
 16.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kentwood Public Schools)55.447.1
 8.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Brookwood Elementary)5029.6
 20.4%
   4th Grade Math (Kentwood Public Schools)53.239.4
 13.8%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Brookwood Elementary)3044.2
 14.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kentwood Public Schools)52.447.9
 4.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Brookwood Elementary)2223.3
 1.3%
   5th Grade Math (Kentwood Public Schools)39.830
 9.8%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students339349
 2.9%
African American134140
 4.5%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian3145
 45.2%
Hispanic4748
 2.1%
Pacific Islander00
White10078
 22%
Two or More Races2636
 38.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.1%73.1%
 8.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Brookwood Elementary

Students who attend Brookwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pinewood Middle School
High : East Kentwood High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 349 students attended Brookwood Elementary.

Students at Brookwood Elementary are 40% African American, 22% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

Brookwood Elementary ranks 836th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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