Best Public Schools in Zip Code 49426

Summary:

The 49426 zip code area is home to 13 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Hudsonville Public School District. This high-performing district is ranked 23 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Two elementary schools stand out as exceptional: Bauer Elementary School, ranked 32 out of 1,486 Michigan elementary schools, and Forest Grove Elementary School, ranked 12 out of 1,486. Both schools have outstanding test scores, with over 80% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math. Hudsonville High School also impresses, ranking 58 out of 743 Michigan high schools, with a 95.3% four-year graduation rate and low 0.8% dropout rate.

The district's schools generally perform well above state averages on standardized tests, with Hudsonville High School's 11th-grade proficiency rates significantly higher than the state in all subjects. The district also has a strong focus on early childhood education, with specialized facilities like the Early Childhood Building. Overall, the Hudsonville Public School District appears to be a high-quality system providing an excellent education to students in the 49426 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT English Language Arts (2024)	PSAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	M-Step English Language Arts (2024)					M-Step Math (2024)					M-Step Science (2024)			M-Step Social Studies (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riley Street Middle School	Public	6-8	2745 Riley St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 896-1920	687	39	17.4	19.4%	595 (86.6%)	12 (1.7%)	46 (6.7%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	88.4	81^st of 897 public middle schools	91.0%		90.7	68^th of 883 public middle schools	92.3%	13	83.5	57.3						54.9	56.1				52.2	48.9		56.5			45.1		$12,627	$715	$11,912
Alward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3811 Port Sheldon St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-6700	497	31	15.8	13.3%	441 (88.7%)	16 (3.2%)	19 (3.8%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	90.3	103^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	93.1%		86.3	162^nd of 1470 public elementary schools	89.0%	59					74.3	62.1				66.2	71.3										$13,603	$810	$12,793
Bauer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8136 48th Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-6824	421	28	15.0	17.3%	372 (88.4%)	5 (1.2%)	22 (5.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	96.3	32^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	97.8%		86.5	160^th of 1470 public elementary schools	89.1%	128					88.5	68.3				87.5	71.7										$14,119	$873	$13,246
Hudsonville High School	Public	9-12	5155 32nd Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-1500	1,513	77	19.5	12.0%	1,315 (86.9%)	28 (1.9%)	80 (5.3%)	38 (2.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.2%)	90.1	58^th of 743 public high schools	92.2%		86.8	73^rd of 735 public high schools	90.1%	15			69.3	50.8													57.5			55.1	$12,978	$1,115	$11,863
Park Elemementary School	Public	K-4	5525 Park Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-1970	379	24	15.7	14.8%	334 (88.1%)	9 (2.4%)	15 (4.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.9%)	86.9	164^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.0%		91.8	85^th of 1470 public elementary schools	94.2%	79					55.8	65.7				65.4	67.2										$14,811	$781	$14,031
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	4900 40th Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 669-9362	395	23	17.4	25.3%	333 (84.3%)	6 (1.5%)	31 (7.8%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	86.2	172^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	88.4%		87.9	138^th of 1470 public elementary schools	90.6%	34					50.8	68.4	64.8			60.7	56.6	59.2			60.6			47.9			$13,148	$956	$12,192
Early Childhood Building	Public	PK-K	5535 School Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 797-0842	50	16	3.0	30.0%	47 (94.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)								(n/a)																					$20,880	$1,101	$19,779
Jamestown Lower Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	2522 Greenly St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 662-1478	335	24	14.2	20.9%	287 (85.7%)	8 (2.4%)	19 (5.7%)	12 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)								(n/a)																					$14,499	$873	$13,626
Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2950 Baldwin St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 777-6534	181	22	8.2	27.6%	147 (81.2%)	6 (3.3%)	18 (9.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)								(n/a)																					$12,914	$945	$11,969
El Puente Spanish Immersion	Public	K-6	2950 Baldwin St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 777-6531	380	20	19.1	15.0%	289 (76.1%)	9 (2.4%)	54 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	88.3	145^th of 1486 public elementary schools	90.2%		90.9	101^st of 1470 public elementary schools	93.1%	44					59.6	62.0	71.9	72.0		76.9	66.0	59.6	52.0		63.2			28.1			$10,266	$765	$9,501
Baldwin Street Middle School	Public	7-8	3835 Baldwin St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-7750	844	48	17.6	12.7%	748 (88.6%)	9 (1.1%)	46 (5.5%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	89.7	74^th of 897 public middle schools	91.8%		90.6	70^th of 883 public middle schools	92.1%	4	86.7	60.7							55.0					52.1		55.8			45.3		$14,056	$593	$13,463
56 Building at Georgetown	Public	5-6	8175 36th Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(616) 272-7100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							67.0	57.7				53.2	47.6		69.5			38.2
Forest Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1645 32nd Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 896-9429	263	17	15.7	24.0%	226 (85.9%)	4 (1.5%)	19 (7.2%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	98.1	12^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.2%		90.8	102^nd of 1470 public elementary schools	93.1%	90					83.3	85.7	81.6			73.8	85.7	84.2			84.2			50.0			$14,932	$724	$14,208
Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-4	3909 Baldwin St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 797-9797	581	33	17.7	9.5%	542 (93.3%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	80	250^th of 1486 public elementary schools	83.2%		86.9	152^nd of 1470 public elementary schools	89.7%	98					50.0	71.1				52.0	62.3										$16,380	$800	$15,580

Cities Near Zip Code 49426

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hudsonville	0.42 mi	14	25^th
Jenison	2.45 mi	9	58^th
Jamestown	3.63 mi	1	8^th
Wyoming	5.03 mi	24	399^th
Grandville	5.33 mi	8	87^th

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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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