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Alto Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6150 Bancroft Ave Se
Alto, MI 49302
Phone
(616) 987-2600
District
Lowell Area Schools
County
KENT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
407
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.2% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Alto Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
84%
43%
84%
42%
84%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
74%
42%
75%
45%
72%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
69%
38%
75%
44%
62%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
17
18
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 73 17.9%
Grade 1 71 17.4%
Grade 2 66 16.2%
Grade 3 58 14.3%
Grade 4 70 17.2%
Grade 5 69 17.0%
Total 407 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.7% 92.3% 67.0%
Black 0.0% 1.1% 19.1%
Hispanic 5.8% 5.3% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.0% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.6% 30.6% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 21.1% 26.0% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.4% 4.6% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 21,353 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 162.7 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.3% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.5% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 13.6% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,243 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 6.8% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.9% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.6% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.5% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 26.3% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.3% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.4% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.5% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 4.5% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,152 $25,019,000 38.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $342 $1,195,000 1.8%
Staff $364 $1,273,000 1.9%
General Administration $176 $616,000 0.9%
School Administration $633 $2,214,000 3.4%
Operation $1,186 $4,147,000 6.3%
Transportation $499 $1,747,000 2.7%
Other $626 $2,190,000 3.3%
Total Support $3,826 $13,382,000 20.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,854 $27,472,000 41.7%
Total Expenditures $18,832 $65,873,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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