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Schools in Beechwood · West Ottawa Public School District

Beechwood’s public schools beat 77% of Michigan districts

The public schools Beechwood’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

83%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 4 pts vs MI 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 2 pts vs MI 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 6 pts vs MI 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 9% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade

How Beechwood compares

A− Test scoresB Graduation
Michigan school districts we grade (796)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1,236)Better than 83%
High confidence. Built on 3,013 tested students and a graduating class of 562; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Michigan’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Michigan only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Beechwood.

8 schools teach K in Beechwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Waukazoo Elementary School, Lakeshore Elementary School, Woodside Elementary School and Great Lakes Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12West Ottawa High School Campusin Holland

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

West Ottawa Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 14 schools · 6,729 students
$15,070MI $16,528
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 47.9%
Math37%
State average 34.6%

Beechwood vs. its neighbors

Beechwood’s schools rank 2nd of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Michigan districts.

HollandABeechwoodA−ParkA−HollandB+

Every school in Beechwood

0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Also serving Beechwood · in other towns
Waukazoo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holland
A
466 students17:1Rate it →
Lakeshore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holland
A
440 students15:1Rate it →
Woodside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holland
C
431 students11:1Rate it →
Great Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holland
B−
426 students12:1Rate it →
Pine Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holland
C+
418 students12:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holland
A+
293 students12:1Rate it →
North Holland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holland
B+
267 students15:1Rate it →
Sheldon Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Olive
B+
145 students13:1Rate it →
Harbor Lights Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Holland
B+
903 students18:1Rate it →
Macatawa Bay Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Holland
B−
632 students15:1Rate it →
West Ottawa High School Campus
High · Grades 9–12 · Holland
A−
2,187 students20:1Rate it →

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What Beechwood families are saying about school.

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Within reach

Colleges near Beechwood

There’s no college in Beechwood, but 11 are within 30 miles. The closest is Western Theological Seminary in Holland, 1.3 miles away.

Colleges →
Western Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Holland
1.3 mi324 students
Hope CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Holland
1.3 mi3,365 students
Grand Valley State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Allendale
16.3 mi20,973 students
Grace Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wyoming
23.3 mi415 students
Grand Rapids Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Grand Rapids
25.9 mi7,986 students
Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Grand Rapids
27.3 mi1,269 students
Calvin Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Grand Rapids
28.5 mi201 students
Calvin UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Grand Rapids
28.5 mi3,060 students
Cornerstone UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Grand Rapids
29.4 mi1,315 students
Ross College-Grand Rapids NorthCommunity college · For-profit · Grand Rapids
29.4 mi267 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Beechwood. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 1 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.

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