Blue Star Elementary School
3846 58th St
Holland MI, 49423, Ottawa County
Phone: 269-751-5630
Ranking: (446 out of 2,213, top 20%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Hamilton Community 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: | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |||||||
Total Students: | 308 | 299 | 305 | 311 | 306 | 315 | 310 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 66 | 21.4% | 65 | 21.7% | 61 | 20.0% | 54 | 17.4% | 69 | 22.5% | 73 | 23.2% | 75 | 24.2% |
Grade 1: | 52 | 16.9% | 46 | 15.4% | 44 | 14.4% | 51 | 16.4% | 47 | 15.4% | 47 | 14.9% | 45 | 14.5% |
Grade 2: | 45 | 14.6% | 43 | 14.4% | 52 | 17.0% | 57 | 18.3% | 44 | 14.4% | 49 | 15.6% | 51 | 16.5% |
Grade 3: | 42 | 13.6% | 49 | 16.4% | 58 | 19.0% | 46 | 14.8% | 45 | 14.7% | 55 | 17.5% | 45 | 14.5% |
Grade 4: | 53 | 17.2% | 51 | 17.1% | 44 | 14.4% | 47 | 15.1% | 56 | 18.3% | 45 | 14.3% | 38 | 12.3% |
Grade 5: | 50 | 16.2% | 45 | 15.1% | 46 | 15.1% | 56 | 18.0% | 45 | 14.7% | 46 | 14.6% | 56 | 18.1% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 178 | 57.8% | 160 | 53.5% | 172 | 56.4% | 168 | 54.0% | 157 | 51.3% | 159 | 50.5% | 165 | 53.2% |
Female: | 130 | 42.2% | 139 | 46.5% | 133 | 43.6% | 143 | 46.0% | 140 | 45.8% | 148 | 47.0% | 141 | 45.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 7 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.7% | 6 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 22 | 7.1% | 16 | 5.4% | 19 | 6.2% | 16 | 5.1% | 24 | 7.8% | 23 | 7.3% | 16 | 5.2% |
Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 8 | 2.6% |
White: | 275 | 89.3% | 269 | 90.0% | 275 | 90.2% | 284 | 91.3% | 273 | 89.2% | 280 | 88.9% | 280 | 90.3% |
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: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 23.7% | 68 | 22.7% | 73 | 23.9% | 78 | 25.1% | 78 | 25.5% | 64 | 20.3% | 62 | 20.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 8.8% | 28 | 9.4% | 24 | 7.9% | 24 | 7.7% | 14 | 4.6% | 14 | 4.4% | 18 | 5.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.90 | 18.89 | 19.54 | 20.26 | 18.55 | 19.40 | 20.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 95.9% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.5% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 97.8% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 98.5% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.9% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 98.9% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 52.6% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 55.6% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 91.7% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.3% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 94% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 93.8% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.3% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 93.1% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 81% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 79% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 64.4% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 65.4% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.8% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 74.3% | 61.1% |
2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 73% | 62.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 93.3% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 96.9% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 96.3% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 97.2% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 99% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 97.5% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 58.9% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 53.4% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.3% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 94.7% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 96.3% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 95% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 94.3% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 91.4% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.9% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 83.6% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 61.7% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 63.8% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.8% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 64.3% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 57.6% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.6% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89.6% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90.3% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 88.9% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 90.2% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 96.6% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 88.8% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 53.4% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 55.3% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 91.7% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 93% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 94.8% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 94.8% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.6% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 91.8% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.3% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81.6% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92.3% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 94.9% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 96.5% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.4% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 92.8% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 94.4% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 23.7% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 25.6% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.8% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 72.5% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 77% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78% | 63.4% |
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* Blue Star Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.