Breton Downs School
2500 Boston St Se
Grand Rapids MI, 49506, Kent County
Phone: 616-235-7552
Ranking: 
(222 out of 2,213, top 10%)*
(222 out of 2,213, top 10%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: East Grand Rapids Public School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 393 | 396 | 396 | 424 | 440 | 438 | 421 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 60 | 15.3% | 62 | 15.7% | 59 | 14.9% | 61 | 14.4% | 78 | 17.7% | 77 | 17.6% | 76 | 18.1% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 17.8% | 54 | 13.6% | 67 | 16.9% | 59 | 13.9% | 65 | 14.8% | 57 | 13.0% | 56 | 13.3% |
| Grade 2: | 50 | 12.7% | 70 | 17.7% | 59 | 14.9% | 67 | 15.8% | 64 | 14.5% | 62 | 14.2% | 76 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | 71 | 18.1% | 62 | 15.7% | 65 | 16.4% | 67 | 15.8% | 68 | 15.5% | 82 | 18.7% | 59 | 14.0% |
| Grade 4: | 68 | 17.3% | 71 | 17.9% | 73 | 18.4% | 71 | 16.7% | 94 | 21.4% | 65 | 14.8% | 61 | 14.5% |
| Grade 5: | 74 | 18.8% | 77 | 19.4% | 73 | 18.4% | 99 | 23.3% | 71 | 16.1% | 74 | 16.9% | 72 | 17.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 21 | 4.8% | 21 | 5.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 205 | 52.2% | 206 | 52.0% | 215 | 54.3% | 211 | 49.8% | 217 | 49.3% | 216 | 49.3% | 214 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 188 | 47.8% | 190 | 48.0% | 181 | 45.7% | 213 | 50.2% | 211 | 48.0% | 211 | 48.2% | 203 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 15 | 3.8% | 22 | 5.6% | 22 | 5.6% | 19 | 4.5% | 22 | 5.0% | 23 | 5.3% | 21 | 5.0% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.8% | 13 | 3.0% | 9 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 8 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.8% | 22 | 5.0% | 24 | 5.5% | 22 | 5.2% |
| White: | 355 | 90.3% | 355 | 89.6% | 350 | 88.4% | 371 | 87.5% | 379 | 86.1% | 379 | 86.5% | 370 | 87.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 10 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 4.6% | 28 | 7.1% | 16 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.7% | 28 | 6.4% | 30 | 6.8% | 19 | 4.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 10 | 2.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.13 | 15.29 | 15.93 | 17.00 | 16.90 | 16.80 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 96.4% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 96.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 98.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.9% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.5% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.6% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 82.3% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 84.3% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 97.3% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 96.2% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 97.7% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.9% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 99.1% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 96.3% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 85.6% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 92.4% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 69.4% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 77.6% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 78.3% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 88.6% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 95.3% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 94.8% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 97.4% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 97.9% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.4% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 71.7% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 72.7% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 95.2% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 97.2% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 96.7% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 96.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 91.5% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 93.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 77.9% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 68.7% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68.9% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 68.3% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 77.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 76.2% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.4% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 94.4% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 94.9% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 89.6% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 90.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 91.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94.9% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 67.8% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 79.1% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 96.4% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 97% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 95.2% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 93.8% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 98.7% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.2% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 91.7% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 97.4% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94.9% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 94.8% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 94.7% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 96.5% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 55.1% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 42.2% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.4% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 79.2% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 80.4% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.7% | 63.4% |
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* Breton Downs School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.