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Grandville Public Schools reports districtwide gains in spring elementary math data
Summary
District presenters told the board that spring 2024 NWEA MAP results show growth across elementary grades, with Central Elementary and several other schools posting high percentile growth; staff credited targeted basic-facts interventions and program support.
District staff presented spring 2024 elementary math results to the Grandville Public Schools Board of Education, saying NWEA MAP data show strong growth across multiple elementary grades and notable school-level improvements.
The presenter summarized district averages and highlighted Central Elementary, where third-grade growth was reported at roughly the 95th percentile and multiple grades showed growth rates in the 90s. "Just really, really incredible," the presenter said of Central's results, and noted that achievement percentiles for some grades moved into the 80th and 90th national percentiles.
Staff credited a combination of targeted curriculum and intervention work — including adoption of the Envision K–5 materials and programs to build automaticity (mentioned as Reflex and Fracs) — as well as extra funding that helped accelerate implementation. Presenters noted East Elementary, a lower-SES building that piloted the basic-facts intervention, showed particularly large gains in growth percentiles.
Board members discussed how to share these results with families and the broader community; suggestions included newsletter items, halftime scoreboard messages at athletic events and short video or PSA-style pieces. Staff said additional ELA data and other assessment snapshots will be provided in future reports and that a K–5 math team will meet to evaluate Envision in its sixth year of adoption.
Superintendent Roger Barra cautioned against broad media generalizations about state-level rankings and underscored that district comparisons to similar peers on metrics such as graduation rate show the district performing ahead of comparable districts. The presentation concluded with agreement that staff would craft understandable community messaging that celebrates staff and student accomplishments while preserving clarity about methods and context.
