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Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260282004021
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School
912 BARTON DR, ANN ARBOR, MI 48105 · (734) 994-1958 · Washtenaw County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
133 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 38% larger than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
60.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School this school | 614 | 21.7% | 60.7% |
| 12th Street Elementary PORTAGE | 589 | 20.7% | 52.5% |
| Burns Park Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 477 | 19.5% | 68.2% |
| Bentley Elementary School CANTON | 479 | 20.5% | 48.5% |
| Gill Elementary School FARMINGTON | 543 | 28.7% | 45.2% |
| Dodson Elementary School CANTON | 470 | 20.4% | 58.2% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #203 of 1,085 | #17 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #209 of 1,072 | #19 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #234 of 1,139 | #18 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #116 of 1,630 | #6 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #338 of 1,424 | #18 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #155 of 1,424 | #20 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.7% | #1,361 of 1,563 | #31 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #400 of 440 | #12 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
614
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 614 | 42.8 | 14.3:1 | 22% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 43.7 | 13.7:1 | 23% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 42.3 | 14.2:1 | 22% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 19% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 40.1 | 15.1:1 | 18% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 19% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 35% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 32% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (606 to 614); teachers up 7% (40.1 to 42.8).
About Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School
Among the schools in ANN ARBOR, Michigan, is Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school reports 614 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Ann Arbor Public Schools, which runs Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School, has 32 schools and 16,551 students.
White students are the majority at Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School, with 53% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 14% Asian, 13% multiracial, 11% Black, and 9% Hispanic. The school's White share is 15 points below the 69% share among Washtenaw County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School was 14.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 22%. On average, public schools in Washtenaw County report 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School is A-. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.7%; the prediction is 56.7%.
Washtenaw County has about 369,822 residents, and the median household income is $89,180, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School, Washtenaw County has 103 other public schools.
Community High School is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School as City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 16 fewer students in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Washtenaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Huron High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,671 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Slauson Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Clague Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Tappan Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
Other schools in ANN ARBOR
- Huron High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,671 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Washtenaw Technical Middle CollegeHigh · 821 students
- Slauson Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Clague Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
Nearby schools
- Community High School1.2 mi · 513
- Ann Arbor Open at Mack School1.6 mi · 508
- Logan Elementary School1.6 mi · 349
- Angell School1.7 mi · 294
- Thurston Elementary School1.7 mi · 506
- Clague Middle School1.7 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside SchoolHow large is Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School?
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades PK-08.
Is Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School have?
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School?
Student demographics at Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School are roughly 53% White, 9% Hispanic, 11% Black, 14% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School in?
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School is part of Ann Arbor Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.