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Enrollment
721
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262540000932
Aspen Ridge Elementary School
350 ASPEN RIDGE SCHOOL RD, ISHPEMING, MI 49849 · (906) 485-3175 · Marquette County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
12.7:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
264 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (86).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
53.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Aspen Ridge Elementary School
Aspen Ridge Elementary School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Ridge Elementary School this school | 721 | 36.6% | 47.6% |
| Chandler Woods Charter Academy BELMONT | 741 | 35.9% | 78.5% |
| Dundee Elementary School DUNDEE | 685 | 33.7% | 61.4% |
| Three Fires Elementary HOWELL | 753 | 33.6% | 41.3% |
| Lakeview School NEGAUNEE | 584 | 33.0% | 49.0% |
| Ezra Eby Elementary School NAPOLEON | 564 | 38.7% | 43.3% |
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 Aspen Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Marquette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #481 of 1,085 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #648 of 1,072 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #391 of 1,139 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #53 of 1,630 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #120 of 1,424 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #1,320 of 1,424 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #1,113 of 1,563 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #415 of 979 | #4 of 8 |
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
721
-32 (-4%) vs 2020
+17% since 2000-01, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 721 | 56.9 | 12.7:1 | 37% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 52.9 | 13.9:1 | 40% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 747 | 50.5 | 14.8:1 | 39% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 50 | 15.1:1 | 35% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 847 | 54.2 | 15.6:1 | 37% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 825 | 51 | 16.2:1 | 30% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 794 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 37% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 32 | 19.2:1 | 42% (256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aspen Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (847 to 721); teachers up 5% (54.2 to 56.9).
About Aspen Ridge Elementary School
Aspen Ridge Elementary School is a large elementary school in ISHPEMING, Michigan, under NICE Community School District. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 721 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Aspen Ridge Elementary School belongs to NICE Community School District, a district of 2 schools and 1,104 students.
At Aspen Ridge Elementary School, 96% of students are White. The diversity index for Aspen Ridge Elementary School is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 12.7:1 is based on 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. In all, 37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Aspen Ridge Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 48% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Aspen Ridge Elementary School is 50.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.6%.
Looking at the county, Marquette County, the median household earns about $65,429 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Aspen Ridge Elementary School, Marquette County has 25 public schools.
Westwood High School sits about 0.2 miles from Aspen Ridge Elementary School. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Aspen Ridge Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Aspen Ridge Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 721 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.1:1 to 12.7:1 over the same years.
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Marquette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,112
Census ACS
Median income
$65,429
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
7,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NICE Community School District
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 383 students
Other schools in ISHPEMING
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Birchview SchoolElementary · 233 students
- Ishpeming Middle SchoolMiddle · 185 students
- Ishpeming High SchoolHigh · 172 students
- IshpemingNegauneeNICE Comm Ed DivisionHigh · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Westwood High School0.2 mi · 383
- IshpemingNegauneeNICE Comm Ed Division2.9 mi · 22
- Ishpeming Middle School3.1 mi · 185
- Ishpeming High School3.1 mi · 172
- Birchview School3.8 mi · 233
- Negaunee High School5.5 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Aspen Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Aspen Ridge Elementary School?
Aspen Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 721 students in grades PK-08.
Is Aspen Ridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Aspen Ridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Aspen Ridge Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Aspen Ridge Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Aspen Ridge Elementary School?
At Aspen Ridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Aspen Ridge Elementary School public or private?
Aspen Ridge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NICE Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.