Enrollment
167
Elementary
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AU GRES-SIMS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260360004058
Au GresSims Elementary School
310 S COURT ST, AU GRES, MI 48703 · (989) 876-7157 · Arenac County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
105 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 35 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
69.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Au GresSims Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Au GresSims Elementary School this school | 167 | 62.9% | 60.1% |
| Sterling Elementary School STERLING | 168 | 60.1% | N/A |
| AkronFairgrove Elem School AKRON | 179 | 63.7% | 59.9% |
| North Pennfield Elementary BATTLE CREEK | 188 | 63.8% | N/A |
| Millside Elementary School CLAY | 179 | 61.5% | N/A |
| Bertha Neal School DURAND | 158 | 59.5% | N/A |
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 Au GresSims Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #211 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #104 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #240 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 167 | #1,484 of 1,630 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #637 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #300 of 979 |
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
167
-19 (-10%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 167 | 11 | 15.2:1 | 63% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 13.2 | 12.5:1 | 67% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 12.2 | 14.8:1 | 69% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 11 | 16.9:1 | 70% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 11.6 | 17.6:1 | 70% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 165 | 9 | 18.3:1 | 65% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 191 | 10 | 19.1:1 | 71% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 16 | 17.1:1 | 74% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Au GresSims Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (204 to 167); teachers down 5% (11.6 to 11).
About Au GresSims Elementary School
Au GresSims Elementary School is a small elementary school in AU GRES, Michigan, one of the schools in Au Gres-Sims School District. The school counted 167 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 55% below the average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
District-wide, Au Gres-Sims School District has 3 schools and 414 students.
The share of White students at Au GresSims Elementary School is 90%. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Arenac County overall, the White share is about 93%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Au GresSims Elementary School scores 19%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Au GresSims Elementary School is 15.2:1, based on 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Lunch program data show 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Au GresSims Elementary School beats its 38.4% prediction with 60.1%, a top-10% result in Michigan.
Looking at the county, Arenac County, the median household earns about $58,811 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Arenac County has 6 public schools with about 1,896 students, including Au GresSims Elementary School.
Au GresSims High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Au GresSims Elementary School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Au GresSims Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 186 (2020-21) to 167 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.9:1 to 15.2:1.
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Arenac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,077
Census ACS
Median income
$58,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Au Gres-Sims School District
- Au GresSims High SchoolHigh · 143 students
- Au GresSims Middle SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Other schools in AU GRES
- Au GresSims High SchoolHigh · 143 students
- Au GresSims Middle SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Nearby schools
- Au GresSims High School0.0 mi · 143
- Au GresSims Middle School0.0 mi · 104
- StandishSterling Central JrSr High School13.0 mi · 660
- StandishSterling Central Elementary School13.3 mi · 654
- WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary15.4 mi · 347
- WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School15.6 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Au GresSims Elementary SchoolHow large is Au GresSims Elementary School?
Au GresSims Elementary School enrolls approximately 167 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Au GresSims Elementary School serve?
Au GresSims Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Au GresSims Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Au GresSims Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Au GresSims Elementary School?
Au GresSims Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Au GresSims Elementary School?
Au GresSims Elementary School is overseen by Au Gres-Sims School District in Arenac County.
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