Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANGOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS·NCES 260390004075
Bangor Central School
208 STATE PARK DR, BAY CITY, MI 48706 · (989) 684-8891 · Bay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest 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
22.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
226 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Based on grade levels within Bangor Township Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Bangor Central School
Bangor Central School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Central School this school | 332 | 68.1% | 38.3% |
| Frostick School CROSWELL | 324 | 66.7% | 56.1% |
| Francois Maconce Elem School IRA | 319 | 64.6% | 43.7% |
| Siple Elementary School DAVISON | 381 | 68.2% | 43.9% |
| Woodview Elementary School BELDING | 372 | 67.2% | 33.6% |
| Patricia St Clair Elementary School HESPERIA | 354 | 70.6% | 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 Bangor Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #757 of 1,085 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #796 of 1,072 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #820 of 1,139 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #955 of 1,630 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #1,408 of 1,424 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #776 of 1,424 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #546 of 1,563 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #874 of 979 | #10 of 11 |
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
332
+79 (+31%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 332 | 14.7 | 22.6:1 | 68% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 14 | 24.0:1 | 73% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 15.3 | 21.3:1 | 74% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 78% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 18.7 | 18.3:1 | 67% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 17 | 19.8:1 | 63% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 17 | 20.4:1 | 68% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 35% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bangor Central School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (341 to 332); teachers down 21% (18.7 to 14.7).
About Bangor Central School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Bangor Central School serves students in BAY CITY, Michigan. School enrollment was 332 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
The 6 schools of Bangor Township Schools, including Bangor Central School, enroll 2,691 students.
Bangor Central School enrolls a student body that is 82% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Bay County overall, about 91% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Bangor Central School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
The school reports 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 22.6 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 68% of students. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Bay County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Bangor Central School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Bangor Central School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.3%, compared with a predicted 36.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Bay County, median household income is about $61,763, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Bay County number 34 and enroll about 12,525.
The shortest distance from Bangor Central School to another public school is about 1.5 miles, to Bangor Lincoln School. The five-mile area around Bangor Central School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 37.6% proficiency; Bangor Central School posts 38.3%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Small: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Bangor Central School had 253 students in 2020-21 and 332 in 2024-25, a 31% rise. The ratio was 14.9:1 in 2020-21 and 22.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,008
Census ACS
Median income
$61,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
12,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bangor Township Schools
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 864 students
- Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 608 students
- Bangor West Central SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Bangor Lincoln SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Bangor Township Virtual SchoolCombined · 182 students
Other schools in BAY CITY
- Bay City Central High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 864 students
- Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 608 students
- Handy Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Kolb Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Hampton Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Bangor Lincoln School1.5 mi · 344
- State Street Academy1.6 mi · 286
- Bangor Township Virtual School1.6 mi · 182
- Bangor West Central School1.8 mi · 361
- Christa McAuliffe Middle School2.1 mi · 608
- John Glenn High School2.2 mi · 864
Frequently asked questions
About Bangor Central SchoolHow many students attend Bangor Central School?
Bangor Central School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bangor Central School serve?
Bangor Central School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bangor Central School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bangor Central School is approximately 22.6:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bangor Central School?
Student demographics at Bangor Central School are roughly 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Bangor Central School in?
Bangor Central School is part of Bangor Township Schools.
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