Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANGOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS·NCES 260390004080
Bangor West Central School
3175 WILDER RD, BAY CITY, MI 48706 · (989) 684-3373 · Bay County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
26.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
188 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 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
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
49.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
37.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 West Central School
Bangor West Central School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor West Central School this school | 361 | 52.1% | 41.8% |
| McAlearSawden Elem School BAY CITY | 378 | 54.0% | 34.6% |
| Lawton Elementary School LAWTON | 397 | 53.9% | 46.8% |
| Capac Elementary School CAPAC | 326 | 52.5% | 34.5% |
| Schoolcraft Elementary School WATERFORD | 398 | 54.5% | 47.3% |
| Elva Lynch Elementary School LAPEER | 390 | 54.4% | 32.1% |
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 West Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #667 of 1,085 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #747 of 1,072 | #5 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #506 of 1,139 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #832 of 1,630 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #1,416 of 1,424 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #769 of 1,424 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #855 of 1,563 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #219 of 440 | N/A |
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
361
+108 (+43%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 361 | 13.7 | 26.4:1 | 52% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 15 | 23.5:1 | 52% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 16.3 | 21.8:1 | 63% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 14 | 18.1:1 | 46% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 17.7 | 18.9:1 | 59% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 16 | 20.5:1 | 54% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 15 | 22.0:1 | 48% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 14 | 23.5:1 | 19% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bangor West Central School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (334 to 361); teachers down 23% (17.7 to 13.7).
About Bangor West Central School
Bangor West Central School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in BAY CITY, Michigan. It teaches 361 students in kindergarten through 5.
Bangor Township Schools has 6 schools and 2,691 students, and Bangor West Central School is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Bangor West Central School is White, at 81%. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Bay County, the White share is about 91%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
Bangor West Central School lists 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 26.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 10.6 students per teacher. About 52% of students at Bangor West Central School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Bay County is close, at 55%.
Bangor West Central School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bangor West Central School's results are 1.4 points below predicted: 41.8% against 43.2%.
Bay County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $61,763 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bay County number 34, with about 12,525 students.
The closest school to Bangor West Central School is John Glenn High School, located about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Bangor West Central School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The school counted 253 students in 2020-21 and 361 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. By 2024-25, the school had 26.4 students per teacher, compared with 18.1 in 2020-21.
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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 Lincoln SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Bangor Central SchoolElementary · 332 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
- John Glenn High School0.5 mi · 864
- Christa McAuliffe Middle School0.5 mi · 608
- ISDLocal Programs0.6 mi · 92
- Bangor Township Virtual School0.6 mi · 182
- Bay City Adult EducationCTP0.9 mi · 65
- Handy Middle School1.4 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Bangor West Central SchoolHow large is Bangor West Central School?
Bangor West Central School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bangor West Central School serve?
Bangor West Central School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bangor West Central School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bangor West Central School is approximately 26.4:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bangor West Central School?
At Bangor West Central School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bangor West Central School in?
Bangor West Central School is part of Bangor Township Schools.
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