Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260429004117
Beal City Elementary School
3117 ELIAS RD, MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858 · (989) 644-2740 · Isabella County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% 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
15.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
105 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Beal City Elementary School→Beal City High School
Based on grade levels within Beal City Public 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
40.5%
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 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Beal City Elementary School
Beal City Elementary School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beal City Elementary School this school | 265 | 39.6% | 41.6% |
| Emma Smith Elementary School STOCKBRIDGE | 256 | 41.0% | N/A |
| Barkell Elementary School HANCOCK | 257 | 42.0% | 49.5% |
| UnionvilleSebewaing Elem School UNIONVILLE | 250 | 41.6% | 48.9% |
| Ottawa Elementary School PETOSKEY | 250 | 40.8% | 43.8% |
| Norway Elementary School NORWAY | 242 | 40.1% | 62.6% |
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 Beal City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Isabella County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #671 of 1,085 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #663 of 1,072 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #821 of 1,139 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #1,213 of 1,630 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #538 of 1,424 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #1,212 of 1,424 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #1,062 of 1,563 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #240 of 979 | #3 of 6 |
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
265
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 265 | 17.4 | 15.2:1 | 40% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 16.5 | 15.9:1 | 44% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 17.9 | 14.4:1 | 40% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 15 | 17.7:1 | 32% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 18.8 | 17.6:1 | 36% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 38% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 16 | 19.1:1 | 43% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 17 | 18.5:1 | 38% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beal City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (330 to 265); teachers down 7% (18.8 to 17.4).
About Beal City Elementary School
Beal City Elementary School serves students in MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, as a small elementary school. The latest federal count shows 265 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 28% smaller than average.
Beal City Public Schools is the local district for Beal City Elementary School. It runs 2 schools with 641 students.
The large majority of students at Beal City Elementary School, 92%, are White. Next come 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Beal City Elementary School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 17.4 full-time equivalents, or about 15.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 15.8:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 40%.
allk12 grades Beal City Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.7%.
Across Isabella County, median household income is about $55,237, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The public schools of Isabella County number 20 and enroll about 6,493.
The school nearest to Beal City Elementary School is Beal City High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Beal City Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.1%; Beal City Elementary School's is 41.6%, ranking 3rd of 6.
Locale data from NCES put Beal City Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment at Beal City Elementary School was 266 in 2020-21 and 265 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.7:1 to 15.2:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Beal City Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Isabella County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,565
Census ACS
Median income
$55,237
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,493 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOUNT PLEASANT
- Mt Pleasant Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,066 students
- Mt Pleasant Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
- Fancher SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Renaissance Public School AcademyElementary · 428 students
- Beal City High SchoolHigh · 376 students
- Pullen Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Beal City High School0.1 mi · 376
- Weidman Elementary School3.5 mi · 258
- Mt Pleasant Middle School7.5 mi · 666
- Ganiard School7.7 mi · 220
- Vowles School8.7 mi · 235
- Fancher School8.8 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Beal City Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Beal City Elementary School?
Beal City Elementary School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Beal City Elementary School serve?
Beal City Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Beal City Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Beal City Elementary School.
How diverse is Beal City Elementary School?
Beal City Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Beal City Elementary School?
Beal City Elementary School is overseen by Beal City Public Schools in Isabella County.
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