Enrollment
147
Elementary
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAR LAKE SCHOOLS·NCES 260432004120
Bear Lake Elementary School
7748 CODY ST, BEAR LAKE, MI 49614 · (231) 864-3133 · Manistee County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
14.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
90 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (19).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Bear Lake Elementary School→Bear Lake High School
Based on grade levels within Bear Lake Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
79.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 26 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 Bear Lake Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake Elementary School this school | 147 | 61.2% | 64.8% |
| Galewood Early Elementary School CHARLOTTE | 146 | 59.6% | N/A |
| Luce Road Elementary School ALMA | 141 | 66.7% | N/A |
| Twin Rivers Elementary School MUIR | 183 | 65.0% | N/A |
| Burr Oak Elementary School BURR OAK | 138 | 67.4% | N/A |
| River Valley Elementary School THREE OAKS | 195 | 61.5% | 47.2% |
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 Bear Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #129 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #23 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #355 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #1,518 of 1,630 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #679 of 1,563 |
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
147
-17 (-10%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 147 | 9.9 | 14.8:1 | 61% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 9.9 | 16.8:1 | 62% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 9.9 | 16.5:1 | 75% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 6 | 27.3:1 | 79% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 130 | 7.1 | 18.3:1 | 64% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 7 | 21.4:1 | 56% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 9 | 22.1:1 | 58% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 181 | 12 | 15.1:1 | 36% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 243 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Lake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (130 to 147); teachers up 39% (7.1 to 9.9).
About Bear Lake Elementary School
A very small elementary school in BEAR LAKE, Michigan, Bear Lake Elementary School is part of Bear Lake Schools. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 147 students. Elementary schools in Michigan have about 369 students on average; enrollment here is 60% lower.
The Bear Lake Schools system has 2 schools and 280 students.
The share of White students at Bear Lake Elementary School is 86%. The remaining shares are 12% Hispanic. In Manistee County overall, the White share is about 89%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 24%.
Teacher count: 9.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.8:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. Roughly 61% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Bear Lake Elementary School outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 64.8%, is 25.6 points above the 39.2% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Michigan schools.
In Manistee County, home to about 25,350 people, median household income comes to about $63,516, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Manistee County number 14, with about 6,511 students.
Bear Lake High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools.
Bear Lake Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
In 2020-21, Bear Lake Elementary School enrolled 164 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 147. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 27.3:1 to 14.8:1.
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Manistee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,350
Census ACS
Median income
$63,516
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Bear Lake Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bear Lake Elementary. Bear Lake Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Bear Lake High School0.0 mi · 133
- Onekama Consolidated Schools4.7 mi · 294
- Brethren Middle School10.1 mi · 85
- KND Elementary10.1 mi · 289
- Brethren High School10.1 mi · 140
- Betsie Valley School11.4 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Lake Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bear Lake Elementary School?
Bear Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 147 students in grades PK-06.
Is Bear Lake Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bear Lake Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Bear Lake Elementary School have?
Bear Lake Elementary School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Bear Lake Elementary School?
Bear Lake Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bear Lake Elementary School?
Bear Lake Elementary School is overseen by Bear Lake Schools in Manistee County.
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