Beaverton Elementary School

Beaverton Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in BEAVERTON, Michigan, run under Beaverton Schools. Current enrollment sits at 411 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 2 schools in Beaverton Schools (874 students total), Beaverton Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Beaverton Elementary School logs that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest breaks down as 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Gladwin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 57% of students at Beaverton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Beaverton Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.1%, the actual is 31.3%, a residual of -9.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Gladwin County indicate median household earnings sit near $55,349, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gladwin County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,529 students), Beaverton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Beaverton JuniorSenior High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Beaverton Elementary School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 21%: 519 students in 2018 compared to 411 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.