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What's the most underrated thing about Beaverton Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVERTON SCHOOLS·NCES 260444004126
Beaverton Elementary School
440 S ROSS ST, BEAVERTON, MI 48612 · (989) 246-3020 · Gladwin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
234 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Beaverton Elementary School→Beaverton JuniorSenior High School
Based on grade levels within Beaverton Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 30 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Beaverton Elementary School
Beaverton Elementary School's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverton Elementary School this school | 411 | 56.9% | 31.3% |
| Gladwin Elementary School GLADWIN | 401 | 57.4% | N/A |
| Gladwin Intermediate School GLADWIN | 386 | 56.2% | 29.9% |
| Delton Kellogg Elem School DELTON | 405 | 55.6% | 33.8% |
| Springport Elementary School SPRINGPORT | 437 | 56.1% | 32.3% |
| Clara B Bolen Elementary School TAWAS CITY | 433 | 55.2% | 41.4% |
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 Beaverton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #919 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #789 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #979 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #599 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #533 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #1,203 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #763 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #213 of 979 |
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
411
-78 (-16%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 57% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 33.4 | 14.6:1 | 66% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 35.4 | 14.0:1 | 67% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 63% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 33.8 | 15.3:1 | 64% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 63% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 56% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 49% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaverton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (519 to 411); teachers down 20% (33.8 to 27).
About Beaverton Elementary School
Beaverton Elementary School is an elementary school in BEAVERTON, Michigan, reachable at (989) 246-3020. The school has 411 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 2 schools in Beaverton Schools, with 874 students enrolled.
At Beaverton Elementary School, 92% of students are White. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put Gladwin County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Beaverton Elementary School scores 16%.
Beaverton Elementary School lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.2 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 57% of the student body.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Beaverton Elementary School is 9.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 31.3%. Predicted: 41.1%.
The county, Gladwin County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $55,349, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 7 public schools and about 2,529 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Beaverton JuniorSenior High School, is the closest to Beaverton Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Beaverton Elementary School. On proficiency, Beaverton Elementary School is behind the 34.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 4.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 411, down from 489 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Beaverton Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Gladwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,693
Census ACS
Median income
$55,349
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,529 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaverton Schools
- Beaverton JuniorSenior High SchoolHigh · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Beaverton JuniorSenior High School0.2 mi · 463
- Gladwin Junior High School7.4 mi · 359
- Gladwin Community Alternative HS7.4 mi · 23
- Gladwin Elementary School7.7 mi · 401
- Gladwin Intermediate School7.7 mi · 386
- Gladwin High School8.0 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Beaverton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Beaverton Elementary School?
Beaverton Elementary School enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Beaverton Elementary School serve?
Beaverton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Beaverton Elementary School have?
Beaverton Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Beaverton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Beaverton Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Beaverton Elementary School?
Beaverton Elementary School is overseen by Beaverton Schools in Gladwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.