Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262937006515
Beechnau Elementary School
12322 STAFFORD ST, RAVENNA, MI 49451 · (231) 853-2258 · Muskegon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% 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.
- DBeats 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
16.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
189 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 33% smaller than its 4th grade class (92).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Ravenna Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Beechnau Elementary School
Beechnau Elementary School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechnau Elementary School this school | 393 | 48.1% | 32.1% |
| Laker Elementary PIGEON | 418 | 49.8% | 48.8% |
| Turrill Elementary School LAPEER | 389 | 49.6% | 42.1% |
| Whitehall Ealy Elem School WHITEHALL | 431 | 46.9% | 47.4% |
| Central Elementary School WHITE PIGEON | 366 | 51.4% | 23.9% |
| Shoreline Elementary School WHITEHALL | 432 | 47.5% | N/A |
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 Beechnau Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Muskegon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #904 of 1,085 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #902 of 1,072 | #13 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #896 of 1,139 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #689 of 1,630 | #18 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #898 of 1,424 | #18 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #1,078 of 1,424 | #24 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #931 of 1,563 | #23 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #137 of 440 | #2 of 7 |
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
393
+34 (+9%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 393 | 23.5 | 16.7:1 | 48% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 26.5 | 15.0:1 | 54% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 26.5 | 14.6:1 | 58% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 55% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 22.3 | 15.4:1 | 52% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 57% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 51% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 19% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beechnau Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (343 to 393); teachers up 5% (22.3 to 23.5).
About Beechnau Elementary School
Beechnau Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in RAVENNA, Michigan. The school reports 393 students in pre-K through 4.
Ravenna Public Schools runs Beechnau Elementary School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,001 students in total.
Beechnau Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 89% White. It is also 9% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Muskegon County is roughly 77% White. By the diversity index, Beechnau Elementary School comes in at 21%.
The school reports 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.7 students per teacher. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%. That is 11 points below the 59% average for public schools in Muskegon County.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Beechnau Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After accounting for student poverty, Beechnau Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.1% is 12.9 points below the 45.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Beechnau Elementary School is located in Muskegon County, where median household income is about $65,024, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 71 public schools in Muskegon County, with a combined enrollment of about 25,245.
The next-closest public school is Ravenna High School, about 0.9 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Beechnau Elementary School's average proficiency of 32.1% compares with 42.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Beechnau Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Beechnau Elementary School saw enrollment rise 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Muskegon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,961
Census ACS
Median income
$65,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
71
25,245 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ravenna Public Schools
- Ravenna High SchoolHigh · 317 students
- Ravenna Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
Other schools in RAVENNA
- Ravenna High SchoolHigh · 317 students
- Ravenna Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Ravenna High School0.9 mi · 317
- Ravenna Middle School1.0 mi · 291
- Coopersville Middle School8.6 mi · 584
- Coopersville High School8.6 mi · 860
- CAPS Academy8.6 mi · 22
- Coopersville West Early Childhood Center8.8 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Beechnau Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Beechnau Elementary School?
Beechnau Elementary School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Beechnau Elementary School serve?
Beechnau Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Beechnau Elementary School have?
Beechnau Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Beechnau Elementary School?
Student demographics at Beechnau Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Beechnau Elementary School in?
Beechnau Elementary School is part of Ravenna Public Schools.
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