Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261740005419
Bentheim Elementary School
4057 38TH ST, HAMILTON, MI 49419 · (269) 751-5335 · Allegan County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
74 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 89 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 44% larger than its 4th grade class (62).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Hamilton Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
55.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Bentheim Elementary School
Bentheim Elementary School's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentheim Elementary School this school | 281 | 26.3% | 57.3% |
| Freeland Learning Center FREELAND | 295 | 25.1% | N/A |
| Alamo Elementary School KALAMAZOO | 287 | 29.6% | 60.8% |
| Walden Green Montessori SPRING LAKE | 251 | 25.5% | 74.4% |
| Lakeland Elementary School ELK RAPIDS | 289 | 29.8% | 56.2% |
| Cooper Elementary School KALAMAZOO | 288 | 22.9% | 44.8% |
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 Bentheim Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #263 of 1,085 | #6 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #305 of 1,072 | #6 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #206 of 1,139 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,155 of 1,630 | #14 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #754 of 1,424 | #13 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #1,167 of 1,424 | #20 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.3% | #1,293 of 1,563 | #21 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #235 of 440 | #4 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
281
+47 (+20%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 281 | 17.4 | 16.1:1 | 26% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 14.9 | 14.7:1 | 28% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 13.8 | 15.6:1 | 31% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | 14 | 16.7:1 | 26% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 13.3 | 19.7:1 | 29% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 12 | 19.7:1 | 20% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 14 | 21.5:1 | 22% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 18% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bentheim Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (262 to 281); teachers up 31% (13.3 to 17.4).
About Bentheim Elementary School
Bentheim Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in HAMILTON, Michigan. Federal data show 281 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Hamilton Community Schools has 2,567 students in 7 schools, and Bentheim Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Bentheim Elementary School is 91% White. Other groups make up 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. In Allegan County overall, the White share is about 87%. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Bentheim Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Bentheim Elementary School has a ratio of 16.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 15.8:1. Income data for the school show 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Allegan County is 43%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Bentheim Elementary School outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Michigan, Bentheim Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.3% actual against a predicted 54.6%.
In the wider Allegan County area, the median household earns about $83,283 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Bentheim Elementary School shares Allegan County with 54 other public schools.
A public school about 4.3 miles away, Hamilton Virtual School, is the closest to Bentheim Elementary School. Bentheim Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 63.0% proficiency; Bentheim Elementary School posts 57.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
A 20% rise took enrollment from 234 in 2020-21 to 281 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Bentheim Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Community Schools
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 793 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Blue Star Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
- Hamilton Virtual SchoolCombined · 172 students
- Sandyview Elementary SchoolElementary · 53 students
Other schools in HAMILTON
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 793 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton Virtual School4.3 mi · 172
- Sandyview Elementary School4.3 mi · 53
- Hamilton Elementary School5.1 mi · 359
- Hamilton Middle School5.5 mi · 707
- Adams Elementary School5.5 mi · 343
- Hamilton High School5.9 mi · 793
Frequently asked questions
About Bentheim Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bentheim Elementary School?
Bentheim Elementary School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Bentheim Elementary School serve?
Bentheim Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Bentheim Elementary School have?
Bentheim Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Bentheim Elementary School?
Bentheim Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bentheim Elementary School?
Bentheim Elementary School is overseen by Hamilton Community Schools in Allegan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.