Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRECKENRIDGE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 260663004264
Breckenridge Elementary School
515 E SUMMIT ST, BRECKENRIDGE, MI 48615 · (989) 842-3182 · Gratiot County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest 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
19.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
216 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Breckenridge Elementary School→Breckenridge MiddleHigh School
Based on grade levels within Breckenridge Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
45.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Breckenridge Elementary School
Breckenridge Elementary School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge Elementary School this school | 324 | 66.7% | 47.4% |
| Lillian Fletcher Elem School HOMER | 319 | 66.5% | 30.2% |
| Lakeview Elementary School LAKEVIEW | 306 | 66.0% | 62.9% |
| Coleman Elementary School COLEMAN | 315 | 63.2% | N/A |
| Columbiaville Elementary School COLUMBIAVILLE | 347 | 65.1% | 32.0% |
| Deckerville Elementary School DECKERVILLE | 288 | 66.7% | 55.2% |
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 Breckenridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Gratiot County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #487 of 1,085 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #554 of 1,072 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #608 of 1,139 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #989 of 1,630 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #1,342 of 1,424 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.2% | #1,272 of 1,424 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #565 of 1,563 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #165 of 440 | N/A |
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
324
+66 (+26%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 324 | 16.2 | 19.9:1 | 67% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 15.9 | 17.8:1 | 60% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 17.9 | 16.7:1 | 57% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 19 | 13.6:1 | 54% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 54% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 20 | 15.6:1 | 54% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 54% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 45% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 219 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Breckenridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (290 to 324); teachers down 23% (21 to 16.2).
About Breckenridge Elementary School
Breckenridge Elementary School is an elementary school in BRECKENRIDGE, Michigan, and it is part of Breckenridge Community Schools. It had 324 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Breckenridge Community Schools is responsible for 2 schools, Breckenridge Elementary School included, with 634 students in all.
Roughly 94% of students at Breckenridge Elementary School are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 86% of Gratiot County residents are White. The diversity index for Breckenridge Elementary School is 11%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is lower. Of all students at Breckenridge Elementary School, 67% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Breckenridge Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Breckenridge Elementary School would score about 36.8%. It scores 47.4%, 10.7 points above that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Gratiot County show that the median household earns about $63,556 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gratiot County counts 24 public schools with about 5,245 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Breckenridge Elementary School from the closest public school, Breckenridge MiddleHigh School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8.
Breckenridge Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 324, compared with 258 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 13.6 in 2020-21 to 19.9 in 2024-25.
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Gratiot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,385
Census ACS
Median income
$63,556
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
5,245 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Breckenridge Community Schools
- Breckenridge MiddleHigh SchoolHigh · 310 students
Other Breckenridge Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Breckenridge Elementary. Breckenridge Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- BRECKENRIDGE ELEMENTARYBRECKENRIDGE, MN · 265 students
- Breckenridge Elementary SchoolBRECKENRIDGE, CO · 205 students
- BRECKENRIDGE ELEM.BRECKENRIDGE, MO · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Breckenridge MiddleHigh School0.3 mi · 310
- St Louis Correctional Facility6.0 mi · 13
- Central Michigan Correctional Facility6.0 mi · 1
- TS Nurnberger Middle School6.5 mi · 217
- St Louis High School6.7 mi · 244
- Merrill High School6.7 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Breckenridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Breckenridge Elementary School?
Breckenridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Breckenridge Elementary School serve?
Breckenridge Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Breckenridge Elementary School?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Breckenridge Elementary School.
How diverse is Breckenridge Elementary School?
Breckenridge Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Breckenridge Elementary School in?
Breckenridge Elementary School is part of Breckenridge Community Schools.
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