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Which teacher or staff member at Brown Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BYRON CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260756004333
Brown Elementary School
8064 BYRON CENTER AVE SW, BYRON CENTER, MI 49315 · (616) 878-6200 · Kent County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% 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.
- 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
19.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
81 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 95 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 10% larger than its 4th grade class (86).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
87.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
92.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 32 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Brown Elementary School
Brown Elementary School's state test result (89.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Elementary School this school | 438 | 18.5% | 89.9% |
| Clarke School SAINT JOSEPH | 462 | 20.1% | 57.7% |
| Frank E Bartlett School SOUTH LYON | 483 | 18.2% | 51.6% |
| Orchard View Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 439 | 22.1% | 63.5% |
| Countryside Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 426 | 21.6% | 84.0% |
| Oakley Park Elementary School COMMERCE TOWNSHIP | 392 | 19.9% | 61.2% |
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 Brown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.9% | #2 of 1,085 | #1 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.2% | #1 of 1,072 | #1 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #1 of 1,139 | #1 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #488 of 1,630 | #35 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,314 of 1,424 | #96 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #602 of 1,424 | #65 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.5% | #1,410 of 1,563 | #97 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #352 of 979 | #32 of 80 |
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
438
-146 (-25%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 438 | 22.5 | 19.4:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 29.2 | 20.6:1 | 21% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 26.2 | 22.3:1 | 22% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 25 | 23.4:1 | 20% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 23.5 | 22.3:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 19 | 24.3:1 | 29% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 22 | 22.6:1 | 17% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 502 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (524 to 438); teachers down 4% (23.5 to 22.5).
About Brown Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Brown Elementary School serves students in BYRON CENTER, Michigan. The school counted 438 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 4.
Brown Elementary School is one of the 7 schools that make up Byron Center Public Schools (4,546 students in total).
The share of White students at Brown Elementary School is 75%, a majority. Other students are 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Census estimates put Kent County at about 73% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
A staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 18%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kent County is 47%.
Brown Elementary School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of Michigan public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Brown Elementary School beats its 58.1% prediction with 89.9%, a top-10% result in Michigan.
The school is in Kent County, where the median household earns about $82,631 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Kent County, 239 public schools serve about 97,253 students.
Measured in a straight line, Heritage Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Brown Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Brown Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's student count fell 25% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 19.4:1, from 23.4:1.
The allk12 page for Brown Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Byron Center Public Schools
- Byron Center High SchoolHigh · 1,387 students
- Byron Center West Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Robert L Nickels Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
Other schools in BYRON CENTER
- Byron Center High SchoolHigh · 1,387 students
- Cross Creek Charter AcademyElementary · 809 students
- Byron Center West Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Robert L Nickels Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
Other Brown Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Brown Elementary. Brown Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 11.
- Brown Elementary SchoolNEW BOSTON, MI · 434 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 879 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolJonesboro, GA · 671 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolBrownsburg, IN · 555 students
- Brown ElementaryRENO, NV · 514 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Elementary School0.7 mi · 398
- Robert L Nickels Intermediate School1.2 mi · 705
- Byron Center High School1.2 mi · 1,387
- Byron Center West Middle School1.4 mi · 729
- Marshall Elementary School2.2 mi · 463
- Byron Center Charter School2.6 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Brown Elementary SchoolHow large is Brown Elementary School?
Brown Elementary School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Brown Elementary School serve?
Brown Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Brown Elementary School have?
Brown Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brown Elementary School?
At Brown Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Brown Elementary School?
Brown Elementary School is overseen by Byron Center Public Schools in Kent County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.