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Campbell Elementary School
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Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientWhat 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 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 31% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Campbell Elementary School
Campbell Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in MUSKEGON, Michigan, one of the schools within Mona Shores Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 454 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.
Across the 6 schools in Mona Shores Public School District (3,927 students total), Campbell Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, Campbell Elementary School records that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Muskegon County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Campbell Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.2%; this one delivers 31.1%.
In the area at large, Muskegon County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,024 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Muskegon County runs 71 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,245 students), of which Campbell Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Mona Shores Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Campbell Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 33.1%.
Campbell Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Campbell Elementary School has rose 29%, going from 353 students in 2018 to 454 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 63% to 59% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Campbell Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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