Enrollment
216
Elementary
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARSON CITY-CRYSTAL AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 260813004382
Carson City Elementary School
338 EAGLE AVE, CARSON CITY, MI 48811 · (989) 584-3138 · Montcalm County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
143 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 48 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 30% |
Student demographics
15%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
Carson City Elementary School→Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School→Carson CityCrystal High School
Based on grade levels within Carson City-Crystal Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Carson City Elementary School
Carson City Elementary School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City Elementary School this school | 216 | 66.2% | 45.3% |
| Central Elementary School HASTINGS | 239 | 66.5% | 46.5% |
| Homestead Hills Elementary School BENZONIA | 209 | 63.2% | N/A |
| Barryton Elementary School BARRYTON | 204 | 70.6% | 52.6% |
| Blair Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY | 202 | 63.9% | 33.0% |
| Ottawa Elementary School BUCHANAN | 230 | 62.2% | 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 Carson City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Montcalm County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #562 of 1,085 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #637 of 1,072 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #509 of 1,139 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #1,380 of 1,630 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #92 of 1,424 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #1,219 of 1,424 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #577 of 1,563 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #634 of 979 | #5 of 8 |
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
216
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 216 | 17.5 | 12.3:1 | 66% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 14 | 16.5:1 | 56% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 15.5 | 14.4:1 | 55% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 14 | 15.9:1 | 64% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 15.4 | 15.3:1 | 65% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 15 | 16.6:1 | 66% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 64% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 14 | 21.6:1 | 34% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carson City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (236 to 216); teachers up 14% (15.4 to 17.5).
About Carson City Elementary School
Carson City Elementary School is a public elementary school in CARSON CITY, Michigan. The school's 216 students are in pre-K through 3. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students each.
Carson City-Crystal Area Schools counts 665 students in its 3 schools, and Carson City Elementary School is one of them.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Carson City Elementary School. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic. The White share in Montcalm County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Carson City Elementary School employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.3:1. This ratio sits 3.5 below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 66% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Montcalm County averages 57%, lower than here.
Carson City Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.3% and a predicted 37.0%.
Census estimates describe Montcalm County this way: the median household income is $67,344, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Carson City Elementary School, Montcalm County has 32 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Carson CityCrystal High School, is about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Carson City Elementary School places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Carson City Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 216, a 3% decrease from 223 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.9:1 to 12.3:1 over the same years.
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Montcalm County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,816
Census ACS
Median income
$67,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
11,168 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carson City-Crystal Area Schools
- Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle SchoolMiddle · 262 students
- Carson CityCrystal High SchoolHigh · 187 students
- Carson CityCrystal Virtual AcademyHigh
Other schools in CARSON CITY
- Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle SchoolMiddle · 262 students
- Carson CityCrystal High SchoolHigh · 187 students
- Carson City Correctional FacilityHigh
- Carson CityCrystal Virtual AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Carson CityCrystal High School0.5 mi · 187
- Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School0.5 mi · 262
- Fulton Elementary School6.4 mi · 261
- Fulton High School6.4 mi · 173
- Fulton Middle School6.4 mi · 119
- PewamoWestphalia Elementary School11.9 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Carson City Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carson City Elementary School?
Carson City Elementary School enrolls approximately 216 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Carson City Elementary School serve?
Carson City Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Carson City Elementary School have?
Carson City Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Carson City Elementary School?
Carson City Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Carson City Elementary School public or private?
Carson City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carson City-Crystal Area Schools.
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