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Alumni: what's one memory from Cass City Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260840004390
Cass City Elementary
4805 ALE ST, CASS CITY, MI 48726 · (989) 872-2158 · Tuscola County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
259 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Cass City Elementary→Cass City Jr and Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Cass City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
56.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 59 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% 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 14 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 Cass City Elementary
Cass City Elementary's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass City Elementary this school | 459 | 56.4% | 54.9% |
| Springport Elementary School SPRINGPORT | 437 | 56.1% | 32.3% |
| Sandusky Elementary School SANDUSKY | 471 | 53.9% | 42.5% |
| Centreville Elementary School CENTREVILLE | 482 | 56.6% | 32.5% |
| Algonquin Elementary School CLAY | 445 | 56.6% | 43.9% |
| Clara B Bolen Elementary School TAWAS CITY | 433 | 55.2% | 41.4% |
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 Cass City Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Tuscola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #318 of 1,085 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #292 of 1,072 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #279 of 1,139 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #412 of 1,630 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #821 of 1,424 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #1,250 of 1,424 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #772 of 1,563 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #420 of 979 | 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
459
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 459 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 56% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 28.5 | 16.8:1 | 59% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 28.3 | 17.1:1 | 53% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 53% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 52% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 28 | 19.5:1 | 51% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 21 | 20.4:1 | 57% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 23 | 23.1:1 | 32% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cass City Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (539 to 459); teachers unchanged (28 to 28).
About Cass City Elementary
Cass City Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in CASS CITY, Michigan, (ZIP code 48726). The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 459 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Cass City Public Schools operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 877 students.
White students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic. Among Tuscola County residents, the White share is about 93%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cass City Elementary is 16.4:1, based on 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Cass City Elementary counts 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 54% average for public schools in Tuscola County.
Cass City Elementary 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 81% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cass City Elementary is +13.6 points, in the top 10% of Michigan. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.9%, and the predicted rate is 41.3%.
The county, Tuscola County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $63,811 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Cass City Elementary, Tuscola County has 30 public schools.
Cass City Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Cass City Jr and Sr High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 54.9% is above the 50.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 459, from 480 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 16.4 students per teacher, compared with 17.8 in 2020-21.
Cass City Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Tuscola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,980
Census ACS
Median income
$63,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
6,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cass City Public Schools
- Cass City Jr and Sr High SchoolHigh · 418 students
- Transition CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Cass City Jr and Sr High School0.3 mi · 418
- OwendaleGagetown JrSr High School9.7 mi · 69
- OwendaleGagetown Elementary School9.7 mi · 67
- Highland Pines School13.0 mi · 96
- Kingston High School13.5 mi · 262
- Kingston Elementary School13.7 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Cass City ElementaryHow many students attend Cass City Elementary?
Cass City Elementary enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-06.
Is Cass City Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cass City Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Cass City Elementary have?
Cass City Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Cass City Elementary?
Student demographics at Cass City Elementary are roughly 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Cass City Elementary public or private?
Cass City Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cass City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.