Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HASTINGS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261797005469
Central Elementary School
509 S BROADWAY ST, HASTINGS, MI 49058 · (269) 948-4423 · Barry County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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.
- 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
12.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
159 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 52 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Based on grade levels within Hastings Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
60.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 239 | 66.5% | 46.5% |
| Southeastern Elementary School HASTINGS | 261 | 64.8% | 40.5% |
| Carson City Elementary School CARSON CITY | 216 | 66.2% | 45.3% |
| Fulton Elementary School MIDDLETON | 261 | 64.0% | 44.5% |
| West Ward Elementary School ALLEGAN | 247 | 64.0% | 41.1% |
| Fred W Ritter Elementary School SOUTH ROCKWOOD | 265 | 69.4% | 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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Barry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #529 of 1,085 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #202 of 1,072 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #757 of 1,139 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #1,315 of 1,630 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #99 of 1,424 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #1,040 of 1,424 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #568 of 1,563 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #344 of 979 | #2 of 6 |
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
239
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 239 | 19.3 | 12.4:1 | 67% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 18.8 | 14.1:1 | 69% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 18.5 | 15.3:1 | 65% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 14 | 17.5:1 | 56% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 15.4 | 18.6:1 | 55% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 15 | 20.0:1 | 53% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 17 | 21.9:1 | 51% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 21 | 21.4:1 | 16% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (287 to 239); teachers up 25% (15.4 to 19.3).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in HASTINGS, Michigan. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 239 students. The school is 35% below the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Central Elementary School is one school in Hastings Area School District, a system of 6 schools with 2,481 students.
Of every 100 students at Central Elementary School, about 88 are White. Other students are 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
Central Elementary School has 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4:1. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 67%. That is 24 points above the 43% average for public schools in Barry County.
Central Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Central Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.5%, compared with a predicted 36.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Barry County, where median household income comes to about $77,500, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Barry County's 22 public schools enroll about 8,041 students and include Central Elementary School.
Central Elementary School's nearest public school is Hastings Middle School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Central Elementary School. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Central Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Central Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (245) to 2024-25 (239). The ratio was 17.5:1 in 2020-21 and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Barry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
63,409
Census ACS
Median income
$77,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hastings Area School District
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 804 students
- Hastings Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Northeastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Star Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Southeastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in HASTINGS
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 804 students
- Hastings Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Northeastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Star Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Southeastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Barry ISD Special EducationCombined · 56 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 131st largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolDAVISON, MI · 581 students
- Central Elementary SchoolFLUSHING, MI · 487 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPORTAGE, MI · 439 students
- Central Elementary SchoolMUSKEGON, MI · 428 students
- Central Elementary SchoolWHITE PIGEON, MI · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Hastings Middle School0.1 mi · 584
- Hastings High School0.5 mi · 804
- Southeastern Elementary School0.6 mi · 261
- Northeastern Elementary School1.0 mi · 306
- Barry ISD Special Education1.2 mi · 56
- Star Elementary School1.5 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 239 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
How diverse is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of Hastings Area School District.
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