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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REETHS-PUFFER SCHOOLS·NCES 262954006539
Central Elementary School
1807 W GILES RD, MUSKEGON, MI 49445 · (231) 744-1693 · Muskegon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
177 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 99 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 13% larger than its 4th grade class (88).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Central Elementary School→ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch
Based on grade levels within Reeths-Puffer Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
34.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (36.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 428 | 41.4% | 36.2% |
| Francis A Higgins Elem School CHESTERFIELD | 425 | 40.7% | 42.6% |
| Mason Central School ERIE | 421 | 43.5% | 52.4% |
| Beach Elementary School CEDAR SPRINGS | 445 | 42.9% | 51.2% |
| Pine Street Elementary WAYLAND | 413 | 42.6% | 47.0% |
| Hunter Elementary School BROWNSTOWN TWP | 418 | 39.0% | 50.5% |
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 Muskegon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #805 of 1,085 | #8 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #816 of 1,072 | #9 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #823 of 1,139 | #9 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #535 of 1,630 | #14 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,027 of 1,424 | #20 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #768 of 1,424 | #14 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #1,032 of 1,563 | #28 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #302 of 440 | #6 of 7 |
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
428
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 428 | 24.8 | 17.3:1 | 41% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 25.5 | 16.6:1 | 48% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 26.9 | 15.3:1 | 51% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 50% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 47% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 48% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 14% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 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 up 5% (409 to 428); teachers up 3% (24 to 24.8).
About Central Elementary School
In MUSKEGON, Michigan, part of Muskegon County, Central Elementary School is an elementary school. Its 428 students are spread across pre-K through 4.
Central Elementary School is one of the 7 schools that make up Reeths-Puffer Schools (3,395 students in total).
Most students at Central Elementary School are White: 82% of enrollment. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. By the diversity index, Central Elementary School comes in at 32%.
Teacher staffing is 24.8 full-time equivalents, or about 17.3 students per teacher. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 41%. Public schools in Muskegon County average 59%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Central Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Central Elementary School are 11.7 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.2%, compared with a predicted 48.0%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Michigan.
Muskegon County has these Census figures: median household income is about $65,024, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Muskegon County number 71 and enroll about 25,245.
The next-closest public school is ReethsPuffer Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 39.1% on proficiency, and Central Elementary School is below that at 36.2%.
Locale data from NCES put Central Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
Central Elementary School saw enrollment rise 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 15.4:1 to 17.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Muskegon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,961
Census ACS
Median income
$65,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
71
25,245 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Reeths-Puffer Schools
- ReethsPuffer High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- ReethsPuffer Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- ReethsPuffer Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
- ReethsPuffer Intermediate SchMiddle · 479 students
- Twin Lake SchoolElementary · 205 students
- Pennsylvania Elementary SchoolElementary · 39 students
Other schools in MUSKEGON
- Mona Shores High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- ReethsPuffer High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- Muskegon High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Mona Shores Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
- Charles Hackley Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Timberland AcademyElementary · 613 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 59th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolDAVISON, MI · 581 students
- Central Elementary SchoolFLUSHING, MI · 487 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPORTAGE, MI · 439 students
- Central Elementary SchoolWHITE PIGEON, MI · 366 students
- Central Elementary SchoolLINDEN, MI · 337 students
Nearby schools
- ReethsPuffer Middle School0.1 mi · 537
- North Muskegon Middle School1.7 mi · 206
- North Muskegon Elementary School1.7 mi · 406
- North Muskegon High School1.7 mi · 305
- Pennsylvania Elementary School2.2 mi · 39
- ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch3.3 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
How diverse is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of Reeths-Puffer Schools.
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