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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWOSSO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262721006329
Central School
600 W OLIVER ST, OWOSSO, MI 48867 · (989) 723-2790 · Shiawassee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% 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
16.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
153 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 School→Owosso Middle School
Based on grade levels within Owosso Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
38.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% 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 School
Central School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central School this school | 409 | 37.4% | 36.5% |
| Bean Elementary School SPRING ARBOR | 409 | 37.9% | 49.9% |
| Westwood Elementary School PORTLAND | 423 | 37.6% | 37.3% |
| Columbia Upper Elementary School BROOKLYN | 406 | 37.2% | 51.6% |
| Hopkins Elementary School HOPKINS | 393 | 38.9% | 51.5% |
| Jennings Elementary School QUINCY | 408 | 36.8% | 36.0% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Shiawassee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #798 of 1,085 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #726 of 1,072 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #835 of 1,139 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #611 of 1,630 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #948 of 1,424 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #1,004 of 1,424 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #1,103 of 1,563 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #370 of 440 | 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
409
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 409 | 24.2 | 16.9:1 | 37% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 23.9 | 17.2:1 | 45% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 22.9 | 18.5:1 | 48% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 20 | 21.5:1 | 42% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 19.5 | 20.5:1 | 41% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 16 | 23.9:1 | 35% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 17 | 19.6:1 | 42% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 17 | 21.4:1 | 21% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (400 to 409); teachers up 24% (19.5 to 24.2).
About Central School
Central School is an elementary school in OWOSSO, Michigan, according to federal school records. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 409 students enrolled.
Owosso Public Schools (6 schools, 2,838 students) runs Central School.
A large majority of enrollment at Central School is White, at 87%. It is also 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
With 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Central School, 37% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 45% for public schools in Shiawassee County.
Central School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Michigan public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Central School posts 36.5% against a 49.7% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Michigan.
In Shiawassee County, the median household earns about $67,404 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Shiawassee County, 31 public schools serve about 10,105 students.
Emerson School is about 0.7 miles from Central School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Central School places 2nd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 21 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 21.5 to 16.9 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Central School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Shiawassee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,991
Census ACS
Median income
$67,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
10,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Owosso Public Schools
- Owosso High SchoolHigh · 805 students
- Owosso Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Bryant SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Emerson SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Lincoln Alternative High SchoolHigh · 131 students
Other schools in OWOSSO
- Owosso High SchoolHigh · 805 students
- Owosso Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Bryant SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Emerson SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center WestCombined · 159 students
- Lincoln Alternative High SchoolHigh · 131 students
Other Central schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Central. Central School is the 9th largest of the 17.
- Central SchoolVASSAR, MI · 366 students
- CENTRAL SCHOOLMILTON, FL · 732 students
- Central SchoolHuntsville, AL · 610 students
- Central SchoolPLEASANT GROVE, UT · 596 students
- Central SchoolLemont, IL · 591 students
Nearby schools
- Emerson School0.7 mi · 421
- Bryant School1.2 mi · 431
- Owosso Middle School1.2 mi · 641
- Owosso High School1.2 mi · 805
- Lincoln Alternative High School1.4 mi · 131
- Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center West2.8 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About Central SchoolHow large is Central School?
Central School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades KG-05.
Is Central School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Central School have?
Central School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Central School?
Student demographics at Central School are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Central School in?
Central School is part of Owosso Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.