Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VASSAR PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263471007054
Central School
425 DIVISION ST, VASSAR, MI 48768 · (989) 823-8566 · Tuscola County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
231 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 17% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Where Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Tuscola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #759 of 1,085 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #882 of 1,072 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #574 of 1,139 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #813 of 1,630 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,054 of 1,424 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #993 of 1,424 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #633 of 1,563 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #669 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 63% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 21.2 | 17.5:1 | 75% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 23.2 | 14.5:1 | 73% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 80% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 24.6 | 16.2:1 | 70% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 22 | 17.8:1 | 66% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 62% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 37% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central School.
About Central School
This page covers Central School, a mid-sized elementary school in VASSAR, Michigan. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 366 students on the rolls.
Vassar Public Schools is the district for Central School. It has 3 schools and 808 students.
White students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
Central School lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1. About 63% of students at Central School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Tuscola County.
Central School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.2% is within a point of the 38.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Tuscola County, median household income comes to about $63,811, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 30, with about 6,459 students.
Central School's nearest public school is Vassar Senior High School (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Central School is 5th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 369 to 366, a small change. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.4:1, from 13.7:1.
This page is set up for the Central School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Vassar Public Schools
- Vassar Senior High SchoolHigh · 427 students
- Clarence Fischer CenterHigh · 15 students
- Enterprise PlaceElementary
Other schools in VASSAR
- Vassar Senior High SchoolHigh · 427 students
- Clarence Fischer CenterHigh · 15 students
- Enterprise PlaceElementary
Nearby schools
- Vassar Senior High School0.3 mi · 427
- Clarence Fischer Center1.4 mi · 15
- Reese Elementary School6.9 mi · 328
- Reese High School7.3 mi · 254
- Reese Middle School7.3 mi · 161
- EF Rittmueller Middle School7.5 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Central SchoolHow many students attend Central School?
Central School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-05.
Is Central School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central School is approximately 17.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Central School?
Central School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Central School in?
Central School is part of Vassar Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.