Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLEVOIX PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260873004421
Charlevoix Elementary School
108 E GARFIELD AVE, CHARLEVOIX, MI 49720 · (231) 547-8115 · Charlevoix County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
196 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 31% larger than its 6th grade class (45).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Charlevoix Elementary School→Charlevoix Middle High School
Based on grade levels within Charlevoix Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Charlevoix Elementary School
Charlevoix Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlevoix Elementary School this school | 398 | 49.2% | 49.3% |
| Lincoln Heights Elem School GREENVILLE | 398 | 50.0% | 50.4% |
| Woodworth Elementary School LESLIE | 410 | 51.5% | 44.1% |
| Bark RiverHarris Elementary School HARRIS | 410 | 47.6% | 51.9% |
| Riverview Elementary School BIG RAPIDS | 346 | 48.3% | 72.5% |
| Washington Elementary School MARYSVILLE | 460 | 49.8% | 47.3% |
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 Charlevoix Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #436 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #783 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #273 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #661 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #114 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #1,198 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #910 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #421 of 979 |
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
398
+21 (+6%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 398 | 31.5 | 12.6:1 | 49% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 30.4 | 13.3:1 | 55% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 27.8 | 14.3:1 | 55% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 54% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 29.2 | 16.0:1 | 48% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 43% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 45% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 619 | 32 | 19.3:1 | 22% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charlevoix Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (467 to 398); teachers up 8% (29.2 to 31.5).
About Charlevoix Elementary School
Charlevoix Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in CHARLEVOIX, Michigan. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 398 students.
The district for Charlevoix Elementary School is Charlevoix Public Schools, with 2 schools and 785 students.
Charlevoix Elementary School's enrollment is 92% White. Next come 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Charlevoix Elementary School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Charlevoix Elementary School and a ratio of 12.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 49% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Charlevoix Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Charlevoix Elementary School is 4.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 49.3% actual, 44.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Census estimates describe Charlevoix County this way: the median household income is $76,531, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Charlevoix County has 14 public schools and roughly 3,256 students.
Nearby, CharEm Special Education Schools is about 1.6 miles away. Within five miles of Charlevoix Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Charlevoix Elementary School ranks 2nd of 5 on average proficiency.
Charlevoix Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, Charlevoix Elementary School's enrollment climbed 6%, to 398. The school's ratio fell from 14.0:1 to 12.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Charlevoix County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,108
Census ACS
Median income
$76,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,256 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlevoix Public Schools
- Charlevoix Middle High SchoolHigh · 387 students
Other schools in CHARLEVOIX
- Charlevoix Middle High SchoolHigh · 387 students
- CharEm Special Education SchoolsCombined · 99 students
- Charlevoix AcademyCombined
Nearby schools
- CharEm Special Education Schools1.6 mi · 99
- Charlevoix Middle High School1.9 mi · 387
- Ellsworth Community School9.8 mi · 228
- East Jordan Elementary School12.4 mi · 393
- East Jordan MiddleHigh School12.5 mi · 322
- East Jordan Alternative High School12.8 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Charlevoix Elementary SchoolHow large is Charlevoix Elementary School?
Charlevoix Elementary School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-06.
Is Charlevoix Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charlevoix Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Charlevoix Elementary School have?
Charlevoix Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charlevoix Elementary School?
At Charlevoix Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Charlevoix Elementary School public or private?
Charlevoix Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlevoix Public Schools.
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