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What's the biggest difference between Churchill Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONA SHORES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262412006082
Churchill Elementary School
961 PORTER RD, MUSKEGON, MI 49441 · (231) 798-1276 · Muskegon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- 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
18.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
137 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Mona Shores Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
50.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Churchill Elementary School
Churchill Elementary School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill Elementary School this school | 414 | 33.1% | 51.9% |
| Chapman Elementary School ROCKWOOD | 434 | 32.9% | 47.8% |
| Richland Elementary School RICHLAND | 412 | 34.2% | N/A |
| Gilkey Elementary School PLAINWELL | 439 | 32.3% | 40.6% |
| Orchard Primary School ALMONT | 428 | 32.5% | 70.1% |
| Blanche Sims Elementary School LAKE ORION | 423 | 31.2% | 56.0% |
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 Churchill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Muskegon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #368 of 1,085 | #1 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #430 of 1,072 | #4 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #210 of 1,139 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #587 of 1,630 | #15 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,180 of 1,424 | #24 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #793 of 1,424 | #16 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #1,176 of 1,563 | #29 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #182 of 440 | #3 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
414
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 414 | 22.7 | 18.2:1 | 33% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 22.5 | 18.9:1 | 29% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 23.8 | 17.1:1 | 29% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 31% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 18.2 | 20.7:1 | 28% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 17 | 19.5:1 | 29% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 27% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 18 | 24.3:1 | 5% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Churchill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (376 to 414); teachers up 25% (18.2 to 22.7).
About Churchill Elementary School
Churchill Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of MUSKEGON, Michigan. School enrollment was 414 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Churchill Elementary School is one school in Mona Shores Public School District, a system of 6 schools with 3,927 students.
The large majority of students at Churchill Elementary School, 82%, are White. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Churchill Elementary School has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Churchill Elementary School is 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.2:1. That ratio is over the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 33%. For comparison, public schools in Muskegon County average 59%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Churchill Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Churchill Elementary School would score about 51.6%. It scores 51.9%, within a point of that figure.
Federal survey data for Muskegon County show that median household income is about $65,024, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Churchill Elementary School is among the 71 public schools in Muskegon County.
The closest public school to Churchill Elementary School is Ross Park Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. Within five miles of Churchill Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 51.9% is above the 37.0% average for nearby schools.
Churchill Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The number of students grew from 387 to 414 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Churchill Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Mona Shores Public School District
- Mona Shores High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Mona Shores Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
- Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Ross Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Lincoln Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 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 Churchill Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Churchill Elementary. Churchill Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Churchill Elementary SchoolGlen Ellyn, IL · 618 students
- Churchill Elementary SchoolOswego, IL · 425 students
- CHURCHILL ELEMENTARYCLOQUET, MN · 351 students
- Churchill Elementary SchoolROCHESTER, MN · 192 students
Nearby schools
- Ross Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 450
- Mona Shores High School2.0 mi · 1,268
- Campbell Elementary School2.8 mi · 454
- Mona Shores Middle School2.8 mi · 930
- Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change3.1 mi · 154
- Edgewood Elementary Academy3.1 mi · 134
Frequently asked questions
About Churchill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Churchill Elementary School?
Churchill Elementary School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Churchill Elementary School serve?
Churchill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Churchill Elementary School have?
Churchill Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Churchill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Churchill Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Churchill Elementary School?
Churchill Elementary School is overseen by Mona Shores Public School District in Muskegon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.