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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Clare Primary School right now?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260975004464
Clare Primary School
205 E WHEATON AVE, CLARE, MI 48617 · (989) 386-3438 · Clare County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- C+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
16.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
305 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 131 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (133).
Student demographics
19%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
Clare Primary School→Clare Middle School
Based on grade levels within Clare Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Clare Primary School
Clare Primary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Primary School this school | 557 | 54.8% | 39.6% |
| Williams Elementary School JONESVILLE | 512 | 54.5% | 39.6% |
| Menominee Elementary School MENOMINEE | 531 | 54.8% | 31.2% |
| Shepherd Elementary School SHEPHERD | 544 | 57.4% | 39.4% |
| Franklin Elementary School CADILLAC | 563 | 55.8% | 49.0% |
| Keewahdin Elementary School FORT GRATIOT | 510 | 52.2% | 31.4% |
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 Clare Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #729 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #681 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #774 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #165 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #737 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #1,137 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #803 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #663 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
557
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 557 | 34.6 | 16.1:1 | 55% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 61% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 61% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 54% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 29.6 | 20.4:1 | 53% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 29 | 20.9:1 | 48% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 26 | 22.1:1 | 53% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 29 | 19.6:1 | 41% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 623 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clare Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (604 to 557); teachers up 17% (29.6 to 34.6).
About Clare Primary School
Clare Primary School is an elementary school in CLARE, Michigan, reachable at (989) 386-3438. The latest federal count shows 557 students in pre-K through 4. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 51% above average.
Clare Primary School is one school in Clare Public Schools, a system of 4 schools with 1,554 students.
About 90% of the student body at Clare Primary School is White. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Clare County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. Clare Primary School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 16.1 students per teacher and 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Clare County report 65%.
allk12 grades Clare Primary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Clare Primary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.6%, compared with a predicted 42.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
Clare County has about 31,218 residents, and the median household income is $49,384, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Besides Clare Primary School, Clare County has 12 other public schools.
Clare Middle School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Clare Primary School. Clare Primary School places 1st of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Clare Primary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Clare Primary School declined 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 578 to 557 students. The ratio was 18.6:1 in 2020-21 and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,218
Census ACS
Median income
$49,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,785 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clare Public Schools
- Clare High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- Clare Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Clare Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 45 students
Other schools in CLARE
- Clare High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- Clare Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- ClareGladwin Area SchoolCombined · 47 students
- Clare Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 45 students
Nearby schools
- Clare Middle School0.1 mi · 474
- Clare High School0.2 mi · 478
- Clare Pioneer High School1.0 mi · 45
- Farwell Middle School4.8 mi · 281
- Farwell High School4.8 mi · 344
- Farwell Elementary School4.9 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Clare Primary SchoolHow large is Clare Primary School?
Clare Primary School enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-04.
Is Clare Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clare Primary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Clare Primary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Clare Primary School.
How diverse is Clare Primary School?
Clare Primary School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Clare Primary School?
Clare Primary School is overseen by Clare Public Schools in Clare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.