Enrollment
215
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRAVERSE CITY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263387007652
Courtade Elementary School
1111 RASHO RD, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49696 · (231) 933-5800 · Grand Traverse County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- 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
14.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
62 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 50 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
52.8%
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 53 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Courtade Elementary School
Courtade Elementary School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtade Elementary School this school | 215 | 28.8% | 51.7% |
| Lincoln School PETOSKEY | 237 | 30.4% | 63.8% |
| Central Elementary School PETOSKEY | 234 | 26.5% | 51.3% |
| Leonard Elementary School LEONARD | 241 | 29.9% | 34.4% |
| John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School EMMETT | 211 | 30.8% | 57.3% |
| Light of the World Academy PINCKNEY | 222 | 30.6% | 56.9% |
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 Courtade Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Grand Traverse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #372 of 1,085 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #368 of 1,072 | #3 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #271 of 1,139 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #1,386 of 1,630 | #12 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #331 of 1,424 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #1,005 of 1,424 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #1,249 of 1,563 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #149 of 979 | #1 of 8 |
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
215
-36 (-14%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 215 | 15.1 | 14.3:1 | 29% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 13.9 | 15.1:1 | 43% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 13.8 | 15.8:1 | 46% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 12 | 20.9:1 | 43% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 16.2 | 17.6:1 | 42% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 16 | 18.1:1 | 40% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 44% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 25% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Courtade Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (284 to 215); teachers down 7% (16.2 to 15.1).
About Courtade Elementary School
Courtade Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school found in TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan. The school reports 215 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Courtade Elementary School is one school in Traverse City Area Public Schools, a system of 16 schools with 8,546 students.
Federal enrollment data show Courtade Elementary School is 87% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Black, 3% Native American, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 15.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.3:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Courtade Elementary School is 29%. For comparison, public schools in Grand Traverse County average 31%.
Courtade Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Courtade Elementary School is 53.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.7%.
Census estimates describe Grand Traverse County this way: the median household income is $81,647, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Courtade Elementary School, Grand Traverse County has 31 other public schools.
East Middle School is the public school closest to Courtade Elementary School, about 2.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.7%; Courtade Elementary School's is 51.7%, ranking 2nd of 4.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 36 students since 2020-21, to 215. The school's ratio fell from 20.9:1 to 14.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Grand Traverse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,166
Census ACS
Median income
$81,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
12,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools
- West Senior HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Central Grade SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Eastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in TRAVERSE CITY
- West Senior HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Grand Traverse AcademyCombined · 824 students
- Central Grade SchoolElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- East Middle School2.3 mi · 829
- Cherry Knoll Elementary School2.4 mi · 333
- Grand Traverse Academy2.5 mi · 824
- Woodland School3.8 mi · 209
- Traverse City High School3.8 mi · 171
- Life Skills Center4.1 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Courtade Elementary SchoolHow large is Courtade Elementary School?
Courtade Elementary School enrolls approximately 215 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Courtade Elementary School serve?
Courtade Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Courtade Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Courtade Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Courtade Elementary School?
Student demographics at Courtade Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian.
Is Courtade Elementary School public or private?
Courtade Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Traverse City Area Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.