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How has Delton Kellogg Elem School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS·NCES 261191004632
Delton Kellogg Elem School
327 N GROVE ST, DELTON, MI 49046 · (269) 623-1535 · Barry County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
15.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
225 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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 | 100 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 20% larger than its 4th grade class (83).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Delton Kellogg Elem School→DeltonKellogg Middle School
Based on grade levels within Delton Kellogg Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 36 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Delton Kellogg Elem School
Delton Kellogg Elem School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delton Kellogg Elem School this school | 405 | 55.6% | 33.8% |
| Gladwin Elementary School GLADWIN | 401 | 57.4% | N/A |
| Beaverton Elementary School BEAVERTON | 411 | 56.9% | 31.3% |
| Reynolds Elementary School READING | 404 | 57.4% | 38.0% |
| Clara B Bolen Elementary School TAWAS CITY | 433 | 55.2% | 41.4% |
| Algonquin Elementary School CLAY | 445 | 56.6% | 43.9% |
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 Delton Kellogg Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Barry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #863 of 1,085 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #873 of 1,072 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #854 of 1,139 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #632 of 1,630 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #703 of 1,424 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #1,318 of 1,424 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #791 of 1,563 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #436 of 440 | 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. 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
405
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 804
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 405 | 25.4 | 15.9:1 | 56% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 26.7 | 14.4:1 | 61% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 25.7 | 15.2:1 | 59% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 60% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 66% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 55% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 57% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 34% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 804 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delton Kellogg Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (404 to 405); teachers up 10% (23 to 25.4).
About Delton Kellogg Elem School
Delton Kellogg Elem School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in DELTON, Michigan. It reported 405 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
The district, Delton Kellogg Schools, has 1,101 students enrolled across 4 schools.
White students are 96% of those enrolled at Delton Kellogg Elem School. That is in line with Barry County, where about 93% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 9%.
Teacher count: 25.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.9:1. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Roughly 56% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Barry County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Delton Kellogg Elem School outscored 16%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Delton Kellogg Elem School scores 33.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.7%.
Barry County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $77,500, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Barry County's 22 public schools enroll about 8,041 students and include Delton Kellogg Elem School.
Measured in a straight line, DK Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Delton Kellogg Elem School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment increased 5% over 4 years, reaching 405 in 2024-25.
Delton Kellogg Elem School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Barry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
63,409
Census ACS
Median income
$77,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delton Kellogg Schools
- DeltonKellogg High SchoolHigh · 332 students
- DeltonKellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 293 students
- DK AcademyHigh · 71 students
Other schools in DELTON
- DeltonKellogg High SchoolHigh · 332 students
- DeltonKellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 293 students
- DK AcademyHigh · 71 students
Nearby schools
- DK Academy0.0 mi · 71
- DeltonKellogg Middle School0.1 mi · 293
- DeltonKellogg High School0.3 mi · 332
- Kellogg Elementary School7.3 mi · 278
- Gull Lake Gateway Academy8.8 mi · 28
- Gull Lake Middle School8.9 mi · 717
Frequently asked questions
About Delton Kellogg Elem SchoolHow large is Delton Kellogg Elem School?
Delton Kellogg Elem School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Delton Kellogg Elem School serve?
Delton Kellogg Elem School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Delton Kellogg Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Delton Kellogg Elem School is approximately 15.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Delton Kellogg Elem School?
At Delton Kellogg Elem School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Delton Kellogg Elem School public or private?
Delton Kellogg Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Delton Kellogg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.