Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTSEGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262706006316
Dix Street Elementary School
503 DIX ST, OTSEGO, MI 49078 · (269) 694-7703 · Allegan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
179 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 79 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 →
Where Dix Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #618 of 1,085 | #12 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #659 of 1,072 | #15 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #729 of 1,139 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #851 of 1,630 | #9 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #410 of 1,424 | #6 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #796 of 1,424 | #5 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #890 of 1,563 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #192 of 440 | #3 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
357
+47 (+15%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 357 | 24.4 | 14.7:1 | 50% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 22.1 | 15.0:1 | 52% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 57% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 48% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 22.2 | 14.6:1 | 48% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 36% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 49% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 26% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dix Street Elementary School.
About Dix Street Elementary School
Dix Street Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in OTSEGO, Michigan. It had 357 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Dix Street Elementary School belongs to Otsego Public Schools, a district of 6 schools and 2,361 students.
Roughly 82% of students at Dix Street Elementary School are White. Other groups include 11% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dix Street Elementary School scores 31%.
On staff are 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. Dix Street Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 50%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Dix Street Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 43.5% actual against 44.1% predicted.
In Allegan County, the median household earns about $83,283 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Allegan County, 55 public schools serve about 17,174 students.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, Washington Street Elementary School, is the closest to Dix Street Elementary School. Dix Street Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 39.5%, lower than Dix Street Elementary School's 43.5%.
Federal data place Dix Street Elementary School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 47 students, from 310 to 357.
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Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Otsego Public Schools
- Otsego High SchoolHigh · 708 students
- Otsego Middle SchoolMiddle · 542 students
- Washington Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Alamo Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Otsego West Campus High SchoolHigh · 19 students
Other schools in OTSEGO
- Otsego High SchoolHigh · 708 students
- Otsego Middle SchoolMiddle · 542 students
- Washington Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Otsego West Campus High SchoolHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Street Elementary School1.0 mi · 448
- Otsego Middle School1.0 mi · 542
- Otsego West Campus High School1.1 mi · 19
- Otsego High School1.1 mi · 708
- Plainwell High School2.1 mi · 828
- Starr Elementary School2.2 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Dix Street Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dix Street Elementary School?
Dix Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dix Street Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dix Street Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dix Street Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dix Street Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dix Street Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dix Street Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Two or more.
What district is Dix Street Elementary School in?
Dix Street Elementary School is part of Otsego Public Schools.
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