Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALEDONIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 260762004349
Dutton Elementary School
3820 68TH ST SE, CALEDONIA, MI 49316 · (616) 698-8982 · Kent County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
90 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 77 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 31% larger than its 4th grade class (59).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Dutton Elementary School→Kraft Meadows Intermediate School→Duncan Lake Middle School→Caledonia High School
Based on grade levels within Caledonia Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
73.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Dutton Elementary School
Dutton Elementary School's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutton Elementary School this school | 317 | 28.4% | 73.5% |
| Grandville South Elementary School GRANDVILLE | 287 | 31.4% | 60.8% |
| Grandville Cummings Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 366 | 25.4% | 64.0% |
| Dicken Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 320 | 24.1% | 56.1% |
| Glencairn School EAST LANSING | 298 | 23.8% | 53.8% |
| Oakwood Intermediate ALLENDALE | 347 | 29.4% | 60.8% |
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 Dutton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #43 of 1,085 | #16 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #64 of 1,072 | #18 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #49 of 1,139 | #14 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #1,013 of 1,630 | #75 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #726 of 1,424 | #50 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #496 of 1,424 | #53 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #1,257 of 1,563 | #81 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #972 of 979 | #80 of 80 |
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
317
+22 (+7%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 317 | 19.7 | 16.1:1 | 28% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 20.3 | 14.7:1 | 37% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 20.5 | 13.0:1 | 37% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 44% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 43% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 34% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 33% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 17% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dutton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (318 to 317); teachers up 10% (18 to 19.7).
About Dutton Elementary School
Dutton Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in CALEDONIA, Michigan. The school runs pre-K through 4 and enrolls 317 students.
Caledonia Community Schools is the district for Dutton Elementary School. It has 9 schools and 4,564 students.
White students are 70% of those enrolled at Dutton Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. That is in line with Kent County, where about 73% of residents are White. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Dutton Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Dutton Elementary School has a ratio of 16.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Income data for the school show 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 47% for public schools in Kent County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Dutton Elementary School is in the top 10% of Michigan schools: 73.5% actual against 53.7% predicted.
The county, Kent County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $82,631 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Dutton Elementary School, Kent County has 239 public schools.
Dutton Elementary School is about 1.3 miles from Endeavor Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Dutton Elementary School's average proficiency of 73.5% compares with 46.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The school grew from 295 students in 2020-21 to 317 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Dutton Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caledonia Community Schools
- Caledonia High SchoolHigh · 1,438 students
- Kraft Meadows Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Duncan Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Caledonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Emmons Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Kettle Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
Other schools in CALEDONIA
- Caledonia High SchoolHigh · 1,438 students
- Kraft Meadows Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Duncan Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Explorer ElementaryElementary · 556 students
- Caledonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Emmons Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Other Dutton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dutton Elementary. Dutton Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Dutton Elementary SchoolDutton, AL · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Endeavor Elementary1.3 mi · 553
- Explorer Elementary1.8 mi · 556
- Discovery Elementary2.0 mi · 674
- Pinewood Middle School2.2 mi · 842
- East Kentwood Freshman Campus2.3 mi · 742
- East Kentwood High School2.5 mi · 2,068
Frequently asked questions
About Dutton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dutton Elementary School?
Dutton Elementary School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-04.
Is Dutton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dutton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dutton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dutton Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dutton Elementary School?
At Dutton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Dutton Elementary School public or private?
Dutton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caledonia Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.