East Jordan Elementary School

East Jordan Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community in EAST JORDAN, Michigan, run under East Jordan Public Schools. The school teaches 393 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Within East Jordan Public Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 720 students, East Jordan Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, East Jordan Elementary School logs that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, East Jordan Elementary School shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting East Jordan Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Charlevoix County's rate of about 44%.

With demographic context factored in, East Jordan Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Charlevoix County) records that median household income runs about $76,531, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Charlevoix County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,256 students), East Jordan Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is East Jordan MiddleHigh School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, East Jordan Elementary School comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 448 students in 2018 compared to 393 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.