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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STURGIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263309000267
Eastwood School
909 S FRANKS AVE, STURGIS, MI 49091 · (269) 659-1560 · St. Joseph County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest 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
18.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
487 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 220 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 206 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 216 | 34% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Based on grade levels within Sturgis Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
26.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
29.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Eastwood School
Eastwood School's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood School this school | 642 | 75.9% | 25.4% |
| Roberts Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 534 | 63.9% | 37.3% |
| Shelby Elementary School SHELBY | 433 | 78.1% | 20.6% |
| Spitler Elementary School HART | 389 | 80.5% | 29.8% |
| Carrollton Elementary School SAGINAW | 662 | 85.2% | 24.6% |
| Madison Elementary School ADRIAN | 753 | 59.5% | 32.2% |
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 Eastwood School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #1,013 of 1,085 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #919 of 1,072 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #1,049 of 1,139 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #101 of 1,630 | #1 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,200 of 1,424 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #409 of 1,424 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #424 of 1,563 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #473 of 979 | #8 of 11 |
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
642
+25 (+4%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 642 | 35 | 18.3:1 | 76% (487) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 69% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 33 | 20.1:1 | 71% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 66% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 37.8 | 19.6:1 | 67% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 38 | 20.2:1 | 66% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | 37 | 19.8:1 | 70% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 38 | 18.5:1 | 44% (308) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastwood School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (739 to 642); teachers down 7% (37.8 to 35).
About Eastwood School
Eastwood School, a large elementary school, is located in STURGIS, Michigan. It is open to students in grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 642 students. It has 74% more students than the average for elementary schools in Michigan (about 369).
Eastwood School reports to Sturgis Public Schools, which has 6 schools and 2,760 students.
The share of White students at Eastwood School is 59%, a majority. Smaller groups are 35% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of St. Joseph County is roughly 85% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Eastwood School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.3:1. The school's 18.3:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 76%. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in St. Joseph County is 21 points.
Eastwood School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of Michigan public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Eastwood School is 7.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 25.4%. Predicted: 32.7%.
In St. Joseph County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $66,425, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 32 public schools and about 9,517 students.
Eastwood School's closest public school neighbor is Sturgis High School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools.
Federal data place Eastwood School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 617 to 642.
The allk12 page for Eastwood School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,969
Census ACS
Median income
$66,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
9,517 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sturgis Public Schools
- Sturgis High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Sturgis Middle SchoolMiddle · 634 students
- Wall SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Congress SchoolElementary · 162 students
- Wenzel SchoolElementary · 148 students
Other schools in STURGIS
- Sturgis High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Sturgis Middle SchoolMiddle · 634 students
- Wall SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Nottawa Community SchoolElementary · 189 students
- Congress SchoolElementary · 162 students
- Wenzel SchoolElementary · 148 students
Other Eastwood schools
One other US public school is named Eastwood. Eastwood School is the largest of the 2.
- Eastwood SchoolSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Sturgis High School0.3 mi · 882
- Congress School0.7 mi · 162
- Sturgis Middle School1.3 mi · 634
- Wall School1.4 mi · 292
- Wenzel School1.4 mi · 148
- Lima - Brighton Elementary4.8 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Eastwood SchoolHow large is Eastwood School?
Eastwood School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Eastwood School serve?
Eastwood School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastwood School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eastwood School is approximately 18.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eastwood School?
At Eastwood School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 35% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Eastwood School in?
Eastwood School is part of Sturgis Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.