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What's the biggest difference between Escanaba Upper Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCANABA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261350005015
Escanaba Upper Elementary
1500 LUDINGTON ST, ESCANABA, MI 49829 · (906) 786-7462 · Delta County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
251 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 141 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 34% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Escanaba Upper Elementary→Escanaba JuniorSenior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Escanaba Area Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
46.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Escanaba Upper Elementary
Escanaba Upper Elementary's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escanaba Upper Elementary this school | 426 | 58.9% | 46.2% |
| Beaverton Elementary School BEAVERTON | 411 | 56.9% | 31.3% |
| Springport Elementary School SPRINGPORT | 437 | 56.1% | 32.3% |
| East Jordan Elementary School EAST JORDAN | 393 | 57.8% | 42.3% |
| Besser Elementary School ALPENA | 470 | 59.4% | 43.2% |
| Parma Elementary School PARMA | 408 | 61.5% | 55.7% |
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 Escanaba Upper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #537 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #520 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #609 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #542 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #565 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #1,042 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #725 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #385 of 979 |
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
426
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 426 | 27.8 | 15.3:1 | 59% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 25.6 | 17.2:1 | 59% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 26.3 | 16.6:1 | 53% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 24 | 18.6:1 | 62% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 55% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 51% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 50% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 26% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Escanaba Upper Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (504 to 426); teachers down 1% (28 to 27.8).
About Escanaba Upper Elementary
Escanaba Upper Elementary serves students in ESCANABA, Michigan, as a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 426 students.
The district, Escanaba Area Public Schools, operates 5 schools serving 2,130 students.
Escanaba Upper Elementary is 88% White by enrollment. Next come 5% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Delta County, where about 90% of residents are White. The diversity index for Escanaba Upper Elementary is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is similar, at 15.8:1. The school reported 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 12 points above the 47% average for public schools in Delta County.
On the allk12 Grade, Escanaba Upper Elementary lands at B, ahead of 61% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Escanaba Upper Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.2% is 6.0 points above the 40.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Delta County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $57,809, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,382, Escanaba Upper Elementary among them.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Lemmer Elementary School, is the closest to Escanaba Upper Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Escanaba Upper Elementary comes in 1st of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Escanaba Upper Elementary is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.3:1.
The allk12 page for Escanaba Upper Elementary 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.
Delta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,813
Census ACS
Median income
$57,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,382 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Escanaba Area Public Schools
- Escanaba JuniorSenior High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- Lemmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Webster Kindergarten CenterElementary · 215 students
- Escanaba Student Success CenterHigh · 104 students
Other schools in ESCANABA
- Escanaba JuniorSenior High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- Lemmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Webster Kindergarten CenterElementary · 215 students
- Escanaba Student Success CenterHigh · 104 students
- Learning CenterCombined · 74 students
- Bay Pines CenterHigh · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Lemmer Elementary School0.7 mi · 296
- Escanaba JuniorSenior High School0.7 mi · 1,089
- Escanaba Student Success Center0.8 mi · 104
- Webster Kindergarten Center1.1 mi · 215
- Bay Pines Center2.4 mi · 29
- Learning Center3.9 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Escanaba Upper ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Escanaba Upper Elementary?
Escanaba Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 03-05.
Is Escanaba Upper Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Escanaba Upper Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Escanaba Upper Elementary have?
Escanaba Upper Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Escanaba Upper Elementary?
Student demographics at Escanaba Upper Elementary are roughly 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Escanaba Upper Elementary in?
Escanaba Upper Elementary is part of Escanaba Area Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.