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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Ezra Eby Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPOLEON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262496006173
Ezra Eby Elementary School
220 WEST, NAPOLEON, MI 49261 · (517) 905-5717 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
218 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Ezra Eby Elementary School→Napoleon Middle School
Based on grade levels within Napoleon Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
34.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Ezra Eby Elementary School
Ezra Eby Elementary School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra Eby Elementary School this school | 564 | 38.7% | 43.3% |
| McFall Elementary School MIDDLEVILLE | 506 | 37.9% | N/A |
| New Lothrop Elementary School NEW LOTHROP | 505 | 36.8% | 47.0% |
| Meridian Elementary School SANFORD | 537 | 42.1% | 46.8% |
| HT Smith Elementary School FOWLERVILLE | 494 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Blissfield Elementary BLISSFIELD | 528 | 34.7% | 33.4% |
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 Ezra Eby Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #628 of 1,085 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #830 of 1,072 | #10 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #561 of 1,139 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #155 of 1,630 | #5 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #930 of 1,424 | #8 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #1,090 of 1,424 | #18 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #1,083 of 1,563 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #848 of 979 | #10 of 13 |
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
564
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 564 | 33.5 | 16.8:1 | 39% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 31.9 | 17.0:1 | 45% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 33.1 | 16.9:1 | 51% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 38% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 32.6 | 17.9:1 | 50% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 45% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 33 | 20.4:1 | 40% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 36 | 18.4:1 | 24% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ezra Eby Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (582 to 564); teachers up 3% (32.6 to 33.5).
About Ezra Eby Elementary School
The public elementary school Ezra Eby Elementary School is located in NAPOLEON, Michigan. Its enrollment is 564 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 53% bigger than that mark.
Napoleon Community Schools enrolls 1,290 students, and its 4 schools include Ezra Eby Elementary School.
The share of White students at Ezra Eby Elementary School is 89%. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The diversity index for Ezra Eby Elementary School is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Ezra Eby Elementary School has a ratio of 16.8:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 1.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 39%. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in Jackson County, the school's rate is lower.
In Michigan, Ezra Eby Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.3% actual against a predicted 49.2%.
The school is in Jackson County, where median household income comes to about $66,073, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Jackson County's 68 public schools enroll about 21,681 students and include Ezra Eby Elementary School.
Napoleon Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Ezra Eby Elementary School. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Ezra Eby Elementary School places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Ezra Eby Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (560) to 2024-25 (564).
Ezra Eby Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,060
Census ACS
Median income
$66,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
21,681 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Napoleon Community Schools
- Napoleon High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Napoleon Middle SchoolMiddle · 261 students
- Ackerson High SchoolHigh · 84 students
Other schools in NAPOLEON
- Napoleon High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Napoleon Middle SchoolMiddle · 261 students
- Ackerson High SchoolHigh · 84 students
Nearby schools
- Napoleon Middle School0.1 mi · 261
- Napoleon High School0.1 mi · 381
- Ackerson High School0.2 mi · 84
- Columbia Elementary School4.0 mi · 307
- Columbia Upper Elementary School4.1 mi · 406
- Columbia Alternative Education5.3 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About Ezra Eby Elementary SchoolHow large is Ezra Eby Elementary School?
Ezra Eby Elementary School enrolls approximately 564 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ezra Eby Elementary School serve?
Ezra Eby Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ezra Eby Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ezra Eby Elementary School is approximately 16.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ezra Eby Elementary School?
At Ezra Eby Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Ezra Eby Elementary School public or private?
Ezra Eby Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Napoleon Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.