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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FENNVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261423007666
Fennville Elementary School
8 MEMORIAL DR, FENNVILLE, MI 49408 · (269) 722-3850 · Allegan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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
11.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
424 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
52%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
Fennville Elementary School→Fennville Middle School
Based on grade levels within Fennville Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
29.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 29 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Fennville Elementary School
Fennville Elementary School's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fennville Elementary School this school | 503 | 84.3% | 27.2% |
| Vanderbilt Charter Academy HOLLAND | 401 | 81.0% | 52.3% |
| Redwood Elementary HARTFORD | 516 | 89.0% | 23.1% |
| Priest ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 673 | 81.7% | N/A |
| Shelby Elementary School SHELBY | 433 | 78.1% | 20.6% |
| Lafayette School LINCOLN PARK | 441 | 97.5% | 23.7% |
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 Fennville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #986 of 1,085 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #925 of 1,072 | #18 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,002 of 1,139 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #277 of 1,630 | #1 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #66 of 1,424 | #1 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #425 of 1,424 | #1 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.3% | #283 of 1,563 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #460 of 979 | #10 of 16 |
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
503
-48 (-9%) vs 2020
+29% since 2000-01, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 503 | 42.3 | 11.9:1 | 84% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 36.8 | 14.4:1 | 81% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 38.3 | 13.7:1 | 78% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 75% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 33.8 | 17.2:1 | 80% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 75% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 33 | 19.1:1 | 77% (489) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fennville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (582 to 503); teachers up 25% (33.8 to 42.3).
About Fennville Elementary School
Fennville Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in FENNVILLE, Michigan. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 503 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Besides Fennville Elementary School, Fennville Public Schools runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,214 students.
Hispanic students are 55% of those enrolled at Fennville Elementary School. Other reported shares: 42% White and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 8% Hispanic among all Allegan County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
Its ratio of 11.9:1 is based on 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. In all, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Allegan County.
Fennville Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Fennville Elementary School is 1.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (27.2% versus 28.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
For Allegan County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $83,283 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Allegan County number 55, with about 17,174 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Fennville Public High School, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Fennville Elementary School is 5th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Fennville Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 503 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.2:1 in 2020-21, and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Fennville Elementary 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.
Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fennville Public Schools
- Fennville Public High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Fennville Middle SchoolMiddle · 293 students
- Fennville Alternative High SchoolHigh · 35 students
Other schools in FENNVILLE
- Fennville Public High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Fennville Middle SchoolMiddle · 293 students
- Innocademy Allegan CampusElementary · 102 students
- Fennville Alternative High SchoolHigh · 35 students
Nearby schools
- Fennville Public High School0.1 mi · 383
- Fennville Middle School0.2 mi · 293
- Fennville Alternative High School0.3 mi · 35
- Innocademy Allegan Campus1.1 mi · 102
- Douglas Elementary School5.8 mi · 366
- Saugatuck High School6.2 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Fennville Elementary SchoolHow large is Fennville Elementary School?
Fennville Elementary School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fennville Elementary School serve?
Fennville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fennville Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Fennville Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Fennville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fennville Elementary School are roughly 42% White, 55% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Fennville Elementary School?
Fennville Elementary School is overseen by Fennville Public Schools in Allegan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.