Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AIRPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 260198003940
Fred W Ritter Elementary School
5650 CARLETON ROCKWOOD RD, SOUTH ROCKWOOD, MI 48179 · (734) 379-5335 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
184 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 68 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 28% larger than its 4th grade class (53).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Airport Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Fred W Ritter Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred W Ritter Elementary School this school | 265 | 69.4% | N/A |
| Cedar Crest Elementary School GREENVILLE | 281 | 69.0% | 56.5% |
| Weidman Elementary School WEIDMAN | 258 | 73.3% | 66.8% |
| Deckerville Elementary School DECKERVILLE | 288 | 66.7% | 55.2% |
| Pine River Area Elementary School LEROY | 270 | 68.1% | 35.7% |
| Central Elementary School HASTINGS | 239 | 66.5% | 46.5% |
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 Fred W Ritter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #969 of 1,139 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #1,210 of 1,630 | #18 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #839 of 1,424 | #6 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #949 of 1,424 | #10 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #515 of 1,563 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #343 of 979 | #4 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
265
+34 (+15%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 265 | 16.1 | 16.5:1 | 69% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 16.9 | 15.2:1 | 67% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 16.5 | 17.0:1 | 69% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 13 | 17.8:1 | 61% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 15.2 | 20.9:1 | 52% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 54% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 18 | 19.9:1 | 44% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 18 | 21.3:1 | 27% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fred W Ritter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (318 to 265); teachers up 6% (15.2 to 16.1).
About Fred W Ritter Elementary School
Fred W Ritter Elementary School is a small elementary school in SOUTH ROCKWOOD, Michigan, one of the schools in Airport Community Schools. The school runs pre-K through 4 and enrolls 265 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Besides Fred W Ritter Elementary School, Airport Community Schools runs 8 other schools. The district enrolls 2,849 students.
Fred W Ritter Elementary School is 86% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Monroe County, where about 90% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
Staffing at Fred W Ritter Elementary School comes to 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5:1. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. On the income side, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 41% average among public schools in Monroe County.
Monroe County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $77,335 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Fred W Ritter Elementary School shares Monroe County with 51 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Chapman Elementary School is about 1.4 miles from Fred W Ritter Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Fred W Ritter Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 34 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.8:1 to 16.5:1 over the same years.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,505
Census ACS
Median income
$77,335
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
20,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Airport Community Schools
- Airport Senior High SchoolHigh · 760 students
- Wagar Junior High SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Joseph C Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Loren Eyler Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Henry Niedermeier Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Wagar Middle SchoolMiddle · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Chapman Elementary School1.4 mi · 434
- John M Barnes Elem School1.8 mi · 353
- Thomas Simpson Middle School1.9 mi · 417
- Ethel C Bobcean Elem School2.5 mi · 376
- Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy2.6 mi · 107
- Flat Rock Community High School2.7 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Fred W Ritter Elementary SchoolHow large is Fred W Ritter Elementary School?
Fred W Ritter Elementary School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Fred W Ritter Elementary School serve?
Fred W Ritter Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Fred W Ritter Elementary School have?
Fred W Ritter Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is Fred W Ritter Elementary School?
Fred W Ritter Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Fred W Ritter Elementary School?
Fred W Ritter Elementary School is overseen by Airport Community Schools in Monroe County.
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