Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 184 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON SCHOOLS·NCES 261542005203
Fulton Elementary School
8060 ELY HWY, MIDDLETON, MI 48856 · (989) 236-7234 · Gratiot County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
167 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
18%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 Fulton Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
38.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Fulton Elementary School
Fulton Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Elementary School this school | 261 | 64.0% | 44.5% |
| Southeastern Elementary School HASTINGS | 261 | 64.8% | 40.5% |
| Marcellus Elementary School MARCELLUS | 264 | 62.1% | 50.1% |
| Maplewood School VERMONTVILLE | 267 | 61.0% | 25.4% |
| Onaway Elementary School ONAWAY | 246 | 63.4% | N/A |
| West Ward Elementary School ALLEGAN | 247 | 64.0% | 41.1% |
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 Fulton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Gratiot County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #586 of 1,085 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #708 of 1,072 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #203 of 1,139 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #1,231 of 1,630 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #847 of 1,424 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #1,155 of 1,424 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #610 of 1,563 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #489 of 979 | #3 of 7 |
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
261
-20 (-7%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 261 | 15.8 | 16.5:1 | 64% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 14.8 | 17.4:1 | 53% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 14.8 | 17.6:1 | 58% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 17 | 16.5:1 | 44% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 18.7 | 16.0:1 | 56% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 53% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 46% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 28% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fulton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (299 to 261); teachers down 15% (18.7 to 15.8).
About Fulton Elementary School
At 8060 ELY HWY in MIDDLETON, Michigan, Fulton Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 261 students in 2024-25. The school is 29% below the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Federal data list 3 schools in Fulton Schools, with 553 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Fulton Elementary School is 90% White. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Fulton Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1, with 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 15.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 64% at Fulton Elementary School. Public schools in Gratiot County average a similar 64%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 37.9%.
For Gratiot County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $63,556, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 24 public schools and about 5,245 students.
Fulton Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Fulton Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Fulton Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 40.1%, lower than Fulton Elementary School's 44.5%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Fulton Elementary School enrolled 281 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 261.
Fulton Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Gratiot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,385
Census ACS
Median income
$63,556
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
5,245 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton Schools
- Fulton High SchoolHigh · 173 students
- Fulton Middle SchoolMiddle · 119 students
Other schools in MIDDLETON
- Fulton High SchoolHigh · 173 students
- Fulton Middle SchoolMiddle · 119 students
Other Fulton Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Fulton Elementary. Fulton Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Fulton ElementaryFulton, MD · 872 students
- Fulton Elementary SchoolFULTON, TX · 619 students
- Fulton Elementary SchoolSpringfield, OH · 444 students
- Fulton Elementary SchoolFulton, IL · 421 students
- Fulton Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 321 students
Nearby schools
- Fulton Middle School0.1 mi · 119
- Fulton High School0.1 mi · 173
- Carson City Elementary School6.4 mi · 216
- Carson CityCrystal High School6.7 mi · 187
- Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School6.7 mi · 262
- South Elementary School9.4 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Fulton Elementary SchoolHow large is Fulton Elementary School?
Fulton Elementary School enrolls approximately 261 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fulton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fulton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fulton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fulton Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fulton Elementary School?
At Fulton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Fulton Elementary School?
Fulton Elementary School is overseen by Fulton Schools in Gratiot County.
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