Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALESBURG-AUGUSTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261545005204
GalesburgAugusta Primary School
315 W BATTLE CREEK ST, GALESBURG, MI 49053 · (269) 484-2040 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
182 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 7% smaller than its 4th grade class (87).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 GalesburgAugusta Primary School
GalesburgAugusta Primary School's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GalesburgAugusta Primary School this school | 399 | 45.6% | 35.2% |
| Warner Elementary School SPRING ARBOR | 371 | 43.1% | 45.9% |
| Shoreline Elementary School WHITEHALL | 432 | 47.5% | N/A |
| Pine Street Elementary WAYLAND | 413 | 42.6% | 47.0% |
| Mason Central School ERIE | 421 | 43.5% | 52.4% |
| Whitehall Ealy Elem School WHITEHALL | 431 | 46.9% | 47.4% |
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 GalesburgAugusta Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #832 of 1,085 | #24 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #685 of 1,072 | #21 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #941 of 1,139 | #27 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #659 of 1,630 | #16 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #405 of 1,424 | #14 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #826 of 1,424 | #31 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #969 of 1,563 | #20 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #243 of 440 | #12 of 15 |
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
399
+78 (+24%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 399 | 27.3 | 14.6:1 | 46% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 23.2 | 18.2:1 | 65% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 21.2 | 15.4:1 | 61% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 54% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 20.7 | 18.0:1 | 59% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 57% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 50% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 36% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GalesburgAugusta Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (373 to 399); teachers up 31% (20.7 to 27.3).
About GalesburgAugusta Primary School
GalesburgAugusta Primary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in GALESBURG, Michigan. A total of 399 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4.
Within Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools, GalesburgAugusta Primary School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 995 students.
The large majority of students at GalesburgAugusta Primary School, 83%, are White. Next come 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. GalesburgAugusta Primary School has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at GalesburgAugusta Primary School was 14.6:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 46%. That is close to the 45% average for public schools in Kalamazoo County.
The allk12 Grade for GalesburgAugusta Primary School is D. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
GalesburgAugusta Primary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.2%, compared with a predicted 46.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Kalamazoo County, median household income is about $72,532, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Kalamazoo County number 93 and enroll about 34,151.
The shortest distance from GalesburgAugusta Primary School to another public school is about 1.6 miles, to GalesburgAugusta High School. The five-mile area around GalesburgAugusta Primary School holds 5 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, GalesburgAugusta Primary School went from 321 students to 399. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.1:1 to 14.6:1.
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Kalamazoo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
262,375
Census ACS
Median income
$72,532
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
34,151 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools
- GalesburgAugusta Middle SchoolMiddle · 302 students
- GalesburgAugusta High SchoolHigh · 263 students
- GalesburgAugusta Alternative EducationHigh · 31 students
Other schools in GALESBURG
- GalesburgAugusta High SchoolHigh · 263 students
- GalesburgAugusta Alternative EducationHigh · 31 students
Nearby schools
- GalesburgAugusta High School1.6 mi · 263
- GalesburgAugusta Alternative Education1.6 mi · 31
- STEM Academy3.0 mi · 298
- Comstock Elementary School3.4 mi · 597
- Comstock Early Learning Academy4.7 mi · 20
- Comstock High School5.0 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About GalesburgAugusta Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at GalesburgAugusta Primary School?
GalesburgAugusta Primary School enrolls approximately 399 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does GalesburgAugusta Primary School serve?
GalesburgAugusta Primary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at GalesburgAugusta Primary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at GalesburgAugusta Primary School.
How diverse is GalesburgAugusta Primary School?
GalesburgAugusta Primary School reports a student body of 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees GalesburgAugusta Primary School?
GalesburgAugusta Primary School is overseen by Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools in Kalamazoo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.