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Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REED CITY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262949006533
GT Norman Elementary School
338 W LINCOLN AVE, REED CITY, MI 49677 · (231) 832-5548 · Osceola County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
319 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 110 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (115).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Reed City Area Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
37.6%
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 38 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 GT Norman Elementary School
GT Norman Elementary School's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GT Norman Elementary School this school | 540 | 59.1% | 35.4% |
| Shepherd Elementary School SHEPHERD | 544 | 57.4% | 39.4% |
| Besser Elementary School ALPENA | 470 | 59.4% | 43.2% |
| Centreville Elementary School CENTREVILLE | 482 | 56.6% | 32.5% |
| Clare Primary School CLARE | 557 | 54.8% | 39.6% |
| Haigh Elementary School DEARBORN | 552 | 60.9% | 55.9% |
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 GT Norman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #827 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #740 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #925 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #187 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #580 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #1,070 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #720 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #267 of 979 |
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
540
+48 (+10%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 540 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 59% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 34.7 | 14.3:1 | 64% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 31.7 | 16.3:1 | 69% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 64% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 61% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 38 | 17.7:1 | 57% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 57% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 45% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GT Norman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (665 to 540); teachers down 15% (41 to 35).
About GT Norman Elementary School
GT Norman Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in REED CITY, Michigan. Its enrollment is 540 students, spread over pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 46% bigger than that mark.
Reed City Area Public Schools has 1,456 students spread across 3 schools.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Among Osceola County residents, the White share is about 92%. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at GT Norman Elementary School are from different groups.
GT Norman Elementary School lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.4 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 59% of the student body. Public schools in Osceola County average a similar 62%.
On the allk12 Grade, GT Norman Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Michigan public elementary schools.
GT Norman Elementary School scores 35.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.1%.
Osceola County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $58,267 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. GT Norman Elementary School shares Osceola County with 13 other public schools.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Reed City High School, is the closest to GT Norman Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 37.0% proficiency; GT Norman Elementary School posts 35.4%.
NCES assigns GT Norman Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 48 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
GT Norman 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.
Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,227
Census ACS
Median income
$58,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,573 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Reed City Area Public Schools
- Reed City Middle SchoolMiddle · 471 students
- Reed City High SchoolHigh · 445 students
- Great Start Readiness ProgramElementary
Other schools in REED CITY
- Reed City Middle SchoolMiddle · 471 students
- Reed City High SchoolHigh · 445 students
- Great Start Readiness ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Reed City High School0.4 mi · 445
- Reed City Middle School0.4 mi · 471
- Lighthouse Academy Eagle Village4.6 mi · 32
- Big Rapids Middle School11.8 mi · 644
- Eastwood Elementary11.8 mi · 209
- Pine River Area Elementary School11.8 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About GT Norman Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at GT Norman Elementary School?
GT Norman Elementary School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does GT Norman Elementary School serve?
GT Norman Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at GT Norman Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at GT Norman Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at GT Norman Elementary School?
Student demographics at GT Norman Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees GT Norman Elementary School?
GT Norman Elementary School is overseen by Reed City Area Public Schools in Osceola County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.