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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261905005586
Ida Elementary School
7900 IDA ST, IDA, MI 48140 · (734) 269-3605 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
118 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 111 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (104).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Ida Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Ida Elementary School
Ida Elementary School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ida Elementary School this school | 514 | 23.0% | 48.0% |
| Chatfield School LAPEER | 483 | 24.2% | 62.0% |
| Voyager Elementary School HOWELL | 517 | 24.4% | 44.3% |
| Navigator Upper Elementary School PINCKNEY | 491 | 21.2% | 43.5% |
| Laingsburg Elementary School LAINGSBURG | 521 | 26.1% | 51.5% |
| Hartland Village Elementary School HARTLAND | 461 | 24.3% | 65.6% |
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 Ida Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #471 of 1,085 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #480 of 1,072 | #10 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #543 of 1,139 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #244 of 1,630 | #7 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,006 of 1,424 | #13 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #1,248 of 1,424 | #20 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.0% | #1,339 of 1,563 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #673 of 979 | #7 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
514
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 514 | 29.9 | 17.2:1 | 23% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 31.9 | 17.2:1 | 29% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 33.1 | 17.0:1 | 28% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 29 | 18.7:1 | 22% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 29 | 19.2:1 | 22% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 20% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 23% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 26 | 22.2:1 | 7% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ida Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (557 to 514); teachers up 3% (29 to 29.9).
About Ida Elementary School
IDA, Michigan, is home to Ida Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 4, with a total enrollment of 514 students. Enrollment is 39% higher than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.
Ida Public School District oversees Ida Elementary School and 2 other schools, with 1,432 students in total.
The student body at Ida Elementary School is 93% White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. Ida Elementary School's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
Ida Elementary School's 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 17.2:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%. The gap from the 41% average for public schools in Monroe County is 18 points.
Ida Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ida Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.0%; the prediction is 56.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Monroe County show that the median household income is $77,335, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Ida Elementary School, Monroe County has 51 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Ida High School, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Ida Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 514 students in 2024-25, 29 fewer than the 543 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.2:1) than in 2020-21 (18.7:1).
Community posts for Ida Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Ida Public School District
- Ida Middle SchoolMiddle · 467 students
- Ida High SchoolHigh · 451 students
Other schools in IDA
- Ida Middle SchoolMiddle · 467 students
- Ida High SchoolHigh · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Ida High School0.1 mi · 451
- Ida Middle School0.2 mi · 467
- Monroe County Middle College5.3 mi · 320
- Monroe County Education Center5.3 mi · 119
- Monroe County Transition Center5.3 mi · 38
- Riverside Academy5.7 mi · 46
Frequently asked questions
About Ida Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ida Elementary School?
Ida Elementary School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Ida Elementary School serve?
Ida Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ida Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ida Elementary School is approximately 17.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ida Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ida Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Ida Elementary School in?
Ida Elementary School is part of Ida Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.