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Enrollment
601
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOSEPH K. LUMSDEN BAHWETING ANISHNABE ACADEMY·NCES 260007100492
Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy
1301 MARQUETTE AVE, SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI 49783 · (906) 635-5055 · Chippewa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- 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
12.4:1
48 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
298 students
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 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 44% larger than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy
Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy this school | 601 | 49.6% | 43.1% |
| Childs Elementary School YPSILANTI | 493 | 53.3% | 32.7% |
| Ottawa Elementary School CLINTON TWP | 519 | 49.9% | 26.7% |
| Keystone Academy BELLEVILLE | 721 | 53.1% | 57.2% |
| Winchell Elementary School KALAMAZOO | 465 | 42.4% | 61.4% |
| Ojibwa Elementary School MACOMB | 622 | 42.8% | 37.9% |
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 Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #634 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #883 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #834 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #123 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #102 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #335 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #905 of 1,563 |
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
601
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
+232% since 2000-01, when it was 181
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 601 | 48.4 | 12.4:1 | 50% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 47.4 | 12.6:1 | 64% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 45.1 | 13.2:1 | 61% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 54 | 11.7:1 | 58% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 47 | 11.0:1 | 58% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 43 | 10.7:1 | 55% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 181 | 12 | 15.1:1 | 77% (140) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy.
About Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy
Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy is an elementary school in SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Michigan, reachable at (906) 635-5055. Enrollment stands at 601 students, covering kindergarten through 8. That is 63% bigger than the average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Federal records list Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy as the district for Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy.
The largest group at Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy is Native American students, at 54%. Other groups include 36% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy reported 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.4:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. Roughly 50% of students at Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy is 1.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 43.1%. Predicted: 44.3%.
In the surrounding county, Chippewa County, the median household earns about $62,217 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Chippewa County has 22 public schools with about 4,835 students, including Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy.
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area. Charter status: Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy is a public charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 601, compared with 630 in 2020-21.
People who know Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Chippewa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,295
Census ACS
Median income
$62,217
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
4,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAULT SAINTE MARIE
- Sault Area High SchoolHigh · 688 students
- Sault Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
- Sault Area Career CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School0.0 mi · 389
- Sault Area High School0.6 mi · 688
- Lincoln School0.6 mi · 342
- Sault Area Middle School0.7 mi · 498
- Washington Elementary School1.4 mi · 195
- EUPISD Project Search1.5 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe AcademyHow many students attend Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy?
Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy enrolls approximately 601 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy serve?
Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy.
How diverse is Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy?
Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy reports a student body of 36% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy?
Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy is overseen by Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy in Chippewa County.
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