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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260426004114
Kolb Elementary School
305 W CRUMP ST, BAY CITY, MI 48706 · (989) 893-9518 · Bay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
327 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
38.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
28.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Kolb Elementary School
Kolb Elementary School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolb Elementary School this school | 451 | 72.5% | 32.6% |
| Oakridge Lower Elementary School MUSKEGON | 549 | 72.5% | 32.1% |
| Hampton Elementary School BAY CITY | 399 | 68.7% | 31.4% |
| Lakeland Elementary School COLDWATER | 375 | 68.8% | 29.0% |
| Larsen Elementary School COLDWATER | 463 | 66.3% | N/A |
| Oakridge Upper Elementary School MUSKEGON | 437 | 64.5% | 26.6% |
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 Kolb Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #887 of 1,085 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #945 of 1,072 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #806 of 1,139 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #439 of 1,630 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #264 of 1,424 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #544 of 1,424 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #475 of 1,563 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #195 of 979 | #2 of 11 |
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
451
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 451 | 32.4 | 13.9:1 | 73% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 33.4 | 13.6:1 | 73% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 33.4 | 14.3:1 | 72% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 62% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 30.3 | 19.1:1 | 65% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 62% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 25 | 21.5:1 | 51% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 41% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kolb Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (578 to 451); teachers up 7% (30.3 to 32.4).
About Kolb Elementary School
Students in BAY CITY, Michigan, attend Kolb Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Its 451 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Bay City School District serves 6,030 students across 13 schools.
At Kolb Elementary School, White students make up 72% of the student body. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Bay County is about 91% White. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Kolb Elementary School is 32.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.9:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Around 73% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Bay County average 55%.
In Michigan, Kolb Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 32.6% actual against a predicted 34.2%.
Bay County has these Census figures: the median household income is $61,763, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Bay County has 34 public schools and roughly 12,525 students.
Handy Middle School is the public school closest to Kolb Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 32.8%; Kolb Elementary School's is 32.6%, ranking 3rd of 4.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Kolb Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 439 in 2020-21 to 451 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.9:1, from 18.3:1.
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Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,008
Census ACS
Median income
$61,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
12,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bay City School District
- Bay City Western High SchoolHigh · 1,009 students
- Bay City Central High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Western Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Handy Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Hampton Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Other schools in BAY CITY
- Bay City Central High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 864 students
- Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 608 students
- Handy Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Hampton Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- McAlearSawden Elem SchoolElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Handy Middle School1.0 mi · 598
- Bay City Academy Farragut Campus1.4 mi · 373
- Mackensen Elementary School1.6 mi · 265
- MacGregor Elementary School1.7 mi · 290
- Bay City Central High School1.7 mi · 921
- Washington Elementary School1.8 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Kolb Elementary SchoolHow large is Kolb Elementary School?
Kolb Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kolb Elementary School serve?
Kolb Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kolb Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Kolb Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Kolb Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kolb Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Kolb Elementary School in?
Kolb Elementary School is part of Bay City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.