Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (MONTCALM)·NCES 262091005762
Lakeview Elementary School
9497 PADEN RD, LAKEVIEW, MI 48850 · (989) 352-8021 · Montcalm County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
202 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 77 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 30% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
61.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Lakeview Elementary School
Lakeview Elementary School's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Elementary School this school | 306 | 66.0% | 62.9% |
| Lillian Fletcher Elem School HOMER | 319 | 66.5% | 30.2% |
| Deckerville Elementary School DECKERVILLE | 288 | 66.7% | 55.2% |
| Breckenridge Elementary School BRECKENRIDGE | 324 | 66.7% | 47.4% |
| Coleman Elementary School COLEMAN | 315 | 63.2% | N/A |
| Frostick School CROSWELL | 324 | 66.7% | 56.1% |
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 Lakeview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Montcalm County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #158 of 1,085 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #189 of 1,072 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #183 of 1,139 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #1,070 of 1,630 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #263 of 1,424 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #1,206 of 1,424 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #579 of 1,563 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #716 of 979 | #6 of 8 |
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
306
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 306 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 66% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 69% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 23.3 | 14.0:1 | 70% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 67% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 21.5 | 15.3:1 | 67% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 56% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 57% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 37% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (328 to 306); teachers up 2% (21.5 to 22).
About Lakeview Elementary School
Lakeview Elementary School is a small elementary school based in LAKEVIEW, Michigan. The school serves pre-K through 3. Enrollment is 306 students.
Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,003 students.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at Lakeview Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic. That is in line with Montcalm County, where about 88% of residents are White. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Lakeview Elementary School are from different groups.
On staff are 22 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Lakeview Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 66%. Across public schools in Montcalm County, the average is 57%.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lakeview Elementary School does better than predicted by 25.8 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.9%; the prediction is 37.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Montcalm County show that median household income comes to about $67,344, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Montcalm County counts 33 public schools with about 11,168 students.
Among nearby public schools, Lakeview High School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Lakeview Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Lakeview Elementary School comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 306, from 291 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 15.3:1 to 13.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Montcalm County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,816
Census ACS
Median income
$67,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
11,168 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)
- Lakeview High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 329 students
Other schools in LAKEVIEW
- Lakeview High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 329 students
Other Lakeview Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 23 states are named Lakeview Elementary. Lakeview Elementary School is the 39th largest of the 44.
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSAINT CLOUD, FL · 752 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolStow, OH · 745 students
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSARASOTA, FL · 741 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolDENVILLE, NJ · 699 students
- Lakeview ElementaryNashville, TN · 675 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeview High School0.4 mi · 368
- Lakeview Middle School0.5 mi · 329
- Morley Stanwood Middle School10.9 mi · 234
- Morley Stanwood High School10.9 mi · 287
- Montabella JuniorSenior High11.0 mi · 383
- Morley Stanwood Elementary School11.0 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeview Elementary SchoolHow large is Lakeview Elementary School?
Lakeview Elementary School enrolls approximately 306 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Lakeview Elementary School serve?
Lakeview Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Lakeview Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Lakeview Elementary School.
How diverse is Lakeview Elementary School?
Lakeview Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lakeview Elementary School in?
Lakeview Elementary School is part of Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm).
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