Martin G Atkins Elementary School

Martin G Atkins Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school in SAGINAW, Michigan, one of the schools within Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District. The school hosts 381 students in grades 2 through 5.

Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,448 students. Martin G Atkins Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Martin G Atkins Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Saginaw County (around 59%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Saginaw County) records that median household income runs about $60,622, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Saginaw County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students), of which Martin G Atkins Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is BridgeportSpaulding Middle SchoolSchrah, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Martin G Atkins Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 381 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share rose from 56% to 67%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

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