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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORLEY STANWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262460006110
Morley Stanwood Elementary School
4808 NORTHLAND DR, MORLEY, MI 49336 · (231) 856-7684 · Mecosta County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
285 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Morley Stanwood Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where Morley Stanwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Mecosta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #947 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #896 of 1,072 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #945 of 1,139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #493 of 1,630 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #658 of 1,424 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #1,077 of 1,424 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #590 of 1,563 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #435 of 979 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
437
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 437 | 27.8 | 15.8:1 | 65% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 26.6 | 16.2:1 | 72% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 27.5 | 16.8:1 | 74% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 71% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 74% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 24 | 20.4:1 | 70% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 71% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 54% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morley Stanwood Elementary School.
About Morley Stanwood Elementary School
Morley Stanwood Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Morley Stanwood Community Schools, located in MORLEY, Michigan. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 437 students.
District-wide, Morley Stanwood Community Schools has 3 schools and 958 students.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Among Mecosta County residents, the White share is about 90%. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Morley Stanwood Elementary School are from different groups.
Morley Stanwood Elementary School has 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The school has 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points above the 54% average for public schools in Mecosta County.
Test results at Morley Stanwood Elementary School are 7.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.9% actual, 37.4% predicted).
Mecosta County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $60,951 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Morley Stanwood Elementary School shares Mecosta County with 18 other public schools.
Morley Stanwood Elementary School's nearest public school is Morley Stanwood Middle School (about 0.2 miles). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Morley Stanwood Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Morley Stanwood Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 4 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Morley Stanwood Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 22 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 17.0:1 in 2020-21 and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Mecosta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,242
Census ACS
Median income
$60,951
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morley Stanwood Community Schools
- Morley Stanwood High SchoolHigh · 287 students
- Morley Stanwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 234 students
Other schools in MORLEY
- Morley Stanwood High SchoolHigh · 287 students
- Morley Stanwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 234 students
Nearby schools
- Morley Stanwood Middle School0.2 mi · 234
- Morley Stanwood High School0.2 mi · 287
- Big Rapids High School10.5 mi · 755
- Lakeview Middle School10.6 mi · 329
- Lakeview High School10.6 mi · 368
- MecostaOsceola Education Center10.8 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About Morley Stanwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Morley Stanwood Elementary School?
Morley Stanwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-05.
Is Morley Stanwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morley Stanwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Morley Stanwood Elementary School have?
Morley Stanwood Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
How diverse is Morley Stanwood Elementary School?
Morley Stanwood Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Morley Stanwood Elementary School public or private?
Morley Stanwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Morley Stanwood Community Schools.
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