Navigator Upper Elementary School

Navigator Upper Elementary School is one of the average-sized elementary-level communitys in PINCKNEY, Michigan, one of the schools within Pinckney Community Schools, with 491 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 33% larger than typical.

Navigator Upper Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Pinckney Community Schools, a district that enrolls 2,023 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Navigator Upper Elementary School records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Navigator Upper Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Navigator Upper Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 56.9%; actual is 43.5%, a gap of -13.4 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Livingston County put median household earnings sit near $103,039, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Livingston County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,695 students), Navigator Upper Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The LINK A Pathway to Success is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Navigator Upper Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Navigator Upper Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 55.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Navigator Upper Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 531 (now 491). White enrollment moved from 94% to 90% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.