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What's the most underrated thing about Newaygo Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWAYGO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262532007698
Newaygo Elementary School
29 POST ST, NEWAYGO, MI 49337 · (231) 652-2100 · Newaygo County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
391 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 | 137 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 18% larger than its 4th grade class (116).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Newaygo Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Newaygo Elementary School
Newaygo Elementary School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newaygo Elementary School this school | 635 | 61.6% | 33.5% |
| Central Elementary School DAVISON | 581 | 62.5% | 54.4% |
| Central Park Elementary School MIDLAND | 646 | 62.2% | 46.8% |
| ReethsPuffer Elementary School MUSKEGON | 600 | 59.5% | 36.0% |
| Shepherd Elementary School SHEPHERD | 544 | 57.4% | 39.4% |
| Gates Elementary School DAVISON | 506 | 62.1% | 52.4% |
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 Newaygo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Newaygo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #872 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #759 of 1,072 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #977 of 1,139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #105 of 1,630 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,184 of 1,424 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #933 of 1,424 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #668 of 1,563 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +144.2% | #1 of 440 | 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. 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
635
+83 (+15%) vs 2020
+84% since 2000-01, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 635 | 34.8 | 18.3:1 | 62% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 63% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 66% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 64% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 15.6 | 16.7:1 | 73% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 20 | 19.8:1 | 63% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 71% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 18 | 19.2:1 | 41% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newaygo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 144% (260 to 635); teachers up 124% (15.6 to 34.8).
About Newaygo Elementary School
Newaygo Elementary School is an elementary school located in NEWAYGO, Michigan, in Newaygo County. The school runs pre-K through 4 and enrolls 635 students. Elementary schools in Michigan have about 369 students on average; enrollment here is 72% higher.
Newaygo Public School District counts 1,567 students in its 3 schools, and Newaygo Elementary School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Newaygo Elementary School, about 86 are White. The school is also 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Newaygo County at about 88% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
Newaygo Elementary School reported 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.3:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. Roughly 62% of students at Newaygo Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 63% average for public schools in Newaygo County.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Newaygo Elementary School outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 39.0% for a school in Michigan with Newaygo Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Newaygo Elementary School posts 33.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Newaygo County show that the median household earns about $63,304 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Newaygo County, 23 public schools serve about 6,782 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Newaygo High School, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Newaygo Elementary School ranks 3rd of 4 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Newaygo Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 16.7:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Newaygo Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Newaygo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,792
Census ACS
Median income
$63,304
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,782 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newaygo Public School District
- Newaygo Middle SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- Newaygo High SchoolHigh · 460 students
Other schools in NEWAYGO
- Newaygo Middle SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- Newaygo High SchoolHigh · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Newaygo High School0.5 mi · 460
- Newaygo Middle School0.9 mi · 472
- Grant High School5.5 mi · 457
- Grant Learning Center5.5 mi · 22
- Grant Elementary School5.7 mi · 332
- Grant Middle School5.8 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Newaygo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Newaygo Elementary School?
Newaygo Elementary School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades PK-04.
Is Newaygo Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newaygo Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Newaygo Elementary School have?
Newaygo Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
How diverse is Newaygo Elementary School?
Newaygo Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Newaygo Elementary School?
Newaygo Elementary School is overseen by Newaygo Public School District in Newaygo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.