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Alumni: what's one memory from Newberry Area School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
496
Combined
STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHQUAMENON AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262535006195
Newberry Area School
700 NEWBERRY AVE, NEWBERRY, MI 49868 · (906) 293-3201 · Luce County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
318 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.9%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Newberry Area School
Newberry Area School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry Area School this school | 496 | 64.1% | 34.0% |
| Forest Park School CRYSTAL FALLS | 481 | 58.8% | 42.0% |
| Cheboygan Intermediate School CHEBOYGAN | 537 | 70.0% | 47.3% |
| CamdenFrontier K12 School CAMDEN | 432 | 57.6% | N/A |
| Lake LindenHubbell Schools LAKE LINDEN | 327 | 57.8% | 56.2% |
| Luther L Wright K12 School IRONWOOD | 770 | 57.0% | 40.6% |
Matched among Michigan K-12 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 Newberry Area School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #27 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #27 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #9 of 200 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #13 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #36 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #51 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +61.6% | #2 of 15 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
496
-57 (-10%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 496 | 40.6 | 12.2:1 | 64% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 33.3 | 14.1:1 | 66% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 35.1 | 14.2:1 | 66% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 59% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 16.4 | 18.7:1 | 50% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 15 | 21.7:1 | 43% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 16 | 17.0:1 | 41% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newberry Area School.
Since 2017-18: students up 62% (307 to 496); teachers up 148% (16.4 to 40.6).
About Newberry Area School
Families in NEWBERRY, Michigan, are served by Newberry Area School, a large combined-grade school. A total of 496 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 12. Against the 281-student average for combined schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 77% higher.
The local education agency for Newberry Area School is Tahquamenon Area Schools.
Most students at Newberry Area School are White: 89% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Native American and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 77% White. By the diversity index, Newberry Area School comes in at 20%.
At Newberry Area School, 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.2:1. For comparison, combined schools in Michigan average 17.3:1. Roughly 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Luce County, the average is about the same, 64%.
Newberry Area School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Michigan public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Newberry Area School's results are 3.9 points below predicted: 34.0% against 37.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Luce County show that median household income is about $54,893, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Newberry Area School is one of 2 public schools in Luce County, which together enroll about 496 students.
Nearest public school: Three Lakes Academy, about 15.5 miles away.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 496 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 553. Students per teacher fell from 15.8 in 2020-21 to 12.2 in 2024-25.
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Luce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,271
Census ACS
Median income
$54,893
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Three Lakes Academy15.5 mi · 114
- Engadine Schools16.4 mi · 241
- Whitefish Township School28.7 mi · 42
- Burt Township School31.2 mi · 34
- Gros Cap School46.7 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Newberry Area SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Newberry Area School?
Newberry Area School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Newberry Area School serve?
Newberry Area School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Newberry Area School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Newberry Area School.
What is the student diversity at Newberry Area School?
Student demographics at Newberry Area School are roughly 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Newberry Area School in?
Newberry Area School is part of Tahquamenon Area Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.