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What do students at North Branch Elementary School actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
964
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BRANCH AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262568006215
North Branch Elementary School
4055 ELM CREEK RD, NORTH BRANCH, MI 48461 · (810) 688-3041 · Lapeer County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL964 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
17.1:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
414 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 246 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 187 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 178 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 171 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 182 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (246) is 35% larger than its 4th grade class (182).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
North Branch Elementary School→Ruth Fox Middle School
Based on grade levels within North Branch Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
59.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 North Branch Elementary School
North Branch Elementary School's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Branch Elementary School this school | 964 | 42.9% | 56.7% |
| Woodland Elementary School KINGSFORD | 771 | 46.3% | 59.2% |
| Tri County Elementary School PIERSON | 780 | 50.9% | 36.1% |
| Chandler Woods Charter Academy BELMONT | 741 | 35.9% | 78.5% |
| Aspen Ridge Elementary School ISHPEMING | 721 | 36.6% | 47.6% |
| Three Fires Elementary HOWELL | 753 | 33.6% | 41.3% |
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 North Branch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Lapeer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #276 of 1,085 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #230 of 1,072 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #380 of 1,139 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 964 | #3 of 1,630 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #995 of 1,424 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #1,214 of 1,424 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #1,006 of 1,563 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.0% | #136 of 440 | #3 of 6 |
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
964
+82 (+9%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,038
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 964 | 56.2 | 17.1:1 | 43% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 944 | 53.2 | 17.7:1 | 49% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 923 | 53.5 | 17.3:1 | 55% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 882 | 48 | 18.4:1 | 52% (463) |
| 2017-18 | 838 | 43.7 | 19.2:1 | 51% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 826 | 46 | 18.0:1 | 48% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 864 | 42 | 20.6:1 | 53% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 32 | 20.1:1 | 22% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 1,038 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Branch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (838 to 964); teachers up 29% (43.7 to 56.2).
About North Branch Elementary School
North Branch Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in NORTH BRANCH, Michigan. The student body numbers 964 students, from pre-K through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
North Branch Area Schools enrolls 2,423 students, and its 4 schools include North Branch Elementary School.
White students are the large majority at North Branch Elementary School, with 92% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, North Branch Elementary School comes in at 15%.
North Branch Elementary School's 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 43%. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Lapeer County.
allk12 grades North Branch Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For North Branch Elementary School, the prediction is 47.3% and the result is 56.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lapeer County show that median household income is about $77,306, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. North Branch Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Lapeer County, which together enroll about 10,962 students.
Nearest public school: Ruth Fox Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.5%; North Branch Elementary School's is 56.7%, ranking 1st of 5.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 882 to 964. Students per teacher fell from 18.4 in 2020-21 to 17.1 in 2024-25.
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Lapeer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,837
Census ACS
Median income
$77,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
10,962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Branch Area Schools
- Ruth Fox Middle SchoolMiddle · 722 students
- North Branch High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- Quest High SchoolHigh · 42 students
Other schools in NORTH BRANCH
- Ruth Fox Middle SchoolMiddle · 722 students
- North Branch High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- Quest High SchoolHigh · 42 students
Nearby schools
- Ruth Fox Middle School0.3 mi · 722
- Quest High School0.4 mi · 42
- North Branch High School0.4 mi · 695
- Marlette Elementary9.2 mi · 328
- Marlette JrSr High School9.3 mi · 371
- Brown City High School10.1 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About North Branch Elementary SchoolHow large is North Branch Elementary School?
North Branch Elementary School enrolls approximately 964 students in grades PK-04.
Is North Branch Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Branch Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at North Branch Elementary School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at North Branch Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Branch Elementary School?
At North Branch Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is North Branch Elementary School in?
North Branch Elementary School is part of North Branch Area Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.