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What do you wish you knew before starting at Northeast Elementary School?
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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261962005634
Northeast Elementary School
1024 FLEMING AVE, JACKSON, MI 49202 · (517) 841-2501 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest 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
14.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
388 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
15.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
20.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Northeast Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Elementary School this school | 396 | 98.0% | 17.9% |
| Hunt Elementary School JACKSON | 366 | 95.4% | N/A |
| Bunker Elementary MUSKEGON | 451 | 93.1% | 21.4% |
| Cascades Elementary School JACKSON | 398 | 91.0% | 21.2% |
| Paramount Charter Academy KALAMAZOO | 373 | 95.2% | N/A |
| Attwood School LANSING | 426 | 91.5% | N/A |
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 Northeast Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,082 of 1,085 | #15 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #1,041 of 1,072 | #15 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,132 of 1,139 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #676 of 1,630 | #13 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #314 of 1,424 | #4 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #33 of 1,424 | #1 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #26 of 1,563 | #1 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.7% | #70 of 440 | #2 of 9 |
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
396
-97 (-20%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 396 | 27.9 | 14.2:1 | 98% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 31.4 | 16.0:1 | 94% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 29.3 | 16.4:1 | 96% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 94% (465) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 20.9 | 15.1:1 | 95% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 69% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 44 | 14.0:1 | 79% (487) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 38 | 18.5:1 | 85% (597) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (315 to 396); teachers up 33% (20.9 to 27.9).
About Northeast Elementary School
Students in JACKSON, Michigan, attend Northeast Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 396 students in kindergarten through 5.
Across its 12 schools, Jackson Public Schools enrolls 4,310 students. Northeast Elementary School is one of those schools.
Enrollment at Northeast Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 33%. The rest of enrollment is 32% Black, 21% multiracial, and 12% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Jackson County's population at about 83%. Northeast Elementary School has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Northeast Elementary School, 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Roughly 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Jackson County is 45 points.
The allk12 Grade for Northeast Elementary School is D. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Northeast Elementary School is 22.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Jackson County show that median household income is about $66,073, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northeast Elementary School is one of 68 public schools in Jackson County, which together enroll about 21,681 students.
Youth Home Jackson ISD is the public school closest to Northeast Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Northeast Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 20%, from 493 to 396. By 2024-25, the school had 14.2 students per teacher, compared with 17.6 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,060
Census ACS
Median income
$66,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
21,681 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Middle School at ParksideMiddle · 750 students
- South Central Michigan VirtualCombined · 402 students
- Cascades Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Hunt Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Sharp Park AcademyElementary · 337 students
Other schools in JACKSON
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 958 students
- Northwest Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 848 students
- Northwest Kidder Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Middle School at ParksideMiddle · 750 students
Other Northeast Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 17 states are named Northeast Elementary. Northeast Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 25.
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 937 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolMeridian, MS · 730 students
- Northeast ElementaryClarksville, TN · 722 students
- Northeast ElementaryAnkeny, IA · 595 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolGlenwood, IA · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Youth Home Jackson ISD0.2 mi · 22
- WAY East Jackson1.3 mi · 16
- Da Vinci Schools K51.5 mi · 117
- Cotton Correctional Facility1.6 mi · 12
- JPS Montessori Center1.7 mi · 146
- Jackson High School1.9 mi · 989
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northeast Elementary School?
Northeast Elementary School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Northeast Elementary School serve?
Northeast Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Northeast Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Northeast Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Northeast Elementary School?
Student demographics at Northeast Elementary School are roughly 33% White, 12% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 21% Two or more.
What district is Northeast Elementary School in?
Northeast Elementary School is part of Jackson Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.