Northeastern Elementary School

Northeastern Elementary School, a compact elementary-level community in HASTINGS, Michigan, overseen by Hastings Area School District, hosts 306 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within Hastings Area School District, which oversees 6 schools and 2,481 students, Northeastern Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Northeastern Elementary School logs that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Barry County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Northeastern Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Barry County shows median household earnings sit near $77,500, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Barry County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,041 students), Northeastern Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Barry ISD Special Education, around 0.8 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northeastern Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.4%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northeastern Elementary School has declined 4%, going from 318 students in 2018 to 306 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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