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What's something Pansophia Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
514
Combined
STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANSOPHIA ACADEMY·NCES 260006800474
Pansophia Academy
52 ABBOTT AVE, COLDWATER, MI 49036 · (517) 279-4686 · Branch County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED32-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
19.4:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
450 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 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 39% larger than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
41%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
27.1%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
514
+135 (+36%) vs 2020
+153% since 2000-01, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
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 | 514 | 26.5 | 19.4:1 | 88% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 25.8 | 18.3:1 | 90% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 23.8 | 18.2:1 | 88% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 83% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 88% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 100% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 70% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 13 | 15.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pansophia Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (390 to 514); teachers up 2% (26 to 26.5).
About Pansophia Academy
The public school serving multiple grade levels Pansophia Academy is located in COLDWATER, Michigan. There are 514 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 12. Across combined schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 281.
Pansophia Academy operates as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at Pansophia Academy, about 73 are White. After that, the student body is 22% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Branch County, the White share is about 88%. The diversity index for Pansophia Academy is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Pansophia Academy has 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.4:1. Combined schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 17.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 88%. For comparison, public schools in Branch County average 58%.
Among Michigan public K-12 schools, Pansophia Academy outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.5% for Pansophia Academy. The school posts 26.9%, within a point of the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Branch County show that the median household earns about $63,724 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Branch County, 18 public schools serve about 6,546 students.
Larsen Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Pansophia Academy, there are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Pansophia Academy places 5th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Pansophia Academy as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area. Pansophia Academy is a public charter school.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 135 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 19.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.8 in 2020-21.
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Branch County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,300
Census ACS
Median income
$63,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,546 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLDWATER
- Coldwater High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Legg Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Larsen Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Waldron Learning CenterCombined · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Larsen Elementary School0.5 mi · 463
- Coldwater High School0.8 mi · 981
- Jefferson Elementary School0.9 mi · 378
- Legg Middle School1.0 mi · 616
- Lakeland Elementary School1.2 mi · 375
- Waldron Learning Center1.2 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Pansophia AcademyHow many students attend Pansophia Academy?
Pansophia Academy enrolls approximately 514 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Pansophia Academy serve?
Pansophia Academy serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pansophia Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pansophia Academy is approximately 19.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pansophia Academy?
At Pansophia Academy, the student body is approximately 73% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Pansophia Academy?
Pansophia Academy is overseen by Pansophia Academy in Branch County.
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