Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263384006932
Park Elementary School
53806 WILBUR RD, THREE RIVERS, MI 49093 · (269) 279-1143 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Michigan public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
139 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Based on grade levels within Three Rivers Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Park Elementary School
Park Elementary School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Elementary School this school | 262 | 53.1% | 33.6% |
| Vowles School MOUNT PLEASANT | 235 | 50.2% | N/A |
| Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center GARDEN CITY | 222 | 53.2% | N/A |
| Houghton Elementary School WHITE LAKE | 278 | 58.3% | 41.4% |
| Ruth Hoppin School THREE RIVERS | 293 | 47.4% | 39.8% |
| Parchment North Elem School KALAMAZOO | 208 | 53.8% | 31.9% |
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 Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #868 of 1,085 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #773 of 1,072 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #900 of 1,139 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #1,229 of 1,630 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #236 of 1,424 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #405 of 1,424 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #843 of 1,563 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.9% | #74 of 979 | #2 of 11 |
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
262
-53 (-17%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 262 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 53% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 18.5 | 14.8:1 | 60% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 19.5 | 14.2:1 | 56% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 21 | 15.0:1 | 62% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 22.1 | 17.4:1 | 64% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 62% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 63% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 13 | 21.3:1 | 33% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 248 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (385 to 262); teachers down 14% (22.1 to 19).
About Park Elementary School
In THREE RIVERS, Michigan, part of St. Joseph County, Park Elementary School is an elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 262 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Park Elementary School is one school in a 6-school district, Three Rivers Community Schools, which enrolls 2,145 students.
The student body at Park Elementary School is 66% White. It is also 11% Black, 11% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. St. Joseph County's residents are about 85% White, 19 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 19 full-time-equivalent teachers at Park Elementary School, giving a ratio of 13.8:1. The school's 13.8:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. By family income, 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in St. Joseph County average a similar 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Park Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 15% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.8%. Park Elementary School scores 33.6%.
In St. Joseph County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $66,425 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in St. Joseph County number 32, with about 9,517 students.
The closest school to Park Elementary School is Three Rivers Middle School, located about 4.5 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Park Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Park Elementary School is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Park Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 53 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 13.8:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,969
Census ACS
Median income
$66,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
9,517 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Three Rivers Community Schools
- Three Rivers High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Three Rivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Ruth Hoppin SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
Other schools in THREE RIVERS
- Three Rivers High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Three Rivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Ruth Hoppin SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
Other Park Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 19 states are named Park Elementary. Park Elementary School is the 20th largest of the 26.
- Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJ · 747 students
- Park Elementary SchoolHamilton, GA · 628 students
- Park ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 581 students
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAVON PARK, FL · 557 students
- Park ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Three Rivers Middle School4.5 mi · 476
- Ruth Hoppin School4.5 mi · 293
- Three Rivers High School4.7 mi · 632
- Andrews Elementary School5.2 mi · 296
- Norton Elementary School7.1 mi · 186
- Schoolcraft High School7.4 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Park Elementary SchoolHow large is Park Elementary School?
Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades KG-05.
Is Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Park Elementary School have?
Park Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Park Elementary School?
Student demographics at Park Elementary School are roughly 66% White, 10% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Park Elementary School in?
Park Elementary School is part of Three Rivers Community Schools.
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