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What's one thing Paw Paw Later Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAW PAW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262766001315
Paw Paw Later Elementary
612 W NORTH ST, PAW PAW, MI 49079 · (269) 415-5400 · Van Buren County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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
15.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
170 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 152 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 157 | 35% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Paw Paw Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Paw Paw Later Elementary
Paw Paw Later Elementary's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paw Paw Later Elementary this school | 453 | 37.5% | 41.2% |
| Johnson Elementary School MILFORD | 419 | 39.1% | 42.0% |
| Zinser Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 443 | 34.3% | 46.9% |
| Paw Paw Early Elementary School PAW PAW | 481 | 40.5% | N/A |
| Appleview Elementary School SPARTA | 517 | 38.5% | 44.6% |
| Sandy Hill School JENISON | 402 | 38.6% | 55.3% |
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 Paw Paw Later Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Van Buren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #687 of 1,085 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #761 of 1,072 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #545 of 1,139 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #435 of 1,630 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #629 of 1,424 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #686 of 1,424 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #1,101 of 1,563 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #793 of 979 | #10 of 13 |
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
453
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 38% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 45% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 27.3 | 16.9:1 | 43% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 23.5 | 20.3:1 | 42% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 23 | 21.5:1 | 36% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 23 | 20.2:1 | 46% (213) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paw Paw Later Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (476 to 453); teachers up 23% (23.5 to 29).
About Paw Paw Later Elementary
Paw Paw Later Elementary is a public elementary school run by Paw Paw Public School District in PAW PAW, Michigan. The school's 453 students are in grades 3 through 5. Enrollment is 23% higher than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.
The district, Paw Paw Public School District, operates 5 schools serving 2,146 students.
At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at Paw Paw Later Elementary combined. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 80% White, within a few points of the school. Paw Paw Later Elementary has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Paw Paw Later Elementary and a ratio of 15.6:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 15.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 38% of enrollment. That is lower than the 52% average for public schools in Van Buren County.
The allk12 Grade for Paw Paw Later Elementary is C. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Paw Paw Later Elementary scores 41.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.7%.
Within Van Buren County, median household income is about $68,114, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 45 public schools in Van Buren County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,850.
The shortest distance from Paw Paw Later Elementary to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Paw Paw Early Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Paw Paw Later Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 4 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Paw Paw Later Elementary is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The number of students climbed from 428 to 453 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.1:1 to 15.6:1.
The Paw Paw Later Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Van Buren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,795
Census ACS
Median income
$68,114
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,850 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paw Paw Public School District
- Paw Paw High SchoolHigh · 638 students
- Paw Paw Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Paw Paw Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Cedar Street Community and Family CenterHigh · 76 students
Other schools in PAW PAW
- Paw Paw High SchoolHigh · 638 students
- Paw Paw Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Paw Paw Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Cedar Street Community and Family CenterHigh · 76 students
- Communitybased Transition CenterHigh · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Paw Paw Early Elementary School0.1 mi · 481
- Communitybased Transition Center0.2 mi · 53
- Paw Paw Middle School0.6 mi · 498
- Cedar Street Community and Family Center1.1 mi · 76
- Paw Paw High School2.8 mi · 638
- Mattawan Later Elem School5.1 mi · 808
Frequently asked questions
About Paw Paw Later ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Paw Paw Later Elementary?
Paw Paw Later Elementary enrolls approximately 453 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Paw Paw Later Elementary serve?
Paw Paw Later Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Paw Paw Later Elementary?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Paw Paw Later Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paw Paw Later Elementary?
At Paw Paw Later Elementary, the student body is approximately 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Paw Paw Later Elementary in?
Paw Paw Later Elementary is part of Paw Paw Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.