Enrollment
220
Elementary
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PELLSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262772006355
Pellston Elementary School
114 ZIPF ST, PELLSTON, MI 49769 · (231) 539-8421 · Emmet County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
116 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 49 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Pellston Elementary School→Pellston MiddleHigh School
Based on grade levels within Pellston Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
58.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Pellston Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pellston Elementary School this school | 220 | 52.7% | 58.8% |
| William G Mather Elementary School MUNISING | 253 | 51.4% | 47.3% |
| Webster Kindergarten Center ESCANABA | 215 | 54.4% | N/A |
| George D Gilbert Elementary School GWINN | 208 | 56.3% | 30.9% |
| East Leroy Elementary School EAST LEROY | 199 | 50.3% | N/A |
| Birchview School ISHPEMING | 233 | 49.8% | 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 Pellston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Emmet County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #239 of 1,085 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #245 of 1,072 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #377 of 1,139 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #1,370 of 1,630 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #26 of 1,424 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #708 of 1,424 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #848 of 1,563 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #351 of 440 | N/A |
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
220
+19 (+9%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 220 | 20 | 11.0:1 | 53% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 65% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 20.2 | 10.1:1 | 65% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 201 | 18 | 11.2:1 | 58% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 17.5 | 12.2:1 | 71% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 218 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 69% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 64% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 38% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 319 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pellston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (214 to 220); teachers up 14% (17.5 to 20).
About Pellston Elementary School
Pellston Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in PELLSTON, Michigan. The school reports 220 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Pellston Public Schools operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 478 students.
Pellston Elementary School is 79% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 16% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 2% Hispanic. Among people living in Emmet County, the White share is about 90%. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Pellston Elementary School counts 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.0 students for each one. This ratio sits 4.8 below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. About 53% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Emmet County, the average is 32%.
Pellston Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pellston Elementary School is in the top 10% of Michigan schools: 58.8% actual against 42.9% predicted.
Emmet County has these Census figures: the median household income is $78,112, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Emmet County is home to 16 public schools and about 4,138 public school students.
Nearby, Pellston MiddleHigh School is about 0.1 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside ten miles. Nearby schools average 43.1% on proficiency, and Pellston Elementary School is above that at 58.8%.
NCES describes the area around Pellston Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 19 students since 2020-21, to 220.
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Emmet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,125
Census ACS
Median income
$78,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,138 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pellston Public Schools
- Pellston MiddleHigh SchoolHigh · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Pellston MiddleHigh School0.1 mi · 258
- Alanson Public School7.5 mi · 223
- COP ESD Programs10.2 mi · 65
- Inverness Academy12.4 mi · 82
- Inland Lakes Elementary School13.0 mi · 316
- Inland Lakes Secondary School13.0 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Pellston Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pellston Elementary School?
Pellston Elementary School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pellston Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pellston Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pellston Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pellston Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pellston Elementary School?
At Pellston Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 2% Hispanic, 16% Two or more.
Is Pellston Elementary School public or private?
Pellston Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pellston Public Schools.
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