Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262796006376
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School
430 W JEFFERSON ST, PEWAMO, MI 48873 · (989) 593-3488 · Ionia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% 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.
- B+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
15.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
71 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 92 | 37% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 217% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School→PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School
Based on grade levels within Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
77.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 PewamoWestphalia Elementary School
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PewamoWestphalia Elementary School this school | 249 | 28.5% | 59.9% |
| Palms Elementary School IRA | 245 | 26.5% | 47.8% |
| Sheridan School PETOSKEY | 252 | 27.4% | 52.8% |
| Walden Green Montessori SPRING LAKE | 251 | 25.5% | 74.4% |
| Light of the World Academy PINCKNEY | 222 | 30.6% | 56.9% |
| Alamo Elementary School KALAMAZOO | 287 | 29.6% | 60.8% |
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 PewamoWestphalia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ionia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #215 of 1,085 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #34 of 1,072 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #340 of 1,139 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #1,283 of 1,630 | #10 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #488 of 1,424 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.0% | #1,334 of 1,424 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #1,253 of 1,563 | #12 of 12 |
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
249
+88 (+55%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 249 | 16.6 | 15.0:1 | 29% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 14.4 | 14.5:1 | 34% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 13.4 | 14.2:1 | 40% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 161 | 8 | 20.1:1 | 30% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 176 | 11.2 | 15.8:1 | 43% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 179 | 11 | 16.3:1 | 37% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 14 | 15.0:1 | 27% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | 10 | 16.9:1 | 19% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 173 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PewamoWestphalia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (176 to 249); teachers up 49% (11.2 to 16.6).
About PewamoWestphalia Elementary School
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in PEWAMO, Michigan. A federal count lists 249 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 33% smaller than that.
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools counts 753 students in its 2 schools, and PewamoWestphalia Elementary School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show PewamoWestphalia Elementary School is 96% White. Other groups make up 2% Hispanic. Ionia County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 7% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 15.0:1 comes from the school's 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The lunch program counts 29% of students at PewamoWestphalia Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ionia County is 52%.
The allk12 Grade for PewamoWestphalia Elementary School is A-. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School scores 59.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 53.6%.
Census estimates describe Ionia County this way: the median household income is $75,611, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides PewamoWestphalia Elementary School, Ionia County has 29 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School, about 4.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, PewamoWestphalia Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns PewamoWestphalia Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 161 to 249. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.0:1.
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Ionia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,574
Census ACS
Median income
$75,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,506 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools
- PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh SchoolHigh · 504 students
Nearby schools
- PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School4.1 mi · 504
- Twin Rivers Elementary School4.4 mi · 183
- Waldron Elementary and Middle School5.6 mi · 262
- Fowler High School5.6 mi · 163
- Westwood Elementary School8.8 mi · 423
- Portland High School8.9 mi · 665
Frequently asked questions
About PewamoWestphalia Elementary SchoolHow many students attend PewamoWestphalia Elementary School?
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PewamoWestphalia Elementary School serve?
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PewamoWestphalia Elementary School have?
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at PewamoWestphalia Elementary School?
Student demographics at PewamoWestphalia Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PewamoWestphalia Elementary School public or private?
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.