Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINCONNING AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262817006392
Pinconning Central Elementary School
609 W 5TH ST, PINCONNING, MI 48650 · (989) 308-0502 · Bay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
195 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Pinconning Central Elementary School
Pinconning Central Elementary School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinconning Central Elementary School this school | 359 | 54.3% | 49.7% |
| Robert Kerr School DURAND | 361 | 56.0% | 32.5% |
| Belle River Elementary School MARINE CITY | 343 | 53.1% | 45.6% |
| Gladwin Intermediate School GLADWIN | 386 | 56.2% | 29.9% |
| Delton Kellogg Elem School DELTON | 405 | 55.6% | 33.8% |
| Gladwin Elementary School GLADWIN | 401 | 57.4% | 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 Pinconning Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #425 of 1,085 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #604 of 1,072 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #520 of 1,139 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #843 of 1,630 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #944 of 1,424 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #1,265 of 1,424 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #818 of 1,563 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #255 of 979 | #3 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
359
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
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 | 359 | 21.3 | 16.9:1 | 54% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 21.3 | 18.0:1 | 60% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 61% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 19 | 20.1:1 | 68% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 22.1 | 20.1:1 | 65% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 19 | 22.7:1 | 65% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 23 | 18.8:1 | 64% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 43% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinconning Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (444 to 359); teachers down 4% (22.1 to 21.3).
About Pinconning Central Elementary School
Pinconning Central Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in PINCONNING, Michigan, one of the schools in Pinconning Area Schools. It educates 359 students in pre-K through 6.
Pinconning Area Schools has 1,095 students in 4 schools, and Pinconning Central Elementary School is one of those schools.
Pinconning Central Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. It is also 2% Hispanic. For comparison, Bay County is about 91% White. Pinconning Central Elementary School has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Pinconning Central Elementary School is 21.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, lower than at this school. Around 54% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 55% average for public schools in Bay County.
In Michigan, Pinconning Central Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.7% actual against a predicted 42.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Bay County, median household income is about $61,763, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Pinconning Central Elementary School is among the 34 public schools in Bay County.
Pinconning Middle School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Pinconning Central Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 44.0% proficiency; Pinconning Central Elementary School posts 49.7%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 381 in 2020-21 and 359 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.9:1) than in 2020-21 (20.1:1).
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Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,008
Census ACS
Median income
$61,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
12,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pinconning Area Schools
- Pinconning High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Pinconning Middle SchoolMiddle · 244 students
- Linwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 122 students
Other schools in PINCONNING
- Pinconning High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Pinconning Middle SchoolMiddle · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Pinconning Middle School0.1 mi · 244
- Pinconning High School0.1 mi · 370
- Linwood Elementary School7.8 mi · 122
- StandishSterling Central Elementary School11.0 mi · 654
- StandishSterling Central JrSr High School11.3 mi · 660
- Sterling Elementary School12.9 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Pinconning Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Pinconning Central Elementary School?
Pinconning Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Pinconning Central Elementary School serve?
Pinconning Central Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Pinconning Central Elementary School have?
Pinconning Central Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pinconning Central Elementary School?
At Pinconning Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Pinconning Central Elementary School public or private?
Pinconning Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pinconning Area Schools.
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