Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE RIVER AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262820006394
Pine River Area Elementary School
408 W GILBERT ST, LEROY, MI 49655 · (231) 768-4481 · Osceola County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
184 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 36 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
270
-34 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.5:1
% White
92%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Pine River Area Elementary School
Located at 408 W GILBERT ST, in LEROY, Michigan, Pine River Area Elementary School is a compact elementary-level community that caters to 270 students (grades pre-K through 3), overseen by Pine River Area Schools. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.
Pine River Area Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Pine River Area Schools, a district that hosts 894 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Pine River Area Elementary School logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Osceola County as a whole.
On the resource side, Pine River Area Elementary School records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 68% of students at Pine River Area Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Pine River Area Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.1%, the actual is 35.7%, a residual of -0.4 points.
Across the wider county, census data for Osceola County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,267 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Pine River Area Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Osceola County (combined enrollment of about 3,573 students).
Pine River Area High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pine River Area Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 38.0%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 304 students in 2018 compared to 270 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.
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Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,227
Census ACS
Median income
$58,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,573 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pine River Area Schools
- Pine River Area High SchoolHigh · 363 students
- Pine River Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 261 students
Other schools in LEROY
- Pine River Area High SchoolHigh · 363 students
- Pine River Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 261 students
Nearby schools
- Pine River Area High School2.4 mi · 363
- Pine River Area Middle School2.4 mi · 261
- Lighthouse Academy Eagle Village11.1 mi · 32
- GT Norman Elementary School11.8 mi · 540
- Reed City High School12.2 mi · 445
- Reed City Middle School12.3 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About Pine River Area Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pine River Area Elementary School?
Pine River Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Pine River Area Elementary School serve?
Pine River Area Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine River Area Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pine River Area Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pine River Area Elementary School?
At Pine River Area Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pine River Area Elementary School in?
Pine River Area Elementary School is part of Pine River Area Schools.
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