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If you could change one rule at Plymouth Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262382006064
Plymouth Elementary School
1105 E SUGNET RD, MIDLAND, MI 48642 · (989) 923-7616 · Midland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
208 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
47.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Plymouth Elementary School
Plymouth Elementary School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Elementary School this school | 406 | 51.2% | 46.4% |
| Turrill Elementary School LAPEER | 389 | 49.6% | 42.1% |
| Dix Street Elementary School OTSEGO | 357 | 50.1% | 43.5% |
| Elms Road Elementary School SWARTZ CREEK | 420 | 51.2% | 29.2% |
| Woodworth Elementary School LESLIE | 410 | 51.5% | 44.1% |
| Starr Elementary School PLAINWELL | 410 | 53.9% | 31.4% |
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 Plymouth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #532 of 1,085 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #490 of 1,072 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #508 of 1,139 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #626 of 1,630 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #813 of 1,424 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #786 of 1,424 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #868 of 1,563 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #434 of 979 | 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
406
-35 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 406 | 24.8 | 16.4:1 | 51% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 27.4 | 15.5:1 | 51% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 26.3 | 16.7:1 | 51% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 50% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 25.2 | 18.8:1 | 45% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 23 | 21.1:1 | 37% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 27 | 19.8:1 | 31% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 17% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plymouth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (474 to 406); teachers down 2% (25.2 to 24.8).
About Plymouth Elementary School
Plymouth Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in MIDLAND, Michigan, under Midland Public Schools. It has an enrollment of 406 students in kindergarten through 5.
Plymouth Elementary School is in Midland Public Schools, a district with 7,380 students across 13 schools.
Roughly 82% of students at Plymouth Elementary School are White. Smaller groups are 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. County-wide, 90% of Midland County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
Its staff includes 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.4 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Plymouth Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 51%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Midland County is 39%.
Plymouth Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Plymouth Elementary School's results are 2.8 points above predicted: 46.4% against 43.6%.
The school is in Midland County, where the median household earns about $77,705 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Midland County, 26 public schools serve about 11,324 students.
The closest school to Plymouth Elementary School is Northeast Middle School, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Plymouth Elementary School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Plymouth Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Plymouth Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 441 to 406. The number of students per teacher increased from 15.2 to 16.4 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Plymouth Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Midland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,757
Census ACS
Median income
$77,705
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Midland Public Schools
- HH Dow High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Central Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Siebert Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
Other schools in MIDLAND
- HH Dow High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Central Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Siebert Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
Other Plymouth Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Plymouth Elementary. Plymouth Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Plymouth Elementary SchoolPlymouth Meeting, PA · 612 students
- Plymouth ElementaryMonrovia, CA · 547 students
- Plymouth Elementary SchoolPlymouth, NH · 365 students
- Plymouth ElementaryPlymouth, CA · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast Middle School0.1 mi · 789
- MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs0.7 mi · 158
- Chestnut Hill Elementary School0.9 mi · 416
- Adams Elementary School0.9 mi · 479
- Midland High School0.9 mi · 1,129
- Post Secondary Transition Program1.3 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Plymouth Elementary SchoolHow large is Plymouth Elementary School?
Plymouth Elementary School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Plymouth Elementary School serve?
Plymouth Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Plymouth Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Plymouth Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Plymouth Elementary School?
Student demographics at Plymouth Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Plymouth Elementary School public or private?
Plymouth Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Midland Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.