Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261925005604
RB Boyce Elementary School
3550 N STATE RD, IONIA, MI 48846 · (616) 527-0571 · Ionia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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
19.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
142 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 63% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Based on grade levels within Ionia Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
52.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 RB Boyce Elementary School
RB Boyce Elementary School's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RB Boyce Elementary School this school | 254 | 55.9% | 46.6% |
| Frankfort Elementary School FRANKFORT | 240 | 56.7% | 51.7% |
| Riverside Elementary School CONSTANTINE | 256 | 59.0% | 29.9% |
| Henry Niedermeier Elementary School NEWPORT | 242 | 58.3% | 48.8% |
| Sodt Elementary School MONROE | 236 | 53.8% | N/A |
| Leonard Elementary School OVID | 284 | 58.1% | 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 RB Boyce Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ionia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #525 of 1,085 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #380 of 1,072 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #749 of 1,139 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #1,265 of 1,630 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #1,326 of 1,424 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #1,153 of 1,424 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #783 of 1,563 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #201 of 979 | #1 of 8 |
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
254
-54 (-18%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 254 | 12.9 | 19.7:1 | 56% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 13.3 | 19.4:1 | 62% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 58% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 15 | 20.5:1 | 62% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 14.8 | 21.8:1 | 59% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 15 | 21.6:1 | 53% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 16 | 19.3:1 | 54% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 14 | 19.8:1 | 39% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RB Boyce Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (323 to 254); teachers down 13% (14.8 to 12.9).
About RB Boyce Elementary School
RB Boyce Elementary School is an elementary school in IONIA, Michigan, according to federal school records. The school serves 254 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Michigan is roughly 369 students; this school is 31% smaller than that.
The 8 schools in Ionia Public Schools enroll 2,659 students altogether, RB Boyce Elementary School among them.
At RB Boyce Elementary School, White students make up 90% of the student body. The school is also 8% Hispanic. That is close to the 87% White share among all Ionia County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at RB Boyce Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
Teachers at the school number 12.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.7:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
RB Boyce Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, RB Boyce Elementary School would score about 41.5%. It scores 46.6%, 5.1 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ionia County, median household income is about $75,611, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. RB Boyce Elementary School is one of 30 public schools in Ionia County, which together enroll about 10,506 students.
The closest other public school is North LeValley Elem School, about 1.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, RB Boyce Elementary School is ahead of the 38.5% nearby average, ranking 1st of 4.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 308 to 254.
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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 Ionia Public Schools
- Ionia High SchoolHigh · 774 students
- Ionia Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- AA Rather SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Jefferson SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Twin Rivers Elementary SchoolElementary · 183 students
- Emerson SchoolElementary · 166 students
Other schools in IONIA
- Ionia High SchoolHigh · 774 students
- Ionia Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- AA Rather SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Jefferson SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Emerson SchoolElementary · 166 students
- Freedom Acres SchoolCombined · 107 students
Nearby schools
- North LeValley Elem School1.5 mi · 10
- Haynor School2.3 mi · 10
- Ionia Middle School3.7 mi · 629
- Jefferson School3.8 mi · 272
- Emerson School3.9 mi · 166
- Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility4.2 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About RB Boyce Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at RB Boyce Elementary School?
RB Boyce Elementary School enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-05.
Is RB Boyce Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
RB Boyce Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at RB Boyce Elementary School?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at RB Boyce Elementary School.
How diverse is RB Boyce Elementary School?
RB Boyce Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees RB Boyce Elementary School?
RB Boyce Elementary School is overseen by Ionia Public Schools in Ionia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.