RB Boyce Elementary School

RB Boyce Elementary School is a K-5 school of close-knit scale in IONIA, Michigan, operated by Ionia Public Schools, caters to 254 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% leaner than the state mean of about 369.

RB Boyce Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Ionia Public Schools, a district that educates 2,659 students overall.

Demographically, RB Boyce Elementary School logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic. Compared to Ionia County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, RB Boyce Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, RB Boyce Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Ionia County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $75,611 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RB Boyce Elementary School is one of 30 public schools in Ionia County (combined enrollment of about 10,506 students).

Nearest neighbor: North LeValley Elem School, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RB Boyce Elementary School comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. RB Boyce Elementary School's enrollment has fell 21% since 2018, when it stood at 323 (now 254). The White share of enrollment climbed from 85% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

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