1
Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261788008824
Redwood Elementary
395 WOODSIDE DR, HARTFORD, MI 49057 · (269) 621-7300 · Van Buren County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
459 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
21.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Redwood Elementary
Redwood Elementary's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Elementary this school | 516 | 89.0% | 23.1% |
| Fennville Elementary School FENNVILLE | 503 | 84.3% | 27.2% |
| Vanderbilt Charter Academy HOLLAND | 401 | 81.0% | 52.3% |
| Lafayette School LINCOLN PARK | 441 | 97.5% | 23.7% |
| Pine Creek Elementary School HOLLAND | 418 | 81.1% | 17.8% |
| West Godwin Elementary School WYOMING | 393 | 91.3% | 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 Redwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Van Buren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,043 of 1,085 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #894 of 1,072 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #1,100 of 1,139 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #238 of 1,630 | #3 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #632 of 1,424 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #517 of 1,424 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #213 of 1,563 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #253 of 979 | #3 of 13 |
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
516
-65 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 516 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 89% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 89% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 86% (485) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 93% (540) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 34.8 | 18.4:1 | 87% (554) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (639 to 516); teachers down 5% (34.8 to 33).
About Redwood Elementary
Redwood Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in HARTFORD, Michigan. Federal data show 516 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 369.
Redwood Elementary is in Hartford Public Schools, a district with 1,338 students across 4 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Redwood Elementary is Hispanic: 65%. The next largest groups are 34% White. The school's Hispanic share is 52 points above the 13% share among Van Buren County residents. The diversity index for Redwood Elementary is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Redwood Elementary reports a ratio of 15.6 students per teacher, from 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Redwood Elementary, 89% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Van Buren County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Redwood Elementary outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Redwood Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.1%; the prediction is 26.9%.
The school is in Van Buren County, where median household income comes to about $68,114, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Van Buren County counts 45 public schools with about 14,850 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Redwood Elementary from the closest public school, Hartford Middle School. Within five miles are 6 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Redwood Elementary had a net loss of 65 students, or 11%. The ratio was 17.6:1 in 2020-21 and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Redwood Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Van Buren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,795
Census ACS
Median income
$68,114
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,850 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hartford Public Schools
- Hartford High SchoolHigh · 379 students
- Hartford Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Hartford Alternative EducationHigh · 122 students
Other schools in HARTFORD
- Hartford High SchoolHigh · 379 students
- Hartford Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Hartford Alternative EducationHigh · 122 students
Other Redwood Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Redwood Elementary. Redwood Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Redwood ElementaryFontana, CA · 654 students
- Redwood ElementaryShafter, CA · 601 students
- Redwood ElementaryCrescent City, CA · 452 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJ · 446 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolGrants Pass, OR · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Hartford Middle School0.6 mi · 321
- Hartford High School0.7 mi · 379
- Hartford Alternative Education0.7 mi · 122
- Watervliet Middle School4.7 mi · 309
- WAY Watervliet High School4.7 mi · 90
- Watervliet Senior High School4.7 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Redwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Redwood Elementary?
Redwood Elementary enrolls approximately 516 students in grades KG-05.
Is Redwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Redwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Redwood Elementary have?
Redwood Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Redwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Redwood Elementary are roughly 34% White, 65% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Redwood Elementary in?
Redwood Elementary is part of Hartford Public Schools.
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