Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REESE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262952006537
Reese Elementary School
9535 CENTER ST, REESE, MI 48757 · (989) 868-4561 · Tuscola County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
17.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
191 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Reese Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
55.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Reese Elementary School
Reese Elementary School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reese Elementary School this school | 328 | 58.2% | 49.7% |
| Marlette Elementary MARLETTE | 328 | 59.1% | 43.3% |
| Walnut Hills Elementary School GREENVILLE | 351 | 59.0% | 49.4% |
| Manton Consolidated Elem School MANTON | 345 | 57.1% | 56.2% |
| Moccasin Elementary School BUCHANAN | 354 | 57.1% | 49.3% |
| Thomson Elementary School DAVISON | 322 | 56.5% | 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 Reese Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Tuscola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #426 of 1,085 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #313 of 1,072 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #420 of 1,139 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #978 of 1,630 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,075 of 1,424 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #907 of 1,424 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #735 of 1,563 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #230 of 440 | 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
328
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 328 | 18.7 | 17.5:1 | 58% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 18.7 | 17.5:1 | 62% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 19.8 | 17.3:1 | 64% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | 58% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 19.2 | 15.9:1 | 62% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 56% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 52% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 35% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reese Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (305 to 328); teachers down 3% (19.2 to 18.7).
About Reese Elementary School
Reese Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in REESE, Michigan. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 328 students.
Reese Elementary School is in Reese Public Schools, a district with 743 students across 3 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Reese Elementary School is 85% White. Next come 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.
A staff of 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%.
On the allk12 Grade, Reese Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Reese Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.7%, compared with a predicted 40.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Tuscola County, the median household earns about $63,811 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Tuscola County has 30 public schools with about 6,459 students, including Reese Elementary School.
Reese Elementary School's nearest public school is Reese Middle School (about 0.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Reese Elementary School ranks 3rd of 4 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Reese Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 328, compared with 318 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.5:1, from 18.7:1.
The allk12 page for Reese Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Tuscola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,980
Census ACS
Median income
$63,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
6,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Reese Public Schools
- Reese High SchoolHigh · 254 students
- Reese Middle SchoolMiddle · 161 students
Other schools in REESE
- Reese High SchoolHigh · 254 students
- Reese Middle SchoolMiddle · 161 students
Nearby schools
- Reese Middle School0.6 mi · 161
- Reese High School0.6 mi · 254
- Central School6.9 mi · 366
- Vassar Senior High School7.2 mi · 427
- Clarence Fischer Center8.3 mi · 15
- EF Rittmueller Middle School8.4 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Reese Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Reese Elementary School?
Reese Elementary School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Reese Elementary School serve?
Reese Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Reese Elementary School have?
Reese Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Reese Elementary School?
Student demographics at Reese Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Reese Elementary School?
Reese Elementary School is overseen by Reese Public Schools in Tuscola County.
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