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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·READING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262940006521
Reynolds Elementary School
221 STRONG ST, READING, MI 49274 · (517) 283-2188 · Hillsdale County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
17.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
232 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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 | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 123% larger than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Reynolds Elementary School→Reading High School
Based on grade levels within Reading Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
38.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Reynolds Elementary School
Reynolds Elementary School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Elementary School this school | 404 | 57.4% | 38.0% |
| Delton Kellogg Elem School DELTON | 405 | 55.6% | 33.8% |
| Gladwin Elementary School GLADWIN | 401 | 57.4% | N/A |
| Beaverton Elementary School BEAVERTON | 411 | 56.9% | 31.3% |
| Algonquin Elementary School CLAY | 445 | 56.6% | 43.9% |
| Gladwin Intermediate School GLADWIN | 386 | 56.2% | 29.9% |
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 Reynolds Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Hillsdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #764 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #705 of 1,072 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #832 of 1,139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #637 of 1,630 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,090 of 1,424 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.7% | #1,329 of 1,424 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #749 of 1,563 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #183 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
404
+57 (+16%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 404 | 22.9 | 17.6:1 | 57% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 66% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 23.4 | 16.5:1 | 64% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 21 | 16.5:1 | 58% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 17.5 | 21.0:1 | 65% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 55% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 24 | 18.5:1 | 62% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 49% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reynolds Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (367 to 404); teachers up 31% (17.5 to 22.9).
About Reynolds Elementary School
READING, Michigan, is home to Reynolds Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 404 students, from kindergarten through 6.
District-wide, Reading Community Schools has 2 schools and 690 students.
Reynolds Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 96% White. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial. For comparison, Hillsdale County is about 93% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Reynolds Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 8%.
The teaching staff at Reynolds Elementary School is 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.6:1. That ratio is over the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%. That is close to the 58% average for public schools in Hillsdale County.
The allk12 Grade for Reynolds Elementary School is C. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Reynolds Elementary School, the prediction is 40.8% and the result is 38.0%.
Hillsdale County has about 45,654 residents, and median household income is about $64,242, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Hillsdale County number 23 and enroll about 5,067.
Reading High School is the public school closest to Reynolds Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Reynolds Elementary School is 2nd of 4 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 16%, from 347 to 404. By 2024-25, the school had 17.6 students per teacher, compared with 16.5 in 2020-21.
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Hillsdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,654
Census ACS
Median income
$64,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,067 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Reynolds Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Reynolds Elementary. Reynolds Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Reynolds Elementary SchoolGreenville, PA · 530 students
- Reynolds Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 336 students
- Reynolds Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Reading High School0.3 mi · 286
- CamdenFrontier K12 School4.6 mi · 432
- Will Carleton Charter School Academy6.8 mi · 276
- Hillsdale High School7.6 mi · 370
- Horizon Alternative School7.6 mi · 55
- Bailey Early Childhood Center7.7 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Reynolds Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Reynolds Elementary School?
Reynolds Elementary School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Reynolds Elementary School serve?
Reynolds Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Reynolds Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Reynolds Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Reynolds Elementary School?
Student demographics at Reynolds Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Reynolds Elementary School?
Reynolds Elementary School is overseen by Reading Community Schools in Hillsdale County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.