Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARTIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262298005987
Robert D Brandon Elem School
1583 UNIVERSITY ST, MARTIN, MI 49070 · (269) 442-0450 · Allegan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
16.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
150 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Robert D Brandon Elem School→Martin High School
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
34.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Robert D Brandon Elem School
Robert D Brandon Elem School's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert D Brandon Elem School this school | 299 | 50.2% | 42.9% |
| Shettler School MUSKEGON | 293 | 50.9% | 51.7% |
| North Elementary School ITHACA | 295 | 50.8% | 33.1% |
| Beach Elementary School MUSKEGON | 295 | 48.8% | 42.6% |
| AA Rather School IONIA | 308 | 51.0% | 41.4% |
| Loren Eyler Elementary School CARLETON | 292 | 51.7% | 51.4% |
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 Robert D Brandon Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #639 of 1,085 | #13 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #824 of 1,072 | #16 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #565 of 1,139 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #1,091 of 1,630 | #13 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #909 of 1,424 | #17 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #909 of 1,424 | #13 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #889 of 1,563 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #565 of 979 | #12 of 16 |
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
299
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 299 | 17.9 | 16.7:1 | 50% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 17.1 | 16.9:1 | 54% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 20.2 | 13.8:1 | 58% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 18 | 16.0:1 | 57% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 20.8 | 16.1:1 | 64% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 18 | 16.4:1 | 57% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 57% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 27% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert D Brandon Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (335 to 299); teachers down 14% (20.8 to 17.9).
About Robert D Brandon Elem School
Robert D Brandon Elem School is a small elementary school based in MARTIN, Michigan. It educates 299 students in pre-K through 5.
Martin Public Schools runs Robert D Brandon Elem School along with 1 other school, enrolling 629 students in total.
The large majority of students at Robert D Brandon Elem School, 85%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 87% White share among all Allegan County residents. By the diversity index, Robert D Brandon Elem School comes in at 26%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.7:1, with 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 50% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Robert D Brandon Elem School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Robert D Brandon Elem School's results are 1.2 points below predicted: 42.9% against 44.1%.
Allegan County has about 121,456 residents, and median household income is about $83,283, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Allegan County number 55 and enroll about 17,174.
Of nearby public schools, Martin High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Robert D Brandon Elem School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Robert D Brandon Elem School's location as Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 288 to 299.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Martin High School0.0 mi · 330
- Renaissance High School6.1 mi · 86
- Dix Street Elementary School6.3 mi · 357
- Otsego Middle School6.5 mi · 542
- Washington Street Elementary School6.6 mi · 448
- Otsego High School6.7 mi · 708
Frequently asked questions
About Robert D Brandon Elem SchoolHow many students attend Robert D Brandon Elem School?
Robert D Brandon Elem School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Robert D Brandon Elem School serve?
Robert D Brandon Elem School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Robert D Brandon Elem School have?
Robert D Brandon Elem School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robert D Brandon Elem School?
At Robert D Brandon Elem School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Robert D Brandon Elem School public or private?
Robert D Brandon Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Martin Public Schools.
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