Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263384006929
Ruth Hoppin School
415 N MAIN ST, THREE RIVERS, MI 49093 · (269) 279-1142 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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.
- 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
17.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
139 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 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 Three Rivers Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Ruth Hoppin School
Ruth Hoppin School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Hoppin School this school | 293 | 47.4% | 39.8% |
| Lake Hills Elementary School SPRING LAKE | 273 | 46.5% | 53.4% |
| Flushing Early Childhood Center FLUSHING | 305 | 44.6% | N/A |
| Beadle Lake Elementary School BATTLE CREEK | 333 | 46.8% | 44.9% |
| Mary A White School GRAND HAVEN | 260 | 45.4% | 56.5% |
| Potterville Elementary School POTTERVILLE | 322 | 45.0% | 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 Ruth Hoppin School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #724 of 1,085 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #672 of 1,072 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #689 of 1,139 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #1,116 of 1,630 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,019 of 1,424 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #562 of 1,424 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #943 of 1,563 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #275 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
293
+52 (+22%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 47% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 16.5 | 17.8:1 | 54% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 53% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 48% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 15.2 | 18.3:1 | 54% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 59% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 14 | 22.1:1 | 56% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 13 | 23.5:1 | 42% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruth Hoppin School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (278 to 293); teachers up 12% (15.2 to 17).
About Ruth Hoppin School
Ruth Hoppin School is a small elementary school with an address in THREE RIVERS, Michigan. It reported 293 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Three Rivers Community Schools, which runs Ruth Hoppin School, has 6 schools and 2,145 students.
More than half of enrollment at Ruth Hoppin School is White: 73%. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. St. Joseph County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ruth Hoppin School scores 44%.
Ruth Hoppin School reports a ratio of 17.2 students per teacher, from 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Ruth Hoppin School, 47% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in St. Joseph County.
Ruth Hoppin School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of Michigan public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ruth Hoppin School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.8%; the prediction is 45.3%.
Looking at the county, St. Joseph County, median household income comes to about $66,425, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 32, with about 9,517 students.
Andrews Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Ruth Hoppin School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Ruth Hoppin School's average proficiency of 39.8% compares with 42.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Ruth Hoppin School is Town: Distant.
The school grew from 241 students in 2020-21 to 293 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.2:1.
The allk12 page for Ruth Hoppin School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,969
Census ACS
Median income
$66,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
9,517 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Three Rivers Community Schools
- Three Rivers High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Three Rivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
Other schools in THREE RIVERS
- Three Rivers High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Three Rivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Andrews Elementary School0.8 mi · 296
- Three Rivers Middle School0.8 mi · 476
- Three Rivers High School0.9 mi · 632
- Norton Elementary School4.3 mi · 186
- Park Elementary School4.5 mi · 262
- Centreville Elementary School5.9 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Ruth Hoppin SchoolHow large is Ruth Hoppin School?
Ruth Hoppin School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ruth Hoppin School serve?
Ruth Hoppin School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ruth Hoppin School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Ruth Hoppin School.
How diverse is Ruth Hoppin School?
Ruth Hoppin School reports a student body of 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Ruth Hoppin School public or private?
Ruth Hoppin School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Three Rivers Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.