Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRONSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260696004295
Ryan Elementary School
461 RUDD ST, BRONSON, MI 49028 · (517) 369-3254 · Branch County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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.
- B-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
13.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
154 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 75 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 34% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Ryan Elementary School→Bronson JrSr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bronson Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Ryan Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Elementary School this school | 217 | 71.0% | 33.8% |
| Anderson Elementary School BRONSON | 216 | 73.6% | N/A |
| Carrie Knause Early Childhood Learning Center SAINT LOUIS | 206 | 69.4% | N/A |
| Eugene M Nikkari Elementary SAINT LOUIS | 215 | 72.1% | 30.4% |
| Jefferson School IONIA | 272 | 68.4% | 40.1% |
| Eastside Elementary School CONSTANTINE | 230 | 63.0% | 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 Ryan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Branch County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #860 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #884 of 1,072 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #798 of 1,139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #1,377 of 1,630 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #160 of 1,424 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #885 of 1,424 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #497 of 1,563 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #482 of 979 | #2 of 6 |
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
217
-42 (-16%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 217 | 16.5 | 13.2:1 | 71% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 14 | 15.2:1 | 76% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 14.5 | 15.8:1 | 70% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 13 | 19.9:1 | 67% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 12.2 | 20.4:1 | 65% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 11 | 23.7:1 | 61% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 10 | 22.4:1 | 70% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 12 | 16.8:1 | 49% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ryan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (249 to 217); teachers up 35% (12.2 to 16.5).
About Ryan Elementary School
Ryan Elementary School is a small elementary school based in BRONSON, Michigan. School enrollment was 217 students in 2024-25, in grades 3 through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students.
Bronson Community School District (3 schools, 963 students) runs Ryan Elementary School.
The student body at Ryan Elementary School is 84% White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic. The county population is about 88% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Ryan Elementary School is 16.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.2:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Around 71% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Branch County averages 58%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Ryan Elementary School is C. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Ryan Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.8% is 1.0 points below the 34.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Branch County has these Census figures: the median household income is $63,724, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Branch County is home to 18 public schools and about 6,546 public school students.
Nearby, Anderson Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Ryan Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Ryan Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is down 16% from 2020-21, when Ryan Elementary School had 259 students, to 2024-25, when it had 217. The ratio was 19.9:1 in 2020-21 and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Branch County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,300
Census ACS
Median income
$63,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,546 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bronson Community School District
- Bronson JrSr High SchoolHigh · 530 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
Other schools in BRONSON
- Bronson JrSr High SchoolHigh · 530 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
Other Ryan Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Ryan Elementary. Ryan Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Ryan Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TX · 834 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolDENTON, TX · 551 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolWESTMINSTER, CO · 511 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolLAFAYETTE, CO · 436 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Anderson Elementary School0.7 mi · 216
- Bronson JrSr High School0.7 mi · 530
- Burr Oak Elementary School6.0 mi · 138
- Burr Oak Virtual Academy6.0 mi · 278
- Burr Oak High School6.0 mi · 85
- Colon High School8.7 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About Ryan Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ryan Elementary School?
Ryan Elementary School enrolls approximately 217 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Ryan Elementary School serve?
Ryan Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Ryan Elementary School have?
Ryan Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Ryan Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ryan Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Ryan Elementary School public or private?
Ryan Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bronson Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.