Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASSOPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260843004398
Sam Adams Elementary School
114 DEPOT ST, CASSOPOLIS, MI 49031 · (269) 445-0530 · Cass County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest 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
16.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
254 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Sam Adams Elementary School→Cassopolis Middle School
Based on grade levels within Cassopolis Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
23.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Sam Adams Elementary School
Sam Adams Elementary School's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Adams Elementary School this school | 368 | 69.0% | 30.7% |
| Garfield Elementary School PORT HURON | 377 | 68.2% | N/A |
| McGrath Elementary School GRAND BLANC | 380 | 68.4% | 25.7% |
| H D Crull Elementary School PORT HURON | 397 | 73.8% | 26.1% |
| Barhitte Elementary School BURTON | 309 | 72.2% | N/A |
| Siple Elementary School DAVISON | 381 | 68.2% | 43.9% |
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 Sam Adams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #932 of 1,085 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #1,009 of 1,072 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #858 of 1,139 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #797 of 1,630 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #788 of 1,424 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #363 of 1,424 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #523 of 1,563 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #241 of 979 | #3 of 9 |
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
368
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 368 | 22.6 | 16.3:1 | 69% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 23.6 | 15.7:1 | 72% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 22.8 | 16.2:1 | 72% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 71% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 28.3 | 16.2:1 | 69% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 75% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 156 | 10 | 15.6:1 | 72% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 56% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sam Adams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (458 to 368); teachers down 20% (28.3 to 22.6).
About Sam Adams Elementary School
Sam Adams Elementary School is an elementary school in CASSOPOLIS, Michigan, according to federal school records. In all, 368 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Sam Adams Elementary School reports to Cassopolis Public Schools, which has 4 schools and 853 students.
About 62% of the student body at Sam Adams Elementary School is White. Other groups include 21% multiracial, 9% Black, and 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Cass County residents are about 85% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is close to this figure. Sam Adams Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 69%. Public schools in Cass County average 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sam Adams Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Sam Adams Elementary School scores 30.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.7%.
The county, Cass County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $70,443, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 6,258 students.
Measured in a straight line, Cassopolis Middle School is about 0.4 miles from Sam Adams Elementary School. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sam Adams Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Sam Adams Elementary School enrolled 390 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 368. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.3:1) than in 2020-21 (14.4:1).
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,520
Census ACS
Median income
$70,443
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cassopolis Public Schools
- Cassopolis High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Cassopolis Middle SchoolMiddle · 188 students
- Cassopolis Alternative EdHigh · 16 students
Other schools in CASSOPOLIS
- Cassopolis High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Cassopolis Middle SchoolMiddle · 188 students
- Brookside Learning CenterCombined · 64 students
- Cassopolis Alternative EdHigh · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Cassopolis Middle School0.4 mi · 188
- Cassopolis Alternative Ed1.0 mi · 16
- Cassopolis High School1.0 mi · 281
- Brookside Learning Center4.3 mi · 64
- Dowagiac Middle School6.2 mi · 393
- Justus Gage Elementary School7.4 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Sam Adams Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sam Adams Elementary School?
Sam Adams Elementary School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sam Adams Elementary School serve?
Sam Adams Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sam Adams Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sam Adams Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sam Adams Elementary School?
Sam Adams Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 21% Two or more.
What district is Sam Adams Elementary School in?
Sam Adams Elementary School is part of Cassopolis Public Schools.
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