Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 260804004375
Schall Elementary School
325 E FRANK ST, CARO, MI 48723 · (989) 673-3168 · Tuscola County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% 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.
- 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
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
179 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 86 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 34% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Caro Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
33.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 31 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Schall Elementary School
Schall Elementary School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schall Elementary School this school | 295 | 60.7% | 34.6% |
| Dawson Elementary School ALLEGAN | 278 | 62.9% | 46.2% |
| Marlette Elementary MARLETTE | 328 | 59.1% | 43.3% |
| Leonard Elementary School OVID | 284 | 58.1% | N/A |
| Reese Elementary School REESE | 328 | 58.2% | 49.7% |
| Arnold Elementary School MICHIGAN CENTER | 321 | 60.7% | 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 Schall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Tuscola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #845 of 1,085 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #832 of 1,072 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #966 of 1,139 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #1,106 of 1,630 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #791 of 1,424 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #924 of 1,424 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #690 of 1,563 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #353 of 979 | 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
295
-26 (-8%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 295 | 18.1 | 16.3:1 | 61% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 71% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 18.5 | 16.1:1 | 75% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 63% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 19 | 18.6:1 | 62% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 18 | 20.8:1 | 55% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 19 | 22.0:1 | 59% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 25 | 21.5:1 | 37% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 574 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schall Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (353 to 295); teachers down 5% (19 to 18.1).
About Schall Elementary School
Schall Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Caro Community Schools, located in CARO, Michigan. Federal data show 295 students enrolled in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students, which makes this school 20% below average.
The district, Caro Community Schools, operates 5 schools serving 1,365 students.
Roughly 86% of students at Schall Elementary School are White. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Schall Elementary School is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schall Elementary School is 16.3:1, based on 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Schall Elementary School counts 61% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Schall Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Schall Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.6%, compared with a predicted 39.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Tuscola County, median household income comes to about $63,811, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Schall Elementary School, Tuscola County has 30 public schools.
Caro Alternative High School is about 0.1 miles from Schall Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Schall Elementary School as Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, Schall Elementary School enrolled 321 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 295.
The Schall Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Tuscola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,980
Census ACS
Median income
$63,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
6,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caro Community Schools
- Caro High SchoolHigh · 411 students
- McComb Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Caro Middle SchoolMiddle · 305 students
- Caro Alternative High SchoolHigh · 33 students
Other schools in CARO
- Caro High SchoolHigh · 411 students
- McComb Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Caro Middle SchoolMiddle · 305 students
- Highland Pines SchoolCombined · 96 students
- Caro Alternative High SchoolHigh · 33 students
- Caro CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Caro Alternative High School0.1 mi · 33
- Caro Middle School0.7 mi · 305
- McComb Elementary School0.8 mi · 321
- Caro High School0.8 mi · 411
- Highland Pines School1.2 mi · 96
- AkronFairgrove Schools Academic Learning Center7.9 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About Schall Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Schall Elementary School?
Schall Elementary School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Schall Elementary School serve?
Schall Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Schall Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Schall Elementary School.
How diverse is Schall Elementary School?
Schall Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Schall Elementary School?
Schall Elementary School is overseen by Caro Community Schools in Tuscola County.
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