Enrollment
204
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260189003922
South Range Elementary School
2 WHEALKATE DR, SOUTH RANGE, MI 49963 · (906) 482-0599 · Houghton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
87 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (28).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
South Range Elementary School→Jeffers High School
Based on grade levels within Adams Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
64.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 South Range Elementary School
South Range Elementary School's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Range Elementary School this school | 204 | 42.6% | 61.6% |
| Morrice Area Elementary School MORRICE | 196 | 42.9% | 38.5% |
| Bad Axe Middle School BAD AXE | 227 | 44.1% | 44.6% |
| Island City Academy EATON RAPIDS | 197 | 44.7% | 55.3% |
| Mendon Elementary School MENDON | 210 | 45.7% | 28.1% |
| Winn Elementary School SHEPHERD | 224 | 38.8% | 56.6% |
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 South Range Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Houghton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #176 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #157 of 1,072 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #225 of 1,139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 204 | #1,413 of 1,630 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #42 of 1,424 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.9% | #1,402 of 1,424 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #1,011 of 1,563 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #524 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
204
+14 (+7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 204 | 17.8 | 11.4:1 | 43% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 16.3 | 11.6:1 | 54% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 17.2 | 12.3:1 | 51% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 45% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 14.8 | 15.7:1 | 58% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 12 | 19.6:1 | 49% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 13 | 17.4:1 | 64% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 230 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 51% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Range Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (231 to 204); teachers up 21% (14.8 to 17.8).
About South Range Elementary School
South Range Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of SOUTH RANGE, Michigan. The school serves 204 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Michigan is roughly 369 students; this school is 45% smaller than that.
South Range Elementary School reports to Adams Township School District, which has 2 schools and 474 students.
The student body at South Range Elementary School is 99% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 2% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
South Range Elementary School operates with 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.4:1. That is lower than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. About 43% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Houghton County average 40%.
South Range Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, South Range Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan schools. It scores 61.6%; the prediction is 47.4%.
Among Houghton County residents, the median household income is $58,899, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides South Range Elementary School, Houghton County has 17 other public schools.
Jeffers High School is the closest public school, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of South Range Elementary School. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, South Range Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, South Range Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment grew 7% from its 2020-21 level of 190. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.7:1 to 11.4:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at South Range Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Houghton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,693
Census ACS
Median income
$58,899
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,267 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adams Township School District
- Jeffers High SchoolHigh · 270 students
Other South Range Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named South Range Elementary. South Range Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- South Range Elementary SchoolCanfield, OH · 473 students
- South Range Elementary SchoolDerry, NH · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Jeffers High School2.2 mi · 270
- Copper Country Learning Center4.6 mi · 77
- Houghton Elementary School4.7 mi · 618
- Houghton Middle School4.7 mi · 359
- Houghton Central High School4.7 mi · 481
- Barkell Elementary School5.4 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About South Range Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Range Elementary School?
South Range Elementary School enrolls approximately 204 students in grades PK-06.
Is South Range Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Range Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does South Range Elementary School have?
South Range Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at South Range Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Range Elementary School are roughly 99% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees South Range Elementary School?
South Range Elementary School is overseen by Adams Township School District in Houghton County.
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