Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANGOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (VAN BUREN)·NCES 260387000730
South Walnut Elementary School
309 S WALNUT ST, BANGOR, MI 49013 · (269) 427-6800 · Van Buren County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
262 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (70).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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 Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
15.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
21.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Walnut Elementary School
South Walnut Elementary School's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Walnut Elementary School this school | 341 | 76.8% | 18.9% |
| Shelby Elementary School SHELBY | 433 | 78.1% | 20.6% |
| Wall School STURGIS | 292 | 71.2% | N/A |
| Spitler Elementary School HART | 389 | 80.5% | 29.8% |
| Oriole Park Elementary School WYOMING | 277 | 75.8% | 21.6% |
| Michener Elementary School ADRIAN | 266 | 86.8% | 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 South Walnut Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Van Buren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #1,077 of 1,085 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #1,029 of 1,072 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #1,131 of 1,139 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #919 of 1,630 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #444 of 1,424 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #269 of 1,424 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #414 of 1,563 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #282 of 979 | #4 of 13 |
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
341
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 77% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 28 | 12.2:1 | 79% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 28 | 12.0:1 | 79% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 76% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 86% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 76% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 77% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 80% (295) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Walnut Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (418 to 341); teachers down 34% (35 to 23).
About South Walnut Elementary School
South Walnut Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in BANGOR, Michigan. The student body numbers 341 students, from pre-K through 4.
Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren) serves 951 students across 4 schools.
South Walnut Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 48%. Other students are 41% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Van Buren County residents are about 80% White. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1 at South Walnut Elementary School, with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The school counts 262 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 77%. On average, public schools in Van Buren County report 52%.
South Walnut Elementary School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 1% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Michigan, South Walnut Elementary School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 18.9% compared with a predicted 32.3%.
Within Van Buren County, the median household income is $68,114, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Van Buren County has 45 public schools and roughly 14,850 students.
The nearest other public school, Maple Creek Education Center, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles.
South Walnut Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 339 to 341, a small change. Students per teacher rose from 12.6 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
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Van Buren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,795
Census ACS
Median income
$68,114
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,850 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)
- Bangor Middle SchoolMiddle · 272 students
- Bangor High SchoolHigh · 264 students
- Bangor Career AcademyCombined · 74 students
Other schools in BANGOR
- Bangor Middle SchoolMiddle · 272 students
- Bangor High SchoolHigh · 264 students
- Bangor Career AcademyCombined · 74 students
- Maple Creek Education CenterCombined · 33 students
- Wood School Bangor Twp 8Elementary · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Creek Education Center0.0 mi · 33
- Bangor Middle School0.5 mi · 272
- Bangor Career Academy0.5 mi · 74
- Bangor High School0.5 mi · 264
- Wood School Bangor Twp 83.8 mi · 24
- Lawrence Elementary School6.5 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About South Walnut Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Walnut Elementary School?
South Walnut Elementary School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-04.
Is South Walnut Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Walnut Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at South Walnut Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at South Walnut Elementary School.
How diverse is South Walnut Elementary School?
South Walnut Elementary School reports a student body of 48% White, 41% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is South Walnut Elementary School public or private?
South Walnut Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.