Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST IRON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263291006843
Stambaugh Elementary School
700 WASHINGTON AVE, IRON RIVER, MI 49935 · (906) 265-6141 · Iron County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
225 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Stambaugh Elementary School
Stambaugh Elementary School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stambaugh Elementary School this school | 353 | 63.7% | 35.9% |
| Columbiaville Elementary School COLUMBIAVILLE | 347 | 65.1% | 32.0% |
| Union City Elementary School UNION CITY | 359 | 62.1% | N/A |
| Central School VASSAR | 366 | 63.1% | 38.2% |
| Brown City Elementary School BROWN CITY | 362 | 62.2% | 41.6% |
| Carter Elementary School MONTROSE | 367 | 65.9% | 48.5% |
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 Stambaugh Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #814 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #644 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #783 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #878 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #498 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #968 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #618 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #581 of 979 |
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
353
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 353 | 23.4 | 15.1:1 | 64% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 23.4 | 15.6:1 | 70% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 21.4 | 17.6:1 | 75% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 73% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 24.4 | 16.1:1 | 69% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 20 | 19.5:1 | 70% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 71% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 54% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stambaugh Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (393 to 353); teachers down 4% (24.4 to 23.4).
About Stambaugh Elementary School
Stambaugh Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Michigan, located in IRON RIVER. Its enrollment is 353 students, spread over pre-K through 6.
West Iron County Public Schools, which runs Stambaugh Elementary School, has 2 schools and 760 students.
The share of students at Stambaugh Elementary School who are White is 86%. Other students are 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.1:1. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Stambaugh Elementary School outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Stambaugh Elementary School, the prediction is 38.0% and the result is 35.9%.
In the surrounding county, Iron County, the median household earns about $55,940 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Iron County has 3 public schools with about 1,241 students, including Stambaugh Elementary School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Stambaugh Elementary School from the closest public school, West Iron County Middle High School. Nearby schools average 51.1% on proficiency, and Stambaugh Elementary School is below that at 35.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 353, starting from 345.
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Iron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,667
Census ACS
Median income
$55,940
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,241 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Iron County Public Schools
- West Iron County Middle High SchoolHigh · 407 students
Other schools in IRON RIVER
- West Iron County Middle High SchoolHigh · 407 students
Nearby schools
- West Iron County Middle High School0.1 mi · 407
- Forest Park School14.1 mi · 481
- Florence Elementary21.2 mi · 197
- Florence Middle21.4 mi · 56
- Florence High21.4 mi · 116
- Phelps High21.8 mi · 27
Frequently asked questions
About Stambaugh Elementary SchoolHow large is Stambaugh Elementary School?
Stambaugh Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Stambaugh Elementary School serve?
Stambaugh Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Stambaugh Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Stambaugh Elementary School.
How diverse is Stambaugh Elementary School?
Stambaugh Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Stambaugh Elementary School?
Stambaugh Elementary School is overseen by West Iron County Public Schools in Iron County.
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