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StandishSterling Central Elementary School

3789 WYATT RD, STANDISH, MI 48658 · (989) 846-4526 · Arenac County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
386 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 55%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 1
121
Grade 2
104
Grade 3
112
Grade 4
114
Grade 5
103
Grade 6
100
Student demographics
White
61895%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 63%
Hispanic
162%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9%
Black
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 18%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4%
Two+
142%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
32149%
Female
33351%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
StandishSterling Central Elementary School→StandishSterling Central JrSr High School
Based on grade levels within Standish-Sterling Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
49.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
52.5%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
654
-23 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 23.9:1
% White
95%
was 96%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About StandishSterling Central Elementary School

StandishSterling Central Elementary School is one of the sizable elementary schools in STANDISH, Michigan, one of the schools within Standish-Sterling Community Schools, with 654 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so StandishSterling Central Elementary School sits 77% larger than that benchmark.

Within Standish-Sterling Community Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 1,482 students, StandishSterling Central Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, StandishSterling Central Elementary School shows that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Arenac County as a whole.

On the resource side, StandishSterling Central Elementary School lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, StandishSterling Central Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 40.1%; StandishSterling Central Elementary School posts 53.9%, +13.8 points above that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Arenac County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $58,811 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. StandishSterling Central Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Arenac County (combined enrollment of about 1,896 students).

Nearest neighbor: StandishSterling Central JrSr High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, StandishSterling Central Elementary School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 3%: 677 students in 2018 compared to 654 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for StandishSterling Central Elementary School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Arenac County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
15,077
Census ACS
Median income
$58,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,896 students

Quick facts

School name
StandishSterling Central Elementary School
District
Standish-Sterling Community Schools
Address
3789 WYATT RD, STANDISH, MI 48658
Phone
(989) 846-4526
County
Arenac County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
654
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
20.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
386 (59%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
263294006845
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About StandishSterling Central Elementary School
How many students attend StandishSterling Central Elementary School?
StandishSterling Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 654 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does StandishSterling Central Elementary School serve?
StandishSterling Central Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at StandishSterling Central Elementary School?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at StandishSterling Central Elementary School.
How diverse is StandishSterling Central Elementary School?
StandishSterling Central Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees StandishSterling Central Elementary School?
StandishSterling Central Elementary School is overseen by Standish-Sterling Community Schools in Arenac County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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