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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANDISH-STERLING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263294006845
StandishSterling Central Elementary School
3789 WYATT RD, STANDISH, MI 48658 · (989) 846-4526 · Arenac County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+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
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
5
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 1 | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 15% |
This year's 1st grade class (121) is 21% larger than its 6th grade class (100).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
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.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish 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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like StandishSterling Central Elementary School
StandishSterling Central Elementary School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| StandishSterling Central Elementary School this school | 654 | 59.0% | 53.9% |
| North Elementary School BIRCH RUN | 682 | 58.7% | 35.2% |
| Grayling Elementary School GRAYLING | 624 | 60.4% | 34.1% |
| Haigh Elementary School DEARBORN | 552 | 60.9% | 55.9% |
| GT Norman Elementary School REED CITY | 540 | 59.1% | 35.4% |
| ReethsPuffer Elementary School MUSKEGON | 600 | 59.5% | 36.0% |
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 StandishSterling Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #328 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #376 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #503 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #92 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,375 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #1,287 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #721 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #840 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
654
+60 (+10%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 654 | 31.3 | 20.9:1 | 59% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 32.3 | 20.1:1 | 63% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 32.3 | 19.7:1 | 67% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 27 | 22.0:1 | 65% (387) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 28.3 | 23.9:1 | 59% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 57% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 21 | 21.7:1 | 59% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 30 | 21.7:1 | 48% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 742 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for StandishSterling Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (677 to 654); teachers up 11% (28.3 to 31.3).
About StandishSterling Central Elementary School
StandishSterling Central Elementary School sits in STANDISH, Michigan, and is classified as an elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 654 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 77% larger than that.
Standish-Sterling Community Schools serves 1,482 students across 3 schools.
The large majority of students at StandishSterling Central Elementary School, 95%, are White. The next largest groups are 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. StandishSterling Central Elementary School has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. That ratio is over the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at StandishSterling Central Elementary School is 59%. Across public schools in Arenac County, the average is about the same, 57%.
StandishSterling Central Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 40.1% for StandishSterling Central Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 53.9%. The 13.8-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Michigan schools.
In Arenac County (population about 15,077), median household income is about $58,811, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 6 public schools operate in Arenac County, serving about 1,896 students.
The next-closest public school is StandishSterling Central JrSr High School, about 0.4 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of StandishSterling Central Elementary School. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, StandishSterling Central Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
StandishSterling Central Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 10%, from 594 to 654. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.0:1 to 20.9:1 over the same years.
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Arenac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Standish-Sterling Community Schools
- StandishSterling Central JrSr High SchoolHigh · 660 students
- Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 168 students
Other schools in STANDISH
- StandishSterling Central JrSr High SchoolHigh · 660 students
Nearby schools
- StandishSterling Central JrSr High School0.4 mi · 660
- Sterling Elementary School3.6 mi · 168
- Pinconning High School11.0 mi · 370
- Pinconning Middle School11.0 mi · 244
- Pinconning Central Elementary School11.0 mi · 359
- Au GresSims Elementary School13.3 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About StandishSterling Central Elementary SchoolHow 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.