Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HASTINGS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261797000796
Star Elementary School
1900 STAR SCHOOL RD, HASTINGS, MI 49058 · (269) 948-4442 · Barry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
140 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Hastings Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
49.9%
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 50 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Star Elementary School
Star Elementary School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Elementary School this school | 287 | 48.8% | 47.4% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elem School MANISTEE | 292 | 51.0% | N/A |
| Verellen Elementary School ESSEXVILLE | 314 | 46.2% | 39.2% |
| Forest View Elementary School BOON | 257 | 49.8% | 57.8% |
| Beach Elementary School MUSKEGON | 295 | 48.8% | 42.6% |
| Parkview Elementary School CHARLOTTE | 283 | 51.9% | 41.2% |
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 Star Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Barry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #488 of 1,085 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #438 of 1,072 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #477 of 1,139 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #1,138 of 1,630 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #890 of 1,424 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #1,188 of 1,424 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #916 of 1,563 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #570 of 979 | #4 of 6 |
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
287
-49 (-15%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 287 | 17.2 | 16.7:1 | 49% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 18.3 | 16.7:1 | 53% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 18.5 | 16.5:1 | 48% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 14 | 24.0:1 | 45% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 15.5 | 20.7:1 | 49% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 15 | 20.4:1 | 44% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 37% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 13 | 24.0:1 | 21% (67) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Star Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (321 to 287); teachers up 11% (15.5 to 17.2).
About Star Elementary School
Star Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in HASTINGS, Michigan, (ZIP code 49058). It has an enrollment of 287 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Hastings Area School District enrolls 2,481 students in 6 schools, including Star Elementary School.
The share of students at Star Elementary School who are White is 91%. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Barry County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 16%.
Teacher count: 17.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.7:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. Roughly 49% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Star Elementary School outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Star Elementary School is 2.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
In the wider Barry County area, the median household earns about $77,500 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Star Elementary School shares Barry County with 21 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Southeastern Elementary School is closest at about 0.9 miles. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Star Elementary School. Star Elementary School places 2nd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes Star Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 15%, from 336 to 287. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.7:1, from 24.0:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Barry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
63,409
Census ACS
Median income
$77,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hastings Area School District
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 804 students
- Hastings Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Northeastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Southeastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 239 students
Other schools in HASTINGS
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 804 students
- Hastings Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Northeastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Southeastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 239 students
- Barry ISD Special EducationCombined · 56 students
Other Star Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Star Elementary. Star Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTAR, ID · 727 students
- Star ElementaryStar, NC · 272 students
- Star Elementary SchoolRush, KY · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Southeastern Elementary School0.9 mi · 261
- Hastings High School1.3 mi · 804
- Hastings Middle School1.4 mi · 584
- Central Elementary School1.5 mi · 239
- Northeastern Elementary School2.1 mi · 306
- Barry ISD Special Education2.6 mi · 56
Frequently asked questions
About Star Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Star Elementary School?
Star Elementary School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades PK-05.
Is Star Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Star Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Star Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Star Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Star Elementary School?
Student demographics at Star Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Star Elementary School public or private?
Star Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hastings Area School District.
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