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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (INGHAM)·NCES 262307005996
Steele Street Elementary School
531 STEELE ST, MASON, MI 48854 · (517) 676-6510 · Ingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
177 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (88) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Mason Public Schools (Ingham). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
33.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% 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 Steele Street Elementary School
Steele Street Elementary School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Street Elementary School this school | 513 | 34.5% | 37.4% |
| Sunset Lake Elementary School VICKSBURG | 465 | 35.5% | 40.3% |
| TC Holbrook Elementary School GRAND LEDGE | 506 | 31.6% | 40.6% |
| Richard C Hedke Elem School TRENTON | 541 | 33.5% | 37.8% |
| Blissfield Elementary BLISSFIELD | 528 | 34.7% | 33.4% |
| McFall Elementary School MIDDLEVILLE | 506 | 37.9% | 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 Steele Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #776 of 1,085 | #25 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #850 of 1,072 | #25 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #692 of 1,139 | #21 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #248 of 1,630 | #5 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #534 of 1,424 | #19 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #845 of 1,424 | #37 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.5% | #1,151 of 1,563 | #32 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #156 of 440 | #9 of 17 |
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
513
+112 (+28%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 513 | 33.7 | 15.2:1 | 35% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 31.6 | 16.0:1 | 39% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 25.2 | 18.2:1 | 45% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 37% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 25.8 | 17.7:1 | 40% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 33% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 19 | 21.3:1 | 32% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 12% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steele Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (457 to 513); teachers up 31% (25.8 to 33.7).
About Steele Street Elementary School
Steele Street Elementary School is an elementary school located in MASON, Michigan, in Ingham County. The latest federal count shows 513 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 39% higher.
Mason Public Schools (Ingham) serves 3,304 students across 6 schools.
Steele Street Elementary School's enrollment is 84% White. It is also 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Ingham County is roughly 69% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.2:1, with 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Steele Street Elementary School is 35%. Among public schools in Ingham County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
Test results at Steele Street Elementary School are 13.6 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.4%, compared with a predicted 51.0%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Michigan.
Ingham County has about 283,913 residents, and the median household income is $65,526, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Ingham County has 100 public schools and roughly 37,914 students.
Mason High School is the public school closest to Steele Street Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Steele Street Elementary School's average proficiency of 37.4% compares with 45.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Steele Street Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 112 students since 2020-21, to 513. Students per teacher fell from 17.4 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
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Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mason Public Schools (Ingham)
- Mason High SchoolHigh · 1,015 students
- Mason Middle SchoolMiddle · 778 students
- Alaiedon Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- North Aurelius Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- James C Harvey Education CenterElementary · 252 students
Other schools in MASON
- Mason High SchoolHigh · 1,015 students
- Mason Middle SchoolMiddle · 778 students
- Alaiedon Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- North Aurelius Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- James C Harvey Education CenterElementary · 252 students
- Heartwood SchoolCombined · 88 students
Nearby schools
- Mason High School0.4 mi · 1,015
- Mason Middle School0.5 mi · 778
- James C Harvey Education Center0.9 mi · 252
- SAIL Skills for Adult Independent Living1.6 mi · 13
- North Star School1.6 mi · 24
- Heartwood School1.7 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Steele Street Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Steele Street Elementary School?
Steele Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades PK-05.
Is Steele Street Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Steele Street Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Steele Street Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Steele Street Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Steele Street Elementary School?
Student demographics at Steele Street Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Steele Street Elementary School?
Steele Street Elementary School is overseen by Mason Public Schools (Ingham) in Ingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.