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Best kept secret at Stephenson Area Public School?
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Enrollment
380
Combined
STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEPHENSON AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263300006852
Stephenson Area Public School
526 DIVISION ST, STEPHENSON, MI 49887 · (906) 753-2222 · Menominee County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
136 students
STATE 55%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
51.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
65.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Stephenson Area Public School
Stephenson Area Public School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephenson Area Public School this school | 380 | 35.8% | 51.3% |
| Onekama Consolidated Schools ONEKAMA | 294 | 37.8% | 64.0% |
| Leland Public School LELAND | 421 | 30.2% | 59.6% |
| Britton Deerfield SchoolsBritton Building BRITTON | 208 | 37.5% | N/A |
| Buckley Community Schools BUCKLEY | 488 | 45.7% | 41.0% |
| Pentwater Public School PENTWATER | 226 | 33.6% | 53.1% |
Matched among Michigan K-12 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 Stephenson Area Public School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #14 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #1 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #18 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #21 of 200 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #27 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #50 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #94 of 102 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
380
-80 (-17%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 380 | 28.3 | 13.4:1 | 36% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 19.9 | 20.3:1 | 55% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 22.9 | 19.3:1 | 53% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 22 | 20.9:1 | 45% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 160 | 6.5 | 24.6:1 | 53% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 10 | 18.3:1 | 50% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 12 | 18.1:1 | 43% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 36% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stephenson Area Public School.
Since 2017-18: students up 138% (160 to 380); teachers up 335% (6.5 to 28.3).
About Stephenson Area Public School
Stephenson Area Public School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels in STEPHENSON, Michigan. There are 380 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 12. On average, combined schools in Michigan enroll around 281, and this school is 35% larger than that mark.
Stephenson Area Public School reports to Stephenson Area Public Schools.
By race and ethnicity, Stephenson Area Public School is 94% White. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic. In Menominee County overall, the White share is about 92%. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Stephenson Area Public School are from different groups.
A staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.4:1. The average for combined schools in Michigan, 17.3:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 36%. Among public schools in Menominee County, the average eligibility rate is 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, Stephenson Area Public School lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Michigan public K-12 schools.
In Michigan, Stephenson Area Public School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 51.3% actual against a predicted 50.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Menominee County show that the median household earns about $56,435 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Menominee County has 16 public schools with about 3,979 students, including Stephenson Area Public School.
Uplift Michigan Academy sits less than a tenth of a mile from Stephenson Area Public School. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Stephenson Area Public School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Stephenson Area Public School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 380, compared with 460 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 20.9 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
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Menominee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,247
Census ACS
Median income
$56,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,979 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Uplift Michigan Academy0.0 mi · 559
- CarneyNadeau Public School12.2 mi · 217
- Wausaukee High17.2 mi · 123
- Wausaukee Elementary17.2 mi · 168
- Wausaukee Middle17.2 mi · 94
- Menominee ISD Special Education19.4 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Stephenson Area Public SchoolHow many students attend Stephenson Area Public School?
Stephenson Area Public School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Stephenson Area Public School serve?
Stephenson Area Public School serves grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Stephenson Area Public School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Stephenson Area Public School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stephenson Area Public School?
At Stephenson Area Public School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Stephenson Area Public School?
Stephenson Area Public School is overseen by Stephenson Area Public Schools in Menominee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.