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Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKESHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT (BERRIEN)·NCES 262082005748
Stewart Elementary School
2750 ORCHARD LN, STEVENSVILLE, MI 49127 · (269) 428-1418 · Berrien County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- B-Beats 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
15.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
123 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Lakeshore School District (Berrien). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
58.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Stewart Elementary School
Stewart Elementary School's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Elementary School this school | 391 | 31.5% | 52.7% |
| Salem Elementary School NORTHVILLE | 371 | 32.3% | 45.9% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School STEVENSVILLE | 412 | 28.9% | 58.7% |
| Angling Road Elementary School PORTAGE | 360 | 28.9% | 44.1% |
| Yake Elementary School WOODHAVEN | 373 | 34.0% | 68.6% |
| Cheyenne Elementary School MACOMB | 440 | 24.5% | 46.0% |
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 Stewart Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Berrien County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #344 of 1,085 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #243 of 1,072 | #6 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #371 of 1,139 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #699 of 1,630 | #8 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #529 of 1,424 | #10 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #597 of 1,424 | #12 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #1,198 of 1,563 | #22 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #715 of 979 | #11 of 14 |
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
391
-42 (-10%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 391 | 25.7 | 15.2:1 | 31% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 25.2 | 16.4:1 | 34% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 25.2 | 16.4:1 | 35% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 42% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 22.8 | 18.4:1 | 38% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 21 | 18.7:1 | 31% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 32% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 14% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stewart Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (419 to 391); teachers up 13% (22.8 to 25.7).
About Stewart Elementary School
Stewart Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in STEVENSVILLE, Michigan. The latest federal count shows 391 students in pre-K through 5.
Lakeshore School District (Berrien) enrolls 2,635 students, and its 5 schools include Stewart Elementary School.
White students account for 75% of enrollment at Stewart Elementary School. Smaller groups are 9% Asian, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Berrien County is about 74% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Stewart Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
Teacher staffing is 25.7 full-time equivalents, or about 15.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Michigan have a similar average ratio of 15.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 31%. On average, public schools in Berrien County report 55%.
Stewart Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Stewart Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.7% is within a point of the 52.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Berrien County has about 153,288 residents, and median household income is about $65,425, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 75 public schools in Berrien County, with a combined enrollment of about 21,027.
Roosevelt Elementary School is located about 1.8 miles from Stewart Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 52.7% is below the 57.6% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Stewart Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000 (Suburb: Small).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 391 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 433. Students per teacher fell from 19.7 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Stewart Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Berrien County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,288
Census ACS
Median income
$65,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
21,027 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakeshore School District (Berrien)
- Lakeshore High SchoolHigh · 843 students
- Lakeshore Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Hollywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Other schools in STEVENSVILLE
- Lakeshore High SchoolHigh · 843 students
- Lakeshore Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Hollywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Other Stewart Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 10 states are named Stewart Elementary. Stewart Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 13.
- Stewart Elementary SchoolMONTGOMERY, TX · 914 students
- Stewart Elementary SchoolHUNTSVILLE, TX · 547 students
- Stewart Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 502 students
- Stewart Elementary SchoolWashington, IA · 457 students
- Stewart ElemSalina, KS · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.8 mi · 412
- Brown School2.0 mi · 410
- Lakeshore High School2.4 mi · 843
- Lakeshore Middle School2.4 mi · 612
- Upton Middle School2.5 mi · 690
- Lighthouse Education Center3.0 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Stewart Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Stewart Elementary School?
Stewart Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Stewart Elementary School serve?
Stewart Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Stewart Elementary School have?
Stewart Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Stewart Elementary School?
Stewart Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Stewart Elementary School in?
Stewart Elementary School is part of Lakeshore School District (Berrien).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.