Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMERFIELD SCHOOLS·NCES 263312006870
Summerfield Elementary School
232 E ELM ST, PETERSBURG, MI 49270 · (734) 279-1013 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
112 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Summerfield Elementary School→Summerfield JuniorSenior High School
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Summerfield Elementary School
Summerfield Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerfield Elementary School this school | 312 | 35.9% | 44.5% |
| Columbia Elementary School BROOKLYN | 307 | 35.8% | N/A |
| Cameron Elementary School GLADSTONE | 321 | 35.2% | N/A |
| Silver Lake Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY | 286 | 37.8% | 43.2% |
| Memphis Elementary School MEMPHIS | 321 | 32.1% | 51.8% |
| Edwardsburg Intermediate School EDWARDSBURG | 361 | 37.7% | 52.3% |
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 Summerfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #588 of 1,085 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #684 of 1,072 | #13 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #573 of 1,139 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #1,038 of 1,630 | #16 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #576 of 1,424 | #4 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #1,247 of 1,424 | #19 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.9% | #1,122 of 1,563 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #802 of 979 | #11 of 13 |
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
312
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 312 | 20.3 | 15.4:1 | 36% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 21.2 | 14.8:1 | 38% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 20.2 | 16.0:1 | 38% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 32% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 17.8 | 18.3:1 | 36% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 18 | 19.4:1 | 31% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 18 | 21.8:1 | 30% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 22% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 632 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summerfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (327 to 312); teachers up 14% (17.8 to 20.3).
About Summerfield Elementary School
Summerfield Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in PETERSBURG, Michigan. It teaches 312 students in pre-K through 6.
The 2 schools in Summerfield Schools enroll 563 students altogether, Summerfield Elementary School among them.
At Summerfield Elementary School, 93% of students are White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Monroe County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
On staff are 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. About 36% of students at Summerfield Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Summerfield Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 36% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Summerfield Elementary School is 50.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Monroe County show that the median household earns about $77,335 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Monroe County has 52 public schools with about 20,286 students, including Summerfield Elementary School.
Summerfield JuniorSenior High School is about 0.5 miles from Summerfield Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Summerfield Elementary School holds 6 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 51.6% proficiency; Summerfield Elementary School posts 44.5%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 312, up from 299 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.4 students per teacher, compared with 17.6 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,505
Census ACS
Median income
$77,335
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
20,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Summerfield Schools
- Summerfield JuniorSenior High SchoolHigh · 251 students
Other schools in PETERSBURG
- Summerfield JuniorSenior High SchoolHigh · 251 students
Other Summerfield Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Summerfield Elementary. Summerfield Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- SUMMERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRIVERVIEW, FL · 901 students
- Summerfield ElementarySummerfield, NC · 584 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolShreveport, LA · 428 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolNEPTUNE, NJ · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Summerfield JuniorSenior High School0.5 mi · 251
- Britton Deerfield SchoolDeerfield Building3.9 mi · 130
- Riverside Academy4.5 mi · 46
- Dundee Middle School4.9 mi · 533
- Dundee Community High School5.0 mi · 493
- Dundee Elementary School5.0 mi · 685
Frequently asked questions
About Summerfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Summerfield Elementary School?
Summerfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Summerfield Elementary School serve?
Summerfield Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Summerfield Elementary School have?
Summerfield Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Summerfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Summerfield Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Summerfield Elementary School in?
Summerfield Elementary School is part of Summerfield Schools.
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