Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VICKSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263495007064
Tobey Elementary School
8551 LONG LAKE DR E, SCOTTS, MI 49088 · (269) 321-1600 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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.
- C-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
13.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
106 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Tobey Elementary School→Vicksburg Middle School
Based on grade levels within Vicksburg Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.6%
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 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Tobey Elementary School
Tobey Elementary School's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobey Elementary School this school | 379 | 28.0% | 46.7% |
| KC Ling Elementary School HEMLOCK | 365 | 29.9% | 47.4% |
| Emma Murphy Elementary School METAMORA | 374 | 31.0% | 47.7% |
| Dean A Naldrett School CHESTERFIELD | 353 | 27.2% | 49.6% |
| Pine River Elementary School CHINA | 335 | 28.4% | 60.9% |
| Superior Hills Elementary School MARQUETTE | 405 | 29.6% | 51.9% |
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 Tobey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #522 of 1,085 | #15 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #688 of 1,072 | #22 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #423 of 1,139 | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #747 of 1,630 | #17 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #197 of 1,424 | #8 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #1,121 of 1,424 | #34 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #1,265 of 1,563 | #36 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +37.8% | #37 of 440 | #3 of 15 |
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
379
+62 (+20%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 379 | 28.1 | 13.5:1 | 28% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 24.7 | 16.0:1 | 28% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 22.7 | 16.3:1 | 29% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 28% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 16.8 | 16.4:1 | 30% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 17 | 18.5:1 | 23% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 18 | 19.7:1 | 26% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 8% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tobey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (275 to 379); teachers up 68% (16.8 to 28.1).
About Tobey Elementary School
Tobey Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in SCOTTS, Michigan. The school serves 379 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Tobey Elementary School is in Vicksburg Community Schools, a district with 2,560 students across 6 schools.
The student body at Tobey Elementary School is 90% White. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 76% of Kalamazoo County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 28.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.5:1. This ratio sits 2.4 below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Roughly 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Kalamazoo County is 45%.
The allk12 Grade for Tobey Elementary School is C+. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Tobey Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (46.7%) and its predicted rate (53.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
In the county around the school, Kalamazoo County, the median household income is $72,532, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Kalamazoo County is home to 93 public schools and about 34,151 public school students.
Lake Center Elementary School is located about 2.9 miles from Tobey Elementary School. The five-mile area around Tobey Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 53.3%, higher than Tobey Elementary School's 46.7%.
In the federal locale system, Tobey Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 62 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.5:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kalamazoo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
262,375
Census ACS
Median income
$72,532
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
34,151 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vicksburg Community Schools
- Vicksburg High SchoolHigh · 724 students
- Vicksburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Sunset Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Indian Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Vicksburg Pathways High SchoolHigh · 126 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Center Elementary School2.9 mi · 494
- Portage Central High School3.6 mi · 1,391
- Portage Central Middle School3.7 mi · 719
- Indian Lake Elementary School3.8 mi · 265
- Central Elementary School3.8 mi · 439
- WoodsEdge Learning Center4.0 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About Tobey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tobey Elementary School?
Tobey Elementary School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tobey Elementary School serve?
Tobey Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tobey Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Tobey Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Tobey Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tobey Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Tobey Elementary School public or private?
Tobey Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vicksburg Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.