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What tradition at Tri County Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
780
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI COUNTY AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 263393006960
Tri County Elementary School
21502 W KENDAVILLE RD, PIERSON, MI 49339 · (231) 937-4380 · Montcalm County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
397 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
22%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
Based on grade levels within Tri County Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Tri County Elementary School
Tri County Elementary School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri County Elementary School this school | 780 | 50.9% | 36.1% |
| Northwest Elementary School JACKSON | 758 | 50.4% | 26.6% |
| Woodland Elementary School KINGSFORD | 771 | 46.3% | 59.2% |
| Northwest Early Elementary School JACKSON | 848 | 54.7% | N/A |
| Kingsley Area Elementary School KINGSLEY | 655 | 48.4% | 46.9% |
| Ludington Elementary School LUDINGTON | 911 | 53.2% | 43.3% |
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 Tri County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Montcalm County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #807 of 1,085 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #674 of 1,072 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #785 of 1,139 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #26 of 1,630 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #1,317 of 1,424 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #1,035 of 1,424 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #877 of 1,563 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +78.1% | #8 of 440 | N/A |
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
780
+401 (+106%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 780 | 40 | 19.5:1 | 51% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 792 | 47 | 16.9:1 | 67% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 23.8 | 16.5:1 | 65% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 69% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 25.5 | 17.2:1 | 63% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 57% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 44% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 25% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 78% (438 to 780); teachers up 57% (25.5 to 40).
About Tri County Elementary School
Tri County Elementary School is a large elementary school. Its address is in PIERSON, Michigan. A total of 780 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 111% higher.
Tri County Area Schools (3 schools, 1,634 students) runs Tri County Elementary School.
Most students at Tri County Elementary School are White: 88% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Tri County Elementary School comes in at 22%.
With 40 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Tri County Elementary School was 19.5:1. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. Tri County Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 51%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Tri County Elementary School is -7.6 points: 36.1% actual, 43.7% predicted.
Among Montcalm County residents, median household income is about $67,344, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Tri County Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Montcalm County, which together enroll about 11,168 students.
The next-closest public school is Tri County Senior High School, about 0.2 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Tri County Elementary School. On proficiency, Tri County Elementary School is behind the 40.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 4.
NCES assigns Tri County Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment records show 379 in 2020-21 and 780 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.1:1 to 19.5:1 over the same years.
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Montcalm County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,816
Census ACS
Median income
$67,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
11,168 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri County Area Schools
- Tri County Senior High SchoolHigh · 473 students
- Tri County Middle SchoolMiddle · 381 students
- MacNaughton SchoolCombined
Other Tri County Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Tri County Elementary. Tri County Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDEWITT, NE · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Tri County Senior High School0.2 mi · 473
- Tri County Middle School0.2 mi · 381
- Creative Technologies Academy10.2 mi · 302
- New Beginnings Alternative High School10.6 mi · 50
- Cedar Springs High School10.6 mi · 952
- Beach Elementary School10.6 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Tri County Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tri County Elementary School?
Tri County Elementary School enrolls approximately 780 students in grades KG-05.
Is Tri County Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tri County Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Tri County Elementary School?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Tri County Elementary School.
How diverse is Tri County Elementary School?
Tri County Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Tri County Elementary School in?
Tri County Elementary School is part of Tri County Area Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.