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If you could change one rule at Vera Ralya Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HASLETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261794005465
Vera Ralya Elementary School
5645 SCHOOL ST, HASLETT, MI 48840 · (517) 339-8202 · Ingham County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Michigan public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
96 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 98 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 24% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Haslett Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
55.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Vera Ralya Elementary School
Vera Ralya Elementary School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vera Ralya Elementary School this school | 391 | 24.6% | 51.3% |
| Grandville Cummings Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 366 | 25.4% | 64.0% |
| Grandville Century Park Learning Center WYOMING | 411 | 25.3% | 57.9% |
| South Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 391 | 27.1% | 63.3% |
| Wilkshire School HASLETT | 390 | 22.3% | N/A |
| Alaiedon Elementary School MASON | 375 | 24.0% | 52.5% |
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 Vera Ralya Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #389 of 1,085 | #12 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #388 of 1,072 | #10 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #486 of 1,139 | #13 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #696 of 1,630 | #17 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #800 of 1,424 | #31 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #533 of 1,424 | #33 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #1,311 of 1,563 | #36 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #240 of 440 | #12 of 17 |
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
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
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 | 391 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 25% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 25.6 | 15.2:1 | 29% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 24.8 | 16.4:1 | 28% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 25% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 22.6 | 16.1:1 | 30% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 29% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 23% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 12% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 224 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vera Ralya Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (365 to 391); teachers up 6% (22.6 to 24).
About Vera Ralya Elementary School
Vera Ralya Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in HASLETT, Michigan. Classes run from 2 through 5, and the school has 391 students.
Haslett Public Schools (5 schools, 2,601 students) runs Vera Ralya Elementary School.
Roughly 72% of students at Vera Ralya Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 69% White share among all Ingham County residents. Vera Ralya Elementary School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at Vera Ralya Elementary School and a ratio of 16.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 25% of enrollment. Public schools in Ingham County average 49%.
allk12 grades Vera Ralya Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Vera Ralya Elementary School is 4.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.3% actual, 55.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Across Ingham County, the median household income is $65,526, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Ingham County is home to 100 public schools and about 37,914 public school students.
Haslett Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Vera Ralya Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 57.1% on proficiency, and Vera Ralya Elementary School is below that at 51.3%.
Vera Ralya Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 391, starting from 385.
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Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haslett Public Schools
- Haslett High SchoolHigh · 774 students
- Haslett Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Wilkshire SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Murphy Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
Other schools in HASLETT
- Haslett High SchoolHigh · 774 students
- Haslett Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Wilkshire SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Murphy Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Haslett Middle School0.2 mi · 660
- Haslett High School0.4 mi · 774
- Wilkshire School0.8 mi · 390
- Murphy Elementary School1.0 mi · 386
- Cornell Elementary School2.6 mi · 439
- Okemos Public MontessoriCentral2.7 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Vera Ralya Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Vera Ralya Elementary School?
Vera Ralya Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does Vera Ralya Elementary School serve?
Vera Ralya Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Vera Ralya Elementary School have?
Vera Ralya Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vera Ralya Elementary School?
At Vera Ralya Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Vera Ralya Elementary School?
Vera Ralya Elementary School is overseen by Haslett Public Schools in Ingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.