Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESSEXVILLE-HAMPTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261353005026
Verellen Elementary School
612 BORTON RD, ESSEXVILLE, MI 48732 · (989) 894-9770 · Bay County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest 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
22.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
145 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 113 | 36% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 33% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Essexville-Hampton Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Verellen Elementary School
Verellen Elementary School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verellen Elementary School this school | 314 | 46.2% | 39.2% |
| Bridgman Elementary School BRIDGMAN | 309 | 45.3% | 69.4% |
| Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School DEARBORN | 316 | 46.2% | 58.5% |
| Addison Elementary School ADDISON | 328 | 48.8% | 39.3% |
| Dorr School DORR | 311 | 44.1% | 70.9% |
| Star Elementary School HASTINGS | 287 | 48.8% | 47.4% |
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 Verellen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #740 of 1,085 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #592 of 1,072 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #880 of 1,139 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #1,029 of 1,630 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #1,407 of 1,424 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #1,097 of 1,424 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #960 of 1,563 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #938 of 979 | #11 of 11 |
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
314
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 314 | 14 | 22.4:1 | 46% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 15.5 | 18.9:1 | 45% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 14.5 | 20.9:1 | 41% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 16 | 19.5:1 | 36% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 17.8 | 17.9:1 | 38% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 16 | 20.6:1 | 39% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 10 | 24.0:1 | 34% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 14 | 20.5:1 | 25% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 243 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Verellen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (318 to 314); teachers down 21% (17.8 to 14).
About Verellen Elementary School
Verellen Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in ESSEXVILLE, Michigan. The school enrolls 314 students, from grades 2 through 4.
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools, which runs Verellen Elementary School, has 4 schools and 1,523 students.
Federal enrollment data show Verellen Elementary School is 89% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 91% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 14 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.4:1. This ratio sits 6.6 above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Roughly 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bay County is 55%.
Verellen Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Verellen Elementary School is 6.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 39.2%. Predicted: 45.8%.
Across Bay County, the median household income is $61,763, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bay County is home to 34 public schools and about 12,525 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Detention Center, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Verellen Elementary School enrolled 312; in 2024-25, 314. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.5:1 in 2020-21, and 22.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,008
Census ACS
Median income
$61,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
12,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Essexville-Hampton Public Schools
- Garber High SchoolHigh · 489 students
- Cramer Junior High SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- WR Bush Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
Other schools in ESSEXVILLE
- Garber High SchoolHigh · 489 students
- Cramer Junior High SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- WR Bush Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- BayArenac Community High SchoolHigh · 180 students
- LLCBay CampusCombined · 44 students
- Detention CenterCombined · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Detention Center0.5 mi · 11
- Garber High School1.5 mi · 489
- Cramer Junior High School1.6 mi · 484
- BayArenac Community High School1.8 mi · 180
- LLCBay Campus2.0 mi · 44
- WR Bush Elementary School2.3 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Verellen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Verellen Elementary School?
Verellen Elementary School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 02-04.
Is Verellen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Verellen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Verellen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Verellen Elementary School is approximately 22.4:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Verellen Elementary School?
Verellen Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Verellen Elementary School public or private?
Verellen Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Essexville-Hampton Public Schools.
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