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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND LEDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261641005296
Wacousta Elementary School
9325 W HERBISON RD, EAGLE, MI 48822 · (517) 925-5940 · Clinton County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
107 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 119 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 43% larger than its 4th grade class (83).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Wacousta Elementary School→Leon W Hayes Intermediate School→Kenneth T Beagle Middle School→Grand Ledge High School
Based on grade levels within Grand Ledge Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Wacousta Elementary School
Wacousta Elementary School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wacousta Elementary School this school | 457 | 23.4% | 36.6% |
| Amanda Moore Elementary School ROMEO | 457 | 26.9% | 41.3% |
| Bauerwood School JENISON | 480 | 22.1% | 65.1% |
| Buchanan Elementary School LIVONIA | 483 | 20.5% | 71.0% |
| Dublin Elementary WHITE LAKE | 467 | 23.8% | 52.3% |
| Hevel Elementary WASHINGTON | 441 | 27.7% | 47.1% |
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 Wacousta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #795 of 1,085 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #700 of 1,072 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #899 of 1,139 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #417 of 1,630 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #906 of 1,424 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #754 of 1,424 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.4% | #1,332 of 1,563 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #493 of 979 | #3 of 7 |
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
457
-87 (-16%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 457 | 27.3 | 16.7:1 | 23% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 30% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 26.7 | 16.2:1 | 30% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 38% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 30% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 30% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 26 | 18.3:1 | 23% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 10% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wacousta Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (523 to 457); teachers down 9% (30 to 27.3).
About Wacousta Elementary School
Wacousta Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in EAGLE, Michigan. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend, and enrollment is 457 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Grand Ledge Public Schools runs 8 schools with a combined 5,406 students. Wacousta Elementary School is one of them.
The student body at Wacousta Elementary School is 81% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.7:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Wacousta Elementary School reports 23% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Wacousta Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% in Michigan. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.6%, against a prediction of 55.9%.
Clinton County has about 79,626 residents, and the median household income is $88,210, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Wacousta Elementary School, Clinton County has 25 other public schools.
Willow Ridge Elementary School is located about 5.0 miles from Wacousta Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wacousta Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Wacousta Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 87 students since 2020-21, to 457.
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Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,626
Census ACS
Median income
$88,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grand Ledge Public Schools
- Grand Ledge High SchoolHigh · 1,704 students
- Kenneth T Beagle Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
- Leon W Hayes Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- Willow Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Delta Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- TC Holbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Willow Ridge Elementary School5.0 mi · 542
- Leon W Hayes Intermediate School5.2 mi · 810
- TC Holbrook Elementary School5.7 mi · 506
- Relevant Academy of Eaton County5.7 mi · 62
- Grand Ledge High School6.0 mi · 1,704
- Schavey Road Elementary School6.0 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Wacousta Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wacousta Elementary School?
Wacousta Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-04.
Is Wacousta Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wacousta Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Wacousta Elementary School have?
Wacousta Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Wacousta Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wacousta Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Wacousta Elementary School?
Wacousta Elementary School is overseen by Grand Ledge Public Schools in Clinton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.