Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOWLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261470005167
Waldron Elementary and Middle School
11214 W KENT ST, FOWLER, MI 48835 · (989) 593-2160 · Clinton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
48 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 58 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 87% larger than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Waldron Elementary and Middle School→Fowler High School
Based on grade levels within Fowler Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
58.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Waldron Elementary and Middle School
Waldron Elementary and Middle School's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldron Elementary and Middle School this school | 262 | 18.3% | 65.4% |
| Pine River Elementary School MIDLAND | 254 | 18.5% | 59.1% |
| Reid Elementary School GOODRICH | 268 | 18.3% | N/A |
| Cannonsburg Elementary School ROCKFORD | 262 | 16.8% | 72.8% |
| Park Elemementary School HUDSONVILLE | 260 | 16.9% | 75.8% |
| Rosy Mound School GRAND HAVEN | 243 | 19.8% | 81.4% |
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 Waldron Elementary and Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #121 of 1,085 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #253 of 1,072 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #48 of 1,139 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #1,225 of 1,630 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #358 of 1,424 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.1% | #1,324 of 1,424 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #1,413 of 1,563 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #246 of 979 | #1 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
262
-14 (-5%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 262 | 18.1 | 14.5:1 | 18% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 20% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 22% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 17 | 16.2:1 | 26% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 15.7 | 20.8:1 | 26% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 16 | 20.9:1 | 21% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 18% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 11% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waldron Elementary and Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (326 to 262); teachers up 16% (15.7 to 18.1).
About Waldron Elementary and Middle School
Waldron Elementary and Middle School is an elementary school in FOWLER, Michigan, reachable at (989) 593-2160. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 262 students. That puts enrollment 29% below the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Fowler Public Schools includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 425 students.
The share of students at Waldron Elementary and Middle School who are White is 96%. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 8, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Waldron Elementary and Middle School has a ratio of 14.5:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. Income data for the school show 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Clinton County, the average eligibility rate is 30%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Waldron Elementary and Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 65.4% actual against 58.2% predicted.
For the population of Clinton County, the median household earns about $88,210 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Waldron Elementary and Middle School shares Clinton County with 25 other public schools.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Fowler High School, is the closest to Waldron Elementary and Middle School. Waldron Elementary and Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Waldron Elementary and Middle School comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment decreased 5% over 4 years, reaching 262 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.2:1 to 14.5:1.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Fowler High School0.8 mi · 163
- PewamoWestphalia Elementary School5.6 mi · 249
- PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School6.5 mi · 504
- St Johns Middle School8.8 mi · 584
- St Johns High School9.0 mi · 790
- Gateway Elementary School9.0 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Waldron Elementary and Middle SchoolHow many students attend Waldron Elementary and Middle School?
Waldron Elementary and Middle School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-08.
Is Waldron Elementary and Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waldron Elementary and Middle School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waldron Elementary and Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waldron Elementary and Middle School is approximately 14.5:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waldron Elementary and Middle School?
At Waldron Elementary and Middle School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 4% Hispanic.
Who oversees Waldron Elementary and Middle School?
Waldron Elementary and Middle School is overseen by Fowler Public Schools in Clinton County.
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