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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Washington Street Elementary School right now?
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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTSEGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262706006318
Washington Street Elementary School
538 WASHINGTON ST, OTSEGO, MI 49078 · (269) 694-7800 · Allegan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
215 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
49.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Washington Street Elementary School
Washington Street Elementary School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Street Elementary School this school | 448 | 48.0% | 45.6% |
| Shoreline Elementary School WHITEHALL | 432 | 47.5% | N/A |
| Baldwin Heights School GREENVILLE | 449 | 49.7% | 57.7% |
| Washington Elementary School MARYSVILLE | 460 | 49.8% | 47.3% |
| Saranac Elementary School SARANAC | 433 | 44.1% | 43.0% |
| Whitehall Ealy Elem School WHITEHALL | 431 | 46.9% | 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 Washington Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #551 of 1,085 | #11 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #446 of 1,072 | #10 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #514 of 1,139 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #450 of 1,630 | #2 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,066 of 1,424 | #18 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #1,062 of 1,424 | #18 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #934 of 1,563 | #11 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #307 of 440 | #5 of 6 |
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
448
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 448 | 25.6 | 17.5:1 | 48% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 23.8 | 18.9:1 | 51% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 24.8 | 18.2:1 | 53% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 47% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 22.6 | 19.0:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 47% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 47% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 21 | 18.0:1 | 28% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (429 to 448); teachers up 13% (22.6 to 25.6).
About Washington Street Elementary School
Washington Street Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in OTSEGO, Michigan. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 448 students. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 21% bigger than that mark.
Federal data list 6 schools in Otsego Public Schools, with 2,361 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Washington Street Elementary School is 88% White. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Allegan County overall, the White share is about 87%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Street Elementary School is 17.5:1, based on 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, Washington Street Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 50% of Michigan public elementary schools.
A school with Washington Street Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 45.0%. Washington Street Elementary School scores 45.6%, within a point of that line.
The school's county is Allegan County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $83,283, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 55 public schools in the county, enrolling about 17,174, Washington Street Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Washington Street Elementary School is Otsego Middle School, located about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Washington Street Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 45.6% against a local average of 39.1%.
Washington Street Elementary School falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 427 to 448, a 5% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.4:1 to 17.5:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Washington Street Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Otsego Public Schools
- Otsego High SchoolHigh · 708 students
- Otsego Middle SchoolMiddle · 542 students
- Dix Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Alamo Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Otsego West Campus High SchoolHigh · 19 students
Other schools in OTSEGO
- Otsego High SchoolHigh · 708 students
- Otsego Middle SchoolMiddle · 542 students
- Dix Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Otsego West Campus High SchoolHigh · 19 students
Other Washington Street Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Washington Street Elementary. Washington Street Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Washington Street ElementaryRockingham, NC · 417 students
- Washington Street Elementary SchoolTOMS RIVER, NJ · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Otsego Middle School0.1 mi · 542
- Otsego High School0.2 mi · 708
- Otsego West Campus High School0.2 mi · 19
- Dix Street Elementary School1.0 mi · 357
- Plainwell High School3.0 mi · 828
- Starr Elementary School3.1 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Street Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Street Elementary School?
Washington Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-05.
Is Washington Street Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Street Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Washington Street Elementary School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Washington Street Elementary School.
How diverse is Washington Street Elementary School?
Washington Street Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Washington Street Elementary School in?
Washington Street Elementary School is part of Otsego Public Schools.
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