Weidman Elementary School

Weidman Elementary School, a close-knit elementary school in WEIDMAN, Michigan, one of the schools within Chippewa Hills School District, enrolls 258 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 30% leaner than typical.

Chippewa Hills School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,773 students; Weidman Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Weidman Elementary School lists that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest reads as 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Weidman Elementary School reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Isabella County's rate of about 47%.

With demographic context factored in, Weidman Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Michigan schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 33.8%; actual is 66.8%, +33.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Isabella County) logs that median household earnings sit near $55,237, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Isabella County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,493 students), of which Weidman Elementary School is one.

Beal City Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Weidman Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Weidman Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

Weidman Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 285 students in 2018 compared to 258 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.