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If you could change one rule at Williamston Explorer Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263642007228
Williamston Explorer Elementary School
416 HIGHLAND ST, WILLIAMSTON, MI 48895 · (517) 655-2174 · Ingham County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- 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
17.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
97 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 3 | 143 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 30% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Based on grade levels within Williamston Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
55.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Williamston Explorer Elementary School
Williamston Explorer Elementary School's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamston Explorer Elementary School this school | 387 | 25.1% | 53.1% |
| State Road Elementary School FENTON | 396 | 24.0% | 60.2% |
| Heritage Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 398 | 26.1% | N/A |
| Douglas Elementary School DOUGLAS | 366 | 23.0% | 62.9% |
| Holmes Elementary School SPRING LAKE | 409 | 23.0% | 80.5% |
| Whiteford Elementary School OTTAWA LAKE | 380 | 23.7% | 49.8% |
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 Williamston Explorer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #338 of 1,085 | #10 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #307 of 1,072 | #6 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #411 of 1,139 | #11 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #716 of 1,630 | #19 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #992 of 1,424 | #36 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #824 of 1,424 | #36 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.1% | #1,308 of 1,563 | #35 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #164 of 440 | #10 of 17 |
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
387
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 387 | 22.6 | 17.1:1 | 25% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 21.6 | 17.4:1 | 23% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 21.8 | 18.7:1 | 26% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 22 | 17.8:1 | 27% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 18.7 | 18.5:1 | 22% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 18% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 21% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 754 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williamston Explorer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (346 to 387); teachers up 21% (18.7 to 22.6).
About Williamston Explorer Elementary School
Williamston Explorer Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in WILLIAMSTON, Michigan. It is open to students in grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 387 students.
Williamston Explorer Elementary School is part of Williamston Community Schools, where 4 schools serve 1,864 students.
By race and ethnicity, Williamston Explorer Elementary School is 83% White. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial and 8% Hispanic. Ingham County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williamston Explorer Elementary School is 17.1:1, based on 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Williamston Explorer Elementary School counts 25% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 49% for public schools in Ingham County.
On the allk12 Grade, Williamston Explorer Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 57% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Williamston Explorer Elementary School is 2.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (53.1% versus 55.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Ingham County show that the median household earns about $65,526 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Ingham County has 100 public schools with about 37,914 students, including Williamston Explorer Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Williamston Discovery Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
The NCES locale for Williamston Explorer Elementary School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 392 in 2020-21, 387 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Williamston Explorer Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamston Community Schools
- Williamston High SchoolHigh · 609 students
- Williamston Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Williamston Discovery Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in WILLIAMSTON
- Williamston High SchoolHigh · 609 students
- Williamston Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Williamston Discovery Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Williamston Discovery Elementary School0.1 mi · 428
- Williamston Middle School0.3 mi · 440
- Williamston High School0.5 mi · 609
- Webberville Elementary School5.5 mi · 186
- Webberville High School5.6 mi · 153
- Webberville Middle School5.6 mi · 107
Frequently asked questions
About Williamston Explorer Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Williamston Explorer Elementary School?
Williamston Explorer Elementary School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 03-05.
Is Williamston Explorer Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Williamston Explorer Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Williamston Explorer Elementary School have?
Williamston Explorer Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Williamston Explorer Elementary School?
Student demographics at Williamston Explorer Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
What district is Williamston Explorer Elementary School in?
Williamston Explorer Elementary School is part of Williamston Community Schools.
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