Yale Elementary School

Located at 200 SCHOOL DR, in YALE, Michigan, Yale Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary school that caters to 329 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Yale Public Schools.

Within Yale Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 1,723 students, Yale Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Yale Elementary School reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Yale Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 46.2%; this one delivers 64.3%, a residual of +18.1 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (St. Clair County) records that the typical household earns roughly $71,270 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across St. Clair County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,511 students), Yale Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Yale Senior High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Yale Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Yale Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 51.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Yale Elementary School's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 320 (now 329). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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