Elementary · Michigan
Betsie Valley School
Free meals for allBetsie Valley School, a public elementary school in Thompsonville, Michigan: grades pre-k–5, 131 students, 13.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Benzie County Central Schools.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 131
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.8
- Students per teacher
- 13.3
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 64% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 95% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared
Smaller than 93% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Michigan: 45%17%proficient
−8.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 42% · 1,440 elementary schools compared
72 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Michigan: 35%22%proficient
+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 73% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 37% · 1,440 elementary schools compared
72 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Benzie County Central Schools.
Location
- Address
- 17936 Cadillac Hwy, Thompsonville, MI 49683
- Phone
- (231)378-4164
- County
- Manistee County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bear Lake Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 147 | 14.8 | 44% | 51% |
Homestead Hills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 209 | 14.8 | 28% | 18% |
Floyd M Jewett Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 256 | 12.4 | 35% | 41% |
Lake Ann Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 180 | 13.8 | 43% | 40% |
KND ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 289 | 18.2 | 21% | 20% |
Westwoods Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 365 | 17.8 | 59% | 51% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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