Elementary · Michigan
Central School
Free meals for allCentral School, a public elementary school in Vassar, Michigan: grades k–5, 366 students, 17.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Vassar Public 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
- 366
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21.0
- Students per teacher
- 17.4
- Grades
- K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared
More students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 50% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared
Smaller than 60% 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%41%proficient
+6.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 50% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 42% · 1,440 elementary schools compared
181 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Michigan: 35%27%proficient
−5.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 66% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 37% · 1,440 elementary schools compared
181 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 K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
- Run by
- Vassar Public Schools
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Vassar Public Schools.
Location
- Address
- 425 Division St, Vassar, MI 48768
- Phone
- (989)823-8566
- County
- Tuscola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reese Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 328 | 17.5 | 53% | 56% |
Meachum ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 476 | 16.9 | 47% | 36% |
| Pre-K–4 | 479 | 19.6 | 52% | 59% | |
McComb Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 321 | 12.6 | — | — |
Schall Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 295 | 16.3 | 31% | 34% |
Mayville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 248 | 15.5 | 37% | 52% |
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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