Elementary · Michigan

Eastern Elementary School

Free meals for all

Eastern Elementary School, a public elementary school in Traverse City, Michigan: grades pre-k–5, 475 students, 18.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Traverse City Area 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: 475
Teachers (FTE): 25.6
Students per teacher: 18.5
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

More students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared

More students per teacher than 82% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 78% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared

Larger than 62% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

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: Small city
Run by: Traverse City Area Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Traverse City Area Public Schools.

Location

Address: 1600 Eastern Ave, Traverse City, MI 49686
Phone: (231)933-5600
City or town: Traverse City
County: Grand Traverse County

Website Quality of life in Traverse City Schools in Traverse City

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Traverse Heights Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	245	13.3	1.5 mi
Central Grade SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	510	17.0	2.2 mi
Willow Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	429	18.3	3.0 mi
TCAPS Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	331	16.4	3.4 mi
Cherry Knoll Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	333	15.1	4.1 mi
Courtade Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	215	14.3	6.0 mi

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).

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NCES 263387006940