Elementary · Michigan
Fern Persons Elementary School
Free meals for allFern Persons Elementary School, a public elementary school in Olivet, Michigan: grades pre-k–3, 374 students, 13.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Olivet Community 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
- 374
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27.0
- Students per teacher
- 13.9
- Grades
- Pre-K–3
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 57% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 52% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared
Smaller than 58% 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%46%proficient
−8.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 59% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 42% · 1,440 elementary schools compared
110 students tested, grades 3 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Michigan: 35%45%proficient
−4.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 64% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 37% · 1,440 elementary schools compared
110 students tested, grades 3 · 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–3
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
- Run by
- Olivet Community Schools
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Olivet Community Schools.
Location
- Address
- 4425 W Butterfield Hwy, Olivet, MI 49076
- Phone
- (269)749-4611
- County
- Eaton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bellevue Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 226 | 20.0 | 23% | 18% |
Parkview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–3 | 283 | 17.7 | 36% | 46% |
Mar Lee SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 295 | 12.6 | 47% | 25% |
Galewood Early Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–K | 146 | 9.4 | — | — |
Washington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 1–3 | 255 | 16.5 | 31% | 30% |
Walters ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 293 | 14.1 | 65% | 60% |
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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