Elementary · Michigan
New Buffalo Elementary School
New Buffalo Elementary School, a public elementary school in New Buffalo, Michigan: grades pre-k–5, 211 students, 11.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of New Buffalo Area 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
- 211
- Teachers (FTE)
- 19.0
- Students per teacher
- 11.1
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 95% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 86% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared
Smaller than 86% 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%81%proficient
+4.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 99% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 42% · 1,440 elementary schools compared
117 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
Michigan: 35%83%proficient
+4.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 99% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 37% · 1,440 elementary schools compared
117 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
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
- In person
- Area
- Small suburb
- Run by
- New Buffalo Area Schools
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with New Buffalo Area Schools.
Location
- Address
- 12291 Lubke Rd, New Buffalo, MI 49117
- Phone
- (269)469-6060
- County
- Berrien 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Springfield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 312 | 15.9 |
| K–8 | 244 | 14.4 | |
Lake Hills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 345 | 14.3 |
Joy Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 416 | 14.2 |
River Valley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 195 | 9.8 |
Marsh Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 296 | 13.5 |
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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