Jamestown Upper Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Jamestown, Michigan
Jamestown Upper Elementary School in Jamestown, Michigan enrolled 327 students in 2024-25 with 18.9 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 64-68% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
319 students in 2022-23, 321 students in 2023-24, 327 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.4 to 18.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 319 | 19.4 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 19.4 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 327 | 18.9 | 17.3 |
17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jamestown Upper Elementary School enrolled 324 students and reported no counselor; it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent8.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.6% of students were White, 5.8% Hispanic, 4.3% Asian in 2024-25.
- White85.6%
- Hispanic5.8%
- Asian4.3%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Black1.5%
- American Indian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Jamestown Upper Elementary School scored proficient or above: 64-68% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 64‑68% | 68% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 69% | 59% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Jamestown Upper Elementary School
- Jamestown Lower Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 289 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Forest Grove Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 254 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Jamestown Upper Elementary School with Jamestown Lower Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hudsonville Public Schools spends per student$14,135 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,135
- The largest public schools in MichiganJamestown Upper Elementary School is the number 976 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#976 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.17.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Jamestown Upper Elementary School
How many students attend Jamestown Upper Elementary School?
327 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 319 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jamestown, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jamestown Upper Elementary School?
17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Jamestown Upper Elementary School a Title I school?
Jamestown Upper Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Jamestown Upper Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Jamestown Upper Elementary School scored proficient or above: 64-68% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Jamestown Upper Elementary School in?
Hudsonville Public Schools, NCES district ID 2618840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261884005565 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.