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Thurston Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2300 Prairie St, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, 48105

495
Pupils
14.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Thurston Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County. The school has 495 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ann Arbor Public Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Ann Arbor Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Thurston Elementary School enrolls 495 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.

Male students
241 (49%)
Female students
254 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.8
Student-teacher ratio
14.2:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 29% Asian and 11% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White22646%
Asian14529%
Two or more races5211%
Black or African American408.1%
Hispanic or Latino316.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

88 of the school's 495 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 80 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“5Supplemental Virtual

Thurston Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-60, state senate district 18, state house district 55.

School district: Ann Arbor Public Schools

Thurston Elementary School is one of 32 schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools, based in ANN ARBOR, Michigan. The district serves 16,871 students district-wide and employs 1,232 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 495 students, Thurston Elementary School is close to the district average of about 527 students per school.

16,871
District students
32
Schools
1,232
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
75%
Math proficient
1%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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