📍 601 School Dr, Plainwell, Allegan County, 49080
Starr Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plainwell, Allegan County. The school has 460 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plainwell Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Starr Elementary School enrolls 460 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8.3% Two or more races and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 383 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 460 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 242 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Starr Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 26, state house district 80.
Starr Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Plainwell Community Schools, based in PLAINWELL, Michigan. The district serves 2,634 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 460 students, Starr Elementary School is close to the district average of about 439 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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