Summary:
The Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools district is home to one standout elementary school, PewamoWestphalia Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 208 students. This school is a top performer, ranking in the top 12% of Michigan elementary schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years.
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School boasts impressive proficiency rates on the M-Step assessments, outperforming the state averages in most subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 52.2% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA, compared to the state average of 38.9%. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% is significantly higher than the state's target of 10% or less, an area the school and district may want to address.
Despite serving a population with a relatively high level of economic need, with 34.13% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PewamoWestphalia Elementary School is able to provide a high-quality education. The school's per-student spending of $15,659 and small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.4 to 1, likely contribute to its academic success. Overall, this school stands out as a strong performer within the Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools district.
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