A.A. Rather School
380 East Tuttle Rd
Ionia MI, 48846, Ionia County
Phone: 616-527-1720
Ranking: 
(795 out of 2,213, top 36%)*
(795 out of 2,213, top 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Ionia Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 318 | 327 | 309 | 316 | 317 | 311 | 301 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 54 | 17.0% | 46 | 14.1% | 43 | 13.9% | 45 | 14.2% | 61 | 19.2% | 59 | 19.0% | 50 | 16.6% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 14.5% | 52 | 15.9% | 50 | 16.2% | 58 | 18.4% | 48 | 15.1% | 57 | 18.3% | 52 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 16.7% | 56 | 17.1% | 56 | 18.1% | 51 | 16.1% | 55 | 17.4% | 53 | 17.0% | 55 | 18.3% |
| Grade 3: | 52 | 16.4% | 60 | 18.3% | 52 | 16.8% | 57 | 18.0% | 54 | 17.0% | 52 | 16.7% | 50 | 16.6% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 19.2% | 53 | 16.2% | 56 | 18.1% | 55 | 17.4% | 53 | 16.7% | 45 | 14.5% | 46 | 15.3% |
| Grade 5: | 52 | 16.4% | 60 | 18.3% | 52 | 16.8% | 50 | 15.8% | 46 | 14.5% | 45 | 14.5% | 48 | 15.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 163 | 51.3% | 165 | 50.5% | 147 | 47.6% | 158 | 50.0% | 136 | 42.9% | 149 | 47.9% | 134 | 44.5% |
| Female: | 155 | 48.7% | 162 | 49.5% | 162 | 52.4% | 158 | 50.0% | 152 | 47.9% | 134 | 43.1% | 142 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 7.2% | 23 | 7.0% | 7 | 2.3% | 17 | 5.4% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 284 | 89.3% | 291 | 89.0% | 293 | 94.8% | 277 | 87.7% | 288 | 90.9% | 279 | 89.7% | 271 | 90.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 15 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 132 | 41.5% | 166 | 50.8% | 138 | 44.7% | 126 | 39.9% | 124 | 39.1% | 136 | 43.7% | 120 | 39.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 8.5% | 24 | 7.3% | 24 | 7.8% | 24 | 7.6% | 22 | 6.9% | 29 | 9.3% | 34 | 11.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.06 | 23.03 | 21.76 | 19.58 | 23.82 | 22.10 | 23.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 93.6% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 94.9% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 91.6% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 97.2% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 28.6% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 34.8% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 91.8% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.3% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 86.2% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 88.9% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 86.7% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 57.8% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 61.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 53% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54.1% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 60.4% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 54.4% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 85.1% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 94% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 90.4% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 89.7% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 92.9% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 90.3% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 31.6% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 42.2% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 86.9% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 92.1% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 91.8% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.3% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 89.4% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 87% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 65.2% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 67.6% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 50.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.2% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 42.9% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 47.1% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 48.8% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 39.7% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 46.2% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 75.5% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 80.3% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 81.6% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 82.5% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 84.3% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76.8% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 26.7% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 28.2% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82.4% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 85% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 85.3% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 87.4% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 87.7% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86.6% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 70.5% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 74.1% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81.9% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.8% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 89.9% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 91.5% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.5% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82.8% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 21.7% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 7.9% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 59.7% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 62.4% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 63.6% | 63.4% |
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* A.A. Rather School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.