Betsie Valley School
17936 Cadillac Hwy
Thompsonville MI, 49683, Benzie County
Phone: 231-378-4164
Ranking: 
(1,250 out of 2,213, bottom 44%)*
(1,250 out of 2,213, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Benzie County Central School
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: | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 160 | 150 | 159 | 173 | 168 | 185 | 183 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 33 | 20.6% | 16 | 10.7% | 17 | 10.7% | 33 | 19.1% | 24 | 14.3% | 37 | 20.0% | 44 | 24.0% |
| Grade 1: | 19 | 11.9% | 20 | 13.3% | 31 | 19.5% | 23 | 13.3% | 32 | 19.0% | 34 | 18.4% | 28 | 15.3% |
| Grade 2: | 17 | 10.6% | 29 | 19.3% | 21 | 13.2% | 38 | 22.0% | 33 | 19.6% | 30 | 16.2% | 32 | 17.5% |
| Grade 3: | 32 | 20.0% | 18 | 12.0% | 37 | 23.3% | 32 | 18.5% | 26 | 15.5% | 30 | 16.2% | 27 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 24 | 15.0% | 34 | 22.7% | 31 | 19.5% | 23 | 13.3% | 27 | 16.1% | 26 | 14.1% | 25 | 13.7% |
| Grade 5: | 35 | 21.9% | 33 | 22.0% | 21 | 13.2% | 24 | 13.9% | 26 | 15.5% | 28 | 15.1% | 27 | 14.8% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 85 | 53.1% | 84 | 56.0% | 89 | 56.0% | 96 | 55.5% | 77 | 45.8% | 85 | 45.9% | 86 | 47.0% |
| Female: | 75 | 46.9% | 66 | 44.0% | 70 | 44.0% | 77 | 44.5% | 80 | 47.6% | 89 | 48.1% | 90 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 3.8% | 4 | 2.7% | 4 | 2.5% | 6 | 3.5% | 5 | 3.0% | 6 | 3.2% | 6 | 3.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 3.8% | 4 | 2.7% | 7 | 4.4% | 7 | 4.0% | 4 | 2.4% | 4 | 2.2% | 5 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.1% | 6 | 3.3% |
| White: | 143 | 89.4% | 139 | 92.7% | 145 | 91.2% | 156 | 90.2% | 154 | 91.7% | 170 | 91.9% | 163 | 89.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 112 | 70.0% | 95 | 63.3% | 106 | 66.7% | 125 | 72.3% | 109 | 64.9% | 123 | 66.5% | 111 | 60.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 4.4% | 12 | 8.0% | 20 | 12.6% | 13 | 7.5% | 20 | 11.9% | 20 | 10.8% | 32 | 17.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.49 | 14.42 | 13.71 | 16.02 | 14.00 | 15.20 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 91.4% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 95.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 95% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 95.2% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 98.5% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.2% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 40.5% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 44.4% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 88.5% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 95.7% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 91.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 90.2% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 92.5% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 88.3% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 76.5% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 73.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 50.4% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 61% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 55.7% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 64.2% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 90.7% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 92.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 94.2% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 98.4% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 96.9% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 46.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 47.5% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 92% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 84.7% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 94.2% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 87.1% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 89.8% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 90.3% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 77.8% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 78.4% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 68.7% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 46.6% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 51.8% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 54% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 51.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 48.4% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 53.4% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 83.2% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86.9% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.5% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 88.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 88% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 80.6% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 51.6% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 54.5% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 88.5% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 94.2% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85.8% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 91.7% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 88.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89.6% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 86.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82.2% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.6% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 94.2% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.5% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 91% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 90.8% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 86.3% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.3% | 18.7% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 15.2% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 67.7% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 71.5% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 61.4% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 71.4% | 63.4% |
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* Betsie Valley School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.