Clara B. Bolen Elementary School
211 South Plank Rd Tawas City MI, 48763, Iosco County Phone: 989-984-2200 Ranking:  (708 out of 2,213, top 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Tawas Area 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: | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 448 | 422 | 421 | 430 | 468 | 341 | 363 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 17.6% | 79 | 18.7% | 67 | 15.9% | 77 | 17.9% | 98 | 20.9% | 75 | 22.0% | 87 | 24.0% |
| Grade 1: | 94 | 21.0% | 74 | 17.5% | 85 | 20.2% | 91 | 21.2% | 83 | 17.7% | 82 | 24.0% | 95 | 26.2% |
| Grade 2: | 70 | 15.6% | 92 | 21.8% | 92 | 21.9% | 73 | 17.0% | 92 | 19.7% | 91 | 26.7% | 87 | 24.0% |
| Grade 3: | 100 | 22.3% | 96 | 22.7% | 81 | 19.2% | 86 | 20.0% | 104 | 22.2% | 93 | 27.3% | 94 | 25.9% |
| Grade 4: | 105 | 23.4% | 81 | 19.2% | 96 | 22.8% | 103 | 24.0% | 91 | 19.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 215 | 48.0% | 205 | 48.6% | 204 | 48.5% | 217 | 50.5% | 229 | 48.9% | 160 | 46.9% | 181 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 233 | 52.0% | 217 | 51.4% | 217 | 51.5% | 213 | 49.5% | 230 | 49.1% | 173 | 50.7% | 178 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 9 | 2.6% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.7% |
| White: | 412 | 92.0% | 398 | 94.3% | 398 | 94.5% | 408 | 94.9% | 447 | 95.5% | 323 | 94.7% | 350 | 96.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 254 | 56.7% | 233 | 55.2% | 230 | 54.6% | 220 | 51.2% | 249 | 53.2% | 161 | 47.2% | 153 | 42.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 5.1% | 27 | 6.4% | 33 | 7.8% | 29 | 6.7% | 35 | 7.5% | 33 | 9.7% | 34 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.79 | 18.08 | 18.04 | 17.67 | 17.66 | 17.20 | 20.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 32.5% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.5% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 47.7% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 61.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45.2% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 42.6% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.5% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 45.6% | 46.7% |
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* Clara B. Bolen Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.