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Colon Elementary School
328 East State St
Colon MI, 49040, Saint Joseph County
Phone: 269-432-2121
Ranking: 
(1,494 out of 2,213, bottom 32%)*
(1,494 out of 2,213, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Colon Community School District
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: | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 326 | 311 | 322 | 320 | 342 | 341 | 367 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 17.2% | 54 | 17.4% | 50 | 15.5% | 48 | 15.0% | 60 | 17.5% | 68 | 19.9% | 54 | 14.7% |
| Grade 1: | 53 | 16.3% | 36 | 11.6% | 36 | 11.2% | 46 | 14.4% | 55 | 16.1% | 40 | 11.7% | 50 | 13.6% |
| Grade 2: | 37 | 11.3% | 34 | 10.9% | 51 | 15.8% | 48 | 15.0% | 40 | 11.7% | 48 | 14.1% | 51 | 13.9% |
| Grade 3: | 35 | 10.7% | 50 | 16.1% | 51 | 15.8% | 37 | 11.6% | 47 | 13.7% | 50 | 14.7% | 55 | 15.0% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 16.6% | 52 | 16.7% | 39 | 12.1% | 47 | 14.7% | 49 | 14.3% | 47 | 13.8% | 44 | 12.0% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 16.9% | 35 | 11.3% | 48 | 14.9% | 47 | 14.7% | 46 | 13.5% | 42 | 12.3% | 46 | 12.5% |
| Grade 6: | 36 | 11.0% | 50 | 16.1% | 47 | 14.6% | 47 | 14.7% | 45 | 13.2% | 42 | 12.3% | 60 | 16.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 166 | 50.9% | 155 | 49.8% | 166 | 51.6% | 164 | 51.3% | 161 | 47.1% | 170 | 49.9% | 181 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 160 | 49.1% | 156 | 50.2% | 156 | 48.4% | 156 | 48.8% | 171 | 50.0% | 159 | 46.6% | 179 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 7 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 8 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.9% |
| White: | 311 | 95.4% | 298 | 95.8% | 312 | 96.9% | 314 | 98.1% | 330 | 96.5% | 329 | 96.5% | 355 | 96.7% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 182 | 55.8% | 155 | 49.8% | 161 | 50.0% | 166 | 51.9% | 180 | 52.6% | 146 | 42.8% | 138 | 37.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.7% | 12 | 3.9% | 32 | 9.9% | 20 | 6.3% | 20 | 5.8% | 30 | 8.8% | 26 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.72 | 14.58 | 15.10 | 14.88 | 15.20 | 14.80 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93.5% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 91.8% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 95.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 88.9% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 92.5% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 37.9% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 21.3% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 89.1% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.4% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84.1% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 74.1% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 90.4% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 88.6% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.8% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 60.9% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 37.5% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 57.1% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 51.9% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 89.1% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 87.8% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 87% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 83% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 96.4% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 86.8% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 36.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 38.3% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 71.9% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 80.4% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 77.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 83% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 47.7% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 65% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 43.8% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 43.8% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 30.4% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 35.8% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 35.8% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 20.5% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 38.3% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 72.1% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 66.1% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 68.6% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 84.3% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 66.7% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 22.2% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 30.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 77.4% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 72.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 86% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 63.6% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 88% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 72.2% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 62.3% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.2% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 82.3% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 80.6% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 76.5% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.5% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 86.3% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 70.4% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 3.7% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 2.6% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.3% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 32.3% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 40.9% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.6% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.9% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 65.6% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 74.5% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 80.9% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.7% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 17.3% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 37.5% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 80.4% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.8% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.7% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.6% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 87% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 45.1% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 60% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 66% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81.1% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 28.3% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 25% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 87.5% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.9% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.9% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 73.9% | 75.7% |
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* Colon Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.