Moccasin Elementary School
410 Moccasin St
Buchanan MI, 49107, Berrien County
Phone: 269-695-8408
Ranking: 
(1,550 out of 2,213, bottom 30%)*
(1,550 out of 2,213, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Buchanan 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: | 23 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 377 | 369 | 352 | 273 | 296 | 313 | 291 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 115 | 30.5% | 122 | 33.1% | 106 | 30.1% | 37 | 13.6% | 64 | 21.6% | 63 | 20.1% | 63 | 21.6% |
| Grade 1: | 138 | 36.6% | 125 | 33.9% | 112 | 31.8% | 54 | 19.8% | 40 | 13.5% | 43 | 13.7% | 45 | 15.5% |
| Grade 2: | 124 | 32.9% | 122 | 33.1% | 134 | 38.1% | 43 | 15.8% | 36 | 12.2% | 43 | 13.7% | 43 | 14.8% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 6 | 2.0% | 11 | 3.5% | 8 | 2.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 184 | 48.8% | 175 | 47.4% | 170 | 48.3% | 145 | 53.1% | 173 | 58.4% | 190 | 60.7% | 173 | 59.5% |
| Female: | 193 | 51.2% | 194 | 52.6% | 182 | 51.7% | 128 | 46.9% | 115 | 38.9% | 115 | 36.7% | 114 | 39.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.3% | 8 | 2.2% | 14 | 4.0% | 8 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 19 | 5.0% | 20 | 5.4% | 18 | 5.1% | 22 | 8.1% | 43 | 14.5% | 42 | 13.4% | 39 | 13.4% |
| White: | 320 | 84.9% | 314 | 85.1% | 291 | 82.7% | 218 | 79.9% | 242 | 81.8% | 262 | 83.7% | 239 | 82.1% |
| 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: | 30 | 8.0% | 22 | 6.0% | 24 | 6.8% | 23 | 8.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 196 | 52.0% | 185 | 50.1% | 176 | 50.0% | 135 | 49.5% | 152 | 51.4% | 175 | 55.9% | 127 | 43.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 6.6% | 31 | 8.4% | 27 | 7.7% | 32 | 11.7% | 29 | 9.8% | 31 | 9.9% | 49 | 16.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.39 | 15.63 | 16.59 | 16.63 | 15.98 | 17.60 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 89.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.5% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95.6% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 86.6% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 96.6% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 91.5% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.1% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.7% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 85.9% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 80.6% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 93.8% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.7% | 86.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 49.2% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 59.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 50.7% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 65.4% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86.6% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 90.9% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 89.3% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 89.3% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 92.6% | 91.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84.3% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.7% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.9% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 85.2% | 84.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 56.3% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 41.7% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 47.9% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 42% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 53.7% | 47.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 74.6% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.4% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 77.9% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.4% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 77.9% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72.7% | 79.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 79.2% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 84% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 84.5% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.5% | 85.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 80% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 90.4% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.5% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 87.9% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 88.5% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79.5% | 78.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.1% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 55.6% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 61.3% | 63.4% |
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* Moccasin Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.