Nelson Elementary School
550 West Grand Ave
Muskegon MI, 49441, Muskegon County
Phone: 231-720-2200
Ranking: 
(2,133 out of 2,213, bottom 4%)*
(2,133 out of 2,213, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Muskegon City 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: | 36 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 381 | 438 | 238 | 260 | 254 | 261 | 322 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 34 | 8.9% | 61 | 13.9% | 36 | 15.1% | 39 | 15.0% | 39 | 15.4% | 31 | 11.9% | 72 | 22.4% |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 15.5% | 55 | 12.6% | 39 | 16.4% | 38 | 14.6% | 33 | 13.0% | 44 | 16.9% | 41 | 12.7% |
| Grade 2: | 43 | 11.3% | 59 | 13.5% | 30 | 12.6% | 35 | 13.5% | 39 | 15.4% | 37 | 14.2% | 55 | 17.1% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 13.1% | 51 | 11.6% | 32 | 13.4% | 41 | 15.8% | 42 | 16.5% | 57 | 21.8% | 46 | 14.3% |
| Grade 4: | 52 | 13.6% | 57 | 13.0% | 52 | 21.8% | 49 | 18.8% | 53 | 20.9% | 44 | 16.9% | 52 | 16.1% |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 18.6% | 83 | 18.9% | 49 | 20.6% | 58 | 22.3% | 48 | 18.9% | 48 | 18.4% | 56 | 17.4% |
| Grade 6: | 72 | 18.9% | 72 | 16.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 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: | 186 | 48.8% | 225 | 51.4% | 128 | 53.8% | 147 | 56.5% | 148 | 58.3% | 134 | 51.3% | 169 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 195 | 51.2% | 213 | 48.6% | 110 | 46.2% | 113 | 43.5% | 93 | 36.6% | 109 | 41.8% | 138 | 42.9% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 49 | 12.9% | 50 | 11.4% | 37 | 15.5% | 28 | 10.8% | 24 | 9.4% | 32 | 12.3% | 37 | 11.5% |
| Black: | 236 | 61.9% | 251 | 57.3% | 129 | 54.2% | 166 | 63.8% | 163 | 64.2% | 163 | 62.5% | 189 | 58.7% |
| White: | 73 | 19.2% | 109 | 24.9% | 57 | 23.9% | 55 | 21.2% | 61 | 24.0% | 53 | 20.3% | 83 | 25.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 5.8% | 27 | 6.2% | 15 | 6.3% | 11 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 350 | 91.9% | 391 | 89.3% | 216 | 90.8% | 244 | 93.8% | 238 | 93.7% | 250 | 95.8% | 294 | 91.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 3.4% | 11 | 4.2% | 6 | 2.4% | 8 | 3.1% | 20 | 6.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.70 | 13.82 | 12.29 | 13.41 | 12.69 | 11.60 | 13.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 67.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 67.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 72.6% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 81% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 87.4% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 85.8% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 14.9% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 13.5% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.9% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 77.2% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80.8% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 84.4% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 75.6% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 45.2% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 43.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 34.8% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 32.7% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 43.9% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 43% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 53.1% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 60.6% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 66.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.9% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 17.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.4% | 22.7% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 58.8% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 64.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.1% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 65.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 75.4% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 71% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 41.3% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 44% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 33.9% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 29.6% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 21.6% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 22.4% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 24.1% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 20% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 25.3% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 44.7% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 43.2% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 52.4% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 57.1% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 65.1% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 67.9% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 3% | 22.3% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 18.2% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 56.9% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 66% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 63% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 69.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 64.5% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 46.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 41.9% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 50.4% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59.7% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 58.2% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 60.7% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 55.6% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 57.2% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 1.9% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 3% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 42.5% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 32% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 32.5% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 46% | 63.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 18.3% | 40.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 47.3% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 8.3% | 29.7% |
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* Nelson Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.