Shepherd Elementary School
168 East Maple St
Shepherd MI, 48883, Isabella County
Phone: 989-828-5998
Ranking:
(1,193 out of 2,213, bottom 46%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Shepherd Public 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: | 37 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 671 | 658 | 660 | 666 | 640 | 602 | 609 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 115 | 17.1% | 118 | 17.9% | 144 | 21.8% | 128 | 19.2% | 143 | 22.3% | 113 | 18.8% | 108 | 17.7% |
Grade 1: | 113 | 16.8% | 129 | 19.6% | 102 | 15.5% | 126 | 18.9% | 95 | 14.8% | 92 | 15.3% | 108 | 17.7% |
Grade 2: | 130 | 19.4% | 108 | 16.4% | 115 | 17.4% | 99 | 14.9% | 92 | 14.4% | 94 | 15.6% | 89 | 14.6% |
Grade 3: | 104 | 15.5% | 105 | 16.0% | 100 | 15.2% | 102 | 15.3% | 100 | 15.6% | 85 | 14.1% | 109 | 17.9% |
Grade 4: | 112 | 16.7% | 99 | 15.0% | 96 | 14.5% | 107 | 16.1% | 91 | 14.2% | 113 | 18.8% | 106 | 17.4% |
Grade 5: | 97 | 14.5% | 99 | 15.0% | 103 | 15.6% | 103 | 15.5% | 119 | 18.6% | 105 | 17.4% | 89 | 14.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 339 | 50.5% | 331 | 50.3% | 334 | 50.6% | 327 | 49.1% | 321 | 50.2% | 305 | 50.7% | 311 | 51.1% |
Female: | 332 | 49.5% | 327 | 49.7% | 326 | 49.4% | 339 | 50.9% | 311 | 48.6% | 289 | 48.0% | 294 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 41 | 6.1% | 27 | 4.1% | 35 | 5.3% | 41 | 6.2% | 40 | 6.3% | 33 | 5.5% | 47 | 7.7% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% |
Black: | 7 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.8% |
White: | 601 | 89.6% | 604 | 91.8% | 598 | 90.6% | 600 | 90.1% | 584 | 91.3% | 554 | 92.0% | 540 | 88.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 303 | 45.2% | 287 | 43.6% | 297 | 45.0% | 219 | 32.9% | 247 | 38.6% | 187 | 31.1% | 216 | 35.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 11.8% | 51 | 7.8% | 62 | 9.4% | 28 | 4.2% | 42 | 6.6% | 32 | 5.3% | 55 | 9.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.14 | 17.43 | 16.84 | 17.91 | 18.23 | 16.50 | 17.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 92% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.3% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.5% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.1% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.4% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 97.6% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 32.2% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 36.6% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 95.5% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 95.1% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 92.9% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 97.2% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 92.2% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 91.9% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 67.2% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.2% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 62.5% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 62.6% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.2% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 62.4% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90.9% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 91.7% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 90.5% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95.7% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 86.9% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 31% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 38.1% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 91.8% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 90.5% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 91.7% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 92.1% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86.7% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 72.6% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 73.9% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 55.7% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 52.3% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 46.8% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 43.2% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 39.2% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 39.8% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 46% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 83.5% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 86.4% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 82.1% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.7% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 83.7% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 85.2% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 24.1% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.7% | 29.1% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.6% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 91.2% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84.8% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92.7% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 90.5% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 91.4% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 72.4% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 77.3% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87.4% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 92.2% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 89.3% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94.3% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 92.1% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89.8% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.2% | 12.8% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 16.1% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75.7% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 71.6% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65.9% | 63.4% |
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* Shepherd Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.