Spitler Elementary School
302 Johnson St West Hart MI, 49420, Oceana County Phone: 231-873-6340 Ranking:  (1,664 out of 2,213, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Hart 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: | 34 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 13 | 23 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 523 | 470 | 498 | 470 | 237 | 204 | 215 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 104 | 19.9% | 81 | 17.2% | 107 | 21.5% | 116 | 24.7% | 140 | 59.1% | 117 | 57.4% | 118 | 54.9% |
| Grade 1: | 99 | 18.9% | 108 | 23.0% | 111 | 22.3% | 96 | 20.4% | 97 | 40.9% | 87 | 42.6% | 97 | 45.1% |
| Grade 2: | 110 | 21.0% | 102 | 21.7% | 96 | 19.3% | 82 | 17.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 114 | 21.8% | 94 | 20.0% | 95 | 19.1% | 80 | 17.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 96 | 18.4% | 85 | 18.1% | 89 | 17.9% | 96 | 20.4% | 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: | 276 | 52.8% | 245 | 52.1% | 264 | 53.0% | 255 | 54.3% | 121 | 51.1% | 101 | 49.5% | 101 | 47.0% |
| Female: | 247 | 47.2% | 225 | 47.9% | 234 | 47.0% | 215 | 45.7% | 96 | 40.5% | 81 | 39.7% | 93 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 249 | 47.6% | 203 | 43.2% | 252 | 50.6% | 228 | 48.5% | 117 | 49.4% | 97 | 47.5% | 92 | 42.8% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 262 | 50.1% | 259 | 55.1% | 244 | 49.0% | 235 | 50.0% | 108 | 45.6% | 93 | 45.6% | 105 | 48.8% |
| 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: | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 343 | 65.6% | 339 | 72.1% | 368 | 73.9% | 326 | 69.4% | 180 | 75.9% | 146 | 71.6% | 185 | 86.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 5.9% | 31 | 6.6% | 30 | 6.0% | 19 | 4.0% | 11 | 4.6% | 11 | 5.4% | 27 | 12.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.56 | 12.65 | 13.30 | 18.93 | 18.33 | 8.70 | 17.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 27.9% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 32.6% | 40.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61.2% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 66.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 29.8% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.9% | 44.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 15.2% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 23.8% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.9% | 46.7% |
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* Spitler 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.