Townsend Elementary School
1005 Floyd Ave Jackson MI, 49203, Jackson County Phone: 517-784-6133 Ranking:  (1,354 out of 2,213, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Vandercook Lake Public Schools 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: | 35 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 629 | 578 | 567 | 584 | 594 | 594 | 593 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 136 | 21.6% | 118 | 20.4% | 103 | 18.2% | 112 | 19.2% | 121 | 20.4% | 129 | 21.7% | 110 | 18.5% |
| Grade 1: | 116 | 18.4% | 90 | 15.6% | 94 | 16.6% | 99 | 17.0% | 95 | 16.0% | 77 | 13.0% | 92 | 15.5% |
| Grade 2: | 88 | 14.0% | 91 | 15.7% | 99 | 17.5% | 94 | 16.1% | 81 | 13.6% | 102 | 17.2% | 92 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 89 | 14.1% | 105 | 18.2% | 91 | 16.0% | 82 | 14.0% | 103 | 17.3% | 88 | 14.8% | 107 | 18.0% |
| Grade 4: | 103 | 16.4% | 93 | 16.1% | 82 | 14.5% | 97 | 16.6% | 87 | 14.6% | 104 | 17.5% | 100 | 16.9% |
| Grade 5: | 97 | 15.4% | 81 | 14.0% | 98 | 17.3% | 100 | 17.1% | 107 | 18.0% | 94 | 15.8% | 92 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 339 | 53.9% | 305 | 52.8% | 293 | 51.7% | 307 | 52.6% | 297 | 50.0% | 302 | 50.8% | 310 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 290 | 46.1% | 273 | 47.2% | 274 | 48.3% | 277 | 47.4% | 279 | 47.0% | 284 | 47.8% | 279 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 3.5% | 21 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.2% | 16 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 20 | 3.2% | 13 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.1% | 20 | 3.4% | 30 | 5.1% | 24 | 4.0% | 15 | 2.5% |
| White: | 556 | 88.4% | 522 | 90.3% | 520 | 91.7% | 524 | 89.7% | 532 | 89.6% | 542 | 91.2% | 554 | 93.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 4.9% | 21 | 3.6% | 14 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 388 | 61.7% | 343 | 59.3% | 324 | 57.1% | 325 | 55.7% | 299 | 50.3% | 240 | 40.4% | 184 | 31.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 9.4% | 43 | 7.4% | 39 | 6.9% | 37 | 6.3% | 50 | 8.4% | 68 | 11.4% | 76 | 12.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.97 | 18.65 | 18.00 | 18.54 | 18.86 | 19.20 | 18.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.9% | 94.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 41.4% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 19.6% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 49.4% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 26.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 35.7% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 46.2% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 33.3% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 30.3% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 24.5% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 32.5% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61.2% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 38.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.6% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 13.5% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.9% | 3.9% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.5% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.8% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 63.4% |
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* Townsend 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.