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Velma Matson Upper Elementary School
29 Post St Newaygo MI, 49337, Newaygo County Phone: 231-652-2100 Ranking:  (1,106 out of 2,213, top 50%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 4 School District: Newaygo 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: | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 389 | 364 | 364 | 366 | 378 | 374 | 407 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 134 | 34.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 143 | 36.8% | 113 | 31.0% | 129 | 35.4% | 121 | 33.1% | 121 | 32.0% | 131 | 35.0% | 124 | 30.5% |
| Grade 4: | 112 | 28.8% | 125 | 34.3% | 122 | 33.5% | 118 | 32.2% | 129 | 34.1% | 127 | 34.0% | 118 | 29.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 192 | 49.4% | 174 | 47.8% | 183 | 50.3% | 187 | 51.1% | 187 | 49.5% | 181 | 48.4% | 201 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 197 | 50.6% | 190 | 52.2% | 181 | 49.7% | 179 | 48.9% | 183 | 48.4% | 185 | 49.5% | 202 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 6.4% | 27 | 7.4% | 28 | 7.7% | 37 | 10.1% | 30 | 7.9% | 24 | 6.4% | 25 | 6.1% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 350 | 90.0% | 327 | 89.8% | 326 | 89.6% | 315 | 86.1% | 340 | 89.9% | 341 | 91.2% | 375 | 92.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 241 | 62.0% | 231 | 63.5% | 212 | 58.2% | 230 | 62.8% | 206 | 54.5% | 180 | 48.1% | 168 | 41.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 3.9% | 24 | 6.6% | 22 | 6.0% | 31 | 8.5% | 55 | 14.6% | 47 | 12.6% | 54 | 13.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.26 | 21.41 | 17.76 | 16.64 | 17.66 | 17.50 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.3% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 41.4% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 37.9% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.5% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.5% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46.6% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 48.7% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 42.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 33% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.3% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 27.4% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 39.5% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 23.9% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 38.2% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 11.8% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 6% | 6% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.5% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.1% | 63.4% |
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* Velma Matson Upper Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.