Besser Elementary School
375 Wilson St
Alpena MI, 49707, Alpena County
Phone: 989-358-5100
Ranking: (904 out of 2,213, top 41%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Alpena 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: | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 336 | 306 | 343 | 348 | 442 | 434 | 461 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 61 | 18.2% | 48 | 15.7% | 50 | 14.6% | 52 | 14.9% | 65 | 14.7% | 52 | 12.0% | 66 | 14.3% |
Grade 1: | 56 | 16.7% | 47 | 15.4% | 55 | 16.0% | 58 | 16.7% | 50 | 11.3% | 61 | 14.1% | 70 | 15.2% |
Grade 2: | 53 | 15.8% | 50 | 16.3% | 53 | 15.5% | 48 | 13.8% | 64 | 14.5% | 63 | 14.5% | 54 | 11.7% |
Grade 3: | 55 | 16.4% | 49 | 16.0% | 53 | 15.5% | 63 | 18.1% | 65 | 14.7% | 52 | 12.0% | 82 | 17.8% |
Grade 4: | 59 | 17.6% | 48 | 15.7% | 61 | 17.8% | 69 | 19.8% | 56 | 12.7% | 83 | 19.1% | 59 | 12.8% |
Grade 5: | 52 | 15.5% | 64 | 20.9% | 71 | 20.7% | 58 | 16.7% | 78 | 17.6% | 62 | 14.3% | 62 | 13.4% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 191 | 56.8% | 168 | 54.9% | 180 | 52.5% | 173 | 49.7% | 211 | 47.7% | 219 | 50.5% | 228 | 49.5% |
Female: | 145 | 43.2% | 138 | 45.1% | 163 | 47.5% | 175 | 50.3% | 214 | 48.4% | 206 | 47.5% | 227 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% |
White: | 329 | 97.9% | 294 | 96.1% | 333 | 97.1% | 338 | 97.1% | 426 | 96.4% | 423 | 97.5% | 449 | 97.4% |
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: | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 147 | 43.8% | 130 | 42.5% | 157 | 45.8% | 158 | 45.4% | 178 | 40.3% | 149 | 34.3% | 142 | 30.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 4.2% | 16 | 5.2% | 19 | 5.5% | 27 | 7.8% | 30 | 6.8% | 39 | 9.0% | 38 | 8.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.16 | 17.71 | 19.31 | 18.25 | 19.24 | 18.90 | 19.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 85.7% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 90.5% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 88.3% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.4% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.5% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 97.3% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 23.6% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 28.9% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.9% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 91.1% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 89.1% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 87.8% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 92.5% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 92.2% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 67.7% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 61% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 41.8% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 51% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 51.5% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 58.6% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 85.7% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 84.3% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 91.6% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 89.3% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 93.8% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.1% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 31.3% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 38.8% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 87.9% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 88.1% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 90.6% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 86.9% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 88% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 87.2% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 74.8% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 67.7% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 37.3% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 43.3% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 47.1% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 42.3% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 35.2% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 40.4% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 74.4% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 76% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 71.8% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 79.8% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 82.6% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 25.1% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 48.4% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 80% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 88.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86.4% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 86.7% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 91.3% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.6% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 69.9% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.6% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 84.7% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 89.4% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 84% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.4% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.2% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84.3% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 9.1% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 8.1% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 54.2% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.1% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.6% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 65.9% | 63.4% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 65.6% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 72.3% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 80.8% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 76.8% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 79.2% | 82% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 82.8% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 89.4% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 89.1% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.9% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 92% | 87.7% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 80.7% | 73.4% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 74.6% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 79.1% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 81.6% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77.2% | 75.7% |
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* Besser 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.