Dutton Elementary School
3820 68th St Se
Caledonia MI, 49316, Kent County
Phone: 616-698-8982
Ranking: 
(220 out of 2,213, top 10%)*
(220 out of 2,213, top 10%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Caledonia Community 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: | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 318 | 333 | 314 | 320 | 381 | 385 | 386 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 37 | 11.6% | 59 | 17.7% | 39 | 12.4% | 41 | 12.8% | 49 | 12.9% | 55 | 14.3% | 62 | 16.1% |
| Grade 1: | 67 | 21.1% | 49 | 14.7% | 46 | 14.6% | 51 | 15.9% | 50 | 13.1% | 68 | 17.7% | 65 | 16.8% |
| Grade 2: | 52 | 16.4% | 48 | 14.4% | 52 | 16.6% | 48 | 15.0% | 73 | 19.2% | 65 | 16.9% | 77 | 19.9% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 15.7% | 56 | 16.8% | 52 | 16.6% | 65 | 20.3% | 69 | 18.1% | 66 | 17.1% | 72 | 18.7% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 17.6% | 51 | 15.3% | 67 | 21.3% | 60 | 18.8% | 63 | 16.5% | 74 | 19.2% | 55 | 14.2% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 17.6% | 70 | 21.0% | 58 | 18.5% | 55 | 17.2% | 77 | 20.2% | 57 | 14.8% | 55 | 14.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 170 | 53.5% | 166 | 49.8% | 155 | 49.4% | 166 | 51.9% | 194 | 50.9% | 190 | 49.4% | 194 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 148 | 46.5% | 167 | 50.2% | 159 | 50.6% | 154 | 48.1% | 179 | 47.0% | 187 | 48.6% | 188 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 9 | 2.8% | 12 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.9% | 17 | 4.4% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 6.0% | 12 | 3.6% | 13 | 4.1% | 12 | 3.8% | 12 | 3.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 9 | 2.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 270 | 84.9% | 304 | 91.3% | 287 | 91.4% | 292 | 91.3% | 349 | 91.6% | 358 | 93.0% | 360 | 93.3% |
| 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: | 16 | 5.0% | 11 | 3.3% | 8 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 25.8% | 69 | 20.7% | 75 | 23.9% | 82 | 25.6% | 86 | 22.6% | 78 | 20.3% | 91 | 23.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 4.1% | 23 | 6.9% | 30 | 9.6% | 25 | 7.8% | 41 | 10.8% | 27 | 7.0% | 23 | 6.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.47 | 19.74 | 15.01 | 16.87 | 16.38 | 16.50 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.4% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 97.5% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.7% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.3% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 55.2% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 52.7% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.5% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.2% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 96.7% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 96% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 82.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 78.3% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 67.4% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.3% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74.8% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 76.7% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.6% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 97.2% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.1% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.1% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 49% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 59.7% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.4% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 96.1% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.3% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 96.7% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.1% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 87.1% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 86.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 72.1% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 60.6% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 68.7% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66.8% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 68.7% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 62.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 55.1% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 86.9% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.4% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.6% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 94.6% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 59.5% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 56.7% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 93.5% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.3% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 96.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 97.4% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 87.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.5% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 95.3% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.3% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.6% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.4% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.6% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.2% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 32.5% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 17.5% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 76.4% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 74.3% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81.3% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 81.9% | 63.4% |
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* Dutton Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.