Kincheloe Elementary School
25121 Gage St
Dowagiac MI, 49047, Cass County
Phone: 269-782-4464
Ranking: 
(1,217 out of 2,213, bottom 45%)*
(1,217 out of 2,213, bottom 45%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Dowagiac Union 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 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 284 | 270 | 290 | 313 | 302 | 304 | 203 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 18.7% | 47 | 17.4% | 43 | 14.8% | 52 | 16.6% | 59 | 19.5% | 56 | 18.4% | 50 | 24.6% |
| Grade 1: | 43 | 15.1% | 41 | 15.2% | 46 | 15.9% | 51 | 16.3% | 40 | 13.2% | 48 | 15.8% | 38 | 18.7% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 16.2% | 49 | 18.1% | 48 | 16.6% | 49 | 15.7% | 50 | 16.6% | 47 | 15.5% | 36 | 17.7% |
| Grade 3: | 54 | 19.0% | 44 | 16.3% | 49 | 16.9% | 53 | 16.9% | 54 | 17.9% | 47 | 15.5% | 30 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 44 | 15.5% | 45 | 16.7% | 49 | 16.9% | 56 | 17.9% | 48 | 15.9% | 50 | 16.4% | 49 | 24.1% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 15.5% | 44 | 16.3% | 55 | 19.0% | 52 | 16.6% | 51 | 16.9% | 56 | 18.4% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 127 | 44.7% | 125 | 46.3% | 128 | 44.1% | 136 | 43.5% | 144 | 47.7% | 157 | 51.6% | 101 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 157 | 55.3% | 145 | 53.7% | 162 | 55.9% | 177 | 56.5% | 148 | 49.0% | 138 | 45.4% | 98 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 2.8% | 9 | 3.3% | 7 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 2.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 42 | 14.8% | 26 | 9.6% | 25 | 8.6% | 31 | 9.9% | 25 | 8.3% | 18 | 5.9% | 8 | 3.9% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.5% | 10 | 3.4% | 8 | 2.6% | 16 | 5.3% | 14 | 4.6% | 9 | 4.4% |
| White: | 196 | 69.0% | 207 | 76.7% | 227 | 78.3% | 249 | 79.6% | 250 | 82.8% | 263 | 86.5% | 180 | 88.7% |
| 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: | 33 | 11.6% | 24 | 8.9% | 21 | 7.2% | 17 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 156 | 54.9% | 144 | 53.3% | 164 | 56.6% | 165 | 52.7% | 151 | 50.0% | 136 | 44.7% | 68 | 33.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 12.0% | 11 | 4.1% | 18 | 6.2% | 21 | 6.7% | 22 | 7.3% | 28 | 9.2% | 16 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.97 | 16.95 | 17.31 | 19.87 | 18.88 | 19.60 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 86.7% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 83.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 88.5% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 90.2% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 90.5% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 93.4% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 25.6% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 22.5% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 86.9% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 85.3% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.2% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 88% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 85.5% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 61.1% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 51.4% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 45.1% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 47.5% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 51% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 57.2% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 83.8% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 85.9% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 89.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 82.9% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 91.9% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 29.6% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 40.5% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 85.3% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 81.5% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 85.3% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 77.2% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 83% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 82.9% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 64.9% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 66.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 52.4% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 35.3% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 33.7% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 38% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 45.8% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 30.4% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 42.7% | 46.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 76.4% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.2% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 78.9% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 22.6% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 39.9% | 45.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 76.3% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 83.5% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 85.9% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 66% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.4% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78.7% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 80% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 7.1% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 12.3% | 13.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 54.1% | 63.4% |
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* Kincheloe Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.