Vowles School
1560 Watson Rd
Mount Pleasant MI, 48858, Isabella County
Phone: 989-775-2280
Ranking: 
(635 out of 2,213, top 29%)*
(635 out of 2,213, top 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Mount Pleasant City 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: | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 420 | 393 | 408 | 418 | 426 | 407 | 399 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 85 | 20.2% | 70 | 17.8% | 94 | 23.0% | 87 | 20.8% | 104 | 24.4% | 92 | 22.6% | 87 | 21.8% |
| Grade 1: | 85 | 20.2% | 93 | 23.7% | 76 | 18.6% | 94 | 22.5% | 87 | 20.4% | 88 | 21.6% | 96 | 24.1% |
| Grade 2: | 93 | 22.1% | 74 | 18.8% | 87 | 21.3% | 74 | 17.7% | 87 | 20.4% | 88 | 21.6% | 73 | 18.3% |
| Grade 3: | 73 | 17.4% | 89 | 22.6% | 69 | 16.9% | 85 | 20.3% | 76 | 17.8% | 71 | 17.4% | 74 | 18.5% |
| Grade 4: | 84 | 20.0% | 67 | 17.0% | 82 | 20.1% | 78 | 18.7% | 72 | 16.9% | 68 | 16.7% | 69 | 17.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 212 | 50.5% | 184 | 46.8% | 179 | 43.9% | 187 | 44.7% | 196 | 46.0% | 192 | 47.2% | 195 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 208 | 49.5% | 209 | 53.2% | 229 | 56.1% | 231 | 55.3% | 220 | 51.6% | 207 | 50.9% | 200 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.5% | 17 | 4.1% | 24 | 5.6% | 16 | 3.9% | 15 | 3.8% |
| Asian: | 25 | 6.0% | 34 | 8.7% | 25 | 6.1% | 25 | 6.0% | 28 | 6.6% | 22 | 5.4% | 15 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.5% | 13 | 3.2% | 17 | 4.1% | 8 | 1.9% | 13 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.8% |
| Black: | 23 | 5.5% | 23 | 5.9% | 31 | 7.6% | 23 | 5.5% | 18 | 4.2% | 21 | 5.2% | 21 | 5.3% |
| White: | 339 | 80.7% | 311 | 79.1% | 326 | 79.9% | 334 | 79.9% | 346 | 81.2% | 335 | 82.3% | 337 | 84.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 183 | 43.6% | 176 | 44.8% | 179 | 43.9% | 143 | 34.2% | 164 | 38.5% | 169 | 41.5% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 5.2% | 9 | 2.3% | 17 | 4.2% | 7 | 1.7% | 16 | 3.8% | 8 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.00 | 16.92 | 18.37 | 18.67 | 19.93 | 21.90 | 21.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 88.4% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 90.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 94% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 92.1% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.5% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 96.2% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37.2% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 36.8% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 96.1% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 91.3% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 89.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 92% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 90.8% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 65.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 72.2% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 62.1% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 55% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 58.7% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 62.7% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89.7% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 92% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 92.5% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.3% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90.7% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 44.9% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 40.5% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 90.9% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 91% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 94.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 88.9% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 84.7% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 74.4% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.1% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 59.7% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 43.9% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47.7% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 47.2% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 43.2% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 41.5% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 47.4% | 46.7% |
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* Vowles School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.