Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

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Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Richland, Michigan, with an enrollment of 655 students. The school consistently outperforms the state average on academic assessments and maintains a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 25% of Michigan elementary schools.

Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math exceeding the state averages across all grade levels. The school's Hispanic and multi-racial students also perform exceptionally well, ranking among the top elementary schools in Michigan for these subgroups. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, which is higher than the state average and the nearby Kellogg Elementary School and Richland Elementary School, both part of the Gull Lake Community Schools district.

While Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School's overall performance is strong, its special education students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 15% of Michigan elementary schools for this subgroup. Additionally, the school serves a relatively more affluent student population compared to some of the surrounding schools, such as Parchment Northwood Elementary School and Comstock Elementary School, which are in less affluent Parchment School District and Comstock Public Schools districts, respectively.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 9562 M 89
       Richland, MI  49083-8203


(269) 548-3705

District: Gull Lake Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
429th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,318 Help


Students who attend Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:    Gull Lake Middle School
High:    Gull Lake High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  655

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.6%
Two or more races:
8.1%
Hispanic:
7.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31.9% Help


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Compare Details Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School ranks better than 71.1% of elementary schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.67. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Gull Lake Community Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (80.6%), two or more races (8.1%), Hispanic (7.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 31.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Gull Lake Community Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School is 15.2, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Gull Lake Community Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School is $12,318, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Gull Lake Community Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School:

SchoolDigger ranks Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School 429th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

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Rank History for all students at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 78.10 221st 1545 85.7%
2007 81.96 152nd 1565 90.3%
2008 76.52 306th 1577 80.6%
2009 76.76 305th 1589 80.8%
2010 74.79 339th 1552 78.2%
2011 73.01 406th 1552 73.8%
2012 73.51 378th 1566 75.9%
2013 67.03 499th 1563 68.1%
2014 50.32 832nd 1533 45.7%
2015 79.67 272nd 1580 82.8%
2016 78.38 282nd 1548 81.8%
2017 65.12 419th 1466 71.4%
2018 67.52 485th 1448 66.5%
2019 63.15 469th 1408 66.7%
2021 67.99 296th 1153 74.3%
2022 72.07 313th 1344 76.7%
2023 74.88 326th 1470 77.8%
2024 68.67 429th 1486 71.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.02 26th 81 67.9%
2019 48.37 3rd 5 40.0%
2022 81.42 2nd 10 80.0%
2023 57.77 23rd 81 71.6%
2024 61.83 19th 78 75.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.96 293rd 403 27.3%
2022 45.35 18th 32 43.8%
2023 31.06 147th 195 24.6%
2024 21.79 191st 225 15.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.58 676th 1397 51.6%
2019 41.05 686th 1134 39.5%
2021 50.25 345th 749 53.9%
2022 59.78 374th 1099 66.0%
2023 74.24 222nd 1350 83.6%
2024 61.41 438th 1381 68.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.04 576th 1443 60.1%
2019 55.03 505th 1171 56.9%
2021 55.49 350th 902 61.2%
2022 67.41 290th 1106 73.8%
2023 66.08 365th 1321 72.4%
2024 63.59 407th 1342 69.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.21 420th 1446 71.0%
2019 60.23 432nd 1196 63.9%
2021 66.21 250th 915 72.7%
2022 66.73 330th 1139 71.0%
2023 74.64 284th 1334 78.7%
2024 63.36 447th 1347 66.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.96 46th 188 75.5%
2024 68.65 43rd 201 78.6%
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Rank History for White students at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.48 506th 1253 59.6%
2019 60.35 422nd 1128 62.6%
2021 66.01 298th 1005 70.3%
2022 66.05 338th 1102 69.3%
2023 68.39 335th 1198 72.0%
2024 57.70 487th 1204 59.6%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 252 2 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 256
1989 259 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 260
1990 262 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1991 279 1 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 285
1992 306 2 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 313
1993 300 2 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 304
1994 627 3 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 635
1995 637 8 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 648
1996 637 8 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 648
1997 653 14 3 3 2 n/a n/a 0 675
1998 667 27 3 5 1 n/a n/a 0 703
1999 695 15 4 12 2 n/a n/a 0 728
2000 720 13 4 9 4 n/a n/a 0 750
2001 665 22 8 13 5 n/a n/a 0 713
2002 659 20 10 20 4 n/a n/a 0 713
2003 659 20 10 20 4 n/a n/a 0 713
2004 659 19 11 10 4 n/a n/a 0 703
2005 653 13 15 7 2 n/a n/a 0 690
2006 646 13 11 6 1 n/a n/a 4 681
2007 601 13 9 7 2 n/a n/a 7 639
2008 386 9 4 1 3 n/a n/a 6 409
2009 394 12 5 2 0 n/a n/a 9 422
2010 392 18 5 8 0 n/a n/a 15 438
2011 564 15 11 22 1 0 16 0 629
2012 544 19 10 19 4 0 10 0 606
2013 540 17 8 27 3 1 30 0 626
2014 526 25 12 21 4 0 27 0 615
2015 515 27 11 27 0 0 34 0 614
2016 513 18 9 26 0 0 27 0 593
2017 553 26 10 28 2 0 34 0 653
2018 559 25 9 26 3 0 40 0 662
2019 548 23 10 22 1 0 52 0 656
2020 563 21 8 24 1 0 45 0 662
2021 487 14 8 19 0 0 35 0 563
2022 542 23 8 31 0 0 44 0 648
2023 528 17 8 47 2 0 53 0 655

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 256 n/a n/a n/a
1989 260 n/a n/a 7.7
1990 266 31.0 8.5 5.3
1991 285 n/a n/a n/a
1992 313 n/a n/a 6.7
1993 304 n/a 0.0 5.9
1994 635 32.3 19.7 6.9
1995 648 33.4 19.4 6.8
1996 648 33.4 19.4 6.8
1997 675 35.0 19.3 6.7
1998 703 38.0 18.5 6.7
1999 728 37.0 19.7 6
2000 750 38.3 19.6 10.9
2001 713 39.7 18.0 12.8
2002 713 39.8 17.9 16.3
2003 713 39.8 17.9 16.3
2004 703 42.2 16.7 15.9
2005 690 40.1 17.2 15.9
2006 681 40.5 16.8 14
2007 639 37.3 17.1 16.5
2008 409 22.0 18.6 17.1
2009 422 23.8 17.7 16.7
2010 438 22.8 19.1 25.1
2011 629 35.7 17.6 23.8
2012 606 35.7 16.9 24.4
2013 626 35.6 17.5 21.6
2014 615 38.1 16.1 23.7
2015 614 37.0 16.5 24.9
2016 593 36.0 16.4 21.4
2017 653 37.9 17.2 20.1
2018 662 38.4 17.2 24.5
2019 656 38.7 16.9 28
2020 662 38.8 17.0 25.5
2021 563 38.5 14.6 28.4
2022 648 41.7 15.5 28.2
2023 655 43.0 15.2 31.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 256 n/a n/a n/a
1989 260 n/a n/a 7.7
1990 266 31.0 8.5 5.3
1991 285 n/a n/a n/a
1992 313 n/a n/a 6.7
1993 304 n/a 0.0 5.9
1994 635 32.3 19.7 6.9
1995 648 33.4 19.4 6.8
1996 648 33.4 19.4 6.8
1997 675 35.0 19.3 6.7
1998 703 38.0 18.5 6.7
1999 728 37.0 19.7 6
2000 750 38.3 19.6 10.9
2001 713 39.7 18.0 12.8
2002 713 39.8 17.9 16.3
2003 713 39.8 17.9 16.3
2004 703 42.2 16.7 15.9
2005 690 40.1 17.2 15.9
2006 681 40.5 16.8 14
2007 639 37.3 17.1 16.5
2008 409 22.0 18.6 17.1
2009 422 23.8 17.7 16.7
2010 438 22.8 19.1 25.1
2011 629 35.7 17.6 23.8
2012 606 35.7 16.9 24.4
2013 626 35.6 17.5 21.6
2014 615 38.1 16.1 23.7
2015 614 37.0 16.5 24.9
2016 593 36.0 16.4 21.4
2017 653 37.9 17.2 20.1
2018 662 38.4 17.2 24.5
2019 656 38.7 16.9 28
2020 662 38.8 17.0 25.5
2021 563 38.5 14.6 28.4
2022 648 41.7 15.5 28.2
2023 655 43.0 15.2 31.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $358 (3.5%) $9,802 (96.5%) $10,159
2020 $391 (3.4%) $11,271 (96.6%) $11,662
2021 $800 (6.5%) $11,438 (93.5%) $12,238
2022 $856 (7.3%) $10,912 (92.7%) $11,767
2023 $845 (6.9%) $11,473 (93.1%) $12,318

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 469th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 326th of 1470 Elementary schools
 11.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School)59.956.7
 3.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gull Lake Community Schools)59.956.2
 3.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School)48.150.7
 2.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Gull Lake Community Schools)48.150.7
 2.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School)59.359.9
 0.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Gull Lake Community Schools)59.360
 0.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School)44.144.7
 0.6%
   4th Grade Math (Gull Lake Community Schools)44.144.5
 0.4%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School)5565.9
 10.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Gull Lake Community Schools)55.165.9
 10.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School)3940
 1%
   5th Grade Math (Gull Lake Community Schools)38.139.9
 1.8%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School)27.333.2
 5.9%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Gull Lake Community Schools)27.132.7
 5.6%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students656655
 0.2%
African American2317
 26.1%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian108
 20%
Hispanic2247
 113.6%
Pacific Islander00
White548528
 3.6%
Two or More Races5253
 1.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28%31.9%
 3.9%


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Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School ranks 429th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 655 students attended Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School.

Students who attend Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gull Lake Middle School
High : Gull Lake High School

Students at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School are 81% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.


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