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RB Boyce Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ionia, Michigan, serving 264 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Ionia Public Schools district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While RB Boyce has a higher percentage of white students (87.88%) compared to nearby schools, its academic performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 26.4% in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 33.2% and the state's 39.6%. RB Boyce has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.5% in 2018-2019 to 18.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby schools. Interestingly, AA Rather School, another school in the Ionia Public Schools district, outperforms RB Boyce in various M-Step test scores.
RB Boyce's spending per student has increased from $8,919 in 2019-2020 to $12,257 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby schools. However, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 57.95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. Additionally, RB Boyce has a higher student-teacher ratio of 16.5 in 2022-2023, compared to the nearby schools, which range from 12.2 to 17.8 students per teacher. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, from 773 out of 1,533 Michigan elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 1,204 out of 1,486 in 2023-2024.
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