James Ellis School in Niles, MI

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2740 MANNIX STREET
Niles, MI 49120

County: Cass
Grade span: KG - 1

Phone: (269) 683-4635 (make sure to verify first before calling)

2007 Student Enrollment: 227

Female Enrollment : 111
Male Enrollment : 116

Kindergarten Enrollment : 87
1st Grade Enrollment : 140

Kindergarten Female Enrollment : 43
1st Grade Female Enrollment : 68

Kindergarten Male Enrollment : 44
1st Grade Male Enrollment : 72

White Enrollment (%): 86.8%

Here:	86.8%
State average from 3483 schools:	70.4%

Black Enrollment (%): 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 3483 schools:	20.2%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 5.3%

This school:	5.3%
State average from 3483 schools:	4.9%

American Indian Enrollment (%): 0.4%

James Ellis School:	0.4%
State average from 3483 schools:	1.2%

Multiracial Enrollment (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 3483 schools:	1.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 225

Female Enrollment : 110
Male Enrollment : 115

Kindergarten Enrollment : 94
1st Grade Enrollment : 131

Kindergarten Female Enrollment : 50
1st Grade Female Enrollment : 60

Kindergarten Male Enrollment : 44
1st Grade Male Enrollment : 71

White Enrollment (%): 85.8%

James Ellis School:	85.8%
State average from 3572 schools:	70.3%

Black Enrollment (%): 8.0%

James Ellis School:	8.0%
State average from 3572 schools:	20.5%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 5.8%

James Ellis School:	5.8%
State average from 3572 schools:	4.7%

Multiracial Enrollment (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 3572 schools:	1.2%

2005 Student Enrollment: 202

Female Enrollment : 100
Male Enrollment : 102

Kindergarten Enrollment : 97
1st Grade Enrollment : 105

Kindergarten Female Enrollment : 50
1st Grade Female Enrollment : 50

Kindergarten Male Enrollment : 47
1st Grade Male Enrollment : 55

White Enrollment (%): 86.1%

James Ellis School:	86.1%
State average from 3644 schools:	70.9%

Black Enrollment (%): 9.4%

This school:	9.4%
State average from 3644 schools:	20.5%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 3.5%

Here:	3.5%
State average from 3644 schools:	4.6%

American Indian Enrollment (%): 0.5%

Here:	0.5%
State average from 3644 schools:	1.2%

Multiracial Enrollment (%): 0.50%

Here:	0.50%
State average from 3644 schools:	0.62%

2004 Student Enrollment: 195

Female Enrollment : 90
Male Enrollment : 105

Kindergarten Enrollment : 94
1st Grade Enrollment : 101

Kindergarten Female Enrollment : 45
1st Grade Female Enrollment : 45

Kindergarten Male Enrollment : 49
1st Grade Male Enrollment : 56

White Enrollment (%): 85.6%

This school:	85.6%
State average from 3582 schools:	72.3%

Black Enrollment (%): 7.7%

Here:	7.7%
State average from 3582 schools:	19.3%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 6.7%

Here:	6.7%
State average from 3582 schools:	4.5%

2003 Student Enrollment: 178

Female Enrollment : 78
Male Enrollment : 100

Kindergarten Enrollment : 86
1st Grade Enrollment : 92

Kindergarten Female Enrollment : 38
1st Grade Female Enrollment : 40

Kindergarten Male Enrollment : 48
1st Grade Male Enrollment : 52

White Enrollment (%): 88.2%

Here:	88.2%
State average from 3497 schools:	73.5%

Black Enrollment (%): 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 3497 schools:	18.7%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 2.8%

Here:	2.8%
State average from 3497 schools:	4.3%

2002 Student Enrollment: 176

Female Enrollment : 78
Male Enrollment : 98

Kindergarten Enrollment : 85
1st Grade Enrollment : 91

Kindergarten Female Enrollment : 37
1st Grade Female Enrollment : 41

Kindergarten Male Enrollment : 48
1st Grade Male Enrollment : 50

White Enrollment (%): 81.3%

Here:	81.3%
State average from 3348 schools:	74.2%

Black Enrollment (%): 15.3%

Here:	15.3%
State average from 3348 schools:	17.9%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 3.4%

Here:	3.4%
State average from 3348 schools:	4.0%

2001 Student Enrollment: 165

Female Enrollment : 78
Male Enrollment : 87

Kindergarten Female Enrollment : 42
1st Grade Female Enrollment : 36

Kindergarten Male Enrollment : 41
1st Grade Male Enrollment : 46

White Enrollment (%): 85.5%

Here:	85.5%
State average from 3201 schools:	76.6%

Black Enrollment (%): 9.7%

This school:	9.7%
State average from 3201 schools:	16.9%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 4.2%

This school:	4.2%
State average from 3201 schools:	3.6%

American Indian Enrollment (%): 0.6%

Here:	0.6%
State average from 3201 schools:	1.2%

School Safety Practices:

Warning codes used to alert faculty of a critical incident : Yes
Tactical evacuation route for students or entry routes for emergency support teams : Yes
Off-site staging area for assembly and communication at the onset of critical incident : Yes
Emergency communication tree or plan : Yes
Facility blueprints and site plan on file with emergency support team : Yes
Control access to site during school hours (doors locked or monitored) : Yes
Control access to grounds during school hours (gates locked or monitored) : No
Students required to pass through metal detectors each day : No
Visitors required to pass through metal detectors : No
Campus closed for most students during lunch : Yes
Integrated home-land security in school practices into school safety plans : Yes
Random sweeps for weapons : No
Require clear book bags or ban book bags : No
Require students to wear badges or picture IDs : No
Require staff to wear badges or picture IDs : No
Provide staff training in risk assessment : Yes
Security cameras used to monitor the school : No
Telephones provided in most classrooms : Yes
Emergency button provided in lavatories : No
In compliance with the state law that requires that a student who brings a firearm to school be expelled for one year : Yes
In compliance with Elem. and Sec. Edu. Act (ESEA), that requires referral to juvenile delinquency system of any student who brings a firearm to school : Yes
School wide training in positive behavioral support and interventions : Yes

School Safety Plans:

Safety plan exists - Shootings : Yes
Safety plan exists - Riots : Yes
Safety plan exists - Bomb scares or comparable threats (excluding fire) : Yes
Safety plan exists - Disaster planning (tornadoes, floods, chemical spill, etc.) : Yes
Safety plan exists - Hostages : Yes
Safety plan exists - Lock down : Yes

School Prevention Programs:

Implemented a violence prevention curriculum : Yes
Practiced behavior modification/intervention with students : Yes
Provided group counseling (social work) or therapeutic activity for students : Yes
Provided peer mentoring or coaching program : Yes
Provided peer mediation (student court) in resolving conduct problems : Yes
Provided conflict resolution training to staff and students : Yes
Provided programs that promote a sense of social integration among students : Yes
Established a hot line for students to report problems : No
Provided training and assistance in classroom management to teachers : Yes
Revised or reviewed school wide discipline policy : Yes
Made architectural or environmental modifications to reduce crime or violence : No
Used a paid law enforcement or security service : No
Implemented a drug prevention service : No
Conducted community service projects on prevention : No
Implemented teacher/staff training on violence/drug prevention : Yes
Conducted public/parent awareness activities on violence/drug prevention : Yes
Offered after-school or before-school programs : Yes
Provided alternative education programs : No
Underwent curriculum acquisition or development : Yes
Provided services for out-of-school youth (school-age) : No
Administered special one-time events (not included in the above mentioned programs) : No
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence-prevention services via joint service delivery (including referrals) : Yes
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via teacher/staff training : No
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via public awareness activities : No
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via fund raising : No
Allowed students to participate in the design, delivery or critiquing of a drug or violence prevention program : No
Balanced and restorative justice conferencing (aka transformative conferencing) : No

Attendance Statistics:

Attendance Rate (2006): 94.0%

Here:	94.0%
State average from 3668 schools:	93.6%

Attendance Rate (2005): 95.0%

Here:	95.0%
State average from 3919 schools:	92.3%

Attendance Rate (2004): 94.0%

Here:	94.0%
State average from 3863 schools:	92.4%

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