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Best Elementary Schools in Ida, MI

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Top rankedIda Elementary School498^th of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Ida, Michigan has only one elementary school, Ida Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 4th grade. While the school has historically performed well, recent data shows a concerning decline in its academic performance and overall ranking among Michigan elementary schools.

Ida Elementary School has seen a drop in its statewide ranking from 229th out of 1,470 schools in 2022-2023 to 498th out of 1,488 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 4 stars to 3 stars over the same time period. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math for 3rd and 4th graders, while still higher than the state averages, have also declined in recent years. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% is a significant concern that may be contributing to the academic challenges.

Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $12,823 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 17.1, the performance issues suggest that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution. The school's Ida Public School District should investigate the root causes of the decline and explore strategies to support the academic achievement of its students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, who make up 28.65% of the student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ida Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7900 Ida St	Ida	48140	Monroe County	Ida Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 269-3605	514	30	17.1	23.0%	478 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	64.7	498^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.5%		79.4	256^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.8%	242	44.0	52.4	51.7	43.8	$13,294	$550	$12,745

Cities Near Ida

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Erie	6.29 mi	4	81^st
Petersburg	6.59 mi	2	180^th
Monroe	6.72 mi	16	366^th
Dundee	6.74 mi	4	142^nd
Temperance	7.41 mi	4	121^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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