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Washington Street Elementary School

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Washington Street Elementary School ranks 511 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

511^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Washington Street Elementary School is a public elementary school in Otsego, Michigan, serving 450 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Otsego Public Schools district, which is ranked 148 out of 613 districts in the state.

While Washington Street Elementary has shown a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, its performance on state assessments remains generally above the Michigan average, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science compared to the state. The school also performs well for its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student populations, ranking among the top schools in Michigan for these subgroups. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 18.1% in 2023-2024 to 29.5% in 2023-2024, which may be impacting its academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Alamo Elementary School in the Otsego Public Schools district consistently outperforms Washington Street Elementary, while Dix Street Elementary School, also in the Otsego district, has a similar performance profile. Schools in the Allegan Public Schools and Plainwell Community Schools districts generally have lower academic performance compared to Washington Street Elementary, with some exceptions.

448

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,480

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

538 Washington St
Otsego, MI 49078-1266

(269) 694-7800

District: Otsego Public Schools

Students who attend Washington Street Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Otsego Middle School
High:	Otsego High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.4%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg48%

Michigan avg39%

511^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Otsego Public Schools

148^th of 613Otsego Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	511 of 1488	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	538 of 1486	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	445 of 1470	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	319 of 1344	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	317 of 1153	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	149 of 1408	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	210 of 1448	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	74.7	284 of 1466	80.6%	★★★★☆
2016	79.5	263 of 1548	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.5	423 of 1580	73.2%	★★★★☆
2014	80.7	231 of 1533	84.9%	★★★★☆
2013	56.3	723 of 1563	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.5	1053 of 1566	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.2	957 of 1552	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.7	993 of 1552	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.3	603 of 1589	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.5	784 of 1577	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.8	426 of 1565	72.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.6	279 of 1545	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	511 of 1338	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	622 of 1342	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	548 of 1321	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	375 of 1106	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	566 of 902	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.1	277 of 1171	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	272 of 1443	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	158 of 1346	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	320 of 1381	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	210 of 1350	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	135 of 1099	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	128 of 749	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	30 of 1134	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	125 of 1397	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	506 of 1366	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	271 of 1347	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	401 of 1334	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	275 of 1139	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	154 of 915	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	76 of 1196	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	186 of 1446	87.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	87.2	11 of 195	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	586 of 1206	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	602 of 1204	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	441 of 1198	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	358 of 1102	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	333 of 1005	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	171 of 1128	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	254 of 1253	79.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2023)94th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math50%+11 vs state

English Language Arts49%+7 vs state

Science47%+7 vs state

Social Studies28%~ state avg

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Schools Near Washington Street Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	538 Washington St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 694-7800	448	26	17.4	48.0%	396 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	63.7	511^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.7%		61	538^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.8%	27	42.3	57.5	48.1	55.1	64.4	30.9	46.9	28.4	$12,480	$1,079	$11,400
Dix Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Dix St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 694-7703	357	24	14.6	50.1%	293 (82.1%)	6 (1.7%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.5%)	53.7	665^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.3%		58.1	578^th of 1486 public elementary schools	61.1%	87	37.0	46.8	41.8	18.5	45.7	36.4	58.2	36.4	$12,542	$830	$11,712
Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 School Dr	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 685-5835	410	27	15.0	53.9%	344 (83.9%)	7 (1.7%)	35 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	33.4	964^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.2%		31.4	1000^th of 1486 public elementary schools	32.7%	36	22.2	37.7	42.0	13.9	29.5	25.9	38.3	24.7	$14,909	$2,122	$12,787
Gilkey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	707 S Woodhams St	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 685-2424	439	24	18.2	32.3%	385 (87.7%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	55.8	635^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.3%		56.5	608^th of 1486 public elementary schools	59.1%	27	52.0	52.1	46.8	54.7	36.6	34.2	36.7	22.8	$13,672	$560	$13,112
Alamo Elementary School	Public	K-5	8184 N 6th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 694-7603	287	17	16.6	29.6%	262 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	82.3	239^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.9%		76	315^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.8%	76	66.7	60.8	66.7	72.9	58.8	50.0	53.7	35.2	$11,072	$393	$10,678
Robert D Brandon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1583 University St	Martin	49070	Allegan County	Martin Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 442-0450	299	18	16.7	50.2%	255 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	51	702^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	52.8%		38.9	870^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.5%	168	40.5	53.3	40.5	34.2	42.2	14.3	45.2	38.1	$14,219	$1,564	$12,655
Cooper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7559 N 14th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 349-2674	288	17	16.9	22.9%	263 (91.3%)	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	54.7	651^st of 1488 public elementary schools	56.3%		49.8	697^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.1%	46	46.2	34.0	63.8	48.7	24.0	48.9	40.4	27.7	$13,742	$945	$12,797
Pine Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2950 Center St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 673-5379	326	20	16.7	74.5%	257 (78.8%)	9 (2.8%)	35 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	27.4	1048^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.6%		37.2	902^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	39.3%	146	20.8	38.0	38.5	20.8	34.0	12.8	30.8	15.4	$15,544	$1,680	$13,864
North Ward Elementary School	Public	PK-K	440 River St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 673-6003	29	4	8.2	82.8%	25 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)									$22,113	$1,200	$20,914
West Ward Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Vernon St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 673-7000	247	15	16.4	64.0%	208 (84.2%)	8 (3.2%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	44.7	796^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.5%		57.3	594^th of 1486 public elementary schools	60.0%	202	40.5	44.4	39.5	43.2	52.8	25.6	30.2	18.6	$15,410	$1,336	$14,073

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Street Elementary School

Is Washington Street Elementary School a good school?

Washington Street Elementary School ranks 511^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Washington Street Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Street Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Otsego Middle School
High : Otsego High School

How many students attend Washington Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Washington Street Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Street Elementary School?

Students at Washington Street Elementary School are 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Washington Street Elementary School in?

Otsego Public Schools

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