Best Public Schools in Jamestown, MI

Summary:

The city of Jamestown, Michigan is home to a single standout elementary school, Jamestown Upper Elementary School, which serves grades 3-5 and is part of the Hudsonville Public School District. This school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Michigan, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly outperforming district and state averages on standardized tests.

Jamestown Upper Elementary School's academic excellence is evident across multiple metrics. In 3rd grade ELA, the school had an 82.9% proficiency rate, compared to 67.6% for the district and 38.9% for the state. Similarly, the school's M-Step/Math proficiency rates consistently surpass district and state averages. This high-level academic performance has earned the school a top 111 ranking in the state for the 2024-2025 school year and a top 81 ranking for 2023-2024.

While Jamestown Upper Elementary School's academic achievements are impressive, the data also reveals some potential areas of concern. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in 2023-2024 is on the higher side, and 27.1% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic challenges. Understanding how the school's resources are allocated and utilized to address these equity concerns could provide valuable insights into its continued success.

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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
Jamestown Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	3291 Lincoln Ct	Jamestown	49427	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 896-9375	327	19	17.2	18.7%	280 (85.6%)	5 (1.5%)	19 (5.8%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	90.6	111^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.5%		91.9	81^st of 1486 public elementary schools	94.5%	30	82.9	71.7	61.4	89.7	72.7	53.5	53.5	52.5	$14,422	$1,006	$13,417

Cities Near Jamestown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hudsonville	0.17 mi	14	16^th
Wyoming	4.15 mi	23	371^st
Jenison	4.7 mi	9	55^th
Grandville	5.2 mi	8	71^st
Byron Center	5.32 mi	10	15^th

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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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