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Best Public Schools in Arenac County, MI

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At a glance

Schools

1,896

Students

Districts

Top rankedStandishSterling Central Elementary School350^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Au GresSims Elementary School up 103 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sterling Elementary School 14.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)			M-Step Social Studies (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Au GresSims Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 S Court St	Au Gres	48703	Arenac County	Au Gres-Sims School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 876-7157	167	11	15.1	62.9%	150 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	70	412^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.4%		63.6	515^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.4%	103									1316.1	48.3	65.2			1321.2	51.7	43.5			52.2			26.1			$14,377	$1,728	$12,649
Au GresSims High School	Public	9-12	310 S Court St	Au Gres	48703	Arenac County	Au Gres-Sims School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 876-7157	143	7	20.9	62.2%	122 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	48.9	379^th of 800 public high schools	52.6%		41.8	429^th of 739 public high schools	41.9%	50		56.7	64.0		40.0	24.0	48.5	12.1													33.3			39.4	$13,900	$1,016	$12,884
Au GresSims Middle School	Public	6-8	310 S Court St	Au Gres	48703	Arenac County	Au Gres-Sims School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 876-7157	104	6	16.8	59.6%	87 (83.7%)	2 (1.9%)	4 (3.8%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)	57.2	330^th of 896 public middle schools	63.2%		52.5	383^rd of 890 public middle schools	57.0%	53	68.8			40.6								25.7	42.3				28.6	30.8		34.4			65.6		$13,788	$1,192	$12,596
StandishSterling Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3789 Wyatt Rd	Standish	48658	Arenac County	Standish-Sterling Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 846-4526	654	31	20.8	59.0%	618 (94.5%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	74.2	350^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.5%		77.1	305^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.5%	45									48.6	43.2	59.8	38.2		58.7	53.4	49.1	40.6		57.1			44.6			$13,183	$1,044	$12,139
StandishSterling Central JrSr High School	Public	7-12	2401 Grove Street Rd	Standish	48658	Arenac County	Standish-Sterling Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 846-3660	660	34	19.5	52.1%	630 (95.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	57.3	289^th of 800 public high schools	63.9%		72.5	171^st of 739 public high schools	76.9%	118	61.2	67.7	54.5	26.7	29.3	30.9	56.3	22.9					54.9					38.2		38.8	36.5		48.3	49.0	$13,791	$1,092	$12,699
Sterling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	338 W State St	Sterling	48659	Arenac County	Standish-Sterling Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 654-2367	168	12	14.2	60.1%	153 (91.1%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)								(n/a)																									$16,292	$1,047	$15,245

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.