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Best Elementary Schools in Branch County, MI

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At a glance

Schools

2,416

Students

Districts

Top rankedJennings Elementary School676^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Jennings Elementary School up 178 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ryan Elementary School 13.1 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
Anderson Elementary School	Public	K-2	335 E Corey St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 369-3234	216	15	14.8	73.6%	172 (79.6%)	3 (1.4%)	39 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)									$17,256	$1,684	$15,572
Ryan Elementary School	Public	3-5	461 Rudd St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 369-3254	217	17	13.1	71.0%	182 (83.9%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.8	866^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.7	835^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.9%	31	38.6	35.9	39.4	31.4	26.9	23.9	39.4	26.8	$16,025	$1,540	$14,484
Larsen Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-1	25 Parkhurst Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5960	463	27	17.1	66.3%	362 (78.2%)	31 (6.7%)	50 (10.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)								(n/a)									$13,961	$1,480	$12,481
Jefferson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	2-3	15 Vans Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5970	378	21	18.0	64.0%	304 (80.4%)	10 (2.6%)	50 (13.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)								(n/a)	33.0			44.0					$13,564	$1,819	$11,744
Lakeland Elementary School	Public, Magnet	4-5	235 Western Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5980	375	19	19.5	68.8%	298 (79.5%)	12 (3.2%)	49 (13.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	40.5	852^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.9%		32.7	974^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.5%	122		34.9	39.9		29.5	37.5	34.5	19.6	$12,828	$1,411	$11,418
Jennings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 E Liberty St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 639-9885	408	26	15.4	36.8%	369 (90.4%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	51.5	676^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.7%		40.7	854^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.6%	178	42.7	38.5		48.8	30.8				$14,033	$1,666	$12,368
Union City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 Walnut Ln	Union City	49094	Branch County	Union City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 741-8191	359	23	15.6	62.1%	306 (85.2%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	13.9	1299^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.9%		22.9	1113^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.2%	186	21.4	15.4		15.7	21.8				$15,035	$1,459	$13,576

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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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