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Best Elementary Schools in Clinton County, MI

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5,169

Students

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Top rankedWaldron Elementary and Middle School106^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Wacousta Elementary School up 340 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

MidMichigan Leadership Academy 11.7 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Mathematics 8th 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 Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
MidMichigan Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	730 W Maple St	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 485-5379	316	27	11.7	—	11 (3.5%)	215 (68.0%)	28 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (18.0%)								(n/a)	24.2	347.6	1267.0	1365.7	10.0	1559.5	1670.0	1259.2	1357.1	1457.2	1551.2	1661.2	1471.4	8.8	1464.8	17.6	$17,474	$2,595	$14,880
Bath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13789 Webster Rd	Bath	48808	Clinton County	Bath Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 641-6771	473	27	17.2	49.5%	346 (73.2%)	13 (2.7%)	71 (15.0%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	41.2	837^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.9%		51.9	689^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.7%	148			32.9	30.1	44.0			35.6	34.2	16.0			50.7		24.0		$12,143	$601	$11,542
Herbison Woods Elementary School	Public	4-5	3147 W Herbison Rd	Dewitt	48820	Clinton County	DeWitt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 668-3300	469	29	16.1	12.4%	397 (84.6%)	8 (1.7%)	37 (7.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	82.1	237^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.1%		81.7	249^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.3%	12				57.3	62.9				54.4	48.5			60.8		41.8		$13,667	$436	$13,231
David Scott Elementary School	Public	2-3	804 Wilson St	Dewitt	48820	Clinton County	DeWitt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 668-3400	473	28	16.8	13.1%	396 (83.7%)	4 (0.8%)	45 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)								(n/a)			57.5					67.8									$12,863	$436	$12,427
Schavey Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1721 Schavey Rd	Dewitt	48820	Clinton County	DeWitt Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 668-3500	469	27	17.3	15.4%	379 (80.8%)	5 (1.1%)	49 (10.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)								(n/a)																	$13,367	$627	$12,740
Waldron Elementary and Middle School	Public, Magnet	K-8	11214 W Kent St	Fowler	48835	Clinton County	Fowler Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 593-2160	262	18	14.4	18.3%	251 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.8	106^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.9%		91.5	100^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.3%	6	82.1	71.4	56.0	76.0	83.3	80.8	83.3	56.0	88.0	54.2	57.7	54.2	58.3	64.3	66.7	89.3	$13,794	$319	$13,475
Wacousta Elementary School	Public	K-4	9325 W Herbison Rd	Eagle	48822	Clinton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5940	457	27	16.7	23.4%	370 (81.0%)	7 (1.5%)	43 (9.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	65	492^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	67.0%		42.1	832^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	44.1%	340			55.7	43.6				49.5	41.0								$15,235	$1,125	$14,110
Cumberland School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Cumberland Rd	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1280	308	21	14.4	89.3%	66 (21.4%)	110 (35.7%)	55 (17.9%)	39 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	33.2	951^st of 1492 public elementary schools	36.3%		23.2	1106^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.7%	155			37.8	23.4	38.3			48.9	21.3	23.4			27.7		14.9		$22,109	$3,521	$18,588
Gier Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	401 E Gier St	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1360	316	21	14.8	89.9%	104 (32.9%)	76 (24.1%)	83 (26.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (16.5%)	12.4	1325^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.2%		15.1	1257^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.5%	68			17.1	18.1				13.3	20.8								$19,792	$3,313	$16,478
EE Knight Elementary School	Public	3-5	215 N Tyler Dr	Elsie	48831	Clinton County	Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 862-5170	296	18	16.7	55.1%	282 (95.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	30.7	994^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.4%		41.2	843^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	43.3%	151			22.0	41.5	22.4			29.0	36.8	15.8			30.3		18.4		$13,319	$493	$12,826
Leonard Elementary School	Public	K-2	732 Mabbit Rd	Ovid	48866	Clinton County	Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 834-5029	284	15	19.2	58.1%	255 (89.8%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)								(n/a)																	$14,210	$1,494	$12,716
Eureka School	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 N Welling Rd	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 227-4900	114	8	13.7	38.6%	96 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (14.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.8	645^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.8%		56	630^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.7%	15			40.0	50.0	31.3			44.0	41.7	40.0			33.3		33.3		$18,299	$974	$17,326
Gateway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 N Lansing St	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 227-4600	320	21	15.3	45.6%	259 (80.9%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.4%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$13,285	$856	$12,429
Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 S Clinton Ave	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 227-4500	313	21	15.2	37.1%	269 (85.9%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	76.2	320^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.6%		80.4	271^st of 1488 public elementary schools	81.8%	49			39.4	60.7	67.0			41.3	52.7	49.1			65.1		44.3		$13,986	$906	$13,081
Riley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5935 West Pratt Rd	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 227-5100	299	17	18.1	22.4%	250 (83.6%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (8.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	68.4	431^st of 1492 public elementary schools	71.1%		71.4	396^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.4%	35			67.9	74.0	35.6			76.8	84.0	28.8			40.7		25.4		$13,250	$447	$12,803

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