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Best Elementary Schools in Clinton County, MI

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Michigan Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Michigan Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

4,093

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedWaldron Elementary and Middle School100^th of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Waldron Elementary and Middle School up 94 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Eureka School 13.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		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	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	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
Cole Academy East	Public, Charter	K-5	2921 E Coleman Rd	East Lansing	48823	Clinton County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(517) 580-3470	148	9	16.4	54.1%	44 (29.7%)	38 (25.7%)	43 (29.1%)	3 (2.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.2%)	32.1	978^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.3%		43.9	785^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.2%	193				30.8	38.5			15.0	38.5	26.9			26.9		23.1		$11,539	$896	$10,643
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%)	51.9	689^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.7%		60.8	540^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.7%	149			32.9	38.4	56.8			43.7	35.1	28.4			55.6		27.2		$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%)	81.7	249^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.3%		80.1	246^th of 1486 public elementary schools	83.4%	3				61.7	66.0				61.1	50.0			59.7		37.4		$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)			61.7					69.4									$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	PK, KG-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%)	91.5	100^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.3%		84.5	194^th of 1486 public elementary schools	86.9%	94	87.1	45.2	60.0	88.0	74.1	47.8	69.2	72.0	88.0	59.3	43.5	61.5	70.4	45.2	74.1	64.5	$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%)	42.1	832^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	44.1%		67.6	447^th of 1486 public elementary schools	69.9%	385			36.0	32.1				38.7	39.5								$15,235	$1,125	$14,110
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%)	41.2	843^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	43.3%		53.2	662^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	55.5%	181			38.3	35.1	46.3			36.8	39.2	20.0			37.9		21.1		$13,319	$493	$12,826
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%)	56	630^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.7%		63.4	507^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.9%	123			40.7	35.7	60.0			44.4	28.6	40.0			55.0		25.0		$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%)	80.4	271^st of 1488 public elementary schools	81.8%		77.7	288^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.6%	17			58.5	59.0	58.0			57.5	62.0	44.0			56.0		46.0		$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%)	71.4	396^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.4%		72.5	364^th of 1486 public elementary schools	75.5%	32			67.3	37.7	47.1			78.8	50.8	49.0			54.9		33.3		$13,250	$447	$12,803

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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.