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Best Public Schools in Mason 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

3,846

Students

Districts

Top rankedLudington High School161^st of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Ludington Elementary School up 156 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Developmental ClassroomsWSESD 5.8 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)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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	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
Gateway To Success Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	526 N Scottville Rd	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Gateway To Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-0922	124	10	12.9	77.4%	100 (80.6%)	7 (5.6%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.7%)	33.3	487^th of 739 public high schools	34.1%		39.1	433^rd of 743 public high schools	41.7%	54																	28.6			28.6	$11,457	$1,560	$9,897
Ludington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5771 W Bryant Rd	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Ludington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-3820	911	57	15.8	53.2%	723 (79.4%)	12 (1.3%)	100 (11.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.1%)	59.5	567^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.9%		48.4	723^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	51.3%	156					41.5	44.7	48.4			40.5	34.7	43.3			47.4			43.6			$15,541	$1,185	$14,357
Ludington High School	Public	9-12	707 Anderson St	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Ludington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 845-3880	687	33	20.5	32.5%	558 (81.2%)	8 (1.2%)	76 (11.1%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.8%)	74	161^st of 739 public high schools	78.2%		81.7	105^th of 743 public high schools	85.9%	56			63.5	33.3													40.9			59.7	$13,469	$785	$12,684
OJ DeJonge Middle School	Public	6-8	706 E Tinkham Ave	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Ludington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-3810	447	28	15.7	38.3%	369 (82.6%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	66.5	243^rd of 890 public middle schools	72.7%		69.7	211^th of 897 public middle schools	76.5%	32	77.0	41.4						42.6	42.4				29.1	32.4		44.2			58.3		$15,163	$949	$14,214
Mason County Central Middle School	Public	6-8	310 W Beryl St	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Mason County Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 757-3724	276	15	18.2	61.6%	256 (92.8%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	43.3	500^th of 890 public middle schools	43.8%		42.3	496^th of 897 public middle schools	44.7%	4	63.8	23.8						27.2	37.6				21.5	30.6		36.2			36.2		$14,447	$1,122	$13,325
Mason County Central High School	Public	9-12	300 W Broadway Ave	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Mason County Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 757-4748	413	17	23.8	55.7%	362 (87.7%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	26.4	526^th of 739 public high schools	28.8%		24.1	563^rd of 743 public high schools	24.2%	37			42.6	7.9													26.5			28.6	$14,167	$1,196	$12,971
Scottville Elementary School	Public	K-2	201 W Maple Ave	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Mason County Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 757-4701	211	12	18.0	71.1%	199 (94.3%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)																					$14,645	$1,596	$13,050
Mason County Central Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	505 W Maple Ave	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Mason County Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 757-5720	258	15	16.8	60.1%	236 (91.5%)	4 (1.6%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	13.7	1284^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.7%		20.9	1160^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.9%	124					16.0	19.8	21.1			25.5	14.0	11.8			24.0			7.9			$12,905	$1,223	$11,682
Academy of Science Math and Technology Early College High School	Public	11-12	2130 W Us Highway 10	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Mason County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 843-5935	45	1	50.0	40.0%	31 (68.9%)	2 (4.4%)	9 (20.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)								(n/a)																					$4,512	$963	$3,549
Mason County Eastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18 S Main St	Custer	49405	Mason County	Mason County Eastern Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 757-3733	181	12	15.5	86.7%	169 (93.4%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	18.8	1183^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	20.5%		24	1104^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.7%	79					21.9	11.5		23.1		25.0			19.2								$16,315	$3,890	$12,425
Mason County Eastern Junior HighHigh School	Public	7-12	18 S Main St	Custer	49405	Mason County	Mason County Eastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 757-3733	176	10	17.4	63.1%	157 (89.2%)	3 (1.7%)	8 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	58.6	287^th of 739 public high schools	61.2%		60.4	259^th of 743 public high schools	65.1%	28	60.0		47.1	23.5					23.5					20.6		50.0	44.4		50.0	50.0	$17,742	$2,490	$15,252
Developmental ClassroomsWSESD	Public, Alternative	K-12	2130 W Us Highway 10	Ludington	49431	Mason County	West Shore Educational Service District	No	No	No	No	(231) 898-1608	117	20	5.8	70.1%	91 (77.8%)	7 (6.0%)	13 (11.1%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)								(n/a)

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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.