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Best Public Schools in Mecosta County, MI

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Schools

5,219

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedRiverview Elementary School56^th of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Barryton Elementary School up 185 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Crossroads Charter Academy 10.4 students per teacher

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6 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
Crossroads Charter Academy K5	Public, Charter	K-5	215 N State St	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Crossroads Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-6589	103	8	13.7	73.8%	74 (71.8%)	6 (5.8%)	6 (5.8%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	13 (12.6%)	26.5	1061^st of 1488 public elementary schools	28.7%		32.7	977^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.3%	84					17.9		31.6			17.9		21.1			42.1			26.3			$15,493	$2,799	$12,694
Crossroads Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	215 Spruce St W	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Crossroads Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(231) 796-9041	117	11	10.4	59.8%	97 (82.9%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.1%)	6 (5.1%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)	61.5							15.0	35.0					40.0		42.9	23.1		35.7		$11,255	$1,437	$9,819
Big Rapids Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	14980 215th Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(231) 796-3489	115	1	115.0	70.4%	100 (87.0%)	5 (4.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)																	23.1			23.1	$11,624	$775	$10,850
Big Rapids Middle School	Public	5-8	500 N Warren Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 796-9965	644	31	20.5	46.4%	564 (87.6%)	13 (2.0%)	16 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.0%)	44.7	479^th of 890 public middle schools	46.2%		47.5	435^th of 897 public middle schools	51.5%	44	62.7	18.7					51.8	30.8	38.6			40.0	20.5	28.7	51.5	43.0		31.1	39.4		$13,487	$1,069	$12,418
Big Rapids High School	Public	9-12	21175 15 Mile Rd	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 796-7651	755	37	20.3	34.8%	671 (88.9%)	30 (4.0%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	58.7	285^th of 739 public high schools	61.4%		60.8	256^th of 743 public high schools	65.5%	29			61.3	29.1													38.1			37.9	$14,708	$1,248	$13,460
Brookside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 Escott St	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-8323	336	19	17.6	61.9%	274 (81.5%)	16 (4.8%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	48.1	749^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.7%		37.4	896^th of 1486 public elementary schools	39.7%	147					31.3	39.2				45.8	43.0										$16,288	$1,731	$14,558
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-4	509 Willow Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-2550	346	19	18.2	48.3%	309 (89.3%)	7 (2.0%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	94.8	56^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.2%		95.4	44^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.0%	12					72.1	69.4				75.6	72.9										$14,787	$1,497	$13,290
Eastwood Elementary	Public	PK-K	410 N 3rd Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 598-9700	209	13	16.0	59.3%	172 (82.3%)	9 (4.3%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.1%)								(n/a)																					$16,503	$889	$15,615
Mosaic School	Public	7-12	350 W Wheatland Ave	Remus	49340	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 967-8150	89	3	29.6	84.3%	76 (85.4%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.0%)								(n/a)																				23.1	$13,828	$221	$13,608
Mecosta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	555 W Main St	Mecosta	49332	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 972-7477	256	14	18.7	59.8%	231 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	58.4	589^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.4%		71.2	387^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.0%	202					45.3	51.9				39.7	42.3										$13,566	$1,790	$11,775
Chippewa Hills Middle School	Public	5-8	3102 Arthur Rd	Remus	49340	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 967-2200	503	30	16.8	58.1%	438 (87.1%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.6%)	60.4	298^th of 890 public middle schools	66.5%		53	363^rd of 897 public middle schools	59.5%	65	78.0	19.7					32.5	46.0	31.8			23.6	39.8	33.3	43.1	45.3		32.5	50.8		$13,977	$854	$13,123
Barryton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19701 30th Ave	Barryton	49305	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 382-5311	204	12	17.4	70.6%	180 (88.2%)	5 (2.5%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	46.5	770^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.3%		33.9	955^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.7%	185					47.4	22.7				57.9	29.5										$14,834	$2,196	$12,638
Chippewa Hills High School	Public	7-12	3226 Arthur Rd	Remus	49340	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 967-2100	463	24	19.1	44.1%	397 (85.7%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.5%)	47.2	384^th of 739 public high schools	48.0%		40.9	415^th of 743 public high schools	44.1%	31			51.9	18.5													39.3			35.8	$14,888	$1,113	$13,774
Morley Stanwood Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4700 Northland Dr	Morley	49336	Mecosta County	Morley Stanwood Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(231) 856-4550	234	14	16.2	66.2%	217 (92.7%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	22.2	673^rd of 890 public middle schools	24.4%		28.1	631^st of 897 public middle schools	29.7%	42	54.8	13.7						20.3	22.6				17.2	14.1		20.3			28.4		$15,667	$1,020	$14,648
Morley Stanwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4808 Northland Dr	Morley	49336	Mecosta County	Morley Stanwood Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 856-7684	437	28	15.7	65.2%	388 (88.8%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	32.8	971^st of 1488 public elementary schools	34.7%		33	972^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	34.6%	1					26.1	39.3	32.1			41.2	32.8	19.2			34.6			17.9			$17,229	$2,410	$14,819
Morley Stanwood High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4700 Northland Dr	Morley	49336	Mecosta County	Morley Stanwood Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(231) 856-4444	287	16	17.9	53.3%	257 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	24.9	543^rd of 739 public high schools	26.5%		21.9	584^th of 743 public high schools	21.4%	41			41.0	16.7													20.8			26.0	$15,867	$1,186	$14,680
MecostaOsceola Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15700 190th Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Mecosta-Osceola Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(231) 796-3543	121	11	10.9	57.0%	104 (86.0%)	5 (4.1%)	5 (4.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)								(n/a)
MecostaOsceola Career Center	Public	11-12	15830 190th Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Mecosta-Osceola Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(231) 796-3543	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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