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Best Public Schools in Otsego 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

3,337

Students

Districts

Top rankedGaylord Middle School148^th of 890 Michigan middle schools

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Biggest riser

Gaylord Middle School up 64 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Maple Elementary School 13.7 students per teacher

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Ranking:

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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
Gaylord Intermediate School	Public	4-6	240 E 4th St	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-0856	632	35	17.8	60.0%	565 (89.4%)	4 (0.6%)	31 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.3%)								(n/a)						33.2	39.8	51.0			35.0	31.1	47.5		37.1			18.9			$12,943	$858	$12,085
Gaylord Middle School	Public	7-8	600 E 5th St	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-0848	435	22	19.5	51.7%	391 (89.9%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	78.9	148^th of 890 public middle schools	83.4%		69.7	212^th of 897 public middle schools	76.4%	64	76.6	44.4							55.5					41.6		53.8			53.3		$13,205	$858	$12,347
Gaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg	Public	9-12	90 Livingston Blvd	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-0969	907	43	21.2	42.0%	841 (92.7%)	5 (0.6%)	17 (1.9%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.9%)	55.9	315^th of 739 public high schools	57.4%		79.3	124^th of 743 public high schools	83.3%	191			60.5	28.7													28.6			37.3	$13,523	$932	$12,592
North Ohio Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	912 N Ohio Ave	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 731-2648	388	26	14.9	63.1%	343 (88.4%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)								(n/a)					35.2					25.8											$18,556	$1,679	$16,877
South Maple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	650 E 5th St	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 731-0648	385	28	13.7	63.6%	342 (88.8%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)								(n/a)					33.6					36.1											$16,986	$1,651	$15,335
JohannesburgLewiston High School	Public	9-12	10854 M 32 E	Johannesburg	49751	Otsego County	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-4420	205	14	14.3	55.1%	191 (93.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	48.5	379^th of 739 public high schools	48.7%		61.7	249^th of 743 public high schools	66.5%	130			47.1	19.6													36.5			44.2	$18,202	$1,310	$16,892
JohannesburgLewiston ElementaryMiddle School	Public	K-8	10854 M 32 E	Johannesburg	49751	Otsego County	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 731-2040	313	19	16.1	57.2%	294 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	38.7	883^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	40.7%		38.5	877^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.0%	6	68.8	34.4			42.9	23.1	41.4	28.6	31.6	32.1	19.2	27.6	20.4	31.6	51.7	42.2		31.0	57.8		$16,000	$1,210	$14,790
Vanderbilt Area School	Public, Alternative	K-12	947 Donovan St	Vanderbilt	49795	Otsego County	Vanderbilt Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 983-2561	72	10	7.2	81.9%	71 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)																					$34,199	$3,091	$31,108

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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.