Summary:
Old Mission Peninsula School is the sole elementary school located in the Old Mission Peninsula School District, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 135 students in Traverse City, Michigan. This standout school consistently outperforms the state averages in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts and Math, and has been ranked highly among Michigan elementary schools by SchoolDigger.
In the 2024-2025 school year, Old Mission Peninsula School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 62.5% to 70.8% for grades 3-5, compared to the state averages of 38.9% to 44.4%. Similarly, the school's math proficiency rates were higher than the state averages. The school has been ranked 131 out of 1,486 Michigan elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year and received a 5-star rating, and was ranked 228 out of 1,470 schools in the 2022-2023 school year with a 4-star rating. The Old Mission Peninsula School District is also highly ranked, at 64 out of 613 districts in Michigan and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average, the school's spending per student of $12,038 and a student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1 suggest that it has access to adequate resources to support its educational programs and student needs. With 25.93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school appears to serve a diverse student population in terms of socioeconomic status.
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