Elementary Schools in Forest Area Community Schools

Summary:

The Forest Area Community Schools district in Michigan has only one elementary school, Fife Lake Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.

Fife Lake Elementary School faces significant challenges, including low academic proficiency rates in 3rd-grade English Language Arts and Math, which are significantly lower than the state averages. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 72.11%, suggesting a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is much higher than the state average.

Despite the school's low performance, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.9 students per teacher and a high per-student spending of $16,386 for the 2023-2024 school year. This suggests that the district may be allocating resources to the school, but the impact on student outcomes has not yet been evident. Addressing the underlying issues, such as the high poverty rate and chronic absenteeism, may be crucial for improving the school's performance and better serving its students.

District Detail

7741 Shippy Rd SW
Fife Lake, MI 49633-8225

(231) 369-4191

SchoolDigger Rank:
516^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 493

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)	M-Step Math (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fife Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	108 Pierce St	Fife Lake	49633	Grand Traverse County	Forest Area Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 879-3362	144	12	12.3	61.1%	103 (71.5%)	6 (4.2%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)	27.6	20.7	$16,386	$4,448	$11,938

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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.

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