Elementary Schools in Lawton Community School District

Summary:

The Lawton Community School District in Michigan has one elementary school, Lawton Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 398 students.

While Lawton Elementary School has some positive academic metrics, such as higher-than-average proficiency rates in 4th grade English Language Arts and Math compared to the state, it also faces challenges. The school's ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 477 out of 1,470 schools in 2022-2023 to 639 out of 1,486 schools in 2023-2024, and it has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% compared to the state average.

Additionally, Lawton Elementary School has a high percentage of students (63.57%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. While the school's performance is stronger in the upper elementary grades, further investigation would be needed to fully understand the resources and support available to the school and develop targeted strategies for improvement.

District Detail

101 Primary Way
Lawton, MI 49065-8781

(269) 624-7901

SchoolDigger Rank:
310^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,027

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lawton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Primary Way	Lawton	49065	Van Buren County	Lawton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 624-7501	397	31	12.8	53.9%	325 (81.9%)	4 (1.0%)	48 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	61.6	543^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	63.5%		54.7	639^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.0%	96	41.0	48.8	38.5	58.8	$00	$00	$00

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mattawan Consolidated School	3.11 mi	5	37^th
Paw Paw Public School District	3.64 mi	6	241^st
Van Buren Independent School District (Isd)	5.43 mi	4
Decatur Public Schools	8.61 mi	2	302^nd
Youth Advancement Academy	9.76 mi	1

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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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