Elementary Schools in Montague Area Public Schools

Summary:

The Montague Area Public Schools district in Michigan is home to two elementary schools: Oehrli Elementary School and Montague Area Childhood Center. While Oehrli Elementary serves students from grades 1 through 5, Montague Area Childhood Center is a pre-kindergarten and kindergarten-only school.

Oehrli Elementary School has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 404th out of 1,470 Michigan elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 851st out of 1,488 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on M-Step assessments is generally below the state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 25.3% to 51.6% across different grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Oehrli Elementary has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% for the 2023-2024 school year.

In contrast, Montague Area Childhood Center does not have the same test score data as Oehrli Elementary, as it is a pre-kindergarten and kindergarten-only school. However, the school shares a similar chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% for the 2023-2024 school year. Both schools have a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students within the Montague Area Public Schools district.

District Detail

4882 Stanton Blvd
Montague, MI 49437-1038

(231) 893-1515

SchoolDigger Rank:
285^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,247

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (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 English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oehrli Elementary School	Public	1-5	4859 Knudsen St	Montague	49437	Muskegon County	Montague Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 894-9018	436	30	14.6	45.4%	380 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	40.9	851^st of 1488 public elementary schools	42.8%		63.4	508^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.8%	343	38.2	32.5	29.7	33.7	42.2	29.7	41.8	25.3	$14,277	$1,298	$12,978
Montague Area Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	9151 Dicey St	Montague	49437	Muskegon County	Montague Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 894-9018	85	7	11.8	49.4%	73 (85.9%)	2 (2.4%)	7 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)								(n/a)									$15,670	$1,937	$13,733

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whitehall District Schools	1.63 mi	5	173^rd
Reeths-Puffer Schools	9 mi	8	324^th
North Muskegon Public Schools	12.37 mi	3	94^th
Shelby Public Schools	13.28 mi	4	443^rd
Holton Public Schools	13.85 mi	4	446^th

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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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