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Muskegon Public Schools of the City of

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At a glance

597^thof 625 Michigan districts▼ 4

Better than 4% of Michigan districts

Elementary 4 Middle 1 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

1458 5th St
Muskegon, MI 49441-2117·(231) 720-2000·All Michigan district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2026

2026: better than 4.5% of districts

Schools

3,325

Students

Top rankedBunker Elementary1326^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Oakview Elementary School up 36 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Marquette Elementary School 12.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Glenside Elementary

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Muskegon Public Schools of the City of district serves approximately 3,325 students across 7 schools in Muskegon, Michigan, including 4 elementary schools (Bunker Elementary, Oakview Elementary School, Marquette Elementary School, and Glenside Elementary), one middle school (Charles Hackley Middle School), and two high schools (Muskegon High School and Muskegon Community Education Center).

For parents, the standout school is Bunker Elementary, which outperforms every other school in the district in nearly all subjects despite serving the highest percentage of low-income students (93% free/reduced lunch). For example, Bunker's 5th grade math proficiency is 20.3%, compared to just 5.66% at Oakview Elementary School and 7.14% at Marquette Elementary School. Bunker also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (42.6%) among traditional elementary schools, while Glenside Elementary has the lowest overall at 40.6%. At the secondary level, Muskegon High School posts a graduation rate of 84.6%, which actually exceeds the state average of 84.0%, while Muskegon Community Education Center has the district's lowest dropout rate at just 4.5% despite serving highly disengaged students.

District-wide, academic proficiency is critically low, with math being the most severe concern—7th grade math proficiency is just 4.18% and 10th grade PSAT math is 6.5%, compared to state averages around 32%. The district spends generously ($14,785 to $23,000 per student), yet higher spending does not correlate with better results; Marquette Elementary School spends $22,735 per student but ranks in the 2nd percentile statewide. Chronic absenteeism is a systemic crisis at 52.1% district-wide, nearly double the state average. However, there are bright spots: Charles Hackley Middle School shows an impressive 38.4% proficiency rate in 8th grade PSAT ELA, the highest in the district, and Bunker Elementary demonstrates that high-poverty schools can succeed with effective strategies, making it a model worth replicating across the district.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)			M-Step Social Studies (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 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
Marquette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Bennett St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-2600	367	30	12.1	95.1%	49 (13.4%)	228 (62.1%)	41 (11.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.8%)	5.6	1469^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.5%		5.5	1458^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.0%	11								11.3	11.1	7.1			13.1	8.3				5.5						$22,735	$6,475	$16,260
Muskegon High School	Public	9-12	80 W Southern Ave	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	No	(231) 720-2800	1,003	45	22.2	78.3%	134 (13.4%)	597 (59.5%)	169 (16.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (9.7%)	11.3	694^th of 800 public high schools	13.3%		12.3	645^th of 739 public high schools	12.7%	49		27.9	29.6		9.0	6.5	20.5													17.0			24.0	$15,433	$1,737	$13,697
Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1420 Madison St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-2450	438	25	17.6	95.7%	82 (18.7%)	269 (61.4%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.4%)	7.7	1416^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.1%		5.7	1452^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	2.4%	36								17.3	14.5	5.7			14.8	6.6				11.5						$17,499	$4,207	$13,292
Charles Hackley Middle School	Public	6-8	180 E Laketon Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-3000	774	38	20.5	87.1%	137 (17.7%)	407 (52.6%)	144 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.6%)	8.5	846^th of 896 public middle schools	5.6%		7	853^rd of 890 public middle schools	4.2%	7	38.4			5.0							9.5	12.3				7.1	4.2		10.8			15.6		$14,785	$2,707	$12,078
Bunker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2312 Denmark St	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-2300	451	28	16.0	93.1%	115 (25.5%)	205 (45.5%)	66 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.4%)	12.3	1326^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.4	1329^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.7%	3								10.2	20.3	23.4			11.9	10.1	20.3			19.0			6.3			$19,290	$2,851	$16,438
Muskegon Community Education Center	Public	9-12	1826 Hoyt St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	No	(231) 720-2800	107	5	22.9	78.5%	17 (15.9%)	70 (65.4%)	10 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.3%)								(n/a)																							13.6	$23,000	$2,238	$20,763
Glenside Elementary	Public	K-5	1213 W Hackley Ave	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 720-2201	185	11	16.3	85.9%	11 (5.9%)	54 (29.2%)	104 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	7.5	1425^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.5%					(n/a)								10.0		19.1			10.0					14.3						$21,220	$5,469	$15,751

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lighthouse Academy	0.85 mi	9
Mona Shores Public School District	0.98 mi	6	283^rd
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change	1.29 mi	1	338^th
Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System	1.39 mi	4
Muskegon Lakeshore High School & Career Center	2.02 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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