Elementary Schools in Shepherd Public Schools

Summary:

The Shepherd Public Schools district in Michigan is home to two elementary schools: Shepherd Elementary School and Winn Elementary School. Based on the available data, Winn Elementary School emerges as the standout school in the district, consistently outperforming Shepherd Elementary across various academic metrics.

Winn Elementary School has maintained a strong statewide ranking, earning a 5-star rating and ranking 65th out of 1,470 Michigan elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year. In contrast, Shepherd Elementary was ranked 776th that same year. Winn Elementary also outperforms Shepherd Elementary and the overall district in academic subjects like English Language Arts, Math, and Science, with significantly higher proficiency rates among its 5th-grade students.

While both schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, Winn Elementary has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which can be an indicator of a more affluent student population. Additionally, Winn Elementary has a higher per-student spending of $15,162 compared to $13,428 at Shepherd Elementary. Despite these differences, the Shepherd Public Schools district as a whole is ranked 152nd out of 613 districts in Michigan and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting that the district may have strengths that are not fully reflected in the individual school data.

District Detail

258 W Wright Ave
Shepherd, MI 48883-2502

(989) 828-5520

SchoolDigger Rank:
152^nd of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,746

Primary Schools: 2
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)			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
Shepherd Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	301 S 4th St	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 828-5998	544	35	15.6	57.4%	463 (85.1%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	52.3	681^st of 1488 public elementary schools	54.2%		44.7	769^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.3%	88	31.2	42.7	51.7	33.8	41.6	38.2	46.1	30.3	$13,428	$1,919	$11,509
Winn Elementary School	Public	K-5	380 E Blanchard Rd	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 866-2250	224	15	14.7	38.8%	207 (92.4%)	5 (2.2%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	73.2	365^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.5%		71	392^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	73.6%	27	46.2	50.0	67.9	53.8	32.6	75.0	67.9	57.1	$15,162	$1,334	$13,828

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Renaissance Public School Academy	5.04 mi	1	327^th
Mt. Pleasant City School District	5.1 mi	10	296^th
Flextech High School Shepherd	11.06 mi	1	216^th
Coleman Community Schools	11.89 mi	2	372^nd
Bullock Creek School District	11.93 mi	6	76^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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