Elementary Schools in West Iron County Public Schools

Summary:

The West Iron County Public Schools district in Michigan has only one elementary school, Stambaugh Elementary School, which serves students from grades K-5. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with a 2-out-of-5-star rating on the SchoolDigger scale.

Stambaugh Elementary School faces several challenges, including below-average proficiency rates in M-Step/ELA, M-Step/Math, M-Step/Science, and M-Step/Social Studies compared to state averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which may be impacting its academic performance. Despite spending more per student than the state average, the school's resources do not appear to be effectively translating into improved student outcomes.

While Stambaugh Elementary's performance is on par with the overall West Iron County Public Schools district, the data suggests that the district as a whole is struggling to meet statewide academic standards. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 70.41%, may be a contributing factor to the academic challenges faced by the school and district.

District Detail

601 Nick Baumgartner Way
Iron River, MI 49935-2145

(906) 265-9218

SchoolDigger Rank:
243^rd of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 760

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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
Stambaugh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Washington Ave	Iron River	49935	Iron County	West Iron County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 265-6141	353	23	15.0	63.7%	305 (86.4%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	43.4	820^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.9%		37.9	884^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.5%	64	42.6	28.3	37.0	49.2	32.6	34.2	34.2	23.3	$14,546	$2,014	$12,532

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Forest Park School District	14.17 mi	1
North Central Area Schools	21.72 mi	3	185^th
Watersmeet Township School District	29.08 mi	1
Breitung Township School District	31.86 mi	3	85^th
Dickinson-Iron Independent School District (Isd)	32.54 mi	3

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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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