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Superior Hills Elementary School

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Superior Hills Elementary School ranks 323 rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Superior Hills Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Marquette, Michigan, serving 381 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Marquette Area Public Schools district, which is ranked 79 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

The school consistently performs above the state average in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, and M-Step/Science assessments across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, 52.1% of 3rd-grade students scored proficient or better in M-Step/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9%. Additionally, 57.7% of 5th-grade students scored proficient or better in M-Step/Science, significantly higher than the state average of 40.3%. The school's performance is particularly strong among male students and low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 271 out of 1,366 and 182 out of 1,099 Michigan elementary schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools, Cherry Creek Elementary School and Graveraet Elementary School, Superior Hills Elementary School outperforms them in academic assessments, especially in M-Step/Math and M-Step/Science. The nearby Sandy Knoll School also demonstrates strong academic performance, ranking 181 out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite serving a diverse population with a significant portion of students from low-income families, Superior Hills Elementary School maintains a relatively high per-student spending of $14,147 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.2, which may contribute to its academic success.

405

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,147

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 S McClellan Ave
Marquette, MI 49855-9686

(906) 225-4295

District: Marquette Area Public Schools

Students who attend Superior Hills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bothwell Middle School
High:	Marquette Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (53% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Marquette Area Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Michigan avg39%

323^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Marquette Area Public Schools

79^th of 613Marquette Area Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	323 of 1488	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	395 of 1486	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	514 of 1470	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	434 of 1344	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	333 of 1153	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	378 of 1408	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	408 of 1448	71.8%	★★★★☆
2017	52.1	648 of 1466	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.7	533 of 1548	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.0	807 of 1580	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.8	702 of 1533	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.7	677 of 1566	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.7	841 of 1552	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.3	587 of 1552	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.8	588 of 1589	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.5	481 of 1577	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	83.0	121 of 1565	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	73.0	342 of 1545	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	364 of 1338	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	389 of 1342	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	569 of 1321	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	448 of 1106	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	358 of 902	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	529 of 1171	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	408 of 1443	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	453 of 1346	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	549 of 1381	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	182 of 1099	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	170 of 1134	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	130 of 1397	90.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	271 of 1366	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	422 of 1347	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	446 of 1334	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	435 of 1139	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	324 of 915	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	265 of 1196	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	461 of 1446	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	423 of 1206	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	477 of 1204	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	665 of 1198	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	492 of 1102	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	329 of 1005	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	417 of 1128	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	517 of 1253	58.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science58%+17 vs state

Math57%+18 vs state

English Language Arts53%+11 vs state

Social Studies36%+7 vs state

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Schools Near Superior Hills Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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 Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Superior Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 S McClellan Ave	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 225-4295	405	25	16.1	29.6%	351 (86.7%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	75.9	323^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	78.3%		70.8	395^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.4%	72			52.1	50.0	57.7			70.0	46.9	48.1			57.7		36.5		$14,147	$530	$13,617
Sandy Knoll School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N 6th St	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 225-4281	322	23	13.8	26.4%	272 (84.5%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	7 (2.2%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	86.7	181^st of 1488 public elementary schools	87.8%		87.8	153^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	89.7%	28			60.5	57.7	68.4			72.1	73.1	52.6			57.9		45.6		$15,195	$671	$14,524
Graveraet Elementary School	Public	K-5	611 N Front St	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 225-4302	289	17	16.8	29.8%	243 (84.1%)	5 (1.7%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.2%)	77.1	306^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.4%		78.7	269^th of 1486 public elementary schools	81.9%	37			56.5	50.0	56.0			52.2	56.3	42.0			62.0		50.0		$15,023	$665	$14,358
North Star Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3030 Wright St	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	North Star Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 226-0156	145	15	9.6	49.0%	125 (86.2%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	56	629^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.7%		64.6	489^th of 1486 public elementary schools	67.1%	140	63.6		29.4	37.5	66.7	46.7	26.7	23.5	31.3	58.3	26.7	33.3	66.7	45.5	50.0	27.3	$12,776	$2,458	$10,318
Cherry Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1111 Ortman Rd	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 225-4399	430	25	17.5	21.2%	369 (85.8%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)	58.5	586^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.6%		59.7	555^th of 1486 public elementary schools	62.7%	31			41.1	48.5	54.8			47.9	29.4	32.8			47.5		41.0		$13,233	$695	$12,538
Lakeview School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Croix St	Negaunee	49866	Marquette County	Negaunee Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 475-7803	584	40	14.6	33.0%	525 (89.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.2%)	66.5	474^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.1%		68.5	433^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	70.9%	41			52.2	51.3				51.3	41.2								$13,145	$456	$12,689
Birchview School	Public	PK, KG-4	663 Poplar St	Ishpeming	49849	Marquette County	Ishpeming Public School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 485-6341	233	20	11.8	49.8%	202 (86.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.3%)	14.5	1267^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.9%		37.9	886^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.4%	381			13.2	15.8				28.9									$13,236	$1,542	$11,693
KI Sawyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	411 Scorpion Rd	Gwinn	49841	Marquette County	Gwinn Area Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 346-5567	207	18	11.8	72.0%	176 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.2%)								(n/a)																	$16,993	$3,898	$13,095
Aspen Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 Aspen Ridge School Rd	Ishpeming	49849	Marquette County	NICE Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 485-3175	721	57	12.6	36.6%	690 (95.7%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.4%)	73.8	356^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.1%		62.3	522^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	64.9%	166	64.9	25.7	55.4	57.9	64.0	36.7	33.3	55.4	48.7	45.3	27.8	27.5	66.7	31.4	50.7	50.0	$15,694	$1,099	$14,594
George D Gilbert Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	250 W Iron St	Gwinn	49841	Marquette County	Gwinn Area Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 346-2775	208	16	13.4	56.3%	173 (83.2%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.1%)	34.7	942^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	36.7%		52.6	670^th of 1486 public elementary schools	54.9%	272			29.4	22.5	30.0			38.2	27.1	34.3			38.6		25.7		$15,745	$2,096	$13,649

Frequently Asked Questions about Superior Hills Elementary School

How many students attend Superior Hills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Superior Hills Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Superior Hills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Superior Hills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bothwell Middle School
High : Marquette Senior High School

What district is Superior Hills Elementary School in?

Marquette Area Public Schools

Is Superior Hills Elementary School a good school?

Superior Hills Elementary School ranks 323^rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Superior Hills Elementary School?

Students at Superior Hills Elementary School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

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