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Superior Hills Elementary School

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Superior Hills Elementary School ranks 308 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Superior Hills Elementary School in Marquette, MI, is a well-regarded public school serving 405 students in Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the highly rated Marquette Area Public Schools district.

Superior Hills has shown a clear upward trajectory over the past decade, climbing from the 56th percentile statewide in 2016-2017 to the 79th percentile in 2025-2026, and consistently earning a 4-star rating. The school outperforms state averages across all subjects and grades—for example, 3rd-grade Math proficiency sits at 58.8% versus 42.9% statewide, and 5th-grade Social Studies reaches 45.3% compared to 27.5% statewide. One standout strength is the school's exceptional support for male students, whose subgroup ranking jumped from the 69th to the 85th percentile in just two years. Additionally, chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 14.6%, far below the district average of 25.6% and state average of 27.9%, indicating strong family-school engagement. The school also operates efficiently, spending $14,753 per student—less than nearby Graveraet Elementary School ($19,492) and Sandy Knoll School ($15,451)—while still achieving strong results.

When compared to its closest rivals, Superior Hills holds its own. It outperforms Graveraet in 5th-grade Math (37.7% vs. 29.8%) and has better attendance, despite Graveraet ranking slightly higher overall (83rd percentile). Sandy Knoll is the district's top academic performer (90th percentile), particularly in 5th-grade Math (67.9% vs. 37.7%), but Superior Hills has lower chronic absenteeism. A notable area for attention is 5th-grade Math, which has consistently lagged behind other subjects at the school over the past three years. Still, compared to schools outside the district—like George D Gilbert Elementary School (32nd percentile) or Birchview School (15th percentile)—Superior Hills is a clear high-achieving outlier in the Upper Peninsula region.

405

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,753

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 — 66th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (52% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg53%

Michigan avg38%

308^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

116^th of 625Marquette 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	308 of 1492	79.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	61.0	462 of 1343	65.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	47.6	646 of 1352	52.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	81.5	212 of 1372	84.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	63.3	397 of 1199	66.9%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science55%+15 vs state

English Language Arts54%+13 vs state

Math52%+14 vs state

Social Studies45%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (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 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%)	77	308^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.4%		75.9	323^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	78.3%	15			55.1	55.9	49.1			58.8	57.4	37.7			54.7		45.3		$14,753	$510	$14,242
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%)	89.3	146^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.2%		86.7	181^st of 1488 public elementary schools	87.8%	35			55.1	72.7	64.2			63.3	61.4	67.9			69.8		45.3		$15,451	$555	$14,896
Graveraet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	80.1	261^st of 1492 public elementary schools	82.5%		77.1	306^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.4%	45			70.8	66.0	53.2			64.6	72.0	29.8			51.1		42.6		$19,492	$515	$18,977
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%)	55	628^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.9%		56	629^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.7%	1	76.9	38.5	1279.3	35.3	41.2	54.6	38.5	1269.5	1383.2	31.3	45.5	1676.6	31.3	38.5	37.5	38.5	$16,714	$1,370	$15,343
Cherry Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	61.8	527^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.7%		58.5	586^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.6%	59			48.4	52.9	43.1			46.9	42.9	16.9			58.5		40.0		$13,868	$460	$13,409
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%)	71.3	388^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.0%		66.5	474^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.1%	86			51.9	54.4				57.0	42.1								$14,032	$438	$13,594
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%)	15.6	1263^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	15.3%		14.5	1267^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.9%	4			24.3	13.2				29.7	8.3								$15,239	$1,512	$13,727
KI Sawyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	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)																	$20,332	$2,558	$17,775
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	360^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.9%		73.8	356^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.1%	4	72.9	17.1	60.0	56.0	50.0	50.7	33.3	57.5	44.0	40.3	38.0	28.2	58.4	37.7	37.2	56.4	$16,398	$465	$15,933
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%)	29.2	1014^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.0%		34.7	942^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	36.7%	72			21.3	32.2	25.8			32.8	39.0	27.4			27.4		14.5		$16,682	$2,223	$14,460

Frequently Asked Questions about Superior Hills Elementary School

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.

What district is Superior Hills Elementary School in?

Marquette Area Public Schools

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

Is Superior Hills Elementary School a good school?

Superior Hills Elementary School ranks 308^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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