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Graveraet Elementary School

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Graveraet Elementary School ranks 306 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Graveraet Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Marquette, Michigan, serving 287 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Marquette Area Public Schools district, which is ranked 79 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Graveraet Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in M-Step assessments across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Graveraet's 3rd-grade students scored 56.5% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9%. Similarly, the school's 5th-grade students scored 62% proficient or better in Science, significantly higher than the state average of 40.3%. The school's performance is particularly strong for female and white students, ranking in the top 30-40% of Michigan elementary schools in these subgroups. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is more mixed, with rankings ranging from the top 40% to the bottom 40% of Michigan elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Graveraet Elementary School generally outperforms the other schools in the Marquette Area Public Schools district, such as Cherry Creek Elementary and Superior Hills Elementary. However, Sandy Knoll School, located just 0.43 miles away, has consistently higher performance on M-Step assessments, particularly in math and science.

289

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,023

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

611 N Front St
Marquette, MI 49855-3589

(906) 225-4302

District: Marquette Area Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.1%

Two or more races:

6.2%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2017 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Michigan avg39%

306^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	77.1	306 of 1488	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	269 of 1486	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	357 of 1470	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	168 of 1344	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	248 of 1153	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	121 of 1408	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	139 of 1448	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	72.4	319 of 1466	78.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	186 of 1338	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	230 of 1342	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	424 of 1321	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.2	176 of 1106	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	320 of 902	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	179 of 1171	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	222 of 1443	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	838 of 1346	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	541 of 1381	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	315 of 1350	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	87 of 1099	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	71.7	137 of 749	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	106 of 1134	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	67.0	369 of 1397	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	494 of 1366	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	305 of 1347	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	303 of 1334	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	186 of 1139	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	144 of 915	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	63 of 1196	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	88 of 1446	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	364 of 1206	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	305 of 1204	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	424 of 1198	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.4	186 of 1102	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	291 of 1005	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	124 of 1128	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	144 of 1253	88.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science62%+22 vs state

English Language Arts54%+12 vs state

Math50%+12 vs state

Social Studies50%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Graveraet 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
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
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
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
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
AuTrainOnota Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	8790 Deerton Rd	Deerton	49822	Alger County	AuTrain-Onota Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 343-6632	20	2	10.0	30.0%	16 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)																	$45,344	$3,855	$41,489

Frequently Asked Questions about Graveraet Elementary School

How many students attend Graveraet Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Graveraet Elementary School.

Is Graveraet Elementary School a good school?

Graveraet Elementary School ranks 306^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Graveraet Elementary School in?

Marquette Area Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Graveraet Elementary School?

Students at Graveraet Elementary School are 84% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

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