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Graveraet Elementary School

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Graveraet Elementary School ranks 261 st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Graveraet Elementary School in Marquette, MI, is a mid-sized school serving 289 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the highly-regarded Marquette Area Public Schools district, which ranks in the top 20% of districts statewide. The school has earned a consistent 4-star rating and ranks in the 83rd percentile overall, making it a strong choice for families in the heart of Marquette.

Graveraet's standout strength is its exceptional early elementary program. In 3rd grade, 70.8% of students are proficient in English Language Arts—more than 20 points higher than nearby Sandy Knoll School (55.1%) and well above the state average of 38.2%. Similarly, 4th grade math proficiency hits 72%, compared to just 39.4% statewide. This pattern suggests a highly effective instructional foundation in the early grades. However, there is a dramatic drop-off in 5th grade math, where only 29.8% of students are proficient—a 42-point decline from 4th grade and below both the district (37.2%) and state (32.2%) averages. Interestingly, Sandy Knoll, located just 0.43 miles away, excels in 5th grade with 67.9% math proficiency, creating a unique dynamic where the two schools have complementary strengths. This could point to a transition issue or curriculum challenge worth investigating.

Graveraet invests heavily in its students, spending $19,492 per pupil—roughly 26-40% more than its district peers like Cherry Creek Elementary School ($13,868) and Superior Hills Elementary School ($14,753). The school also boasts remarkably low chronic absenteeism at 18.3%, far better than the district (25.6%) and state (27.9%) averages, indicating strong family engagement. While female students perform exceptionally well (88th percentile statewide), male students lag at the 66th percentile—a gap that has persisted for three years. Support for low-income students has also been inconsistent, though it improved dramatically recently. For parents, Graveraet offers a strong, well-funded early education with excellent attendance, but it's worth asking about the 5th-grade math transition and how the school plans to support all learners through that critical year.

289

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,492

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

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: Improving — 78th percentile in 2017 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (57% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg53%

Michigan avg38%

261^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 4 pts since 2017

From top 22% (2017) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	261 of 1492	82.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	84.0	162 of 1343	87.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	62.0	416 of 1352	69.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	62.2	470 of 1372	65.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	74.4	269 of 1199	77.6%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)88th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%+22 vs state

Math56%+18 vs state

Science51%+11 vs state

Social Studies43%+15 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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
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
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
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)																	$49,172	$3,919	$45,253

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 261^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

What district is Graveraet Elementary School in?

Marquette Area Public Schools

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