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Old Mission Peninsula School

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Old Mission Peninsula School ranks 262 nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Old Mission Peninsula School is a public charter elementary school serving 135 students in grades K-6 in Traverse City, Michigan. This relatively small school has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Michigan elementary schools, earning a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Old Mission Peninsula School consistently outperforms the state average in M-Step test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 62.5% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 38.9%. Similarly, the school had 68.8% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 42.7%. This strong academic performance may be attributed to the school's higher spending per student ($12,038 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average. When compared to other nearby public elementary schools, such as Courtade Elementary and Cherry Knoll Elementary, Old Mission Peninsula School consistently outperforms them in academic achievement.

While Old Mission Peninsula School has a higher chronic absenteeism rate (29.5% in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, it is still lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Traverse Heights Elementary, which had the same 29.5% chronic absenteeism rate in 2023-2024. The school may want to explore ways to address this issue and ensure equitable outcomes for all students, particularly in terms of gender differences in academic performance observed in 2024-2025.

146

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,038

Per pupil spending ?

21.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2699 Island View Rd
Traverse City, MI 49686-9701

(231) 225-0225

District: Old Mission Peninsula School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.5%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2019 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (59% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

Michigan avg39%

262^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From top 27% (2019) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 613Old Mission Peninsula School 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	80.8	262 of 1488	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	131 of 1486	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	228 of 1470	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	238 of 1344	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	179 of 1153	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	382 of 1408	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	181 of 1338	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	381 of 1342	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	346 of 1321	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	304 of 1366	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	252 of 1347	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	116 of 1334	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	208 of 1206	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	95 of 1204	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.9	173 of 1198	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	239 of 1102	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	395 of 1128	65.0%	★★★☆☆

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+4 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+26 vs state

English Language Arts65%+23 vs state

Social Studies61%+31 vs state

Math50%+12 vs state

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Great teachers and staff in a beautiful setting! We like the small classes! Close Quote

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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
Old Mission Peninsula School	Public, Charter	K-6	2699 Island View Rd	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Old Mission Peninsula School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 225-0225	146	13	11.2	21.9%	116 (79.5%)	2 (1.4%)	19 (13.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	80.8	262^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	82.4%		89.1	131^st of 1486 public elementary schools	91.2%	131			62.5	70.8	61.1			68.8	41.7	27.8			66.7		61.1		$12,038	$400	$11,638
Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	616 Buckley St	Elk Rapids	49629	Antrim County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 264-8289	289	18	16.2	29.8%	262 (90.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	78.4	289^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.6%		80.4	243^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	83.6%	46			42.5	63.8	68.3			45.0	38.3	52.4			65.1		54.0		$00	$00	$00
Eastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Eastern Ave	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-5600	475	26	18.5	20.2%	428 (90.1%)	10 (2.1%)	11 (2.3%)	19 (4.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73.8	354^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.2%		73.7	342^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	77.0%	12			57.6	56.2	60.0			64.7	30.1	46.7			61.7		36.7		$14,587	$1,359	$13,228
Mill Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9039 Old M 72	Williamsburg	49690	Grand Traverse County	Mill Creek Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 264-8692	233	14	17.0	24.5%	213 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)								(n/a)
Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9039 Old M 72	Williamsburg	49690	Grand Traverse County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 267-9955	0	0	16.5		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$00	$00	$00
Willow Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Hill St	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-8540	429	23	18.3	14.0%	406 (94.6%)	5 (1.2%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.8	273^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	81.7%		83.9	207^th of 1486 public elementary schools	86.1%	66			75.4	67.5	58.6			70.8	42.9	37.9			55.2		48.3		$13,644	$736	$12,908
Traverse Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	933 Rose St	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-3500	245	18	13.2	73.1%	148 (60.4%)	22 (9.0%)	36 (14.7%)	4 (1.6%)	32 (13.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	1162^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	21.9%		22.2	1138^th of 1486 public elementary schools	23.4%	24			27.3	26.7	23.4			26.5	25.0	21.3			21.3		10.6		$17,447	$1,639	$15,808
Central Grade School	Public	PK, KG-7	301 W Seventh St	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-5910	510	30	17.0	42.4%	426 (83.5%)	17 (3.3%)	26 (5.1%)	24 (4.7%)	13 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81.8	248^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.3%		78	281^st of 1486 public elementary schools	81.1%	33			42.5	70.0	70.1			30.1	62.7	57.3			62.1		52.6		$15,575	$1,649	$13,926
Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	310 S Elm St	Suttons Bay	49682	Leelanau County	Suttons Bay Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 271-8601	214	15	14.1	68.2%	105 (49.1%)	3 (1.4%)	51 (23.8%)	4 (1.9%)	32 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.9%)	28.8	1029^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.8%		31.4	1001^st of 1486 public elementary schools	32.6%	28	50.0	16.7	21.1	35.0	15.8	47.8	39.1	23.7	20.0		26.1	17.4		40.0		44.0	$17,138	$2,070	$15,068
TCAPS Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	4053 Franke Rd	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-6420	331	20	16.4	17.5%	302 (91.2%)	11 (3.3%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85.5	199^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.6%		87.5	157^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.4%	42		73.7	59.5	59.5	80.6	75.9	80.0	59.5	50.0	61.1	62.1	80.0	72.2	68.4	36.1	73.7	$18,254	$736	$17,518

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What is the racial makeup of Old Mission Peninsula School?

Students at Old Mission Peninsula School are 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Old Mission Peninsula School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 146 students attended Old Mission Peninsula School.

Is Old Mission Peninsula School a good school?

Old Mission Peninsula School ranks 262^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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