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South Range Elementary School

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South Range Elementary School ranks 563 rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

563^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

South Range Elementary School is a small, rural school in South Range, MI, serving 204 students in grades PK through 6 within the Adams Township School District, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 81st percentile statewide.

This school stands out for its exceptional work with 6th graders. In the most recent school year, 6th graders achieved a 68.2% proficiency rate in English Language Arts and a remarkable 72.7% in math—nearly double the state average and significantly outperforming nearby schools like Houghton Elementary in those subjects. South Range also excels at supporting students from low socio-economic backgrounds; this subgroup previously ranked in the 95th percentile statewide with a 5-star rating. The school invests heavily in its students, spending $16,559 per pupil—more than nearby EB Holman Elementary ($12,142) and even the high-performing Houghton Elementary ($14,247)—and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1, allowing for more individualized attention. Another clear strength is attendance: chronic absenteeism has dropped from 21.7% to just 12.0%, well below the state average of 27.9% and better than CLK Elementary (16.2%).

However, parents should be aware that performance can fluctuate significantly from year to year, which is common for a school this size where a single class can heavily influence results. For example, 4th-grade ELA proficiency swung from a stellar 80.95% to 28.9% over two years. While the school's overall ranking has climbed from the 42nd to the 87th percentile over the past decade, the most recent year showed a dip to the 62nd percentile, particularly in 4th and 5th grades. This inconsistency contrasts with nearby Houghton Elementary, which maintains more uniform high scores across grade levels. South Range's strength appears concentrated in specific grades and teaching teams rather than being uniform school-wide. Still, with its low absenteeism, high per-student investment, and proven ability to excel in 6th grade and with economically disadvantaged students, this school offers a solid foundation—especially for families prioritizing the upper elementary years and the transition to middle school.

204

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,559

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

83.3%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 12.5% (any vaccine)

2 Whealkate Dr
South Range, MI 49963

(906) 482-0599

District: Adams Township School District

Students who attend South Range Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Jeffers High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

99.0%

Hispanic:

0.5%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 87th percentile in 2025 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (44% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (62nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 87th-percentile peak (2025) to 62nd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Michigan avg37%

563^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^th of 625Adams Township School District 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	59.7	563 of 1492	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	85.8	193 of 1488	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	226 of 1486	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	282 of 1470	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	395 of 1344	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	486 of 1153	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	678 of 1408	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	533 of 1448	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.1	851 of 1466	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.8	874 of 1548	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.5	667 of 1580	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.8	823 of 1533	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.6	1076 of 1563	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.5	1188 of 1566	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.9	1061 of 1552	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.1	916 of 1552	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.0	1055 of 1589	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.7	649 of 1577	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	721 of 1565	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.4	360 of 1545	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	539 of 1343	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.7	300 of 1338	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	221 of 1342	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	345 of 1321	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	301 of 1171	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	446 of 1443	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	426 of 1352	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.0	146 of 1346	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	66 of 1381	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	104 of 1350	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	62.1	337 of 1099	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	542 of 1134	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	343 of 1397	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	681 of 1372	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	85.5	161 of 1366	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	423 of 1347	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	232 of 1334	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	509 of 1139	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	863 of 1196	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.1	659 of 1446	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	594 of 1199	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.7	231 of 1206	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	287 of 1204	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	342 of 1198	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	469 of 1102	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	557 of 1005	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	754 of 1128	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	636 of 1253	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile~ school

White (2026)50th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science52%+12 vs state

English Language Arts44%+4 vs state

Math44%+7 vs state

Social Studies41%+13 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Range Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Whealkate Dr	South Range	49963	Houghton County	Adams Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 482-0599	204	18	11.4	42.6%	202 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	59.7	563^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	62.3%		85.8	193^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	87.0%	370			34.4	28.9	55.6	68.2		56.3	26.3	29.6	72.7		51.9		40.7		83.3%	12.5%	$16,559	$1,087	$15,473
Houghton Elementary School	Public	K-5	203 W Jacker Ave	Houghton	49931	Houghton County	Houghton-Portage Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 482-0456	618	37	16.7	27.8%	555 (89.8%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	85.5	189^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.3%		86.5	185^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.6%	4			48.0	68.3	60.7			52.0	68.3	57.1			70.5		48.2		92%	6.9%	$14,247	$939	$13,308
Barkell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 N Elevation St	Hancock	49930	Houghton County	Hancock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 487-9030	257	18	14.6	42.0%	236 (91.8%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	66.8	456^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.4%		61.5	545^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.4%	89			65.2	42.9	40.5			67.4	60.0	35.1			37.8		29.7		87.5%	6.3%	$14,293	$1,370	$12,923
EB Holman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-8	50870 Holman School Rd	Atlantic Mine	49905	Houghton County	Stanton Township Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 482-2797	183	10	18.3	56.3%	177 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.9	558^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.6%		67.1	462^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	69.0%	96			38.5	40.0	35.0	61.5	35.0	53.9	48.0	20.0	1615.2	55.0	60.0		40.0		72.2%	25%	$12,142	$1,141	$11,000
CLK Elementary School	Public	K-5	57070 Mine St	Calumet	49913	Houghton County	Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 337-0311	496	32	15.5	49.4%	480 (96.8%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	51.9	671^st of 1492 public elementary schools	55.0%		56.5	619^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.4%	52			52.7	44.8	27.2			59.5	47.1	17.3			38.3		27.2		66.3%	29.2%	$13,881	$958	$12,923
Elm River Township School	Public, Magnet	K-8	3999 Winona Rd	Toivola	49965	Houghton County	Elm River Township School District	No	Yes	No	No	(906) 288-3751	8	1	8.0	—	7 (87.5%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$41,750	$00	$41,750

Frequently Asked Questions about South Range Elementary School

How many students attend South Range Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended South Range Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of South Range Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Range Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Jeffers High School

Is South Range Elementary School a good school?

South Range Elementary School ranks 563^rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is South Range Elementary School in?

Adams Township School District

What is the racial makeup of South Range Elementary School?

Students at South Range Elementary School are 99% White.

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2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

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