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South Range Elementary School

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South Range Elementary School ranks 193 rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

South Range Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 189 students in grades K-6 in the Adams Township School District in South Range, Michigan. The school is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, and the district as a whole is ranked 52 out of 613 districts in Michigan and rated 5 out of 5 stars.

South Range Elementary consistently outperforms the state average on M-Step assessments across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 75% of 6th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 38.6%. In math, 67.6% of 3rd graders were proficient, compared to 42.7% statewide. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 54.5% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance remains strong. South Range Elementary also demonstrates impressive performance across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 10-15% statewide for male students and low-socioeconomic status students in 2024-2025.

Over the past several years, South Range Elementary has steadily improved its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools in 2015-2016 to the top 25% in 2024-2025. The school outperforms many nearby schools, including Copper Island Academy, CLK Elementary School, and EB Holman Elementary, on academic measures such as M-Step proficiency rates. This suggests that South Range Elementary is providing a high-quality education for its students and effectively supporting their learning, regardless of their socioeconomic background.

204

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,924

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

Michigan avg38%

193^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd of 613Adams 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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+36 vs state

English Language Arts63%+22 vs state

Math59%+22 vs state

Social Studies57%+27 vs state

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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
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%)	85.8	193^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	87.0%		82.1	226^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.8%	33			58.8	51.9	66.7	75.0		67.6	37.0	71.4	60.7		76.2		57.1		$15,924	$1,501	$14,423
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%)	86.5	185^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.6%		88.8	136^th of 1486 public elementary schools	90.8%	49			55.3	62.3	63.6			67.3	65.8	57.9			68.2		42.1		$13,082	$1,240	$11,842
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%)	61.5	545^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.4%		70.5	399^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.1%	146			61.3	34.2	45.9			77.4	50.0	40.5			40.5		27.0		$14,596	$1,895	$12,701
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%)	67.1	462^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	69.0%		57.6	588^th of 1486 public elementary schools	60.4%	126	58.8	52.9	50.0	45.5	66.7	29.2		50.0	13.6	60.0	54.2		66.7		60.0	47.1	$11,452	$1,080	$10,372
Copper Island Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	52125 Industrial Dr N	Calumet	49913	Houghton County	Copper Island Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(966) 370-1190	386	26	14.9	39.4%	373 (96.6%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	81.9	245^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.5%		78.8	268^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.0%	23	88.6	60.0	63.0	57.1	63.0	70.6	51.5	58.7	40.5	50.0	52.9	39.4	56.5	65.7	50.0	71.4	$11,351	$2,224	$9,127
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%)	56.5	619^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.4%		64.4	491^st of 1486 public elementary schools	67.0%	128			54.3	41.1	31.6			56.8	38.4	25.3			48.1		39.2		$12,799	$1,080	$11,719
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)																	$59,484	$00	$59,484

Frequently Asked Questions about South Range Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of South Range Elementary School?

Students at South Range Elementary School are 99% White.

What district is South Range Elementary School in?

Adams Township School District

How many students attend South Range Elementary School?

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

Is South Range Elementary School a good school?

South Range Elementary School ranks 193^rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

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