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Fred W Ritter Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Fred W Ritter Elementary School is a small elementary school in South Rockwood, MI, serving 265 students in grades PK through 4 within the Airport Community Schools district.

Fred W Ritter is currently facing significant academic challenges that set it apart from nearby schools. In the most recent school year, proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are dramatically lower than at neighboring schools. For example, 3rd-grade ELA proficiency is 19.1%, compared to 50.9% at Loren Eyler Elementary School (same district) and 47.1% at Brown Elementary School. The school's state ranking has declined steadily from the 65th percentile (3 stars) in 2021-2022 to the 24th percentile (1 star) today. This downward trend contrasts sharply with Loren Eyler, which improved from the 69th to the 81st percentile over the same period. Math is a particular area of concern—4th-grade math proficiency sits at just 16.7%, a significant drop from 42.6% just two years earlier. The school also serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (69.4%), compared to 51.7% at Loren Eyler and 29.7% at Brown.

Despite these academic struggles, there is a positive development worth noting. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 38.6% in 2021-2022 to 22.0% in the most recent year, showing that efforts to get students to school regularly are working. The school spends $14,626 per student—comparable to Loren Eyler's $14,814—and has a slightly better student-teacher ratio (16.4 vs. 18.2), suggesting that resources alone don't explain the performance gap. For parents considering this school, the picture is mixed: attendance is improving, but academic proficiency, particularly in math, remains well below district and state averages. The comparison with Loren Eyler, a higher-performing school in the same district with a lower poverty rate, suggests that targeted instructional improvements could help reverse the current downward trend.

265

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,626

Per pupil spending ?

69.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5650 Carleton Rockwood Rd
South Rockwood, MI 48179-9764

(734) 379-5335

District: Airport Community Schools

Students who attend Fred W Ritter Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wagar Junior High School
High:	Airport Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.0%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg41%

Michigan avg40%

1,135^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Airport Community Schools

275^th of 625Airport Community 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	22.3	1135 of 1492	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	976 of 1488	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1033 of 1486	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	865 of 1470	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	468 of 1344	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	535 of 1153	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	510 of 1408	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.7	350 of 1448	75.8%	★★★★☆
2017	42.6	819 of 1466	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	974 of 1548	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.8	614 of 1580	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.8	927 of 1533	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.1	1023 of 1563	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	913 of 1566	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.1	917 of 1552	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.3	1014 of 1552	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.2	898 of 1589	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.8	1001 of 1577	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.3	1054 of 1565	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.6	1312 of 1545	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	1165 of 1343	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	1066 of 1338	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1061 of 1342	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	950 of 1321	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	624 of 1106	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	389 of 1171	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	329 of 1443	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	1077 of 1352	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	901 of 1346	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1115 of 1381	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	791 of 1350	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.4	170 of 1099	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	225 of 749	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	299 of 1134	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	81 of 1397	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	1072 of 1372	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.5	855 of 1366	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	943 of 1347	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	754 of 1334	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.8	365 of 1139	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	506 of 915	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	580 of 1196	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	362 of 1446	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	1116 of 1199	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	1000 of 1206	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	980 of 1204	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	890 of 1198	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.2	568 of 1102	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	535 of 1005	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	472 of 1128	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	421 of 1253	66.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math25%-16 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fred W Ritter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5650 Carleton Rockwood Rd	South Rockwood	48179	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 379-5335	265	16	16.4	69.4%	228 (86.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	22.3	1135^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.9%		32.4	976^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.4%	159	19.1	29.6		34.0	16.7				$14,626	$1,555	$13,071
Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31500 Olmstead Rd	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-6380	434	27	16.0	32.9%	364 (83.9%)	19 (4.4%)	25 (5.8%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	62.8	519^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.2%		64.1	505^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.1%	14	52.2	34.8	43.9	56.7	37.7	40.4	49.1	40.4	$16,133	$690	$15,443
John M Barnes Elementary School	Public	3-5	24925 Meadows Ave	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 535-6800	353	21	16.6	48.7%	279 (79.0%)	28 (7.9%)	19 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	27.9	1040^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.3%		20.6	1147^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.9%	107	29.7	23.4	32.2	18.6	22.5	24.3	36.5	21.9	$15,768	$1,563	$14,205
Ethel C Bobcean Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	28300 Evergreen St	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 535-6900	376	22	16.8	54.5%	292 (77.7%)	26 (6.9%)	28 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)								(n/a)									$17,094	$1,505	$15,588
Huron AI Center FRCS Bobcean Program	Public	PK, KG-2	28300 Evergreen St	Flat Rock	48164	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-6360	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)									$64,276	$3,814	$60,462
Hunter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21320 Roche Rd	Brownstown Township	48183	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 379-6390	418	29	14.4	39.0%	331 (79.2%)	22 (5.3%)	38 (9.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	79.1	280^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.2%		71.3	398^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.3%	118	59.0	50.0	60.0	72.1	52.7	45.5	52.7	40.0	$18,292	$1,174	$17,119
Frank E Weiss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26631 Reaume St	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 379-7060	285	18	15.9	41.1%	185 (64.9%)	41 (14.4%)	35 (12.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	60.6	549^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.2%		54.8	649^th of 1488 public elementary schools	56.4%	100	53.5	33.3	47.9	62.8	29.2	45.8	45.8	31.3	$18,407	$1,416	$16,991
Loren Eyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1335 Carleton Rockwood Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 654-2121	292	16	18.2	51.7%	235 (80.5%)	9 (3.1%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	66.8	458^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.3%		70.4	405^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.8%	53	50.9	37.5		56.4	51.8				$14,814	$1,451	$13,363
North Elementary School	Public	2-5	8281 N Dixie Hwy	Newport	48166	Monroe County	Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 322-2451	366	22	16.6	56.3%	316 (86.3%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	30.8	991^st of 1492 public elementary schools	33.6%		24.2	1093^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	26.5%	102	46.9	27.2	26.8	40.6	19.6	14.4	32.0	14.4	$14,819	$1,208	$13,611
Parsons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14473 Middle Gibraltar Rd	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-7050	418	25	16.8	27.0%	347 (83.0%)	14 (3.3%)	31 (7.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	60.8	547^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.3%		68.4	434^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.8%	113	52.8	49.3	50.8	50.9	37.0	36.9	43.1	27.7	$14,953	$692	$14,261

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred W Ritter Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Fred W Ritter Elementary School?

Students at Fred W Ritter Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Fred W Ritter Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fred W Ritter Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wagar Junior High School
High : Airport Senior High School

Is Fred W Ritter Elementary School a good school?

Fred W Ritter Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Fred W Ritter Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Fred W Ritter Elementary School.

What district is Fred W Ritter Elementary School in?

Airport Community Schools

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