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Henry Niedermeier Elementary School

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Henry Niedermeier Elementary School ranks 616 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Henry Niedermeier Elementary School is a small, tight-knit school in Newport, MI, serving 242 students in grades PK through 4 as part of the Airport Community Schools district.

Henry Niedermeier is a school of notable strengths and some clear areas for growth. One of its biggest bright spots is 3rd-grade math, where 51% of students met proficiency standards—well above the state average (42.9%) and the highest rate among all Airport Community elementary schools. The school also does a great job stretching its resources: it spends about $14,262 per student, less than many nearby schools like Ethel C Bobcean Elementary School ($17,094) or Hollywood Elementary ($20,655), yet still achieves results that are in line with or better than those higher-spending schools. However, there is a persistent and significant gap between boys and girls, with girls consistently scoring much higher on state tests. For example, the school ranks in the 62nd percentile for female students but only the 46th percentile for males. Additionally, 4th-grade reading scores have been volatile, dropping sharply to 25.5% proficiency in one year before rebounding to 44.2% the next, suggesting some inconsistency in instruction or student cohorts.

Compared to its neighbors, Henry Niedermeier is a solid middle performer within its own district, outpacing Fred W Ritter Elementary School (24th percentile) but trailing Joseph C Sterling Elementary School (61st percentile) and Loren Eyler Elementary School (69th percentile). It also outperforms its closest geographic neighbor, North Elementary School in the Jefferson Schools (Monroe) district, despite serving a similar percentage of students from economically disadvantaged homes. For instance, 4th-grade math proficiency at Henry Niedermeier is 44.2% versus just 19.6% at North Elementary. One ongoing challenge is chronic absenteeism, which hovers around 20%—meaning roughly one in five students misses too much school. While this is better than the district average, it is higher than at Joseph C Sterling (16.0%) and Chapman Elementary School (13.4%), and it is an area that likely impacts achievement.

242

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,262

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8400 Newport South Rd
Newport, MI 48166-9030

(734) 654-4141

District: Airport Community Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 65th percentile in 2023 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 65th-percentile peak (2023) to 59th (2026)

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

!Near the bottom of Airport Community Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg41%

Michigan avg40%

616^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 13 pts since 2021

From bottom 46% (2021) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	55.7	616 of 1492	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.7	637 of 1488	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	651 of 1486	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	512 of 1470	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	753 of 1344	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	625 of 1153	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	515 of 1343	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.5	393 of 1338	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	546 of 1342	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	519 of 1321	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	751 of 1106	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	828 of 1352	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	535 of 1346	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	442 of 1381	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	302 of 1350	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	460 of 1099	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	741 of 1372	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	845 of 1366	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	717 of 1347	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	475 of 1334	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	739 of 1139	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	754 of 1199	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	654 of 1206	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	696 of 1204	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	522 of 1198	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.9	806 of 1102	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	669 of 1005	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math48%+6 vs state

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

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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/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	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
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8400 Newport South Rd	Newport	48166	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 654-4141	242	15	16.2	58.3%	211 (87.2%)	7 (2.9%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	55.7	616^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.7%		55.7	637^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.2%	21			33.3	44.2				51.0	44.2								$14,262	$831	$13,431
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
Sodt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2888 Nadeau Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 322-2501	236	14	16.8	53.8%	196 (83.1%)	7 (3.0%)	18 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)								(n/a)																	$16,844	$1,364	$15,480
Triumph Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 Vivian Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Triumph Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 240-2610	777	36	21.5	61.3%	525 (67.6%)	31 (4.0%)	101 (13.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (14.7%)	58.9	575^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.5%		61.5	544^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.4%	31	63.0	43.8	37.3	52.3	45.1	42.9	52.1	47.0	47.7	28.0	39.0	50.7	39.0	50.7	34.1	57.5	$12,635	$944	$11,691
Joseph C Sterling Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	160 Fessner Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 654-6846	370	22	16.7	45.9%	339 (91.6%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	58.2	581^st of 1492 public elementary schools	61.1%		76.6	315^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.8%	266			35.1	50.0				41.6	51.3								$13,194	$1,267	$11,926
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
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
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
Hollywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1135 Riverview Ave	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4500	462	32	14.4	79.4%	242 (52.4%)	109 (23.6%)	32 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.9%)	8.2	1405^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.8%		8.3	1386^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.9%	19			11.1	10.0				19.4	1363.5								$20,655	$2,304	$18,351
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Niedermeier Elementary School

What district is Henry Niedermeier Elementary School in?

Airport Community Schools

How many students attend Henry Niedermeier Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Henry Niedermeier Elementary School.

Is Henry Niedermeier Elementary School a good school?

Henry Niedermeier Elementary School ranks 616^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Henry Niedermeier Elementary School?

Students at Henry Niedermeier Elementary School are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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