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West Ward Elementary School

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West Ward Elementary School ranks 796 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

796^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

West Ward Elementary School is a public elementary school in Allegan, Michigan, serving 245 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Allegan Public Schools district, which is ranked 343 out of 613 districts in the state.

West Ward Elementary consistently outperforms the Allegan Public Schools district and the state of Michigan in various M-Step test subjects and grade levels, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had higher proficiency rates in these subjects compared to the district and state averages. The school's performance in Science and Social Studies for 5th grade is also noteworthy, with proficiency rates above the district and state levels. However, West Ward Elementary has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.2% to 33.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Allegan Public Schools district, such as Pine Trails Elementary and Dawson Elementary, West Ward Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic proficiency. When compared to elementary schools in neighboring districts, such as Martin Public Schools, Bloomingdale Public School District, Gobles Public School District, and Otsego Public Schools, West Ward Elementary's academic performance is generally on par or slightly higher in certain areas. However, the nearby schools in these other districts tend to have lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to West Ward Elementary.

247

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,410

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

630 Vernon St
Allegan, MI 49010-1441

(269) 673-7000

District: Allegan Public Schools

Students who attend West Ward Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	LE White Middle School
High:	Allegan High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.2%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

!Social Studies scores 11 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Michigan avg39%

796^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Allegan Public Schools

343^rd of 613Allegan Public 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
2025	44.7	796 of 1488	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	594 of 1486	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	639 of 1470	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	609 of 1344	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	657 of 1153	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	616 of 1408	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	838 of 1448	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.0	568 of 1466	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.5	583 of 1548	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.8	584 of 1580	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.9	508 of 1533	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.2	724 of 1563	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.2	505 of 1566	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.9	538 of 1552	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.1	595 of 1552	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.1	407 of 1589	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.5	190 of 1577	88.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.3	379 of 1565	75.8%	★★★★☆
2006	65.8	563 of 1545	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	749 of 1338	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	688 of 1342	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	594 of 1321	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	579 of 1106	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	618 of 902	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	443 of 1171	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	914 of 1443	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	710 of 1346	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.6	393 of 1381	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	350 of 1350	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	235 of 1099	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	50.5	342 of 749	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	364 of 1134	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	787 of 1397	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	789 of 1366	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	451 of 1347	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	574 of 1334	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	514 of 1139	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	486 of 915	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	582 of 1196	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	682 of 1446	52.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	922 of 1206	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	653 of 1204	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	741 of 1198	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	640 of 1102	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	726 of 1005	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	701 of 1128	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	843 of 1253	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Math40%~ state avg

Science30%-10 vs state

Social Studies19%-11 vs state

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Schools Near West Ward Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
West Ward Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Vernon St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 673-7000	247	15	16.4	64.0%	208 (84.2%)	8 (3.2%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	44.7	796^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.5%		57.3	594^th of 1486 public elementary schools	60.0%	202	40.5	44.4	39.5	43.2	52.8	25.6	30.2	18.6	$15,410	$1,336	$14,073
Dawson Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 Elm St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 673-6925	278	18	15.4	62.9%	230 (82.7%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	63	524^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.8%		40.2	841^st of 1486 public elementary schools	43.4%	317	52.1	41.9	59.5	52.1	31.0	45.2	42.9	35.7	$16,671	$1,343	$15,328
North Ward Elementary School	Public	PK-K	440 River St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 673-6003	29	4	8.2	82.8%	25 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)									$22,113	$1,200	$20,914
Pine Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2950 Center St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 673-5379	326	20	16.7	74.5%	257 (78.8%)	9 (2.8%)	35 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	27.4	1048^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.6%		37.2	902^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	39.3%	146	20.8	38.0	38.5	20.8	34.0	12.8	30.8	15.4	$15,544	$1,680	$13,864
Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 S Clark St	Hopkins	49328	Allegan County	Hopkins Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 793-7286	393	24	16.1	38.9%	344 (87.5%)	5 (1.3%)	25 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	75.4	332^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	77.7%		68.2	437^th of 1486 public elementary schools	70.6%	105	49.3	53.0	57.7	53.6	60.6	52.1	56.3	35.2	$13,613	$1,640	$11,973
Washington Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	538 Washington St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 694-7800	448	26	17.4	48.0%	396 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	63.7	511^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.7%		61	538^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.8%	27	42.3	57.5	48.1	55.1	64.4	30.9	46.9	28.4	$12,480	$1,079	$11,400
Dix Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Dix St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 694-7703	357	24	14.6	50.1%	293 (82.1%)	6 (1.7%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.5%)	53.7	665^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.3%		58.1	578^th of 1486 public elementary schools	61.1%	87	37.0	46.8	41.8	18.5	45.7	36.4	58.2	36.4	$12,542	$830	$11,712
Bloomingdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 E Willow St	Bloomingdale	49026	Van Buren County	Bloomingdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 521-3935	272	18	15.1	71.3%	167 (61.4%)	2 (0.7%)	83 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	17.8	1202^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	19.2%		18.3	1194^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.7%	8	19.5	11.6	21.7	26.8	25.6	17.4	28.3	13.0	$00	$00	$00
Gobles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	409 N State St	Gobles	49055	Van Buren County	Gobles Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 628-9445	355	23	15.5	57.7%	280 (78.9%)	7 (2.0%)	47 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	56.8	612^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.9%		52.7	668^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.0%	56	51.4	45.3	42.9	63.9	54.7	25.0	33.9	17.9	$11,514	$1,482	$10,033
Robert D Brandon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1583 University St	Martin	49070	Allegan County	Martin Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 442-0450	299	18	16.7	50.2%	255 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	51	702^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	52.8%		38.9	870^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.5%	168	40.5	53.3	40.5	34.2	42.2	14.3	45.2	38.1	$14,219	$1,564	$12,655

Frequently Asked Questions about West Ward Elementary School

What schools do graduates of West Ward Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Ward Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : LE White Middle School
High : Allegan High School

How many students attend West Ward Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended West Ward Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of West Ward Elementary School?

Students at West Ward Elementary School are 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is West Ward Elementary School in?

Allegan Public Schools

Is West Ward Elementary School a good school?

West Ward Elementary School ranks 796^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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