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Pine Trails Elementary School

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Pine Trails Elementary School ranks 877 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Pine Trails Elementary School in Allegan, MI, serves 326 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Allegan Public Schools district.

Pine Trails has shown a remarkable academic turnaround recently. After a period of decline, the school jumped from the 30th percentile statewide in 2024-2025 to the 41st percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 2-star rating. This improvement is striking—3rd-grade reading proficiency nearly doubled from 20.8% to 41.7%, and 3rd-grade math more than doubled from 20.8% to 40.7%. However, this growth appears fragile. Looking back, 3rd-grade reading scores were 41.3% in 2023-2024, plummeted to 20.8% the next year, then rebounded—suggesting performance is highly sensitive to each year's group of students. A persistent weakness shows up in 4th grade, where proficiency in both reading (27.3%) and math (25.5%) lags well behind 3rd and 5th grades. Science is another concern: only 26.1% of 5th graders scored proficient, significantly below the state average of 40% and far behind nearby Robert D Brandon Elementary School (51%) and Hopkins Elementary School (53.7%).

Compared to its district neighbor West Ward Elementary School, just 1.67 miles away, Pine Trails trails significantly—West Ward ranks in the 64th percentile versus Pine Trails' 41st. Pine Trails also spends more per student ($16,215) than West Ward ($14,835) and several other nearby schools, yet doesn't achieve the same results. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 30% to 20.9%, now below both district (25.3%) and state (27.9%) averages. Still, roughly 1 in 5 students remain chronically absent. With 74.54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school faces significant economic challenges, yet its recent gains show progress is possible—even if sustaining it remains the key challenge ahead.

326

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,215

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2950 Center St
Allegan, MI 49010-9793

(269) 673-5379

District: Allegan Public Schools

Students who attend Pine Trails Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	LE White Middle School
High:	Allegan High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.8%

Hispanic:

10.7%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2021 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Science scores 14 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg35%

Michigan avg38%

877^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

321^st of 625Allegan 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
2026	38.9	877 of 1492	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.4	1048 of 1488	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	902 of 1486	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1101 of 1470	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1087 of 1344	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1087 of 1153	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	965 of 1408	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	616 of 1448	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.8	669 of 1466	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.0	822 of 1548	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.0	1159 of 1580	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.9	1149 of 1533	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	1212 of 1563	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.2	1214 of 1566	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.7	977 of 1552	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.5	804 of 1552	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.0	1242 of 1589	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.7	1069 of 1577	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.0	888 of 1565	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.5	1059 of 1545	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	875 of 1343	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	991 of 1338	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	814 of 1342	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	942 of 1321	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	930 of 1106	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	794 of 902	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	741 of 1171	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	657 of 1443	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	900 of 1352	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	945 of 1346	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	894 of 1381	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1060 of 1350	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	863 of 1099	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	726 of 749	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	672 of 1134	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.4	234 of 1397	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	844 of 1372	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.6	1006 of 1366	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	954 of 1347	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1172 of 1334	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	984 of 1139	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	942 of 1196	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.6	524 of 1446	63.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	851 of 1199	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	1042 of 1206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	938 of 1204	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1092 of 1198	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1056 of 1102	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	992 of 1005	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1007 of 1128	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	687 of 1253	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)38th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-3 vs state

Math33%-6 vs state

Science26%-14 vs state

Social Studies20%-8 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
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%)	38.9	877^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.2%		27.4	1048^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.6%	171	41.7	27.3	45.7	40.7	25.5	30.4	26.1	19.6	$16,215	$1,583	$14,631
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%)	61.6	530^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.5%		44.7	796^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.5%	266	62.2	29.7	48.6	55.6	40.5	45.9	43.2	24.3	$14,835	$1,204	$13,630
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)									$29,244	$1,035	$28,209
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%)	37.1	901^st of 1492 public elementary schools	39.6%		63	524^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.8%	377	32.0	42.9	31.6	34.0	38.8	26.3	28.9	15.8	$17,007	$1,198	$15,809
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%)	58.7	577^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.3%		63.7	511^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.7%	66	48.7	46.3	50.0	60.5	34.2	23.1	47.4	29.5	$11,657	$368	$11,289
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%)	73.9	358^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.0%		75.4	332^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	77.7%	26	51.0	41.8	59.7	70.6	38.8	50.7	53.7	43.3	$13,277	$1,177	$12,100
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%)	31.3	983^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	34.1%		53.7	665^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.3%	318	25.5	38.5	35.4	25.5	42.3	12.5	31.3	14.6	$11,526	$396	$11,130
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%)	33.4	948^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.5%		51	702^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	52.8%	246	20.8	40.0	30.6	31.3	22.5	14.3	51.0	22.4	$15,244	$1,214	$14,030
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%)	52.1	667^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.3%		56.8	612^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.9%	55	30.9	55.3	45.6	49.1	63.2	27.9	30.9	11.8	$14,191	$1,363	$12,829
Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 School Dr	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 685-5835	410	27	15.0	53.9%	344 (83.9%)	7 (1.7%)	35 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	30.2	1000^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.0%		33.4	964^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.2%	36	24.6	25.7	43.8	18.3	14.9	28.1	34.9	25.4	$16,349	$1,360	$14,989

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Trails Elementary School

What district is Pine Trails Elementary School in?

Allegan Public Schools

Is Pine Trails Elementary School a good school?

Pine Trails Elementary School ranks 877^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pine Trails Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pine Trails Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : LE White Middle School
High : Allegan High School

What is the racial makeup of Pine Trails Elementary School?

Students at Pine Trails Elementary School are 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Pine Trails Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Pine Trails Elementary School.

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