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Bath Elementary School

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Bath Elementary School ranks 689 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

689^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bath Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 451 students in grades PK-5 in Bath, Michigan. It is part of the Bath Community Schools district, which is ranked 158 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bath Elementary School has seen fluctuations in its academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 531 out of 1,470 Michigan elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 765 out of 1,153 in 2020-2021. Its performance on M-Step assessments is generally below the state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from the high 20s to mid 50s across different grade levels and subjects. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.1% to 30.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Bath Elementary School generally underperforms academically. For example, Murphy Elementary School in the Haslett Public Schools district and Whitehills Elementary School in the East Lansing School District both have significantly higher proficiency rates on M-Step assessments across multiple grade levels and subjects. Bath Elementary School's spending per student has increased from $10,940 in 2020-2021 to $14,024 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average but lower than some of the nearby schools.

473

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,394

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13789 Webster Rd
Bath, MI 48808-8751

(517) 641-6771

District: Bath Community Schools

Students who attend Bath Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bath Middle School
High:	Bath High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

Hispanic:

15.0%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 34th percentile in 2021 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 34th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Michigan median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Michigan avg39%

689^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

158^th of 613Bath 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
2025	51.9	689 of 1488	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	540 of 1486	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	531 of 1470	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	743 of 1344	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	765 of 1153	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	571 of 1408	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	585 of 1448	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.7	641 of 1466	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.2	635 of 1548	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.8	358 of 1580	77.3%	★★★★☆
2014	66.7	493 of 1533	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.1	799 of 1563	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	930 of 1566	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.0	921 of 1552	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.4	842 of 1552	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.4	707 of 1589	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.8	582 of 1577	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.1	847 of 1565	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.8	500 of 1545	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	842 of 1338	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	625 of 1342	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	431 of 1321	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	702 of 1106	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	690 of 902	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	593 of 1171	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	610 of 1443	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	41 of 209	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	31 of 201	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	866 of 1346	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	523 of 1381	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	435 of 1350	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	629 of 1099	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	487 of 749	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	553 of 1134	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	389 of 1397	72.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	508 of 1366	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	433 of 1347	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	520 of 1334	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	694 of 1139	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	762 of 915	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	533 of 1196	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	549 of 1446	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	72.2	61 of 403	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	681 of 1206	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	536 of 1204	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	599 of 1198	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.3	765 of 1102	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	762 of 1005	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	486 of 1128	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	592 of 1253	52.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)85th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science56%+15 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Math35%-3 vs state

Social Studies27%-3 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
Bath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13789 Webster Rd	Bath	48808	Clinton County	Bath Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 641-6771	473	27	17.2	49.5%	346 (73.2%)	13 (2.7%)	71 (15.0%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	51.9	689^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.7%		60.8	540^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.7%	149			32.9	38.4	56.8			43.7	35.1	28.4			55.6		27.2		$13,394	$676	$12,718
Cole Academy East	Public, Charter	K-5	2921 E Coleman Rd	East Lansing	48823	Clinton County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(517) 580-3470	148	9	16.4	54.1%	44 (29.7%)	38 (25.7%)	43 (29.1%)	3 (2.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.2%)	32.1	978^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.3%		43.9	785^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.2%	193				30.8	38.5			15.0	38.5	26.9			26.9		23.1		$10,912	$1,810	$9,103
Donley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2961 E Lake Lansing Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7370	262	20	12.9	57.3%	100 (38.2%)	68 (26.0%)	38 (14.5%)	19 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.7%)	44.9	794^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.6%		48.3	725^th of 1486 public elementary schools	51.2%	69			35.0	54.8	31.3			50.0	38.1	22.9			27.1		33.3		$16,952	$1,572	$15,380
Whitehills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	621 Pebblebrook Ln	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7900	286	18	15.6	24.5%	183 (64.0%)	32 (11.2%)	35 (12.2%)	17 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	87.9	159^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.3%		92.5	71^st of 1486 public elementary schools	95.2%	88			52.0	69.2	77.8			54.9	61.5	61.1			64.8		55.6		$14,238	$593	$13,645
Murphy Elementary School	Public	2-5	1875 Lake Lansing Rd	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 339-8253	386	26	14.6	20.5%	283 (73.3%)	5 (1.3%)	41 (10.6%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.3%)	85	207^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.1%		90.1	109^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.7%	98			58.1	48.0	67.6			68.6	57.8	52.0			67.6		57.0		$15,729	$913	$14,816
Robert L Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7870	273	21	13.1	33.7%	143 (52.4%)	52 (19.0%)	27 (9.9%)	19 (7.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	80.7	263^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	82.3%		71.9	377^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.6%	114			60.0	52.9	69.0			62.0	49.0	54.8			54.8		45.2		$15,445	$1,048	$14,397
Ingham Independent School District (Isd) ASD Programs	Public	PK, KG-8	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 244-1247	11	3	3.6	54.5%	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Marble School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 N Hagadorn Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7860	306	20	15.4	35.6%	175 (57.2%)	49 (16.0%)	35 (11.4%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.4%)	71.7	390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.8%		68.2	436^th of 1486 public elementary schools	70.7%	46			37.7	57.7	60.8			45.3	53.8	53.8			48.1		44.2		$13,669	$608	$13,061
Post Oak School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2320 Post Oak Ln	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1610	430	28	15.2	65.6%	162 (37.7%)	78 (18.1%)	109 (25.3%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.4%)	60.9	551^st of 1488 public elementary schools	63.0%		45.2	760^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.9%	209	77.3	31.8	54.5	37.8	67.6	41.5	44.7	65.9	24.3	43.2	28.3	27.7	54.1	45.5	21.6	54.5	$17,167	$4,790	$12,377
Vera Ralya Elementary School	Public	2-5	5645 School St	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 339-8202	391	24	16.2	24.6%	282 (72.1%)	20 (5.1%)	45 (11.5%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	73.6	358^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.9%		77.3	297^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.0%	61			48.0	52.0	50.0			57.7	58.2	39.6			50.0		54.2		$14,951	$653	$14,298

Frequently Asked Questions about Bath Elementary School

What district is Bath Elementary School in?

Bath Community Schools

How many students attend Bath Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Bath Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Bath Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bath Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bath Middle School
High : Bath High School

What is the racial makeup of Bath Elementary School?

Students at Bath Elementary School are 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Bath Elementary School a good school?

Bath Elementary School ranks 689^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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