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Hampton Elementary School

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Hampton Elementary School ranks 1043 rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Hampton Elementary School in Bay City, MI, serves 399 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Bay City School District. The school has experienced a clear downward trend in its statewide ranking over the past several years, falling from a 3-star rating in 2018-2019 to a consistent 2-star rating, and reaching its lowest point in the most recent school year with a 30th percentile ranking.

Academically, the school shows a notable split between subjects. While 5th-grade science proficiency has consistently met or exceeded state averages—with 40.3% of students proficient in the latest year—math proficiency is a significant concern. Across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, math scores fall well below both district and state averages; for example, only 18% of 3rd graders were proficient in math compared to 42.9% statewide. The school also shows a striking gender gap, with effectiveness for female students ranked in the 34th percentile but male students plummeting to the 16th percentile. Additionally, the school struggles with chronic absenteeism at 23.3%, which, while better than the district average of 32.8%, remains higher than nearby higher-performing schools like Mackensen Elementary School (19.9%) and Bangor West Central School (19.1%).

Despite these challenges, there are pockets of success worth noting. The school demonstrates a remarkable strength in serving its Hispanic students, with effectiveness ranked in the 64th percentile—a significant jump from the prior year. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 16.6 is higher than all other Bay City district elementary schools, including higher-performing Mackensen (14.6) and Kolb Elementary School (13.9), which may impact the level of individual attention students receive. With 68.67% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Hampton faces significant challenges, but its success in science and with specific student groups provides a foundation for potential targeted improvements.

399

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,192

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1908 W Youngs Ditch Rd
Bay City, MI 48708-6969

(989) 893-1100

District: Bay City School District

Students who attend Hampton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Handy Middle School
High:	Bay City Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

1,043^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Bay City School District

346^th of 625Bay City School District 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	27.7	1043 of 1492	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	944 of 1488	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	849 of 1486	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	736 of 1470	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	917 of 1344	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	636 of 1153	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	537 of 1408	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	685 of 1448	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.3	662 of 1466	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.6	648 of 1548	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.7	649 of 1580	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.1	396 of 1533	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	66.7	504 of 1563	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.8	658 of 1566	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.8	659 of 1552	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.8	635 of 1552	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.2	539 of 1589	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.3	575 of 1577	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.1	477 of 1565	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.7	763 of 1545	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	883 of 1343	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	1032 of 1338	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	852 of 1342	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	719 of 1321	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	687 of 1106	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	355 of 902	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	528 of 1171	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	669 of 1443	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	81 of 225	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.7	122 of 209	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	121 of 188	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.5	21 of 222	90.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	1151 of 1352	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.9	828 of 1346	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	705 of 1381	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	619 of 1350	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	785 of 1099	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	354 of 749	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	338 of 1134	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	334 of 1397	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	1159 of 1372	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	829 of 1366	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	854 of 1347	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	736 of 1334	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	906 of 1139	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	546 of 915	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	520 of 1196	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	673 of 1446	53.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	1023 of 1199	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	946 of 1206	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	834 of 1204	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	643 of 1198	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	808 of 1102	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.3	495 of 1005	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	483 of 1128	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	732 of 1253	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science40%~ state avg

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Social Studies19%-8 vs state

Math19%-19 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
Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1908 W Youngs Ditch Rd	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 893-1100	399	24	16.6	68.7%	267 (66.9%)	14 (3.5%)	72 (18.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	27.7	1043^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	30.1%		34.7	944^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.6%	99	23.0	29.7	35.8	18.0	20.3	19.4	40.3	19.4	$14,192	$1,594	$12,598
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 McKinley St	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-2744	362	30	12.0	91.2%	212 (58.6%)	23 (6.4%)	76 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (14.1%)	15.6	1261^st of 1492 public elementary schools	15.5%		18.8	1185^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.4%	76	29.1	13.1	22.4	27.3	14.8	13.8	20.7	6.9	$17,008	$1,751	$15,257
WR Bush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	800 Nebobish Ave	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9760	236	17	13.8	46.6%	202 (85.6%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)									$13,029	$848	$12,181
MacGregor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Fremont St	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 892-1558	290	26	11.3	91.7%	181 (62.4%)	12 (4.1%)	63 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.4%)	10.3	1364^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.6%		11.6	1325^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.0%	39	17.8	17.4	21.3	18.2	13.0	6.4	12.8	6.4	$17,157	$2,016	$15,141
Kolb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 W Crump St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 893-9518	451	32	13.9	72.5%	325 (72.1%)	15 (3.3%)	66 (14.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	53.6	649^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.5%		38.4	887^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.4%	238	48.2	39.4	39.1	49.4	40.9	21.9	39.1	34.4	$15,283	$1,725	$13,558
Verellen Elementary School	Public	2-4	612 Borton Rd	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9770	314	14	22.4	46.2%	280 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	45.1	775^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.1%		47	764^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.7%	11	24.5	36.2		49.5	41.3				$11,854	$836	$11,018
Mackensen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5535 Dennis Dr	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 684-4941	265	18	14.6	36.2%	222 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	52.2	665^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.4%		49.6	721^st of 1488 public elementary schools	51.5%	56	38.8	50.0	40.9	36.7	45.8	36.4	38.6	25.0	$15,648	$834	$14,814
Bangor Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 State Park Dr	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-8891	332	15	22.6	68.1%	271 (81.6%)	7 (2.1%)	30 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	16.3	1251^st of 1492 public elementary schools	16.2%		38.5	886^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.5%	365	20.4	23.3	19.3	24.5	21.7	17.9	17.9	10.5	$12,147	$892	$11,255
Bangor West Central School	Public	K-5	3175 Wilder Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-3373	361	14	26.4	52.1%	294 (81.4%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	47.7	736^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.7%		56.7	615^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.7%	121	33.3	54.8	49.2	35.9	41.9	24.6	37.7	21.3	$11,366	$773	$10,593
McAlearSawden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Midland Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-7702	378	26	14.5	54.0%	310 (82.0%)	5 (1.3%)	34 (9.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.8%)	36.7	906^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.3%		41.3	840^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.5%	66	42.9	33.8	37.3	33.3	26.2	23.7	37.9	15.3	$14,948	$1,333	$13,616

Frequently Asked Questions about Hampton Elementary School

Is Hampton Elementary School a good school?

Hampton Elementary School ranks 1043^rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hampton Elementary School in?

Bay City School District

What schools do graduates of Hampton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Handy Middle School
High : Bay City Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Hampton Elementary School?

Students at Hampton Elementary School are 67% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Hampton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Hampton Elementary School.

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