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MacGregor Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1325^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

MacGregor Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bay City, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 291 students. The school is part of the Bay City School District, which is ranked 352 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

MacGregor Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Michigan elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for White students and students with low socioeconomic status, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Michigan elementary schools in these subgroups. However, the school performs relatively better for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 50% of Michigan elementary schools in this subgroup. MacGregor Elementary School also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.3% to 40.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing MacGregor Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Bay City School District, such as McAlearSawden, Kolb, and Hampton Elementary, it consistently performs worse across a variety of metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratios. The high poverty rates and chronic absenteeism at MacGregor Elementary School may be contributing factors to the school's low academic performance, and addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to support the needs of students and improve educational outcomes.

290

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,790

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1012 Fremont St
Bay City, MI 48708-7962

(989) 892-1558

District: Bay City School District

Students who attend MacGregor Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg34%

Michigan avg39%

1,325^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

352^nd of 613Bay 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
2025	11.6	1325 of 1488	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1225 of 1486	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1318 of 1470	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1237 of 1344	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1142 of 1153	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1287 of 1408	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1115 of 1448	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	1289 of 1466	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	1247 of 1548	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	1384 of 1580	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	1350 of 1533	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	1376 of 1563	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	1421 of 1566	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	1440 of 1552	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	1315 of 1552	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.9	1244 of 1589	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.7	1193 of 1577	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.2	1298 of 1565	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	1347 of 1545	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1279 of 1338	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1085 of 1342	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1230 of 1321	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1105 of 1171	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1140 of 1443	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	61.0	62 of 201	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	92 of 188	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	156 of 222	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1163 of 1346	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1082 of 1381	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1189 of 1350	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1019 of 1099	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	997 of 1134	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	871 of 1397	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1197 of 1366	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1174 of 1347	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1244 of 1334	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1092 of 1139	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1139 of 1196	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1031 of 1446	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	28.5	321 of 403	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1196 of 1206	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1171 of 1204	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	1198 of 1198	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1080 of 1102	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	1118 of 1128	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1106 of 1253	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)69th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2018)20th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-23 vs state

Science18%-22 vs state

Math17%-22 vs state

Social Studies6%-24 vs state

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Schools Near MacGregor 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
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%)	11.6	1325^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.0%		16.8	1225^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.6%	100	12.5	23.9	20.0		17.4		18.2	5.6	$12,790	$2,056	$10,735
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%)	38.4	887^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.4%		37.4	895^th of 1486 public elementary schools	39.8%	8	37.9	40.7	36.5	42.4	25.4	17.6	35.1	27.0	$12,349	$1,523	$10,826
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%)	34.7	944^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.6%		39.9	849^th of 1486 public elementary schools	42.9%	95	29.2	22.9	45.9	18.5	18.6	33.8	45.9	21.6	$10,583	$1,348	$9,235
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%)	18.8	1185^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.4%		15.5	1244^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.3%	59	20.0	25.0	31.0	23.1	13.3	21.4	21.4	19.5	$12,041	$1,728	$10,313
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%)	49.6	721^st of 1488 public elementary schools	51.5%		55.2	631^st of 1486 public elementary schools	57.5%	90	51.1	28.3	46.8	31.9	34.8	38.3	44.7	29.8	$11,841	$791	$11,050
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)									$12,560	$926	$11,634
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%)	56.7	615^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.7%		43.2	796^th of 1486 public elementary schools	46.4%	181	58.6	45.9	44.3	46.6	42.6	23.0	42.6	34.4	$11,263	$1,436	$9,826
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%)	41.3	840^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.5%		34.6	941^st of 1486 public elementary schools	36.7%	101	39.3	39.3	42.9	41.0	26.3	27.0	34.4	24.2	$12,105	$1,684	$10,421
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%)	38.5	886^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.5%		47.3	739^th of 1486 public elementary schools	50.3%	147	19.0	33.9	41.0	34.5	32.1	37.7	44.3	18.0	$13,424	$1,746	$11,679
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%)	47	764^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.7%		43.1	800^th of 1486 public elementary schools	46.2%	36	36.5	33.3		51.0	36.3				$12,092	$948	$11,143

Frequently Asked Questions about MacGregor Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of MacGregor Elementary School?

Students at MacGregor Elementary School are 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is MacGregor Elementary School a good school?

MacGregor Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend MacGregor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended MacGregor Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of MacGregor Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is MacGregor Elementary School in?

Bay City School District

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