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Beal City Elementary School

Q: Is Beal City Elementary School a good school?

Beal City Elementary School ranks 696 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

696^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Beal City Elementary School serves approximately 265 students in grades K-5 in the rural community of Mount Pleasant, MI, and is part of the highly-rated Beal City Public Schools district, which holds a 4-star rating statewide.

For parents, the most important thing to know is that Beal City has clear academic strengths, particularly in science and social studies. In 5th-grade science, students have consistently outperformed the state average by significant margins—most recently scoring 56.5% proficient compared to the state's 40%. Social studies performance is also strong, exceeding state averages every year for which data is available. However, there is a notable dip in 4th-grade performance. In both English Language Arts and math, 4th graders score roughly 11-15 points below state averages, while 3rd and 5th graders perform at or above state levels. This pattern has persisted for several years, suggesting a grade-level transition challenge that parents might want to ask the school about. By 5th grade, reading scores rebound to above the state average, which indicates the school does help students recover by the time they move on.

The biggest concern for this school is chronic absenteeism. In the 2024-2025 school year, 25.7% of students were chronically absent—meaning they missed 10% or more of the school year. This rate is significantly higher than the district average of 20.1% and much higher than nearby Winn Elementary (9.0%) or Clare Primary School (9.8%). A particularly striking comparison is with Weidman Elementary, just 3.5 miles away, which serves a more economically disadvantaged population and has similar attendance challenges, yet outperforms Beal City by 30-40 percentage points in several subjects and ranks in the 93rd percentile statewide. This suggests Beal City has substantial room for improvement. The school maintains a favorable 15.2:1 student-teacher ratio and spends about $15,942 per student, so resources are in place—the question is whether a focused effort on attendance and 4th-grade support could unlock the kind of gains seen at nearby schools.

265

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,942

Per pupil spending ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3117 Elias Rd
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858-9733

(989) 644-2740

District: Beal City Public Schools

Students who attend Beal City Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Beal City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Hispanic:

3.4%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 65th percentile in 2023 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 65th-percentile peak (2023) to 53rd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Michigan avg38%

696^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

127^th of 625Beal City 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	49.9	696 of 1492	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	747 of 1488	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	626 of 1486	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	516 of 1470	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	710 of 1344	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	553 of 1153	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	795 of 1408	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	870 of 1448	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.4	1029 of 1466	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.6	859 of 1548	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.1	984 of 1580	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.4	1008 of 1533	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.7	827 of 1563	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.3	617 of 1566	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.1	719 of 1552	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.7	833 of 1552	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.4	893 of 1589	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.9	1015 of 1577	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.3	1052 of 1565	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.3	1157 of 1545	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	681 of 1343	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	710 of 1338	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	808 of 1342	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	630 of 1321	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	481 of 1106	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	500 of 902	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	670 of 1171	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	877 of 1443	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	675 of 1352	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	696 of 1346	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	654 of 1381	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	184 of 1350	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	173 of 1099	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	32.7	1017 of 1397	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	625 of 1372	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	674 of 1366	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	519 of 1347	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	429 of 1334	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	664 of 1139	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	466 of 915	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	816 of 1196	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	800 of 1446	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	760 of 1199	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	813 of 1206	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	637 of 1204	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	532 of 1198	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	735 of 1102	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	572 of 1005	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	759 of 1128	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	875 of 1253	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science56%+16 vs state

English Language Arts37%-4 vs state

Math35%-4 vs state

Social Studies33%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	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	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
Beal City Elementary School	Public	K-5	3117 Elias Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Beal City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 644-2740	265	17	15.2	39.6%	244 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	49.9	696^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.4%		48.4	747^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.8%	51			38.0	26.1	45.7			44.0	28.3	30.4			56.5		32.6		$15,942	$1,173	$14,769
Weidman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	3311 N School Rd	Weidman	48893	Isabella County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 644-3430	258	16	16.4	73.3%	228 (88.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	91.5	110^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.6%		90.5	115^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.3%	5			67.5	61.9				85.0	65.1								$16,706	$1,989	$14,717
Ganiard School	Public	PK, KG-2	101 S Adams St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2240	220	17	12.6	46.4%	176 (80.0%)	11 (5.0%)	8 (3.6%)	6 (2.7%)	14 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)																	$20,023	$1,825	$18,198
Vowles School	Public	PK, KG-2	1560 Watson Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2280	235	17	14.0	50.2%	166 (70.6%)	19 (8.1%)	27 (11.5%)	7 (3.0%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	$16,931	$1,744	$15,188
Fancher School	Public	3-5	801 S Kinney Ave	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 775-2230	431	27	15.8	46.4%	315 (73.1%)	16 (3.7%)	40 (9.3%)	8 (1.9%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)	28.2	1031^st of 1492 public elementary schools	30.9%		37.7	898^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.7%	133			27.1	33.8	32.0			30.6	33.3	23.0			26.3		11.8		$14,694	$1,056	$13,639
Pullen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	251 S Brown St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2270	303	20	14.8	62.7%	187 (61.7%)	14 (4.6%)	40 (13.2%)	5 (1.7%)	26 (8.6%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.2%)								(n/a)																	$16,736	$1,855	$14,881
Mary McGuire School	Public	3-5	4883 Crosslanes St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2260	276	22	12.8	60.5%	181 (65.6%)	11 (4.0%)	21 (7.6%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (12.3%)	21.1	1154^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.7%		25.4	1072^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.0%	82			22.4	22.1	24.0			29.4	19.8	21.1			28.1		14.6		$16,047	$1,950	$14,097
Renaissance Public School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2797 S Isabella Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Renaissance Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 773-9889	428	28	15.4	58.9%	294 (68.7%)	26 (6.1%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (17.1%)	29.4	1012^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.2%		34.6	945^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.5%	67	56.0	10.0	34.8	28.0	36.0	36.7	25.5	6.5	18.0	14.0	34.7	19.1	26.0	28.0	14.0	38.0	$12,800	$1,385	$11,415
Winn Elementary School	Public	K-5	380 E Blanchard Rd	Shepherd	48896	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 866-2250	224	15	14.7	38.8%	207 (92.4%)	5 (2.2%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	61.5	531^st of 1492 public elementary schools	64.4%		73.2	365^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.5%	166			48.6	65.8	44.7			48.6	60.5	46.8			38.3		10.6		$15,209	$1,155	$14,054
Farwell Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	268 E Ohio St	Farwell	48622	Clare County	Farwell Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 588-9916	336	22	15.0	81.5%	306 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)								(n/a)			14.1					23.1									$15,837	$1,307	$14,530

Frequently Asked Questions about Beal City Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Beal City Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Beal City Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Beal City High School

What is the racial makeup of Beal City Elementary School?

Students at Beal City Elementary School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is Beal City Elementary School in?

Beal City Public Schools

Is Beal City Elementary School a good school?

Beal City Elementary School ranks 696^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Beal City Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Beal City Elementary School.

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