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Boyne City Elementary School

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Boyne City Elementary School ranks 364 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Boyne City Elementary School serves 425 students in grades K-4 and is part of the highly rated Boyne City Public Schools district, which ranks in the 85th percentile statewide.

This school stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in math. In the most recent school year, 60.5% of 3rd graders and 53.5% of 4th graders were proficient in math—roughly 14-17 percentage points above state averages. The school also achieves impressive results with its low-income students, who rank in the 81st percentile statewide, showing the school is effectively closing achievement gaps. What makes this especially notable is that Boyne City Elementary serves a higher percentage of students from low socio-economic backgrounds (43.76% eligible for free or reduced lunch) than nearby schools like Shay Elementary School (23.26%), yet its test scores remain competitive with or better than many of those schools. For example, Boyne City's 3rd-grade math proficiency exceeds that of Charlevoix Elementary School and Shay Elementary School. The school also operates efficiently, spending $15,453 per student—significantly less than John R Rodger Elementary School ($22,336) and Ottawa Elementary School ($20,683).

However, there are areas of concern. Chronic absenteeism has risen from 12.7% to 17.8% over the past year, which is higher than several neighboring schools like East Jordan Elementary School (6.4%) and Lincoln School (13.4%). More critically, the school's performance with special education students has declined dramatically—from the 85th percentile in 2022-2023 to just the 13th-14th percentile in recent years. While the school faces stiff competition from the Public Schools of Petoskey cluster to the north, it outperforms schools in East Jordan Public Schools and Bellaire Public Schools, placing it in a solid upper-middle tier within its competitive landscape.

425

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,453

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

930 Brockway St
Boyne City, MI 49712-9103

(231) 439-8300

District: Boyne City Public Schools

Students who attend Boyne City Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Boyne City Middle School
High:	Boyne City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.9%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (53% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Michigan avg40%

364^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

96^th of 625Boyne 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	73.3	364 of 1492	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	369 of 1488	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	330 of 1486	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	347 of 1470	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	424 of 1344	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	240 of 1153	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	330 of 1408	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	313 of 1448	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	62.8	459 of 1466	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.5	433 of 1548	72.0%	★★★★☆
2015	79.0	289 of 1580	81.7%	★★★★☆
2014	78.4	286 of 1533	81.3%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	381 of 1563	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	375 of 1566	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	68.3	528 of 1552	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.1	557 of 1552	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.3	991 of 1589	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.6	591 of 1577	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.7	701 of 1565	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.6	1149 of 1545	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	391 of 1343	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	436 of 1338	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	342 of 1342	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	373 of 1321	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	350 of 1106	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	222 of 902	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	377 of 1171	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.4	269 of 1443	81.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	252 of 1352	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	202 of 1346	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	325 of 1381	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	136 of 1350	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	395 of 1099	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	150 of 749	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	69 of 1134	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	115 of 1397	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	314 of 1372	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	298 of 1366	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	317 of 1347	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	308 of 1334	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	456 of 1139	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	206 of 915	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	261 of 1196	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	372 of 1446	74.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	212 of 246	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	220 of 252	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	74.5	29 of 195	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	456 of 1199	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.4	446 of 1206	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	409 of 1204	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	463 of 1198	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	478 of 1102	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	257 of 1005	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	301 of 1128	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	354 of 1253	71.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math57%+15 vs state

English Language Arts49%+9 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
Boyne City Elementary School	Public	K-4	930 Brockway St	Boyne City	49712	Charlevoix County	Boyne City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 439-8300	425	26	16.1	43.8%	382 (89.9%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	73.3	364^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.6%		73	369^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.2%	5	47.4	49.5			60.5	53.5					$15,453	$990	$14,462
East Jordan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	304 4th St	East Jordan	49727	Charlevoix County	East Jordan Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 536-7564	393	33	11.7	57.8%	341 (86.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.6%)	49	714^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.1%		50.7	707^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.5%	7	43.1	41.5	33.3	38.9	49.0	39.6	37.0	22.2	38.9	22.2	$16,460	$1,257	$15,203
Sheridan School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1415 Howard St	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2140	252	18	14.0	27.4%	222 (88.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.5%)	90.5	126^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.6%		77.6	295^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.2%	169	79.1	57.5	63.6		76.7	60.0	50.0		68.2	61.4	$18,535	$983	$17,552
Lincoln School	Public, Magnet	K-5	616 Connable Ave	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2120	237	16	14.8	30.4%	206 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	79.5	269^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.0%		89.9	119^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.0%	150	33.3	74.4	71.7		42.9	74.4	58.7		60.9	41.3	$18,128	$526	$17,602
Ottawa Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	871 Kalamazoo Ave	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2130	250	21	11.9	40.8%	220 (88.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	77.5	298^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.0%		60.9	553^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	62.8%	255	75.0	60.0	58.1		70.0	45.0	32.6		55.8	39.5	$20,683	$1,641	$19,042
Central Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	410 State St	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2111	234	16	14.6	26.5%	202 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.3%)	75	338^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.3%		74.3	347^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.7%	9	43.9	52.5	78.0		46.3	35.0	61.0		68.3	41.5	$17,496	$515	$16,981
Charlevoix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	108 E Garfield Ave	Charlevoix	49720	Charlevoix County	Charlevoix Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 547-8115	398	32	12.6	49.2%	365 (91.7%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	65.4	488^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.3%		67.1	463^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	68.9%	25	61.1	59.1	54.4	44.4	50.0	27.3	14.0	38.1	57.9	43.9	$19,470	$1,044	$18,427
Shay Elementary School	Public	K-4	175 E Lake St	Harbor Springs	49740	Emmet County	Harbor Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 526-4600	258	21	12.2	23.3%	226 (87.6%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	63.1	510^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.8%		57.2	602^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	59.5%	92	53.4	48.5			48.3	37.9					$25,067	$864	$24,203
John R Rodger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6535 John R Rodgers Rd	Bellaire	49615	Antrim County	Bellaire Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 533-8916	119	10	12.2	52.1%	110 (92.4%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	49.1	712^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.3%		53.7	664^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.4%	48	36.8	42.9	38.9		36.8	38.1	27.8		50.0	1480.1	$22,336	$1,851	$20,485
North Ohio Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	912 N Ohio Ave	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 731-2648	388	26	14.9	63.1%	343 (88.4%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)								(n/a)	33.9				35.7						$18,556	$1,679	$16,877

Frequently Asked Questions about Boyne City Elementary School

What district is Boyne City Elementary School in?

Boyne City Public Schools

How many students attend Boyne City Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Boyne City Elementary School.

Is Boyne City Elementary School a good school?

Boyne City Elementary School ranks 364^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Boyne City Elementary School?

Students at Boyne City Elementary School are 90% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Boyne City Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Boyne City Middle School
High : Boyne City High School

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