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Martin G Atkins Elementary School

Q: Is Martin G Atkins Elementary School a good school?

Martin G Atkins Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Martin G Atkins Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Martin G Atkins Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Martin G Atkins Elementary School?

Students at Martin G Atkins Elementary School are 67% African American, 16% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Public, Magnet Grades 2-5

1489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Martin G Atkins Elementary School serves 381 students in grades 2-5 within the Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District in Saginaw, MI, where nearly all students (96.6%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Martin G Atkins is currently ranked in the bottom 1% of Michigan elementary schools, with proficiency rates between 5% and 9% across math and English language arts in grades 3-5—roughly 30-35 percentage points below state averages. Chronic absenteeism affects 40.7% of students, meaning many children miss significant instructional time. While the school has a lower student-teacher ratio (17.1:1) than its nearby sibling school, Thomas White School, this has not translated into academic gains. The school's performance has actually declined over the past decade, dropping from the 6th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 0th percentile in recent years.

Perhaps the most striking finding is the contrast with Handley School, located just 5.8 miles away in the Saginaw School District of the City of. Handley ranks in the top 2% of Michigan schools with proficiency rates above 84% in several subjects, despite serving a population where 42.7% of students qualify for free lunch. Handley also has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 16.9%. Notably, Handley spends only slightly more per student ($14,273) than Martin G Atkins ($12,924), while other nearby schools like Arthur Eddy Academy spend over $21,000 per student with only marginally better results. This suggests that how resources are used matters more than the amount spent. The challenges at Martin G Atkins reflect broader district-wide struggles, as the entire Bridgeport-Spaulding district ranks in the bottom 3% of Michigan districts, indicating that solutions will need to address attendance, family engagement, and instructional quality comprehensively.

381

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,924

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

3675 Southfield Dr
Saginaw, MI 48601-5654

(989) 777-1600

District: Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District

Students who attend Martin G Atkins Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	BridgeportSpaulding Middle SchoolSchrah
High:	Bridgeport High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.9%

White:

15.7%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (8% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg8%

Michigan avg38%

1,489^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

605^th of 625Bridgeport-Spaulding Community 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	4.5	1489 of 1492	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	1485 of 1488	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1473 of 1486	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1467 of 1470	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	1343 of 1344	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	1143 of 1153	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1352 of 1408	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1359 of 1448	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	1421 of 1466	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	1461 of 1548	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	1485 of 1580	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.0	1463 of 1533	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	1398 of 1563	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	1438 of 1566	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.7	1223 of 1552	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	1316 of 1552	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.3	1373 of 1589	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.2	1364 of 1577	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.1	1376 of 1565	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	383 of 388	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	366 of 369	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	328 of 348	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	182 of 212	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	345 of 475	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	1343 of 1343	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	1337 of 1338	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1326 of 1342	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1163 of 1171	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1363 of 1443	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	26.3	182 of 222	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	1350 of 1352	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	1343 of 1346	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1370 of 1381	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1349 of 1350	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1099 of 1099	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1095 of 1134	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1256 of 1397	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	1364 of 1372	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	1363 of 1366	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1345 of 1347	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1331 of 1334	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	1177 of 1196	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1266 of 1446	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	31.0	298 of 403	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	10.9	1183 of 1253	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)26th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2018)18th percentile+12 vs school

White (2018)6th percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts9%-33 vs state

Math6%-32 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Martin G Atkins Elementary School	Public, Magnet	2-5	3675 Southfield Dr	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 777-1600	381	22	17.1	96.6%	60 (15.7%)	255 (66.9%)	39 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	4.5	1489^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.2%		4.3	1485^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.2%	4			8.0	9.1	8.6			8.0	5.1	1455.8			1468.1		1461.4		$12,924	$926	$11,998
Thomas White School	Public	PK, KG-1	3650 Southfield Dr	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 777-2811	187	9	21.2	95.2%	34 (18.2%)	102 (54.5%)	40 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)								(n/a)																	$15,678	$926	$14,752
Saginaw Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	5173 Lodge St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw Preparatory Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 752-9600	376	20	18.8	97.1%	7 (1.9%)	328 (87.2%)	27 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	7	1438^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.6%		7.5	1413^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.0%	25	37.0	348.1	5.8	6.7	14.8	10.0	7.9	7.7	1362.9	1458.1	1562.9	1658.0	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8	$13,176	$2,164	$11,012
Jessie Loomis School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Limerick St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4750	308	16	19.8	96.1%	10 (3.2%)	255 (82.8%)	27 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	10.5	1361^st of 1492 public elementary schools	8.8%		12.4	1309^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.0%	52			12.0	8.5	9.4			19.6	10.6	25.0			12.5		1466.5		$19,273	$4,212	$15,061
Jessie Rouse School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Randolph St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5000	230	13	17.6	91.7%	24 (10.4%)	166 (72.2%)	32 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	6.1	1459^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.2%					(n/a)			7.5	9.1	16.7			1253.7	1351.6	1466.2			12.5		1463.5		$17,462	$3,342	$14,120
Merrill Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Grout St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4800	267	13	20.5	92.5%	53 (19.9%)	128 (47.9%)	52 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (12.4%)	9.1	1390^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.9	1339^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.0%	51			10.5	10.3	26.3			13.2	7.7	7.9			10.5		10.5		$16,780	$2,966	$13,814
Arthur Eddy Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1000 Cathay St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 399-5250	232	14	17.1	96.6%	9 (3.9%)	205 (88.4%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	10	1370^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.2%		8.3	1388^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.7%	18			9.8	19.5	24.4			1267.0	7.3	9.8			12.2		7.5		$21,644	$4,424	$17,220
Herig School	Public	PK, KG-5	1905 Houghton Ave	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4350	282	11	25.6	94.0%	59 (20.9%)	148 (52.5%)	50 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	11.6	1340^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.2%		5.4	1460^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.9%	120			1261.6	1364.7	15.2			1264.7	8.9	1460.7			23.9		1468.3		$18,509	$5,006	$13,503
Stone School	Public	PK, KG-5	1006 State St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5100	273	16	17.6	91.2%	45 (16.5%)	157 (57.5%)	53 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.5%)	5.8	1465^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.8%		6.5	1437^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.4%	28			8.3	10.5	12.1			1265.5	1364.0	1462.0			12.1		1468.4		$18,685	$4,050	$14,635
Chester F Miller School	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Brockway St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4850	247	15	16.4	89.9%	62 (25.1%)	100 (40.5%)	59 (23.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.3%)	11.7	1334^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.6%		23	1111^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.3%	223			10.6	20.5	13.5			12.8	25.0	1465.2			1472.1		1469.1		$17,994	$3,817	$14,177

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin G Atkins Elementary School

Is Martin G Atkins Elementary School a good school?

Martin G Atkins Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Martin G Atkins Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Martin G Atkins Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : BridgeportSpaulding Middle SchoolSchrah
High : Bridgeport High School

What is the racial makeup of Martin G Atkins Elementary School?

Students at Martin G Atkins Elementary School are 67% African American, 16% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Martin G Atkins Elementary School in?

Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District

How many students attend Martin G Atkins Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Martin G Atkins Elementary School.

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