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Rankin Elementary School

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Rankin Elementary School ranks 989 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

989^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Rankin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Swartz Creek, Michigan, serving 287 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools district, which is ranked 445 out of 613 districts in the state.

Rankin Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 43.7% of its 4th-grade students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 36.7% for the district and 42.4% for the state. However, the school faces challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism (ranging from 29.5% to 46.9%) and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (88.85% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch). Interestingly, while African American students at Rankin have performed well, ranking among the top 25% of Michigan elementary schools, White students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 25% in recent years.

Rankin Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from 504 out of 1,408 Michigan elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 989 out of 1,488 in 2024-2025. This trend suggests the school may be facing challenges in maintaining or improving its academic performance compared to other schools in the state. When compared to nearby schools, Rankin generally performs better than Gladys Dillon Elementary (within the same district) but lags behind the higher-performing Torrey Hill Intermediate School in the Grand Blanc Community Schools district.

237

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,207

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3459 Mundy Ave
Swartz Creek, MI 48473-8810

(810) 591-4605

District: Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Students who attend Rankin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	CarmanAinsworth Middle School
High:	CarmanAinsworth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.7%

African American:

26.6%

Two or more races:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (28% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg22%

Michigan avg38%

989^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

445^th of 613Carman-Ainsworth Community 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
2025	31.3	989 of 1488	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	751 of 1486	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	727 of 1470	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	930 of 1344	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	785 of 1153	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	504 of 1408	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	751 of 1448	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.0	593 of 1466	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.6	628 of 1548	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.1	710 of 1580	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.5	542 of 1533	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.0	727 of 1563	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.0	462 of 1566	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	46.4	1066 of 1552	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.7	924 of 1552	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.8	802 of 1589	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.3	811 of 1577	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.6	870 of 1565	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.3	520 of 1545	66.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	174 of 369	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.9	26 of 348	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	72.0	53 of 321	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	13 of 212	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	43 of 475	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	772 of 1338	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	770 of 1342	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	537 of 1321	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	707 of 1106	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.8	807 of 902	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.5	403 of 1171	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	758 of 1443	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	65.7	52 of 201	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	721 of 1346	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	451 of 1381	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	419 of 1350	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	607 of 1099	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	421 of 749	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.3	76 of 1134	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	66.1	385 of 1397	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1065 of 1366	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	788 of 1347	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	721 of 1334	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	920 of 1139	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	607 of 915	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	558 of 1196	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	724 of 1446	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	33 of 78	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	25 of 81	69.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	66.2	91 of 403	77.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	838 of 1206	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	761 of 1204	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	953 of 1198	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	705 of 1102	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	789 of 1005	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.3	435 of 1128	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	779 of 1253	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2024)74th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)58th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-7 vs state

Math33%-3 vs state

Science18%-22 vs state

Social Studies10%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 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
Rankin Elementary School	Public	K-5	3459 Mundy Ave	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-4605	237	18	13.2	84.4%	113 (47.7%)	63 (26.6%)	21 (8.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.6%)	31.3	989^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.5%		46.2	751^st of 1486 public elementary schools	49.5%	238			43.7	28.4				40.8	25.4			17.9		10.4		$15,207	$1,880	$13,327
Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School	Public, Charter	K-8	6170 Torrey Rd	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Madison Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 655-2949	362	54	6.7	96.1%	39 (10.8%)	250 (69.1%)	34 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.8%)	21.7	1129^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.1%		17.7	1206^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.8%	77	22.5	12.8	23.7	38.5	24.4	18.4	14.9	7.9	23.1	9.8	18.4	50.0	7.5	23.1	10.0	$26,635	$2,637	$23,998
Early Childhood Programs and Services	Public	PK, KG-5	5089 Pilgrim Rd	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Genesee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4883	106	23	4.7	64.2%	69 (65.1%)	26 (24.5%)	6 (5.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Morrish Elementary School	Public	K-2	5055 Maple Ave	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3702	435	22	19.8	53.1%	336 (77.2%)	40 (9.2%)	22 (5.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)								(n/a)																$12,958	$1,315	$11,643
Woodland Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2083 E Grand Blanc Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Woodland Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 695-4710	278	23	11.8	84.2%	46 (16.5%)	186 (66.9%)	16 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	20	1157^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.2%		11.7	1317^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.4%	160	28.6	34.2	20.8	19.5	25.0	20.0	31.6	29.2	7.3	21.7	15.0	14.6	25.0	9.8	25.0	$13,843	$2,994	$10,848
Reid Elementary School	Public	K-5	2103 E Reid Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-7128	433	26	16.9	46.0%	268 (61.9%)	92 (21.2%)	30 (6.9%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	41	847^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.1%		41.8	819^th of 1486 public elementary schools	44.9%	28		44.2	43.3	24.6			44.2	33.3	24.6			28.6		22.8		$12,612	$3,561	$9,050
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	5290 Leroy St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5829	203	19	10.6	74.9%	97 (47.8%)	50 (24.6%)	25 (12.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.8%)								(n/a)																$13,246	$6,359	$6,888
McGrath Elementary School	Public	2-5	5288 Todd St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5827	380	24	16.0	68.4%	220 (57.9%)	75 (19.7%)	34 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.2%)	18.8	1184^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.4%		19.3	1171^st of 1486 public elementary schools	21.2%	13		21.8	28.1	25.3			32.7	19.6	10.5			20.0		13.7		$14,470	$7,030	$7,440
Gladys Dillon Elementary School	Public	K-3	1197 E Schumacher St	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3590	215	17	12.6	90.7%	68 (31.6%)	119 (55.3%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)								(n/a)		29.2					34.0									$17,860	$2,957	$14,903
Torrey Hill Intermediate School	Public	3-5	12410 Torrey Rd	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Lake Fenton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3617	422	23	18.7	25.1%	379 (89.8%)	7 (1.7%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	80.7	265^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.2%		85.6	181^st of 1486 public elementary schools	87.8%	84		59.9	59.1	56.7			67.9	68.5	45.3			51.3		42.0		$12,480	$1,098	$11,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Rankin Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Rankin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : CarmanAinsworth Middle School
High : CarmanAinsworth High School

Is Rankin Elementary School a good school?

Rankin Elementary School ranks 989^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rankin Elementary School?

Students at Rankin Elementary School are 48% White, 27% African American, 16% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

What district is Rankin Elementary School in?

Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

How many students attend Rankin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Rankin Elementary School.

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