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Schall Elementary School

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Schall Elementary School ranks 922 nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

922^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Schall Elementary School in Caro, MI, serves 295 students in grades 3-5 within the Caro Community Schools district, a rural district in Michigan's Thumb region where about 6 in 10 students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Schall faces significant academic challenges, particularly in English Language Arts, where proficiency rates trail both the state average and many nearby schools. For example, only 22.4% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA recently, compared to 69.2% at Reese Elementary School and 66.7% at Cass City Elementary. Math scores are closer to the state average but still lag top-performing neighbors. The school's overall state ranking (38th percentile) places it below Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School (80th percentile) and Meachum Elementary (70th percentile). Notably, Schall spends more per student ($15,033) than several higher-performing schools, suggesting resources alone aren't driving outcomes. There are also striking internal gaps: female students rank in the 46th percentile statewide while male students rank in the 19th, and performance for White students has been in the bottom quarter for three straight years. Test scores swing considerably from year to year and grade to grade, pointing to inconsistent instruction across classrooms.

There are bright spots worth noting. Schall's 5th graders meet or exceed the state average in science, and the school's chronic absenteeism rate (18.6%) is far better than its own district average (26.5%) and the state average (27.9%). Compared to McComb Elementary School, the district's PK-2 feeder school, Schall does a better job getting students to class regularly. For parents, the key takeaway is that Schall offers a stable, well-attended environment with a science strength, but families should be aware of the school's struggles in reading and math, especially for boys, and may want to explore supplemental support in those areas.

295

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,033

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 E Frank St
Caro, MI 48723-1641

(989) 673-3168

District: Caro Community Schools

Students who attend Schall Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Caro Middle School
High:	Caro High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (31% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Michigan avg38%

922^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

348^th of 625Caro 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
2026	35.6	922 of 1492	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	901 of 1488	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	825 of 1486	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	910 of 1470	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	926 of 1344	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	952 of 1153	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	982 of 1408	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	773 of 1448	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.9	769 of 1466	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.7	781 of 1548	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.2	1047 of 1580	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.8	1172 of 1533	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	1161 of 1563	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	1244 of 1566	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.3	1248 of 1552	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.6	1190 of 1552	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.2	1158 of 1589	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.0	1082 of 1577	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.3	1053 of 1565	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	1141 of 1545	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	729 of 1343	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	859 of 1338	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	768 of 1342	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	943 of 1321	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	817 of 1106	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	797 of 902	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	839 of 1171	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	854 of 1443	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	952 of 1352	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	841 of 1346	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	607 of 1381	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	818 of 1350	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	739 of 1099	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	619 of 749	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	797 of 1134	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.9	636 of 1397	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	1115 of 1372	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	929 of 1366	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	872 of 1347	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	847 of 1334	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	894 of 1139	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	820 of 915	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	955 of 1196	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.2	657 of 1446	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	31.9	294 of 403	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	971 of 1199	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	1016 of 1206	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	934 of 1204	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	989 of 1198	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	925 of 1102	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	915 of 1005	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	998 of 1128	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	865 of 1253	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)46th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2018)27th percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-19 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science41%~ state avg

Math33%-5 vs state

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Social Studies16%-11 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
Schall Elementary School	Public	3-5	325 E Frank St	Caro	48723	Tuscola County	Caro Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 673-3168	295	18	16.2	60.7%	253 (85.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.1%)	35.6	922^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	38.2%		37.5	901^st of 1488 public elementary schools	39.4%	21	22.4	34.9	33.6		31.0	37.3	31.8		40.9	16.4	$15,033	$2,370	$12,662
McComb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	303 N Hooper St	Caro	48723	Tuscola County	Caro Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 673-3169	321	25	12.6	61.7%	303 (94.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)											$17,102	$2,859	$14,243
AkronFairgrove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4335 Lynn St	Akron	48701	Tuscola County	Akron-Fairgrove Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 691-5141	179	9	19.5	63.7%	170 (95.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	32.8	957^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.9%		54.4	654^th of 1488 public elementary schools	56.0%	303	30.4	23.7	25.0		43.5	21.1	20.8		50.0	25.0	$14,444	$2,762	$11,682
Mayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Orchard St	Mayville	48744	Tuscola County	Mayville Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 843-6115	248	16	15.5	71.0%	229 (92.3%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	51	679^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.5%		51.7	692^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	53.5%	13	28.1	37.5	43.6		53.1	66.7	41.0		30.8	15.4	$15,189	$2,753	$12,436
Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3644 Ross St	Kingston	48741	Tuscola County	Kingston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 683-2284	319	17	19.0	58.6%	303 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	64.7	495^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.8%		63	523^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	64.9%	28	23.1	47.5	50.0	52.8	56.4	55.0	45.8	47.2	45.8	25.0	$15,852	$1,994	$13,858
Central School	Public	K-5	425 Division St	Vassar	48768	Tuscola County	Vassar Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 823-8566	366	21	17.4	63.1%	319 (87.2%)	11 (3.0%)	16 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	30.5	997^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.2%		38.8	882^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	40.7%	115	31.3	35.3	37.1		33.3	27.5	17.7		30.6	14.5	$16,461	$2,561	$13,900
Cass City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4805 Ale St	Cass City	48726	Tuscola County	Cass City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 872-2158	459	28	16.3	56.4%	427 (93.0%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	79.2	272^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.8%		79.5	278^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.3%	6	66.7	52.5	60.3	46.8	70.1	64.4	36.8	39.6	51.5	42.6	$15,047	$2,172	$12,875
UnionvilleSebewaing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7835 N Unionville Rd	Unionville	48767	Tuscola County	Unionville-Sebewaing Area S.D.	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 883-9147	250	16	16.1	41.6%	237 (94.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	77.2	305^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.6%		69.2	422^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	71.6%	117	54.2	52.9	64.3		62.5	66.7	59.5		42.9	26.2	$15,593	$1,966	$13,627
Reese Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9535 Center St	Reese	48757	Tuscola County	Reese Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 868-4561	328	19	17.5	58.2%	280 (85.4%)	4 (1.2%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	67.4	443^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	70.3%		72.4	380^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.5%	63	69.2	55.2	44.0		69.2	46.3	50.0		28.0	26.0	$13,363	$2,084	$11,279
Meachum Elementary	Public	K-5	8537 Gleason St	Millington	48746	Tuscola County	Millington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 660-2432	476	28	16.8	54.4%	463 (97.3%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56.8	597^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.0%		53.9	661^st of 1488 public elementary schools	55.6%	64	35.2	37.7	56.3		42.3	40.3	27.6		54.0	34.5	$12,849	$1,250	$11,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Schall Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Schall Elementary School?

Students at Schall Elementary School are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Schall Elementary School a good school?

Schall Elementary School ranks 922^nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Schall Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Caro Middle School
High : Caro High School

How many students attend Schall Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Schall Elementary School.

What district is Schall Elementary School in?

Caro Community Schools

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