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Cass City Elementary

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Cass City Elementary ranks 272 nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Cass City Elementary, part of the Cass City Public Schools district, serves 459 students in grades Pre-K through 6th in a rural Michigan community, and it stands out as one of the highest-performing elementary schools in the region.

What truly sets Cass City Elementary apart is its remarkable success with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Even though more than half of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, the school ranked in the 98th percentile statewide for this subgroup in the 2023-2024 school year. This means the school is exceptionally effective at ensuring that a family's financial situation doesn't hold a child back academically—a feat that nearby schools like McComb Elementary and OwendaleGagetown Elementary have not matched. The school also boasts remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 8.4%, compared to the state average of 27.9%, and far better than neighbors like Kingston Elementary (17.1%) and AkronFairgrove Elementary (16.3%). This high level of student engagement is likely a key driver of its strong test scores.

Academically, Cass City Elementary is a clear leader in its area. In 3rd-grade English Language Arts, 66.7% of students are proficient, compared to just 30.4% at Akron-Fairgrove and 44.4% at Laker Elementary. The school also excels in science and social studies, with proficiency rates well above state averages. While there is a notable dip in 5th-grade math proficiency (36.8% vs. 64.4% in 4th grade), this appears to be an area for targeted support rather than a systemic issue. Impressively, the school achieves these results while spending less per student ($15,047) than several nearby schools that perform far worse, demonstrating efficient use of resources. For parents seeking a consistently high-achieving, welcoming rural school, Cass City Elementary is an outstanding choice.

459

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,047

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4805 Ale St
Cass City, MI 48726-1200

(989) 872-2158

District: Cass City Public Schools

Students who attend Cass City Elementary usually attend:

High:

Cass City Junior and Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.0%

Hispanic:

4.8%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (54% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Michigan avg37%

272^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^th of 625Cass 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	79.2	272 of 1492	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	278 of 1488	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	166 of 1486	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	360 of 1470	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	320 of 1344	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	299 of 1153	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	311 of 1408	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	410 of 1448	71.7%	★★★★☆
2017	61.4	485 of 1466	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.9	461 of 1548	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	64.2	546 of 1580	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.3	570 of 1533	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.5	430 of 1563	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	65.3	519 of 1566	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	587 of 1552	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.3	546 of 1552	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.4	709 of 1589	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.4	627 of 1577	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.4	737 of 1565	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.5	819 of 1545	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	272 of 1343	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.4	232 of 1338	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	187 of 1342	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	321 of 1321	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	304 of 1106	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	277 of 902	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	238 of 1171	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	438 of 1443	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	223 of 1352	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	97 of 1346	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	31 of 1381	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	74.5	216 of 1350	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	77 of 1099	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	85 of 749	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	288 of 1134	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	229 of 1397	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	277 of 1372	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	308 of 1366	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	154 of 1347	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	404 of 1334	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	346 of 1139	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	327 of 915	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	352 of 1196	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	408 of 1446	71.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	71 of 246	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	315 of 1199	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	281 of 1206	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	187 of 1204	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	405 of 1198	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	354 of 1102	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	324 of 1005	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	406 of 1128	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	529 of 1253	57.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

White (2026)74th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%+17 vs state

Math53%+17 vs state

Science52%+12 vs state

Social Studies43%+15 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
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
OwendaleGagetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7166 E Main St	Owendale	48754	Huron County	Owendale-Gagetown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 678-4141	67	5	13.4	88.1%	63 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)		1379.9	27.3			1370.3	1470.8		1477.6	1480.0	$17,476	$2,055	$15,422
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
Ubly Community Elementary School	Public	K-5	2020 Union St	Ubly	48475	Huron County	Ubly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 658-8261	308	22	14.0	40.3%	296 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	62.9	516^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.4%		69.9	413^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.2%	103	37.0	29.2	63.2		42.6	47.9	42.1		71.1	42.1	$16,151	$1,428	$14,723
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
Laker Elementary	Public	K-5	6436 Pigeon Rd	Pigeon	48755	Huron County	Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 453-4600	418	30	13.9	49.8%	369 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	61.1	539^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.9%		69.3	420^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.8%	119	44.4	46.5	42.0		52.4	53.5	30.7		36.4	44.3	$13,918	$1,054	$12,865
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
Bad Axe Middle School	Public	3-6	750 S Van Dyke Rd	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Bad Axe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 269-2735	227	14	16.5	44.1%	210 (92.5%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	55.5	620^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.4%		59.1	576^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.3%	44	54.2	33.3	45.5	22.2	45.8	43.1	45.5	28.9	41.8	30.9	$15,415	$802	$14,613
Bad Axe Elementary School	Public	K-2	404 Hatchet Dr	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Bad Axe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 269-2736	191	12	16.1	51.3%	174 (91.1%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)								(n/a)											$16,880	$1,699	$15,181

Frequently Asked Questions about Cass City Elementary

What district is Cass City Elementary in?

Cass City Public Schools

How many students attend Cass City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Cass City Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cass City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cass City Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Cass City Junior and Senior High School

Is Cass City Elementary a good school?

Cass City Elementary ranks 272^nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cass City Elementary?

Students at Cass City Elementary are 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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