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Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School

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Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School ranks 1097 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

1097^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School in Stanton, MI, serves 284 students in grades 3-5 within the Central Montcalm Public School district, a rural district where about 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, this school faces significant challenges. State test scores are well below average in every subject and grade level, placing the school in the bottom third of Michigan elementary schools—a position it has held for the past decade. For example, in 3rd-grade reading, only 17.3% of students were proficient, compared to 68% at nearby Lakeview Elementary School and 60.4% at Cedar Crest Elementary School. The gap is consistent across math, science, and social studies. One particularly weak spot is 5th-grade social studies, where just 7.6% of students met state standards versus the state average of 27.5%. Interestingly, the school shows a strength in 3rd-grade math (29.6% proficient) compared to 3rd-grade reading, but that advantage fades by 5th grade, where math becomes the lowest-scoring subject.

Several factors stand out when comparing this school to its neighbors. Class sizes are larger here, with a student-teacher ratio of 18.5—the highest among nearby schools like Baldwin Heights School (14.7) and Lincoln Heights Elementary School (13.8). Chronic absenteeism, while improved from a peak of 60.5% in 2021-2022, remains at 20.8%, higher than several higher-performing peers. Notably, per-student spending ($14,421) is actually lower than many neighboring schools that achieve better results, such as Vestaburg Community Elementary School ($17,109) and Cedar Crest ($18,241). This suggests the performance gap isn't about funding but points to a need for targeted instructional strategies, particularly for special education students and in social studies, to help all learners succeed.

284

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,421

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1488 S Sheridan Rd
Stanton, MI 48888-8906

(989) 831-2300

District: Central Montcalm Public School

Students who attend Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Central Montcalm Middle High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.9%

Hispanic:

3.9%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Michigan avg38%

1,097^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

458^th of 625Central Montcalm Public School 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	24.0	1097 of 1492	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	1038 of 1488	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1149 of 1486	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1094 of 1470	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1042 of 1344	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	957 of 1153	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1160 of 1408	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1163 of 1448	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	1138 of 1466	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.7	1021 of 1548	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	1046 of 1580	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.9	1124 of 1533	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.1	1160 of 1563	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	1114 of 1566	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.0	1128 of 1552	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.6	1214 of 1552	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.1	1139 of 1589	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.8	1147 of 1577	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.5	1177 of 1565	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.0	1220 of 1545	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	1151 of 1343	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	1005 of 1338	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1136 of 1342	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1056 of 1321	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	934 of 1106	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	800 of 902	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1031 of 1171	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1147 of 1443	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	1078 of 1352	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	939 of 1346	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1087 of 1381	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	953 of 1350	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	794 of 1099	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	593 of 749	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	908 of 1134	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1066 of 1397	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	981 of 1372	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	1012 of 1366	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1079 of 1347	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1082 of 1334	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	954 of 1139	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	834 of 915	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1032 of 1196	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1124 of 1446	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	232 of 246	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	380 of 403	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	1107 of 1199	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	1074 of 1206	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1129 of 1204	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1093 of 1198	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1019 of 1102	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	914 of 1005	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1077 of 1128	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1187 of 1253	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-12 vs state

English Language Arts27%-15 vs state

Math26%-12 vs state

Social Studies8%-20 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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th 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
Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	1488 S Sheridan Rd	Stanton	48888	Montcalm County	Central Montcalm Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 831-2300	284	15	18.5	70.4%	261 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	24	1097^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.5%		28	1038^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.2%	59	17.3	34.6	25.3	29.6	30.8	16.5	27.8	7.6	$14,421	$2,005	$12,416
Central Montcalm Elementary School	Public	K-2	289 Saint Clair St	Sheridan	48884	Montcalm County	Central Montcalm Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 831-2500	275	21	12.9	68.0%	259 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)								(n/a)									$17,858	$2,367	$15,492
Walnut Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	712 N Walnut St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-3688	351	24	14.6	59.0%	306 (87.2%)	8 (2.3%)	23 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	83.7	224^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.0%		72.7	375^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.8%	151	64.8	59.6	58.9	77.8	47.4	55.4	57.1	41.1	$16,227	$1,238	$14,989
Cedar Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	622 S Cedar St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-3641	281	22	12.7	69.0%	237 (84.3%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	70.9	391^st of 1492 public elementary schools	73.8%		74	349^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.5%	42	60.4	33.3	56.8	75.0	50.0	52.3	48.9	24.4	$18,241	$1,569	$16,673
Baldwin Heights School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 W Oak St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-3643	449	26	17.2	49.7%	386 (86.0%)	7 (1.6%)	33 (7.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)	90.5	124^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.7%		84.3	215^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.6%	91	58.3	52.6	69.0	81.3	63.2	57.1	70.2	52.4	$15,644	$1,208	$14,435
Vestaburg Community Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7100 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 268-5284	247	22	11.4	47.8%	228 (92.3%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	40.7	850^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.0%		46	775^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.9%	75	27.3	38.9	24.2	47.7	33.3	18.2	45.5	27.3	$17,109	$1,530	$15,579
Montabella Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1456 E North County Line Rd	Blanchard	49310	Isabella County	Montabella Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 427-5414	389	27	14.4	68.1%	335 (86.1%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	30.6	995^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.3%		28.9	1028^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.9%	33	32.7	19.7	37.7	45.5	16.9	24.5	35.8	13.5	$15,764	$1,325	$14,439
Ellis Elementary School	Public	K-2	100 W Ellis Ave	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 794-4100	391	29	13.4	63.2%	326 (83.4%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)								(n/a)									$16,019	$1,544	$14,475
Carson City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	338 Eagle Ave	Carson City	48811	Montcalm County	Carson City-Crystal Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 584-3138	216	18	12.3	66.2%	199 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)	50.0			65.9					$16,210	$1,354	$14,856
Lincoln Heights Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12420 Lincoln Lake Rd NE	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 754-9167	398	25	15.9	50.0%	368 (92.5%)	5 (1.3%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	63.6	503^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	66.3%		71.8	387^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.0%	116	41.7	44.1	52.6	55.0	47.1	36.8	43.4	35.5	$15,054	$1,168	$13,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School

How many students attend Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School?

Students at Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School a good school?

Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School ranks 1097^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School in?

Central Montcalm Public School

What schools do graduates of Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Central Montcalm Middle High School

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