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Clare Primary School

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Clare Primary School ranks 744 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Clare Primary School is an elementary school located in Clare, Michigan, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 579 students. The school is part of the Clare Public Schools district, which is ranked 208 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clare Primary School's performance has been mixed, with fluctuations in its statewide ranking, which has ranged from 744 out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 1,041 out of 1,153 in 2020-2021. The school's academic proficiency rates in M-Step English Language Arts and Math assessments for 3rd and 4th grades have generally been below the state averages, with some exceptions, such as the 4th-grade M-Step English Language Arts proficiency rate of 48.9% in 2024-2025, which was higher than the state average of 42.4%. The school's per-student spending has increased from $10,816 in 2020-2021 to $13,501 in 2023-2024, and its student-teacher ratio has fluctuated, ranging from 16.3 in 2021-2022 to 18.3 in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Mary McGuire School, Pullen Elementary School, and Ganiard School, which are part of the Mt. Pleasant City School District, Clare Primary School generally performs better. However, the nearby Weidman Elementary School, which is part of the Chippewa Hills School District, has consistently outperformed Clare Primary School in terms of statewide ranking and academic proficiency rates. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.5% in 2023-2024 to 30.8% in 2022-2023, which is a concerning trend that requires further investigation and targeted strategies to address.

557

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,501

Per pupil spending ?

54.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 E Wheaton Ave
Clare, MI 48617-1300

(989) 386-3438

District: Clare Public Schools

Students who attend Clare Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clare Middle School
High:	Clare High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.9%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Michigan median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Michigan avg41%

744^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

208^th of 613Clare 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
2025	48.6	744 of 1488	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	755 of 1486	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	994 of 1470	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1012 of 1344	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1041 of 1153	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	857 of 1408	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	921 of 1448	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.0	831 of 1466	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.0	724 of 1548	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.3	862 of 1580	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	65.2	524 of 1533	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.6	736 of 1563	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.5	922 of 1566	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.1	586 of 1552	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.5	735 of 1552	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.6	1064 of 1589	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.3	929 of 1577	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.5	969 of 1565	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.5	658 of 1545	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	719 of 1338	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	733 of 1342	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	881 of 1321	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	968 of 1106	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	879 of 902	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	758 of 1171	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	980 of 1443	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	684 of 1346	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	731 of 1381	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	956 of 1350	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	877 of 1099	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	692 of 749	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	765 of 1134	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1020 of 1397	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	730 of 1366	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	784 of 1347	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1064 of 1334	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	929 of 1139	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	867 of 915	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	842 of 1196	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	827 of 1446	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	179 of 225	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	826 of 1206	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	812 of 1204	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1036 of 1198	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1018 of 1102	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	963 of 1005	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	880 of 1128	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	979 of 1253	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2024)20th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Math40%~ state avg

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Schools Near Clare Primary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Clare Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	205 E Wheaton Ave	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 386-3438	557	35	16.0	54.8%	501 (89.9%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	48.6	744^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.0%		45.9	755^th of 1486 public elementary schools	49.2%	11	29.1	48.9			44.5	35.9					$13,501	$1,310	$12,191
Farwell Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	268 E Ohio St	Farwell	48622	Clare County	Farwell Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 588-9916	336	22	15.0	81.5%	306 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)								(n/a)	30.0				29.0						$16,434	$3,821	$12,613
Coleman Elementary School	Public	K-6	1010 E Washington St	Coleman	48618	Midland County	Coleman Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 465-6179	315	19	16.6	63.2%	291 (92.4%)	4 (1.3%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	24.5	1089^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.8%		21	1157^th of 1486 public elementary schools	22.1%	68	19.6	31.9	23.5	16.3	39.1	19.1	23.5	25.6	29.4	8.8	$13,429	$2,251	$11,178
Beal City Elementary School	Public	K-5	3117 Elias Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Beal City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 644-2740	265	17	15.2	39.6%	244 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	48.4	747^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.8%		55.6	626^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.9%	121	25.6	27.3	48.8		44.2	31.8	36.6		48.8	39.0	$15,368	$1,518	$13,849
Robert M Larson Elementary School	Public	K-5	455 W Spruce St	Harrison	48625	Clare County	Harrison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 539-3259	582	36	15.9	83.2%	543 (93.3%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	21.5	1132^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	23.9%		19.2	1175^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.9%	43	27.2	23.2	29.9		24.3	13.1	18.2		33.8	16.9	$15,825	$4,627	$11,199
Weidman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	3311 N School Rd	Weidman	48893	Isabella County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 644-3430	258	16	16.4	73.3%	228 (88.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	90.5	115^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.3%		94.7	53^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	96.4%	62	57.6	69.4			74.6	66.0					$16,633	$3,435	$13,197
Beaverton Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	440 S Ross St	Beaverton	48612	Gladwin County	Beaverton Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 246-3020	411	27	15.2	56.9%	377 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	36.2	916^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.4%		47.6	737^th of 1486 public elementary schools	50.4%	179	18.1	31.0	42.0		38.9	42.3	24.6		36.2	20.3	$15,189	$4,097	$11,092
Mary McGuire School	Public	3-5	4883 Crosslanes St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2260	276	22	12.8	60.5%	181 (65.6%)	11 (4.0%)	21 (7.6%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (12.3%)	25.4	1072^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.0%		17.5	1212^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.4%	140	27.4	24.5	34.4		33.3	23.4	21.1		28.9	15.6	$15,311	$2,695	$12,616
Ganiard School	Public	PK, KG-2	101 S Adams St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2240	220	17	12.6	46.4%	176 (80.0%)	11 (5.0%)	8 (3.6%)	6 (2.7%)	14 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)											$19,187	$2,924	$16,263
Pullen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	251 S Brown St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2270	303	20	14.8	62.7%	187 (61.7%)	14 (4.6%)	40 (13.2%)	5 (1.7%)	26 (8.6%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.2%)								(n/a)											$16,227	$2,769	$13,458

Frequently Asked Questions about Clare Primary School

What schools do graduates of Clare Primary School attend?

Students who attend Clare Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clare Middle School
High : Clare High School

Is Clare Primary School a good school?

Clare Primary School ranks 744^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Clare Primary School?

Students at Clare Primary School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Clare Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Clare Primary School.

What district is Clare Primary School in?

Clare Public Schools

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