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ClimaxScotts Elementary School

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ClimaxScotts Elementary School ranks 758 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

758^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

ClimaxScotts Elementary School is a small, rural school in Scotts, MI, serving 234 students in grades PK through 5 within the Climax-Scotts Community Schools district.

This school stands out for its remarkable success with students from low-income backgrounds. In the most recent school year, these students ranked in the 83rd percentile statewide—a dramatic improvement and a level of performance that outpaces even many higher-ranked suburban schools in the area. The school also boasts exceptionally low chronic absenteeism at just 11%, compared to the state average of nearly 28% and rates above 33% at nearby Milwood Elementary School and Comstock Elementary School. Science instruction is another clear strength, with 5th graders achieving nearly 59% proficiency—about 19 points above the state average and consistently outperforming state norms over multiple years.

While the school excels in these areas, there are opportunities for growth. Male students have scored lower than female students in recent years, and the school's more economically advantaged students appear to be underperforming relative to similar students at other schools. Math scores for one recent 5th-grade cohort were volatile, though younger students in 3rd grade have consistently scored above the state average. The school benefits from a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6 and higher per-student spending ($17,035) than several nearby peers, including Lake Center Elementary School and Tobey Elementary School. Overall, ClimaxScotts is a solid mid-tier school that provides exceptional support for its disadvantaged learners, though it trails top-performing suburban schools like Indian Lake Elementary School in overall rankings.

234

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,035

Per pupil spending ?

31.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

11250 Qr Ave E
Scotts, MI 49088-5101

(269) 497-2100

District: Climax-Scotts Community Schools

Students who attend ClimaxScotts Elementary School usually attend:

High:

ClimaxScotts High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.9%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Michigan avg38%

758^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

313^th of 625Climax-Scotts 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	46.3	758 of 1492	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	833 of 1488	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	822 of 1486	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	825 of 1470	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	812 of 1344	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	823 of 1153	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1072 of 1408	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	981 of 1448	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.4	1096 of 1466	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	51.3	769 of 1548	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.7	1014 of 1580	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.7	1038 of 1533	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.2	1201 of 1563	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.7	1092 of 1566	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.2	714 of 1552	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	606 of 1552	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	652 of 1589	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	80.6	186 of 1577	88.2%	★★★★☆
2007	67.8	519 of 1565	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	88.3	28 of 1545	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	756 of 1343	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	624 of 1338	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	563 of 1342	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	663 of 1321	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	653 of 902	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1033 of 1171	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	913 of 1443	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	227 of 1346	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	44.9	720 of 1381	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	514 of 1350	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	479 of 1099	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	789 of 1134	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	981 of 1397	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	774 of 1372	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	946 of 1366	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	843 of 1347	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	869 of 1334	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	860 of 1139	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	795 of 915	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	958 of 1196	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	997 of 1446	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	837 of 1199	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	836 of 1206	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	892 of 1204	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	819 of 1198	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	750 of 1102	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	815 of 1005	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1035 of 1128	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1025 of 1253	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+39 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science59%+19 vs state

English Language Arts36%-5 vs state

Math35%-3 vs state

Social Studies20%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, June 4, 2009

They are closing down the intermediate school due to lack of funds. The 4th and 5th graders will be moved to the elementary and the 6th graders will be moved to the High School. The sinking fund is gone. They are pulling money from the general fund to pay school repairs. Which means fewer teachers, less money for supplies, athletics will become "pay to play". The school system is sinking fast. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 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
ClimaxScotts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11250 Qr Ave E	Scotts	49088	Kalamazoo County	Climax-Scotts Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 497-2100	234	16	14.6	31.2%	208 (88.9%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	46.3	758^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.2%		42	833^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	44.0%	75			32.4	31.7	45.7			50.0	26.8	29.4			58.8		20.0		$17,035	$824	$16,211
Indian Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11901 S 30th St	Vicksburg	49097	Kalamazoo County	Vicksburg Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 321-1400	265	20	13.5	33.2%	244 (92.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	70.3	403^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	73.0%		77.4	299^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.9%	104			68.4	60.5	44.2			71.1	53.5	34.6			42.3		34.6		$17,390	$668	$16,721
Tobey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8551 Long Lake Dr E	Scotts	49088	Kalamazoo County	Vicksburg Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 321-1600	379	28	13.4	28.0%	340 (89.7%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	70.7	395^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.5%		65.7	483^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	67.5%	88			54.7	49.3	59.2			50.9	35.2	31.0			66.2		47.9		$15,733	$367	$15,366
GalesburgAugusta Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 W Battle Creek St	Galesburg	49053	Kalamazoo County	Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 484-2040	399	27	14.6	45.6%	332 (83.2%)	17 (4.3%)	20 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	30.5	996^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.2%		35.5	926^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.8%	70			30.1	32.5				32.9	24.7								$19,107	$1,338	$17,770
STEM Academy	Public	K-8	175 Hunt St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 250-8594	298	18	16.2	26.2%	205 (68.8%)	27 (9.1%)	15 (5.0%)	14 (4.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.7%)	94.6	54^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.4%		87.7	163^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	89.0%	109	507.9	65.5	60.0	73.1	85.7	64.5	75.0	67.5	65.4	74.3	64.5	75.0	74.3	86.2	60.0	1834.2	$25,408	$995	$24,412
Lake Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10011 Portage Rd	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6355	494	29	17.3	17.2%	376 (76.1%)	11 (2.2%)	40 (8.1%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.7%)	81.6	243^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	83.7%		81	258^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.7%	15			56.2	52.4	62.3			53.9	56.0	55.1			62.3		43.6		$14,785	$852	$13,933
Sunset Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 N Boulevard St	Vicksburg	49097	Kalamazoo County	Vicksburg Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 321-1500	465	30	15.5	35.5%	385 (82.8%)	8 (1.7%)	38 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	47.6	739^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.5%		52.1	686^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.9%	53			37.3	35.7	50.0			46.3	23.8	29.7			38.5		30.8		$15,509	$732	$14,777
Comstock Elementary School	Public	K-5	1423 N 28th St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 250-8960	597	42	14.2	74.9%	279 (46.7%)	139 (23.3%)	82 (13.7%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (14.6%)	6.9	1443^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	3.3%		7.8	1403^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	5.7%	40			5.9	17.6	14.4			6.0	8.8	6.7			11.5		4.8		$27,062	$2,180	$24,882
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3501 Moreland St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0560	93	9	9.8	61.3%	36 (38.7%)	32 (34.4%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (18.3%)								(n/a)			44.4					55.6									$20,950	$2,292	$18,657
Milwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Lovers Ln	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0660	362	22	16.4	70.4%	135 (37.3%)	123 (34.0%)	38 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (16.9%)	26.7	1058^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.1%		16.8	1227^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.5%	169			42.1	28.0	29.4			43.9	22.7	11.8			21.2		15.3		$20,879	$3,586	$17,293

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ClimaxScotts Elementary School ranks 758^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

High : ClimaxScotts High School

What is the racial makeup of ClimaxScotts Elementary School?

Students at ClimaxScotts Elementary School are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended ClimaxScotts Elementary School.

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