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Lakeland Elementary School

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Lakeland Elementary School ranks 974 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 4-5

974^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lakeland Elementary School is a public magnet school serving grades 4-5 in Coldwater, Michigan, with 393 students. The school is part of the Coldwater Community Schools district, which is ranked 313 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lakeland Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 2-star rating.

Lakeland Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 14.4% to 30.8% over the past few years, well above the state average. The school's test scores on the M-Step assessments are also consistently below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 36.1% of 4th graders proficient in ELA and 35.3% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 42.4% and 26%, respectively. The school struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom 25% of Michigan elementary schools for female, white, and English language learner students.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the Coldwater Community Schools district, Jefferson Elementary and Larsen Elementary, have similar performance profiles to Lakeland Elementary, all ranking in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools. This suggests that the challenges facing Lakeland Elementary may be systemic within the district. However, Lakeland's performance for Hispanic students has been more variable, indicating that the school may be able to better support this subgroup at times, which could provide insights for improving outcomes for other underperforming subgroups.

375

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,005

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

235 Western Ave
Coldwater, MI 49036-1081

(517) 279-5980

District: Coldwater Community Schools

Students who attend Lakeland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Legg Middle School
High:	Coldwater High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.5%

Hispanic:

13.1%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Michigan avg38%

974^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

313^th of 613Coldwater 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
2025	32.7	974 of 1488	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	981 of 1486	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	834 of 1470	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	921 of 1344	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	987 of 1153	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	784 of 1408	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	750 of 1448	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	943 of 1466	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.0	938 of 1548	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.3	879 of 1580	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.6	984 of 1533	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.1	1085 of 1563	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.3	1204 of 1566	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.8	1244 of 1552	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.3	961 of 1552	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.8	1229 of 1589	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.9	1112 of 1577	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.5	1235 of 1565	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.5	1096 of 1545	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	142 of 173	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	167 of 184	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	169 of 180	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	80 of 98	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	103 of 117	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	230 of 270	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1068 of 1338	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1040 of 1342	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	882 of 1321	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	918 of 1106	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	835 of 902	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	704 of 1171	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	735 of 1443	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	152 of 209	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	79 of 201	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	112 of 188	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.2	23 of 86	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	43.2	15 of 30	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	149 of 222	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	78.5	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	885 of 1346	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	947 of 1381	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	710 of 1350	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	662 of 1099	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.9	693 of 749	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	688 of 1134	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	694 of 1397	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	882 of 1366	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	907 of 1347	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	812 of 1334	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	800 of 1139	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	888 of 915	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	806 of 1196	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	738 of 1446	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	65.3	95 of 403	76.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1039 of 1206	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1034 of 1204	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	870 of 1198	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	933 of 1102	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	949 of 1005	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	785 of 1128	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	785 of 1253	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2018)94th percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2018)76th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Math30%-6 vs state

Science27%-13 vs state

Social Studies18%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Lakeland Elementary 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 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
Lakeland Elementary School	Public, Magnet	4-5	235 Western Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5980	375	19	19.5	68.8%	298 (79.5%)	12 (3.2%)	49 (13.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	32.7	974^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.5%		32.5	981^st of 1486 public elementary schools	34.0%	7		36.1	36.9		35.3	26.0	27.0	17.5	$13,005	$2,018	$10,986
Larsen Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-1	25 Parkhurst Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5960	463	27	17.1	66.3%	362 (78.2%)	31 (6.7%)	50 (10.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)								(n/a)									$14,184	$2,993	$11,191
Jefferson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	2-3	15 Vans Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5970	378	21	18.0	64.0%	304 (80.4%)	10 (2.6%)	50 (13.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)								(n/a)	36.6			46.5					$13,710	$2,773	$10,937
Jennings Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 E Liberty St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 639-9885	408	26	15.4	36.8%	369 (90.4%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	40.7	854^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.6%		44.2	777^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.7%	77	40.3	30.4		46.3	27.8				$13,672	$1,890	$11,782
Anderson Elementary School	Public	K-2	335 E Corey St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 369-3234	216	15	14.8	73.6%	172 (79.6%)	3 (1.4%)	39 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)									$17,225	$2,232	$14,993
Union City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 Walnut Ln	Union City	49094	Branch County	Union City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 741-8191	359	23	15.6	62.1%	306 (85.2%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	22.9	1113^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.2%		38.9	871^st of 1486 public elementary schools	41.4%	242	19.5	20.3		39.0	20.3				$14,850	$1,669	$13,182
Ryan Elementary School	Public	3-5	461 Rudd St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 369-3254	217	17	13.1	71.0%	182 (83.9%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.7	835^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.9%		31.5	997^th of 1486 public elementary schools	32.9%	162	41.6	38.0	36.5	40.3	36.6	21.6	41.9	20.3	$16,352	$1,782	$14,570
Litchfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Williams St	Litchfield	49252	Hillsdale County	Litchfield Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 542-2386	110	8	13.7	66.4%	102 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	18.2	1191^st of 1488 public elementary schools	20.0%		26.1	1080^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.3%	111	20.0		20.0	26.7			20.0	20.0	$17,371	$2,403	$14,968
Leonidas School	Public	K-8	328 E State St	Colon	49040	St. Joseph County	Colon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(248) 770-5761	35	2	17.5	20.0%	35 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$10,308	$973	$9,335
Colon Elementary School	Public	K-8	328 E State St	Colon	49040	St. Joseph County	Colon Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 432-2121	223	20	11.4	60.5%	212 (95.1%)	5 (2.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	22.8	1115^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.1%		13.8	1267^th of 1486 public elementary schools	14.7%	152	29.7	33.3	17.6	32.4	21.1		20.6	14.7	$14,759	$3,515	$11,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeland Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lakeland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Legg Middle School
High : Coldwater High School

How many students attend Lakeland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Lakeland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lakeland Elementary School?

Students at Lakeland Elementary School are 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Lakeland Elementary School a good school?

Lakeland Elementary School ranks 974^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lakeland Elementary School in?

Coldwater Community Schools

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