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Colon Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

1215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Colon Elementary School serves 223 students in grades K-8 in the small, rural community of Colon, Michigan, as part of the Colon Community School District.

Colon Elementary faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the 19th percentile statewide and earning a 1-star rating. This places it well behind several nearby schools, including Mendon Elementary School (41st percentile) and Centreville Elementary School (53rd percentile). Even Burr Oak Elementary School, which serves a similar K-8 population with comparable economic challenges, outperforms Colon by a significant margin. The school spends a substantial $16,379 per student and maintains a favorable 11.4:1 student-teacher ratio, yet these resources have not translated into competitive outcomes. One bright spot is that chronic absenteeism has improved from 31.8% to 25.6% over the past few years, though it remains higher than neighboring schools like Nottawa Community School (13.1%) and Ryan Elementary School (13.4%).

Test scores reveal notable volatility and specific areas of concern. Fifth-grade math proficiency has collapsed to just 8.33%, a dramatic drop from the 27.8% proficiency seen in 4th grade, suggesting a possible transition issue or curriculum gap at that level. Scores across grades fluctuate significantly year to year—3rd-grade math jumped from 12.8% to 32.4% proficiency in one year, only to fall back to 17.1% the next—making it difficult to identify stable trends. The school serves a student population where 60.5% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it performs comparably with its economically disadvantaged students relative to its overall population. Interestingly, Leonidas School, located just 0.03 miles away in the same district, serves a much more affluent population (20% free/reduced lunch) with only 35 students, highlighting the different challenges each building faces.

223

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,379

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

328 E State St
Colon, MI 49040-9301

(269) 432-2121

District: Colon Community School District

Students who attend Colon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Colon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.1%

African American:

2.2%

Hispanic:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg19%

Michigan avg38%

1,215^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

459^th of 625Colon Community School District 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	18.0	1215 of 1492	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	1115 of 1488	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1267 of 1486	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1211 of 1470	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1027 of 1344	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1069 of 1153	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	702 of 1408	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	896 of 1448	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.7	1183 of 1466	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	1160 of 1548	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.3	1142 of 1580	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.7	1155 of 1533	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.9	1162 of 1563	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.7	1152 of 1566	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.4	953 of 1552	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.8	831 of 1552	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	1125 of 1589	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.5	954 of 1577	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.9	1043 of 1565	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.4	855 of 1545	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	1094 of 1343	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	824 of 1338	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1122 of 1342	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1098 of 1321	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	953 of 1106	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	544 of 1171	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.8	1115 of 1443	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	1080 of 1352	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	1014 of 1346	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1028 of 1381	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1158 of 1350	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	837 of 1099	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	82.7	86 of 1134	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	41.8	859 of 1397	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	1128 of 1372	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	1078 of 1366	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1173 of 1347	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1087 of 1334	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	809 of 1139	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	707 of 1196	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	519 of 1446	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	1155 of 1199	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	1118 of 1206	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1170 of 1204	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1159 of 1198	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1016 of 1102	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	994 of 1005	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	721 of 1128	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	939 of 1253	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

White (2026)4th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-12 vs state

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Math18%-20 vs state

Social Studies8%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 19, 2018

My kids went here up until kids were getting touched and staff and principal and police didn’t want to do anything about it so I took my kids to another school and it is still going on, they don’t have the students well-being and safety where it should be. 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
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%)	18	1215^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.6%		22.8	1115^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.1%	100			19.5	30.6	22.2			17.1	27.8	8.3			27.8		8.3		$16,379	$1,714	$14,664
Leonidas School	Public	K-8	30945 Church St	Leonidas	49040	St. Joseph County	Colon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 432-2121	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)																	$9,269	$821	$8,449
Nottawa Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	26438 M 86	Sturgis	49091	St. Joseph County	Nottawa Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 467-7153	189	13	14.9	49.7%	181 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	20.2	1176^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.2%		27.5	1046^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.7%	130	66.7	23.8	18.8	1375.2	23.8	16.7	45.0	25.0	33.3	1474.8	1579.1	40.0	19.1	47.6	14.3	57.1	$11,461	$547	$10,914
Burr Oak Elementary School	Public	K-8	326 E Eagle St	Burr Oak	49030	St. Joseph County	Burr Oak Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 489-5181	138	11	12.9	67.4%	118 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)								(n/a)	53.9	353.1	1267.5		1473.6	1566.2	1676.9	1264.3		1462.4	1558.4	1671.8	1473.0	1776.6	1471.4	28.6	$14,567	$1,605	$12,962
Mendon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Lane St	Mendon	49072	St. Joseph County	Mendon Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 496-2175	210	19	10.9	45.7%	195 (92.9%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	38.8	878^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.2%		28.7	1032^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	30.6%	154			20.0	25.7	45.2			34.3	37.1	32.3			38.7		25.8		$16,866	$2,944	$13,922
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%)	39.8	866^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.7	835^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.9%	31			38.6	35.9	39.4			31.4	26.9	23.9			39.4		26.8		$16,025	$1,540	$14,484
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)																	$17,256	$1,684	$15,572
Centreville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	190 Hogan St	Centreville	49032	St. Joseph County	Centreville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 467-5201	482	29	16.6	56.6%	423 (87.8%)	11 (2.3%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	49.4	705^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.7%		39.4	874^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.3%	169			31.1	30.1	44.4	58.3		32.8	26.0	28.6	36.1		42.9		34.9		$14,942	$843	$14,099
Wall School	Public	K-2	702 E Lafayette St	Sturgis	49091	St. Joseph County	Sturgis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 659-1570	292	20	14.6	71.2%	157 (53.8%)	4 (1.4%)	123 (42.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)																	$15,274	$1,826	$13,448
Eastwood School	Public	3-5	909 S Franks Ave	Sturgis	49091	St. Joseph County	Sturgis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 659-1560	642	35	18.3	75.9%	379 (59.0%)	17 (2.6%)	222 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	26.9	1054^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.4%		24.7	1087^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.9%	33			27.4	29.3	28.1			34.9	33.0	20.1			23.6		14.6		$13,572	$1,466	$12,105

Frequently Asked Questions about Colon Elementary School

Is Colon Elementary School a good school?

Colon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Colon Elementary School?

Students at Colon Elementary School are 95% White, 2% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Colon Elementary School in?

Colon Community School District

What schools do graduates of Colon Elementary School attend?

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

High : Colon High School

How many students attend Colon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 223 students attended Colon Elementary School.

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