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Lakeland Elementary School

Q: Is Lakeland Elementary School a good school?

Lakeland Elementary School ranks 409 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lakeland Elementary School in Elk Rapids, MI, serves 289 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the highly-rated Elk Rapids Schools district, and has earned a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

What truly sets Lakeland apart is its remarkable consistency and its exceptional support for students from low socio-economic backgrounds. While nearby schools like Courtade Elementary School and Central Grade School show significant year-to-year swings in state rankings, Lakeland has remained steadily in the top 30% of Michigan elementary schools for ten years. Most impressively, Lakeland ranks in the 94th percentile statewide for its effectiveness with low-income students—a 5-star rating that few schools in the area achieve. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism at just 17%, far below the state average of 27.9% and dramatically lower than schools like Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School (54.4%) or Traverse Heights Elementary School (36.8%). In 5th grade, Lakeland students posted exceptional Science scores (64% proficient) and Social Studies scores (48% proficient), both well above state averages and among the highest in the region.

Lakeland also delivers strong results efficiently. Its per-student spending of $15,311 is lower than several nearby schools that achieve similar or weaker outcomes—for instance, Traverse Heights Elementary School spends $19,376 per student and John R Rodger Elementary School spends $22,336, yet both rank significantly lower academically. One area worth watching is math: while 3rd-grade math proficiency (53.5%) exceeds the state average, 4th-grade math (32.5%) falls below it, suggesting a possible dip in upper-elementary math that parents may want to monitor. Overall, Lakeland offers a stable, high-quality education with a proven track record of lifting up all its students.

289

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,311

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

616 Buckley St
Elk Rapids, MI 49629-9764

(231) 264-8289

District: Elk Rapids Schools

Students who attend Lakeland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cherryland Middle School
High:	Elk Rapids High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

American Indian:

3.5%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (49% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Michigan avg38%

409^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^th of 625Elk Rapids 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	70.0	409 of 1492	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.4	289 of 1488	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	243 of 1486	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	328 of 1470	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	345 of 1344	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	340 of 1153	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	390 of 1408	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	239 of 1448	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	74.7	285 of 1466	80.6%	★★★★☆
2016	74.3	346 of 1548	77.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.1	262 of 1580	83.4%	★★★★☆
2014	67.5	477 of 1533	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.9	458 of 1563	70.7%	★★★★☆
2012	80.8	245 of 1566	84.4%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	216 of 1552	86.1%	★★★★☆
2010	69.2	552 of 1552	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.2	465 of 1589	70.7%	★★★★☆
2008	61.6	724 of 1577	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	615 of 1565	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	575 of 1545	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	261 of 1343	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	371 of 1338	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	260 of 1342	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	499 of 1321	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	343 of 1106	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	432 of 902	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	378 of 1171	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.7	161 of 1443	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	410 of 1352	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	86.7	81 of 1346	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	110 of 1381	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	77.6	182 of 1350	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	175 of 1099	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	142 of 1134	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	247 of 1397	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	493 of 1372	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.4	214 of 1366	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	241 of 1347	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	205 of 1334	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	236 of 1139	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	303 of 915	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	512 of 1196	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	339 of 1446	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	452 of 1199	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	327 of 1206	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	320 of 1204	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	351 of 1198	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	385 of 1102	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	374 of 1005	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	428 of 1128	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	305 of 1253	75.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)81st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science64%+24 vs state

English Language Arts52%+11 vs state

Social Studies48%+20 vs state

Math40%~ state avg

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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/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	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
Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	616 Buckley St	Elk Rapids	49629	Antrim County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 264-8289	289	18	16.2	29.8%	262 (90.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	70	409^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.6%		78.4	289^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.6%	120			39.5	52.5	62.0			53.5	32.5	34.0			64.0		48.0		$15,311	$1,255	$14,056
Old Mission Peninsula School	Public, Charter	K-6	2699 Island View Rd	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Old Mission Peninsula School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 225-0225	146	13	11.2	21.9%	116 (79.5%)	2 (1.4%)	19 (13.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	73.3	365^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.5%		80.8	262^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	82.4%	103			42.1	51.9	70.8			36.8	44.4	37.5			75.0		58.3		$12,285	$00	$12,285
Rapid City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5258 River Rd	Rapid City	49676	Kalkaska County	Kalkaska Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 331-6121	70	6	11.6	77.1%	64 (91.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	41.8	828^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.5%					(n/a)					36.4					27.3			36.4		27.3		$00	$00	$00
Mill Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9039 Old M 72	Williamsburg	49690	Grand Traverse County	Mill Creek Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 264-8692	233	14	17.0	24.5%	213 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	66.8	459^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.2%					(n/a)			63.8	34.9	50.0			74.5	34.9	46.7			50.0		26.7		$10,270	$193	$10,076
John R Rodger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6535 John R Rodgers Rd	Bellaire	49615	Antrim County	Bellaire Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 533-8916	119	10	12.2	52.1%	110 (92.4%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	49.1	712^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.3%		53.7	664^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.4%	48			36.8	42.9	38.9			36.8	38.1	27.8			50.0		1480.1		$22,336	$1,851	$20,485
Eastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Eastern Ave	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-5600	475	26	18.5	20.2%	428 (90.1%)	10 (2.1%)	11 (2.3%)	19 (4.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65.5	483^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	67.6%		73.8	354^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.2%	129			70.4	57.5	50.0			76.1	41.3	25.0			39.5		28.9		$14,502	$731	$13,770
Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	310 S Elm St	Suttons Bay	49682	Leelanau County	Suttons Bay Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 271-8601	214	15	14.1	68.2%	105 (49.1%)	3 (1.4%)	51 (23.8%)	4 (1.9%)	32 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.9%)	36.5	908^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.1%		28.8	1029^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.8%	121	70.0	25.0	47.4	25.0	35.0	1571.4	38.5	47.4	22.5	25.0	1561.6	23.1	40.0	50.0	1481.8	60.0	$18,719	$1,705	$17,013
Woodland School	Public, Charter	K-8	7224 Supply Rd	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Woodland School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 947-7474	209	13	15.9	22.0%	200 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	75.7	328^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.0%		63.3	521^st of 1488 public elementary schools	65.0%	193	88.0	52.0	52.2	62.5	36.0	47.4	45.5	65.2	52.2	56.0	55.6	54.5	68.0	72.0	28.0	62.5	$10,511	$299	$10,212
Traverse Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	933 Rose St	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-3500	245	18	13.2	73.1%	148 (60.4%)	22 (9.0%)	36 (14.7%)	4 (1.6%)	32 (13.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32.4	965^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.3%		19.8	1162^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	21.9%	197			27.9	29.4	50.0			15.6	1374.9	18.8			40.0		1475.7		$19,376	$2,201	$17,175
Courtade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 Rasho Rd	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-5800	215	15	14.2	28.8%	188 (87.4%)	9 (4.2%)	6 (2.8%)	5 (2.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.2	259^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.6%		75.6	328^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.0%	69			70.8	50.0	59.0			69.6	37.5	61.5			61.5		35.9		$17,823	$1,206	$16,616

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeland Elementary School

How many students attend Lakeland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Lakeland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lakeland Elementary School?

Students at Lakeland Elementary School are 91% White, 3% American Indian, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lakeland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Cherryland Middle School
High : Elk Rapids High School

Is Lakeland Elementary School a good school?

Lakeland Elementary School ranks 409^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lakeland Elementary School in?

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