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Mill Creek Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Mill Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Williamsburg, Michigan, serving 249 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Elk Rapids Schools district, which is ranked 54 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

Mill Creek Elementary consistently outperforms the state average on M-Step assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 52.9% of Mill Creek's 3rd-graders scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 39.6%. The school also has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (27.71%) than the state average, and its low-income students perform exceptionally well, ranking higher than the state average for this subgroup. Additionally, Mill Creek maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.1% to 17.7% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Lakeland Elementary School and Central Grade School, Mill Creek Elementary generally outperforms them in academic assessments, particularly in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math. However, some nearby schools, like Old Mission Peninsula School, have also demonstrated strong academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in certain subject areas.

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

26.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9039 Old M 72
Williamsburg, MI 49690-9734

(231) 267-9955

District: Elk Rapids Schools

Students who attend Mill Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cherryland Middle School
High:	Elk Rapids High School

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 91st percentile in 2021 → 78th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (52% vs 38% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 91st-percentile peak (2021) to 78th (2024)

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school52%

District avg54%

Michigan avg38%

Not ranked this year

Mill Creek Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

47^th of 613Elk 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
2024	74.6	332 of 1486	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	238 of 1470	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	177 of 1344	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	108 of 1153	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	171 of 1408	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	381 of 1448	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	70.4	350 of 1466	76.1%	★★★★☆
2016	64.2	520 of 1548	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.3	478 of 1580	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.6	706 of 1533	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.6	428 of 1563	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	83.7	192 of 1566	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.4	204 of 1552	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	82.6	67 of 1552	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	70.5	491 of 1589	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.2	552 of 1577	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.7	366 of 1565	76.6%	★★★★☆
2006	75.8	273 of 1545	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	64.8	384 of 1342	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	172 of 1321	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	148 of 1106	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	642 of 1443	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	68.8	315 of 1381	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	312 of 1350	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	108 of 1397	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	75.2	274 of 1347	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	299 of 1334	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	171 of 1139	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	54 of 915	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	188 of 1446	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	68.4	344 of 1204	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	239 of 1198	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	299 of 1102	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	110 of 1005	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	179 of 1128	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	392 of 1253	68.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2024)80th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)77th percentile~ school

White (2024)71st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2024)71st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts60%+18 vs state

Science55%+15 vs state

Math50%+12 vs state

Social Studies24%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT Mathematics (2025)	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	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 Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9039 Old M 72	Williamsburg	49690	Grand Traverse County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 267-9955	0	0	16.5		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$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%)								(n/a)
Woodland School	Public, Charter	K-8	7224 Supply Rd	Traverse City	49696	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%)	63.3	521^st of 1488 public elementary schools	65.0%		64.5	490^th of 1486 public elementary schools	67.0%	31	72.2	56.5	37.5	52.4	47.8	70.8	47.8	70.8	33.3	34.8	50.0	47.6	22.7	$9,405	$778	$8,626
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%)								(n/a)														$20,524	$4,041	$16,483
Courtade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 Rasho Rd	Traverse City	49696	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%)	75.6	328^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.0%		72.9	359^th of 1486 public elementary schools	75.8%	31		59.3	64.3	55.8			63.0	52.4	46.5			44.2	39.5	$17,252	$1,185	$16,067
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%)	78.4	289^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.6%		80.4	243^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	83.6%	46		42.5	63.8	68.3			45.0	38.3	52.4			65.1	54.0	$00	$00	$00
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-8940	333	22	15.0	29.7%	282 (84.7%)	14 (4.2%)	15 (4.5%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	56.3	624^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.1%		52.8	667^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.1%	43		32.7	60.4	60.3			36.5	43.8	34.5			41.4	29.3	$15,319	$1,620	$13,699
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%)	80.8	262^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	82.4%		89.1	131^st of 1486 public elementary schools	91.2%	131		62.5	70.8	61.1			68.8	41.7	27.8			66.7	61.1	$12,038	$400	$11,638
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%)	73.8	354^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.2%		73.7	342^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	77.0%	12		57.6	56.2	60.0			64.7	30.1	46.7			61.7	36.7	$14,587	$1,359	$13,228
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%)	19.8	1162^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	21.9%		22.2	1138^th of 1486 public elementary schools	23.4%	24		27.3	26.7	23.4			26.5	25.0	21.3			21.3	10.6	$17,447	$1,639	$15,808

Frequently Asked Questions about Mill Creek Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Mill Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mill Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cherryland Middle School
High : Elk Rapids High School

What district is Mill Creek Elementary School in?

Elk Rapids Schools

What is the racial makeup of Mill Creek Elementary School?

Students at Mill Creek Elementary School are .

How many students attend Mill Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Mill Creek Elementary School.

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