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Verellen Elementary School

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Verellen Elementary School ranks 775 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-4

775^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Verellen Elementary School in Essexville, MI, serves 314 students in grades 2 through 4 as part of the Essexville-Hampton Public Schools district, a community-focused district that ranks in the 64th percentile statewide.

Verellen's standout strength is 3rd-grade math, where 49.5% of students are proficient—well above the state average of 42.9% and higher than nearby schools like McAlearSawden Elementary School (33.3%) and Mackensen Elementary School (36.7%). However, the school faces a significant challenge in English Language Arts (ELA): only 24.5% of 3rd graders are proficient, which is nearly 14 percentage points below the state average. This "math strong, ELA weak" pattern is more pronounced at Verellen than at neighboring schools, suggesting a targeted area for instructional focus. The school's overall state ranking has recovered from a post-pandemic low of the 27th percentile to the high-40s, but it hasn't yet returned to its pre-pandemic standing in the 70th percentile. Notably, Verellen achieves this middle-of-the-pack performance with relatively efficient spending ($11,854 per student), especially compared to schools like MacGregor Elementary School and Washington Elementary School, which spend over $17,000 per student yet rank in the bottom 15th percentile.

Parents should also be aware of a few other factors. Verellen has a high student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4, significantly higher than nearby schools like WR Bush Elementary School (13.8) and McAlearSawden (14.5), which may mean larger class sizes. Chronic absenteeism, while better than the state average (19.3% vs. 27.9%), has been rising steadily from 13.2% in 2023-2024. On a positive note, the school shows relative strength in supporting its low socio-economic status students, ranking in the 48th percentile with them, while its overall ranking is dragged down by weaker performance among its majority student group. For families considering Verellen, the school offers solid math instruction and efficient resource use, but ELA support and class sizes are worth discussing with the school.

314

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,854

Per pupil spending ?

46.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

612 Borton Rd
Essexville, MI 48732

(989) 894-9770

District: Essexville-Hampton Public Schools

Students who attend Verellen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cramer Junior High School
High:	Garber High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.2%

Hispanic:

5.1%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Michigan avg40%

775^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

223^rd of 625Essexville-Hampton Public 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	45.1	775 of 1492	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	764 of 1488	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	800 of 1486	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	784 of 1470	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	984 of 1344	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	754 of 1153	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	424 of 1408	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	589 of 1448	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.6	574 of 1466	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.5	598 of 1548	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.6	725 of 1580	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.4	792 of 1533	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	75.4	338 of 1589	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	67.4	568 of 1577	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.1	559 of 1565	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.0	493 of 1545	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	794 of 1343	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	815 of 1338	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	957 of 1342	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	877 of 1321	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	933 of 1106	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	685 of 902	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.3	479 of 1171	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	781 of 1443	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	699 of 1352	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.7	533 of 1346	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	719 of 1381	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	734 of 1350	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	870 of 1099	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	646 of 749	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.5	301 of 1134	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	654 of 1397	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	723 of 1372	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	665 of 1366	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	679 of 1347	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	664 of 1334	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.9	915 of 1139	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	669 of 915	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.5	338 of 1196	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	396 of 1446	72.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	824 of 1199	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	882 of 1206	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	867 of 1204	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	853 of 1198	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	987 of 1102	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	779 of 1005	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	502 of 1128	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	656 of 1253	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)48th percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math45%+4 vs state

English Language Arts30%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
Verellen Elementary School	Public	2-4	612 Borton Rd	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9770	314	14	22.4	46.2%	280 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	45.1	775^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.1%		47	764^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.7%	11	24.5	36.2		49.5	41.3				$11,854	$836	$11,018
WR Bush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	800 Nebobish Ave	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9760	236	17	13.8	46.6%	202 (85.6%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)									$13,029	$848	$12,181
Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1908 W Youngs Ditch Rd	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 893-1100	399	24	16.6	68.7%	267 (66.9%)	14 (3.5%)	72 (18.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	27.7	1043^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	30.1%		34.7	944^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.6%	99	23.0	29.7	35.8	18.0	20.3	19.4	40.3	19.4	$14,192	$1,594	$12,598
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 McKinley St	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-2744	362	30	12.0	91.2%	212 (58.6%)	23 (6.4%)	76 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (14.1%)	15.6	1261^st of 1492 public elementary schools	15.5%		18.8	1185^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.4%	76	29.1	13.1	22.4	27.3	14.8	13.8	20.7	6.9	$17,008	$1,751	$15,257
MacGregor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Fremont St	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 892-1558	290	26	11.3	91.7%	181 (62.4%)	12 (4.1%)	63 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.4%)	10.3	1364^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.6%		11.6	1325^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.0%	39	17.8	17.4	21.3	18.2	13.0	6.4	12.8	6.4	$17,157	$2,016	$15,141
Bangor Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 State Park Dr	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-8891	332	15	22.6	68.1%	271 (81.6%)	7 (2.1%)	30 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	16.3	1251^st of 1492 public elementary schools	16.2%		38.5	886^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.5%	365	20.4	23.3	19.3	24.5	21.7	17.9	17.9	10.5	$12,147	$892	$11,255
Kolb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 W Crump St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 893-9518	451	32	13.9	72.5%	325 (72.1%)	15 (3.3%)	66 (14.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	53.6	649^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.5%		38.4	887^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.4%	238	48.2	39.4	39.1	49.4	40.9	21.9	39.1	34.4	$15,283	$1,725	$13,558
Bangor West Central School	Public	K-5	3175 Wilder Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-3373	361	14	26.4	52.1%	294 (81.4%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	47.7	736^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.7%		56.7	615^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.7%	121	33.3	54.8	49.2	35.9	41.9	24.6	37.7	21.3	$11,366	$773	$10,593
Bangor Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-5	2771 N Euclid Ave	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 686-7639	344	14	25.1	61.0%	276 (80.2%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	47	743^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	50.2%		58.1	593^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	60.1%	150	25.5	27.0	55.0	45.1	28.6	28.3	48.3	31.7	$11,734	$738	$10,996
Mackensen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5535 Dennis Dr	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 684-4941	265	18	14.6	36.2%	222 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	52.2	665^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.4%		49.6	721^st of 1488 public elementary schools	51.5%	56	38.8	50.0	40.9	36.7	45.8	36.4	38.6	25.0	$15,648	$834	$14,814

Frequently Asked Questions about Verellen Elementary School

Is Verellen Elementary School a good school?

Verellen Elementary School ranks 775^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Verellen Elementary School in?

Essexville-Hampton Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Verellen Elementary School?

Students at Verellen Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Verellen Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Cramer Junior High School
High : Garber High School

How many students attend Verellen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Verellen Elementary School.

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