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Fennville Elementary School

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Fennville Elementary School ranks 1033 rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1033^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Fennville Elementary School serves 503 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Fennville Public Schools district, a community where 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Fennville Elementary performs below state averages in most subjects and grade levels, with a statewide ranking in the 31st percentile for 2025-2026. However, this data tells only part of the story. The school serves a significantly higher proportion of students from low-income families than nearby districts like Saugatuck Public Schools or Hamilton Community Schools, where free/reduced lunch rates range from roughly 20% to 35%. When compared to Pullman Elementary School, which has a similarly high poverty rate (88%), Fennville actually performs notably better—for example, 4th-grade ELA proficiency was 31.6% compared to Pullman's 13.6%. This suggests Fennville is achieving stronger outcomes than would be expected given its student demographics.

There are encouraging signs of growth within the school. ELA proficiency improves steadily as students advance: from 23.9% in 3rd grade to 31.6% in 4th grade and 39.3% in 5th grade, indicating that instructional strategies may become more effective in upper elementary grades. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.8, lower than nearby Hamilton Elementary School (16.1) and Black River Public School Elementary (19.2). However, chronic absenteeism remains a significant challenge at 22.5%, far higher than Douglas Elementary School (13.3%) or Bentheim Elementary School (6.7%). While Fennville spends $18,076 per student—well above the state average—the investment appears directed toward supporting a high-needs population rather than producing dramatic test score gains. For parents, this school offers smaller classes and steady academic improvement through the grades, though it faces real challenges tied to poverty and attendance.

503

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,076

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8 Memorial Dr
Fennville, MI 49408-9372

(269) 722-3850

District: Fennville Public Schools

Students who attend Fennville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fennville Middle School
High:	Fennville Public High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.1%

White:

41.6%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Math scores 18 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Michigan avg38%

1,033^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

420^th of 625Fennville 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	28.2	1033 of 1492	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.6	1169 of 1488	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	912 of 1486	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	914 of 1470	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	780 of 1344	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	994 of 1153	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1095 of 1408	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	990 of 1448	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	12.8	1276 of 1466	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.8	1094 of 1548	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	1219 of 1580	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.7	1110 of 1533	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	1066 of 1563	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.7	1065 of 1566	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.0	1100 of 1552	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.1	1166 of 1552	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.4	1099 of 1589	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.3	1196 of 1577	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.1	1278 of 1565	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.1	1340 of 1545	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	132 of 188	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.6	135 of 173	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	143 of 184	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	144 of 180	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	199 of 270	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	1087 of 1343	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	1050 of 1338	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	883 of 1342	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	898 of 1321	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	835 of 1106	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	834 of 902	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1044 of 1171	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1008 of 1443	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	168 of 225	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	172 of 209	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	131 of 201	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	125 of 188	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	43 of 86	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.8	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	68 of 86	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	162 of 222	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	884 of 1352	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	1072 of 1346	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	774 of 1381	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	756 of 1350	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	696 of 1099	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	653 of 749	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	843 of 1134	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	836 of 1397	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	951 of 1372	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.4	1087 of 1366	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	918 of 1347	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	903 of 1334	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	705 of 1139	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	798 of 915	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	979 of 1196	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	944 of 1446	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	69.1	74 of 403	81.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	989 of 1199	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	1095 of 1206	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	781 of 1204	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	791 of 1198	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	588 of 1102	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	711 of 1005	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	822 of 1128	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	647 of 1253	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)82nd percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

Science30%-10 vs state

Social Studies23%-5 vs state

Math21%-18 vs state

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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
Fennville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Memorial Dr	Fennville	49408	Allegan County	Fennville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 722-3850	503	42	11.8	84.3%	209 (41.6%)	3 (0.6%)	277 (55.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	28.2	1033^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	30.8%		19.6	1169^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.4%	136			23.9	31.6	39.3			18.3	22.8	20.2			29.8		22.9		$18,076	$2,158	$15,919
Innocademy Allegan Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2611 56th St	Fennville	49408	Allegan County	Innocademy Allegan Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 561-4050	102	8	12.5	75.5%	73 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	28.9	1019^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.7%		37.6	900^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.5%	119			1269.8	23.5	27.3			1274.3	17.7	27.3			27.3		36.4		$13,332	$676	$12,656
Douglas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Randolph St	Douglas	49406	Allegan County	Saugatuck Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 857-2139	366	27	13.7	23.0%	326 (89.1%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	90.1	131^st of 1492 public elementary schools	91.2%		89	138^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.7%	7			72.9	69.0	63.5			81.4	57.7	55.6			63.5		46.0		$15,100	$833	$14,267
Blue Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3846 58th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 751-5630	202	13	15.5	34.7%	161 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	53.5	650^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.4%		73.8	355^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.1%	295			37.0	48.9				32.6	48.9								$19,650	$2,599	$17,050
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3472 Lincoln Rd	Hamilton	49419	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 751-5413	359	22	16.1	33.1%	311 (86.6%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	88	165^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.9%		88.6	146^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.2%	19			59.7	55.7				74.6	65.6								$17,311	$1,005	$16,306
Pullman Elementary School	Public	K-5	5580 South Ave	Pullman	49026	Van Buren County	Bloomingdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 236-5235	165	14	12.2	87.9%	73 (44.2%)	10 (6.1%)	66 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.1%)	15.6	1265^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.2%		8.6	1380^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.3%	115			19.4	13.6	21.2			25.8	13.6	18.2			21.2		1474.9		$22,064	$2,950	$19,114
Glenn Public School	Public, Magnet	K-6	1394 Adams St	Glenn	49416	Allegan County	Glenn Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 512-7970	41	4	11.7	24.4%	36 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)																	$20,618	$705	$19,913
Jefferson	Public	PK, KG-5	282 W 30th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5081	254	26	9.9	79.5%	63 (24.8%)	41 (16.1%)	129 (50.8%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	36.3	909^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.1%		25.4	1075^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.8%	166			28.9	44.0	56.0			15.8	20.0	36.0			36.0		12.0		$32,660	$2,860	$29,800
West	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 24th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5080	413	44	9.4	66.1%	171 (41.4%)	35 (8.5%)	161 (39.0%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.6%)	47.9	732^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	50.9%		56.5	618^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.5%	114			44.6	31.5	43.8			44.6	26.4	37.0			37.0		30.1		$35,805	$1,932	$33,872
Black River Public School Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	513 Columbia Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Black River Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 355-0055	395	21	19.2	20.3%	256 (64.8%)	7 (1.8%)	84 (21.3%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	71.6	383^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	74.3%		65.2	491^st of 1488 public elementary schools	67.0%	108			45.0	50.8	65.2			51.7	33.8	39.4			57.6		51.5		$4,400	$00	$4,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Fennville Elementary School

How many students attend Fennville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Fennville Elementary School.

Is Fennville Elementary School a good school?

Fennville Elementary School ranks 1033^rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Fennville Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Fennville Middle School
High : Fennville Public High School

What district is Fennville Elementary School in?

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What is the racial makeup of Fennville Elementary School?

Students at Fennville Elementary School are 55% Hispanic, 42% White, 3% Two or more races.

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