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Fulton Elementary School

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Fulton Elementary School ranks 701 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

701^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Fulton Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Middleton, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 258 students. The school is part of the Fulton Schools district, which is ranked 306 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fulton Elementary School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 16.6% to 30.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of some nearby schools like Gateway Elementary (29.5%) and Hillcrest Elementary (29.5%). The school's test scores on the M-Step assessments are generally below the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Math, with proficiency rates in 3rd grade ELA (37.8%) and Math (37.8%) lower than the state averages (38.9% and 42.7%, respectively). Additionally, Fulton Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.02% to 58.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the rates of some nearby schools like PewamoWestphalia Elementary (34.13%) and Waldron Elementary and Middle School (20%).

Compared to nearby schools, Fulton Elementary School generally performs worse on key metrics such as test scores, chronic absenteeism, and free/reduced lunch rates. For example, PewamoWestphalia Elementary and Waldron Elementary and Middle School, both within a 14-mile radius, have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Fulton Elementary. Additionally, Fulton Elementary School's performance, as measured by its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating, has declined over the past several years, dropping from 704 out of 1,344 Michigan elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 701 out of 1,488 in 2024-2025, and its star rating has decreased from 2 stars to 3 stars during this period. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Fulton Elementary School, ranging from $12,295 to $15,161 over the past few years, the school's academic outcomes do not appear to be commensurate with the level of funding, suggesting a need for a closer examination of how resources are being allocated and utilized to support student learning.

261

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,161

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8060 Ely Hwy
Middleton, MI 48856-9704

(989) 236-7234

District: Fulton Schools

Students who attend Fulton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fulton Middle School
High:	Fulton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.4%

Hispanic:

5.0%

American Indian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2014 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Michigan median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Michigan avg39%

701^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

306^th of 613Fulton 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
2025	51.0	701 of 1488	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	892 of 1486	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	842 of 1470	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	704 of 1344	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	997 of 1408	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	994 of 1448	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.9	858 of 1466	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.1	983 of 1548	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.4	898 of 1580	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.1	899 of 1533	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.8	865 of 1563	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.8	914 of 1566	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.4	526 of 1552	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.8	419 of 1552	73.0%	★★★★☆
2009	67.0	609 of 1589	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.8	583 of 1577	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.1	684 of 1565	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.0	668 of 1545	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	896 of 1338	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	849 of 1342	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	695 of 1321	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	417 of 1106	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	713 of 1171	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	955 of 1443	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	688 of 1346	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	819 of 1381	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	504 of 1350	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	418 of 1099	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	744 of 1134	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	942 of 1397	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	452 of 1366	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	927 of 1347	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	881 of 1334	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	824 of 1139	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	951 of 1196	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1014 of 1446	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	754 of 1206	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	908 of 1204	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	869 of 1198	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	756 of 1102	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	938 of 1128	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	972 of 1253	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)67th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%+5 vs state

Math39%~ state avg

Science38%~ state avg

Social Studies24%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	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 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
Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8060 Ely Hwy	Middleton	48856	Gratiot County	Fulton Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 236-7234	261	16	16.4	64.0%	236 (90.4%)	4 (1.5%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	51	701^st of 1488 public elementary schools	52.9%		37.7	892^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	40.0%	191			37.8	62.8	37.8			37.8	36.2	42.2			37.8		24.4		$15,161	$1,713	$13,448
Carson City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	338 Eagle Ave	Carson City	48811	Montcalm County	Carson City-Crystal Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 584-3138	216	18	12.3	66.2%	199 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)			49.2					41.3									$14,444	$2,055	$12,389
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	400 Webster St	Ithaca	48847	Gratiot County	Ithaca Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 875-4741	234	17	14.1	48.7%	202 (86.3%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)																	$14,742	$1,090	$13,652
North Elementary School	Public	3-6	201 E Arcada St	Ithaca	48847	Gratiot County	Ithaca Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 875-3047	295	18	16.6	50.8%	260 (88.1%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	43.4	819^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.0%		49.4	705^th of 1486 public elementary schools	52.6%	114			29.2	40.3	39.4	43.2		34.7	33.3	28.8	34.1		34.8		19.7		$13,391	$959	$12,431
Eureka School	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 N Welling Rd	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 227-4900	114	8	13.7	38.6%	96 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (14.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56	630^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.7%		63.4	507^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.9%	123			40.7	35.7	60.0			44.4	28.6	40.0			55.0		25.0		$15,456	$1,221	$14,235
Waldron Elementary and Middle School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	11214 W Kent St	Fowler	48835	Clinton County	Fowler Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 593-2160	262	18	14.4	18.3%	251 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.5	100^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.3%		84.5	194^th of 1486 public elementary schools	86.9%	94	87.1	45.2	60.0	88.0	74.1	47.8	69.2	72.0	88.0	59.3	43.5	61.5	70.4	45.2	74.1	64.5	$14,027	$812	$13,215
Ashley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	104 New St	Ashley	48806	Gratiot County	Ashley Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 847-2102	60	7	9.1	75.0%	52 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)				33.3													$19,029	$3,360	$15,669
Gateway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 N Lansing St	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 227-4600	320	21	15.3	45.6%	259 (80.9%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.4%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$11,595	$1,160	$10,435
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	1-3	515 E Elizabeth St	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Alma Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 463-3111	400	24	16.7	77.3%	344 (86.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)			33.6					37.9									$12,486	$1,387	$11,099
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 W Jefferson St	Pewamo	48873	Ionia County	Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 593-3488	249	17	15.0	28.5%	240 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	76.2	319^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.6%		81.9	230^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.5%	89			52.2	59.3	55.2			47.8	77.8	48.3			41.4		48.3		$15,659	$1,260	$14,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Fulton Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Fulton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Fulton Middle School
High : Fulton High School

What is the racial makeup of Fulton Elementary School?

Students at Fulton Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Fulton Elementary School a good school?

Fulton Elementary School ranks 701^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fulton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Fulton Elementary School.

What district is Fulton Elementary School in?

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