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George Long Elementary School

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George Long Elementary School ranks 481 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

George Long Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Grass Lake, Michigan, serving 634 students in grades K-5 and part of the Grass Lake Community Schools district.

George Long Elementary School generally performs on par with or slightly above the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Math on M-Step assessments, with some notable exceptions - the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates in Science (64.5%) and Social Studies (41.9%) are significantly higher than the state averages. However, the school's performance for Special Education students has been relatively low, ranking in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools in 2017-2018. The school has also experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.6% in 2022-2023 to 29.5% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Northeast Elementary and Townsend Elementary, which are in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools, George Long Elementary generally outperforms them. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools like South Meadows Elementary and Columbia Upper Elementary in academic achievement. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students from low-income families (32.33%) compared to the state average and several nearby schools, which may indicate a need to explore ways to increase access and support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

650

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,169

Per pupil spending ?

27.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

829 S Union St
Grass Lake, MI 49240-9346

(517) 867-5590

District: Grass Lake Community Schools

Students who attend George Long Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grass Lake Middle School
High:	Grass Lake High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.6%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Michigan median (68th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Michigan avg39%

481^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

140^th of 613Grass Lake Community 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	65.8	481 of 1488	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	505 of 1486	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	573 of 1470	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	605 of 1344	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	641 of 1153	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	693 of 1408	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	571 of 1448	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.2	848 of 1466	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.7	811 of 1548	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.1	785 of 1580	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.2	993 of 1533	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	973 of 1563	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.6	825 of 1566	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.1	988 of 1552	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	1054 of 1552	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	1133 of 1589	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.1	1139 of 1577	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.2	1166 of 1565	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.7	1003 of 1545	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	479 of 1338	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	559 of 1342	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	570 of 1321	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	552 of 1106	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.0	637 of 902	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	673 of 1171	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.4	491 of 1443	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	376 of 1346	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	545 of 1381	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	512 of 1350	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	325 of 1099	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	293 of 749	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	648 of 1134	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	602 of 1397	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	501 of 1366	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	481 of 1347	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	578 of 1334	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	554 of 1139	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	549 of 915	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	695 of 1196	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	616 of 1446	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	101 of 252	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	303 of 403	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	562 of 1206	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	569 of 1204	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	639 of 1198	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	639 of 1102	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	670 of 1005	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	752 of 1128	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	630 of 1253	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science64%+24 vs state

English Language Arts48%+6 vs state

Social Studies42%+12 vs state

Math41%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
George Long Elementary School	Public	K-5	829 S Union St	Grass Lake	49240	Jackson County	Grass Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 867-5590	650	37	17.5	27.5%	602 (92.6%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	65.8	481^st of 1488 public elementary schools	67.7%		63.5	505^th of 1486 public elementary schools	66.0%	24	39.6	47.0	54.8		37.6	45.2	41.1		64.5	41.9	$13,169	$1,314	$11,856
East Jackson Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-6	4340 Walz Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 764-1810	348	19	17.9	83.9%	244 (70.1%)	20 (5.7%)	28 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (15.8%)	16.5	1238^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.8%		11.8	1314^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.6%	76	6.1	26.7	28.6	10.3		8.9		7.7	34.7	14.3	$17,107	$2,063	$15,044
Ezra Eby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 West	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 905-5717	564	34	16.8	38.7%	502 (89.0%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	58.4	588^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.5%		63.4	509^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.7%	79	38.9	55.4	49.1		37.9	37.3	28.2		55.9	39.6	$13,866	$1,328	$12,538
Keicher Elementary School	Public	1-6	137 Broad St	Michigan Center	49254	Jackson County	Michigan Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 764-5200	402	25	15.8	55.5%	349 (86.8%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	33.6	963^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	35.3%		32.8	976^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.3%	13	34.0	36.2	36.3	22.6	29.0	24.5	13.2	15.2	42.9	35.2	$14,432	$1,674	$12,758
Arnold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4064 Page Ave	Michigan Center	49254	Jackson County	Michigan Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 764-5700	321	19	17.0	60.7%	272 (84.7%)	5 (1.6%)	14 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.8%)								(n/a)											$16,615	$357	$16,258
Northeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	1024 Fleming Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2501	396	28	14.1	98.0%	129 (32.6%)	126 (31.8%)	49 (12.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (21.5%)	8	1399^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.0%		6.4	1424^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.2%	25	15.3	12.8	9.0		20.5				6.5		$17,614	$2,754	$14,860
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	320 School St	Brooklyn	49230	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 592-6632	307	25	12.5	35.8%	287 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)								(n/a)											$17,591	$1,254	$16,338
South Meadows Elementary School	Public	3-5	335 Pierce St	Chelsea	48118	Washtenaw County	Chelsea School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 433-2205	476	26	18.6	15.5%	425 (89.3%)	9 (1.9%)	15 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	81.3	257^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.7%		84.1	204^th of 1486 public elementary schools	86.3%	53	52.1	46.4	58.8		62.6	56.9	65.6		66.3	45.6	$16,424	$2,276	$14,148
Columbia Upper Elementary School	Public	3-6	321 School St	Brooklyn	49230	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 592-2181	406	26	15.7	37.2%	358 (88.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	76.8	312^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.0%		68.4	435^th of 1486 public elementary schools	70.7%	123	56.4	61.5	62.2	58.9	53.2	59.6	34.7	36.4	49.0	48.0	$13,884	$719	$13,164
Townsend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1005 Floyd Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 782-9044	316	17	18.4	82.6%	231 (73.1%)	19 (6.0%)	21 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.9%)	17.4	1211^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.6%		14.7	1252^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	15.7%	41	17.5	26.7	17.4	24.3	15.0				21.7	19.6	$16,063	$1,928	$14,135

Frequently Asked Questions about George Long Elementary School

How many students attend George Long Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended George Long Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of George Long Elementary School?

Students at George Long Elementary School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is George Long Elementary School in?

Grass Lake Community Schools

What schools do graduates of George Long Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George Long Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grass Lake Middle School
High : Grass Lake High School

Is George Long Elementary School a good school?

George Long Elementary School ranks 481^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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