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George Long Elementary School

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George Long Elementary School ranks 475 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

George Long Elementary School in Grass Lake, MI, serves 650 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the highly-rated Grass Lake Community Schools district, which holds a 4-star rating.

George Long is a solid, steadily improving school that has climbed from the 44th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 68th percentile in the most recent school year. One of its biggest strengths is 5th-grade Science, where 63.2% of students are proficient—a remarkable 23 points above the state average and competitive with higher-ranked neighboring schools like South Meadows Elementary (55.8%). The school also excels at getting kids to class: its chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% is far better than the state average (27.9%) and dramatically lower than nearby schools like Northeast Elementary (40.7%) and Columbia Upper Elementary (22.2%). What makes this even more impressive is that George Long achieves these results while spending just $13,307 per student—considerably less than schools with similar or worse outcomes, such as Ezra Eby Elementary ($17,343) or Townsend Elementary ($18,960).

However, performance is uneven across subjects and grade levels. While 3rd and 5th-grade ELA are strong (47.9% and 54.7% proficient), 4th-grade ELA dips to 36.7%, below the state average. Math shows a similar pattern, with 5th grade (44.4%) outperforming 3rd and 4th grades. When compared to the most demographically similar nearby school, Ezra Eby, George Long leads in 3rd-grade ELA (47.9% vs. 34%), 4th-grade ELA (36.7% vs. 33.3%), and 5th-grade Science (63.2% vs. 62.9%). The school's support for low-income students has been inconsistent, ranging from the 72nd to the 51st percentile in recent years, suggesting an area for continued focus. Overall, George Long offers a strong, efficient education with a clear upward trajectory, particularly excelling in science and attendance.

650

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,307

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 — 48th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

475^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

167^th of 625Grass 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
2026	65.9	475 of 1492	68.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	64.7	405 of 1343	69.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	46.3	669 of 1352	50.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	57.7	537 of 1372	60.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	48.8	123 of 246	50.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	54.1	521 of 1199	56.5%	★★★☆☆
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)

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science63%+23 vs state

English Language Arts47%+6 vs state

Math42%+4 vs state

Social Studies37%+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 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%)	65.9	475^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.2%		65.8	481^st of 1488 public elementary schools	67.7%	6	47.9	36.7	54.7		42.7	37.8	44.4		63.2	36.8	$13,307	$1,136	$12,171
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%)	20.3	1172^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	21.4%		16.5	1238^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.8%	66	19.6	10.0	38.1	23.2	13.0	1360.5	1461.1	1568.8	33.3	11.9	$16,249	$1,855	$14,395
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%)	56	611^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.0%		58.4	588^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.5%	23	34.0	33.3	58.4		41.5	30.0	33.7		62.9	37.1	$17,343	$799	$16,544
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%)	31.4	980^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.3%		33.6	963^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	35.3%	17	51.0	29.0	30.8	17.7	41.7	17.8	9.9	8.3	39.6	22.0	$15,349	$937	$14,412
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)											$14,078	$993	$13,085
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%)	7.6	1420^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.8%		8	1399^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.0%	21	1262.2	12.0	15.7		1259.4	16.0	1458.0		5.9	1463.3	$19,801	$2,570	$17,231
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)											$16,813	$755	$16,058
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%)	75.9	326^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.2%		81.3	257^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.7%	69	44.4	60.2	54.8		53.5	62.7	48.7		55.8	32.7	$16,462	$947	$15,515
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%)	81.4	244^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.6%		76.8	312^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.0%	68	64.8	58.9	54.5	60.8	61.0	60.0	35.5	54.6	50.0	49.1	$13,419	$669	$12,751
Townsend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	17.2	1233^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	17.4%		17.4	1211^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.6%	22	21.9	10.5	10.9		40.6	7.9	1461.9		28.3	13.0	$18,960	$1,832	$17,127

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 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

What district is George Long Elementary School in?

Grass Lake Community Schools

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.

Is George Long Elementary School a good school?

George Long Elementary School ranks 475^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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