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Bentheim Elementary School

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Bentheim Elementary School ranks 292 nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bentheim Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Hamilton, Michigan, part of the Hamilton Community Schools district. With 218 students, Bentheim Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Michigan elementary schools over the past 10 years, currently ranking 292 out of 1,488 schools.

Bentheim Elementary students consistently outperform the state average on M-STEP assessments in both English Language Arts and Math. In 2024-2025, 74.2% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 42.4%, and 66.1% were proficient in Math compared to 39.4% statewide. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.6% in 2022-2023 to 29.5% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average of 14.7%.

Compared to other schools in the district, Hamilton Elementary, the largest elementary school, has slightly lower proficiency rates in both ELA and Math. Additionally, Bentheim Elementary has notable differences in performance between male and female students, with male students ranking 168 out of 1,366 Michigan elementary schools in ELA, while female students ranked 348 out of 1,338. The school's ranking has also declined from 111 out of 1,466 Michigan elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 292 out of 1,488 in 2024-2025, which warrants further investigation.

281

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,696

Per pupil spending ?

26.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4057 38th St
Hamilton, MI 49419-9756

(269) 751-5335

District: Hamilton Community Schools

Students who attend Bentheim Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hamilton Middle School
High:	Hamilton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Michigan elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

Michigan avg41%

292^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Hamilton Community Schools

89^th of 613Hamilton 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	78.0	292 of 1488	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	273 of 1486	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	601 of 1470	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	325 of 1344	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	345 of 1153	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	230 of 1408	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	178 of 1448	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	86.9	111 of 1466	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	77.3	295 of 1548	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.8	322 of 1580	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	71.5	391 of 1533	74.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.5	392 of 1563	74.9%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	359 of 1566	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.4	177 of 1552	88.6%	★★★★☆
2010	84.3	18 of 1552	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	88.2	20 of 1589	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	85.8	55 of 1577	96.5%	★★★★★
2007	76.7	275 of 1565	82.4%	★★★★☆
2006	73.6	328 of 1545	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	348 of 1338	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	284 of 1342	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	33.6	865 of 1321	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.1	287 of 902	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.1	146 of 1171	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	226 of 1443	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	141 of 1346	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.7	44 of 1397	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	168 of 1366	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	247 of 1347	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	391 of 1334	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	353 of 1139	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	392 of 915	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	241 of 1196	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	178 of 1446	87.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	355 of 1206	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	306 of 1204	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.4	629 of 1198	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.1	384 of 1102	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	371 of 1005	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	268 of 1128	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	242 of 1253	80.7%	★★★★☆

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)90th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+22 vs state

Math56%+15 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 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
Bentheim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4057 38th St	Hamilton	49419	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 751-5335	281	17	16.1	26.3%	255 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	78	292^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	80.4%		78.6	273^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	81.6%	19	45.0	74.2		40.0	66.1				$15,696	$1,091	$14,605
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%)	88.6	146^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.2%		91.5	88^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.1%	58	55.9	69.5		66.1	64.6				$15,303	$2,592	$12,710
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	7447 Adams St	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3476	343	25	13.9	19.8%	278 (81.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	86.2	187^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.4%		71	390^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.8%	203	66.7	62.5	70.0	66.7	57.1	50.0	60.0	46.0	$14,104	$1,361	$12,742
Forest Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1645 32nd Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 896-9429	254	18	14.4	23.2%	217 (85.4%)	4 (1.6%)	18 (7.1%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	97.5	20^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.7%		98.1	12^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.2%	8	66.7	90.9	90.5	70.6	88.6	85.7	83.3	81.0	$16,424	$963	$15,461
Woodbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9110 Woodbridge St	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 748-3400	361	27	13.5	29.1%	249 (69.0%)	9 (2.5%)	70 (19.4%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	86.8	179^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.0%		81.5	235^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.2%	56	53.8	67.7	64.2	55.4	72.3	50.7	64.2	59.7	$16,503	$736	$15,766
Sycamore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2163 142nd Ave	Dorr	49323	Allegan County	Hopkins Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 681-9189	224	18	12.6	33.5%	211 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	94.2	64^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.7%		89.3	128^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.4%	64	77.1	62.5	73.7	71.4	84.4	68.4	68.4	55.3	$15,801	$1,472	$14,329
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 E Lincoln Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3350	361	25	14.5	21.9%	261 (72.3%)	3 (0.8%)	71 (19.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	84.3	217^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.4%		87.9	151^st of 1486 public elementary schools	89.8%	66	67.3	61.8	67.1	74.5	61.8	44.7	60.5	40.8	$15,247	$469	$14,778
Jamestown Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	3291 Lincoln Ct	Jamestown	49427	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 896-9375	327	19	17.2	18.7%	280 (85.6%)	5 (1.5%)	19 (5.8%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	90.6	111^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.5%		91.9	81^st of 1486 public elementary schools	94.5%	30	82.9	71.7	61.4	89.7	72.7	53.5	53.5	52.5	$14,422	$1,006	$13,417
Jamestown Lower Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	2522 Greenly St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 662-1478	289	21	13.9	22.5%	231 (79.9%)	5 (1.7%)	28 (9.7%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)								(n/a)									$15,632	$927	$14,705
New Groningen School	Public	K-5	10542 Chicago Dr	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3375	512	34	15.1	23.8%	363 (70.9%)	4 (0.8%)	99 (19.3%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.7%)	89	137^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.8%		90	112^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.5%	25	52.9	59.3	80.5	68.2	64.2	67.1	62.2	53.7	$14,257	$903	$13,354

Frequently Asked Questions about Bentheim Elementary School

How many students attend Bentheim Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Bentheim Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Bentheim Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hamilton Middle School
High : Hamilton High School

What is the racial makeup of Bentheim Elementary School?

Students at Bentheim Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Bentheim Elementary School a good school?

Bentheim Elementary School ranks 292^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bentheim Elementary School in?

Hamilton Community Schools

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