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Redwood Elementary

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Redwood Elementary ranks 1112 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Redwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hartford, Michigan, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 528 students. The school is part of the Hartford Public Schools district, which is ranked 500 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Redwood Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 17.9% to 25.7%, compared to the state average of 38.9% to 44.4%. The school's performance is also lower than the Hartford Public Schools district average, and it generally performs worse than the higher-ranked nearby schools like Countryside Academy Elementary, Coloma Intermediate School, and North Elementary School.

Redwood Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.02% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a significant population of English Language Learners, which ranks in the bottom quarter of Michigan schools for this subgroup. Additionally, Redwood Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.3% to 33.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite these challenges, the school spends a relatively high amount per student, with a per-student spending of $13,794 in the 2023-2024 school year, and has a student-teacher ratio of 17:1, which is slightly higher than the nearby schools.

516

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,794

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

395 Woodside Dr
Hartford, MI 49057-9411

(269) 621-7300

District: Hartford Public Schools

Students who attend Redwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hartford Middle School
High:	Hartford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.5%

White:

34.3%

American Indian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2019 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Science scores 24 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Michigan avg39%

1,112^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 12% (2019) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

500^th of 613Hartford 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
2025	23.0	1112 of 1488	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1147 of 1486	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1109 of 1470	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1152 of 1344	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1098 of 1153	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1238 of 1408	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	148 of 173	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	152 of 184	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	154 of 180	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	87 of 98	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	1137 of 1338	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1160 of 1342	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1179 of 1321	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1069 of 1106	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	887 of 902	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1114 of 1171	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	182 of 209	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	155 of 201	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	158 of 188	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	67 of 86	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	73 of 86	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	907 of 1346	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1031 of 1381	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	971 of 1350	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	916 of 1099	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	715 of 749	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	995 of 1134	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1057 of 1366	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1043 of 1347	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	984 of 1334	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	998 of 1139	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	897 of 915	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1090 of 1196	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	852 of 1206	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1009 of 1204	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	886 of 1198	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	985 of 1102	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	943 of 1005	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1081 of 1128	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math31%-8 vs state

English Language Arts21%-21 vs state

Social Studies19%-11 vs state

Science16%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Redwood Elementary

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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
Redwood Elementary	Public	K-5	395 Woodside Dr	Hartford	49057	Van Buren County	Hartford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 621-7300	516	33	15.6	89.0%	177 (34.3%)	2 (0.4%)	333 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23	1112^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.3%		21.8	1147^th of 1486 public elementary schools	22.8%	35	17.9	21.1	25.7		32.0	33.0	25.7		16.2	18.9	$13,794	$1,747	$12,047
North Elementary School	Public	3-5	287 West Baldwin Ave	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 463-0824	312	18	17.4	73.4%	225 (72.1%)	8 (2.6%)	61 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	38.1	892^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	40.1%		39.1	865^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.8%	27	33.7	37.6	34.0		37.1	45.5	15.5		32.0	26.2	$13,759	$1,569	$12,189
Lawrence Elementary School	Public	K-6	714 W Saint Joseph St	Lawrence	49064	Van Buren County	Lawrence Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 674-8231	214	13	17.1	77.6%	105 (49.1%)	3 (1.4%)	96 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	20.6	1145^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.1%		29.6	1025^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.0%	120	34.4	25.0	29.0	18.8	31.3	10.7	12.9	12.5	22.6	16.1	$16,553	$2,974	$13,579
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	433 Lucinda Ln	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 463-0820	335	23	14.8	66.9%	252 (75.2%)	7 (2.1%)	56 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)								(n/a)											$14,673	$1,705	$12,968
Wood School Bangor Township 8	Public, Magnet	K-8	29842 66th St	Bangor	49013	Van Buren County	Bangor Township S/D #8	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 427-8562	24	2	12.0	50.0%	17 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)								(n/a)											$9,065	$00	$9,065
South Walnut Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	309 S Walnut St	Bangor	49013	Van Buren County	Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 427-6800	341	23	14.8	76.8%	164 (48.1%)	13 (3.8%)	139 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	11.5	1327^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.8%		11.9	1311^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.8%	16	15.7	15.9			22.0	13.0					$17,926	$3,327	$14,599
Coloma Intermediate School	Public	4-5	274a S West St	Coloma	49038	Berrien County	Coloma Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 468-2415	175	10	16.8	78.9%	99 (56.6%)	13 (7.4%)	41 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.0%)	18.9	1182^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	20.6%		16.2	1234^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.0%	52		27.0	28.9			18.0	14.5		25.0	14.5	$13,429	$2,669	$10,761
Covert Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	35323 M 140 Hwy	Covert	49043	Van Buren County	Covert Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 764-3739	144	10	14.1	81.3%	19 (13.2%)	22 (15.3%)	98 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)		12.0			21.1						$21,137	$4,576	$16,561
Coloma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	262 West St	Coloma	49038	Berrien County	Coloma Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 468-2420	356	21	16.7	74.7%	217 (61.0%)	29 (8.1%)	68 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.2%)								(n/a)	14.6				29.3						$14,611	$3,534	$11,077
Sister Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	68079 M 152	Benton Harbor	49022	Van Buren County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4468	166	12	13.8	66.9%	94 (56.6%)	1 (0.6%)	55 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.2%)	38.1	891^st of 1488 public elementary schools	40.1%		39.2	863^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	41.9%	28	18.2	35.5	40.6		36.4	35.5	37.5		34.4	22.6	$15,606	$2,828	$12,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Redwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Redwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Redwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hartford Middle School
High : Hartford High School

How many students attend Redwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Redwood Elementary.

What district is Redwood Elementary in?

Hartford Public Schools

Is Redwood Elementary a good school?

Redwood Elementary ranks 1112^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Redwood Elementary?

Students at Redwood Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 34% White.

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