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Star Elementary School

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Star Elementary School ranks 421 st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Star Elementary School in Hastings, MI, serves 287 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the highly rated Hastings Area School District. The school recently earned its best ranking in years, placing in the 72nd percentile statewide and receiving a 4-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year.

One of the most striking things about Star Elementary is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.4%—less than half the district average of 20.7% and roughly a third of the state average. This strong culture of attendance likely contributes to the school's standout performance in the early grades. In 3rd grade, 55.1% of students were proficient in ELA and 63.3% in math, significantly outpacing both district and state averages. Star also does remarkably well with its low-income students, who ranked in the 68th percentile statewide—a sign the school is effectively closing achievement gaps. However, there is a persistent challenge in 5th-grade math, where only 31.4% of students were proficient, below the district average and nearly at the state level. This drop-off has been consistent for three years, suggesting a potential area for targeted support as students move through upper elementary.

Compared to its in-district peers, Star presents an interesting profile. While Northeastern Elementary School holds a higher overall ranking (85th percentile), Star actually outperforms Northeastern in 3rd-grade proficiency rates. Northeastern, however, excels in the upper grades, with 5th-grade scores far surpassing Star's. Star also stands out for its efficiency: it spends less per student ($14,971) than Southeastern Elementary School or Central Elementary School, yet achieves better academic outcomes despite having a higher student-teacher ratio. For parents, Star offers a strong foundation in early learning, a dedicated attendance culture, and effective resource use—though it's worth asking about the school's plans to address the 5th-grade math slide.

287

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,971

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

88.2%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 9.8% (any vaccine)

1900 Star School Rd
Hastings, MI 49058-8784

(269) 948-4442

District: Hastings Area School District

Students who attend Star Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hastings Middle School
High:	Hastings High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (72nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

421^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Hastings Area School District

179^th of 625Hastings Area School District 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	69.1	421 of 1492	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	60.6	556 of 1488	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	564 of 1486	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	463 of 1470	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	403 of 1344	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.5	525 of 1153	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	569 of 1408	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	419 of 1448	71.1%	★★★★☆
2017	62.2	468 of 1466	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.0	405 of 1548	73.8%	★★★★☆
2015	70.4	438 of 1580	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	80.8	229 of 1533	85.1%	★★★★☆
2013	82.1	212 of 1563	86.4%	★★★★☆
2012	90.6	75 of 1566	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	83.0	88 of 1552	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	74.5	351 of 1552	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	293 of 1589	81.6%	★★★★☆
2008	74.3	356 of 1577	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	327 of 1565	79.1%	★★★★☆
2006	67.2	521 of 1545	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	390 of 1343	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	52.2	582 of 1338	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	665 of 1342	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	449 of 1321	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	461 of 1106	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	377 of 902	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	564 of 1171	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	437 of 1443	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	435 of 1352	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	415 of 1346	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	448 of 1381	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	509 of 1350	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	255 of 1099	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	433 of 1134	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.6	157 of 1397	88.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	474 of 1372	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.5	480 of 1366	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	465 of 1347	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	487 of 1334	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	322 of 1139	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	41.5	519 of 915	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	552 of 1196	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	445 of 1446	69.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	451 of 1199	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	578 of 1206	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	650 of 1204	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	541 of 1198	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	501 of 1102	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	581 of 1005	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	604 of 1128	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	473 of 1253	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%+10 vs state

Math49%+11 vs state

Science49%+9 vs state

Social Studies33%+6 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Star Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Star School Rd	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4442	287	17	16.6	48.8%	262 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	69.1	421^st of 1492 public elementary schools	71.8%		60.6	556^th of 1488 public elementary schools	62.6%	135	55.1	46.7	51.0	63.3	54.5	31.4	49.0	33.3	88.2%	9.8%	$14,971	$921	$14,050
Southeastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 S East St	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4419	261	19	13.5	64.8%	228 (87.4%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	50.5	689^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.8%		35.2	931^st of 1488 public elementary schools	37.4%	242	45.7	43.2	50.0	42.9	37.8	19.1	44.7	23.4	85.7%	9.5%	$15,453	$1,154	$14,299
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	509 S Broadway St	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4423	239	19	12.4	66.5%	210 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	41.9	827^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.6%		55.1	646^th of 1488 public elementary schools	56.6%	181	33.3	25.7	42.3	30.6	25.7	46.2	38.5	34.6	95.2%	4.8%	$16,618	$1,198	$15,420
Northeastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	519 E Grant St	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4421	306	19	15.9	43.5%	288 (94.1%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	83	230^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.6%		77.2	304^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.6%	74	45.8	44.4	78.8	64.6	53.3	69.2	69.2	44.2	80.4%	14.3%	$12,603	$1,072	$11,532
Fuller Street Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	251 Fuller St	Nashville	49073	Barry County	Maple Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 852-9468	204	15	13.3	56.9%	186 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)								(n/a)									80.6%	17.7%	$16,681	$1,781	$14,900
Lakewood Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	223 W Broadway St	Woodland	48897	Barry County	Lakewood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 367-4935	134	10	14.1	30.6%	110 (82.1%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)								(n/a)									85.6%	13.3%	$15,778	$938	$14,840
Delton Kellogg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	327 N Grove St	Delton	49046	Barry County	Delton Kellogg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 623-1535	405	25	15.9	55.6%	387 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	16.9	1241^st of 1492 public elementary schools	16.8%		37	909^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.9%	332	15.9	28.6		15.9	21.7				90.3%	8.6%	$13,383	$1,289	$12,094
McFall Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-1	509 W Main St	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 795-3637	506	31	16.2	37.9%	446 (88.1%)	8 (1.6%)	29 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)								(n/a)									93.2%	6%	$16,436	$982	$15,455
Lee Elementary School	Public, Magnet	2-3	840 W Main St	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 795-9747	398	26	15.5	34.7%	357 (89.7%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.5%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)	60.9			54.0							$17,408	$1,515	$15,893
Page Elementary School	Public, Magnet	4-5	3675 Bender Rd	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 795-7944	484	28	17.3	44.0%	424 (87.6%)	8 (1.7%)	23 (4.8%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	49.6	701^st of 1492 public elementary schools	53.0%		59.2	574^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.4%	127		48.0	45.7		47.5	26.9	31.6	25.2			$13,917	$1,156	$12,761

Frequently Asked Questions about Star Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Star Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hastings Middle School
High : Hastings High School

Is Star Elementary School a good school?

Star Elementary School ranks 421^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Star Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Star Elementary School.

What district is Star Elementary School in?

Hastings Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Star Elementary School?

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

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2021–22 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 M-Step, PSAT & SAT test scoresSep 4, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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