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Northeastern Elementary School

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Northeastern Elementary School ranks 230 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Northeastern Elementary School in Hastings, MI, is a K-5 school serving 306 students as part of the Hastings Area School District, and it has become a standout academic leader in the region.

This school has shown remarkable, sustained improvement over the past decade, climbing from the 39th percentile statewide in 2016-2017 to an impressive 85th percentile (4-star rating) in the 2025-2026 school year. What truly sets Northeastern apart is its exceptional 5th-grade performance: 78.8% of 5th graders are proficient in English Language Arts and 69.2% in Math, compared to state averages of just 43.8% and 32.2%, respectively. The school is also a model of equitable achievement—its students from low socio-economic backgrounds (43.5% of the student body) perform in the 87th percentile statewide, meaning the school is successfully closing achievement gaps rather than just posting strong averages. Additionally, only 12.4% of students are chronically absent, less than half the state rate of 27.9%, reflecting a positive, engaging school culture.

Within its own district, Northeastern is the clear leader, ranking 230th statewide compared to Star Elementary (421st), Southeastern Elementary (689th), and Central Elementary (827th). What makes this even more impressive is that Northeastern achieves these results while spending less per student ($12,603) than its district peers, who spend between $14,971 and $16,618. The one area for potential growth is 5th-grade Social Studies, where proficiency (44.2%) outpaces the state (27.5%) but lags behind the school's other stellar subject scores. For parents seeking a school that combines academic excellence, equity, and efficient use of resources, Northeastern is a compelling choice.

306

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,603

Per pupil spending ?

43.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

519 E Grant St
Hastings, MI 49058-1317

(269) 948-4421

District: Hastings Area School District

Students who attend Northeastern Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hastings Middle School
High:	Hastings High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Two or more races:

4.2%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (59% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

230^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	83.0	230 of 1492	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	304 of 1488	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	532 of 1486	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	481 of 1470	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	650 of 1344	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	512 of 1153	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	720 of 1408	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	732 of 1448	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.5	895 of 1466	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.6	763 of 1548	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.7	791 of 1580	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.0	718 of 1533	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.4	530 of 1563	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.4	380 of 1566	75.7%	★★★★☆
2011	67.8	540 of 1552	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.4	840 of 1552	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.4	792 of 1589	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.4	595 of 1577	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	614 of 1565	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.4	890 of 1545	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	278 of 1343	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	279 of 1338	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	619 of 1342	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	498 of 1321	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	575 of 1106	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	640 of 902	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	776 of 1171	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	660 of 1443	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	173 of 1352	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	230 of 1346	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	280 of 1381	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	320 of 1350	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	231 of 1099	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	222 of 749	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	386 of 1134	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	670 of 1397	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	183 of 1372	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	347 of 1366	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	404 of 1347	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	451 of 1334	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	599 of 1139	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	369 of 915	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	515 of 1196	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	790 of 1446	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	251 of 1199	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.1	340 of 1206	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.2	576 of 1204	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	493 of 1198	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	711 of 1102	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	552 of 1005	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	696 of 1128	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	770 of 1253	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science69%+29 vs state

Math63%+25 vs state

English Language Arts57%+16 vs state

Social Studies44%+17 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 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
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	$12,603	$1,072	$11,532
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	$16,618	$1,198	$15,420
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	$15,453	$1,154	$14,299
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	$14,971	$921	$14,049
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)									$15,778	$938	$14,840
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)									$16,681	$1,781	$14,900
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)									$16,436	$982	$15,454
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
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	1-4	812 Washington Blvd	Lake Odessa	48849	Ionia County	Lakewood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 374-8842	461	25	18.1	31.2%	410 (88.9%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	38.3	884^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.8%		59.1	577^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.2%	307	32.6	33.9		42.2	27.8				$13,534	$940	$12,594
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 Northeastern Elementary School

Is Northeastern Elementary School a good school?

Northeastern Elementary School ranks 230^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northeastern Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Northeastern Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Northeastern Elementary School?

Students at Northeastern Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Northeastern Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hastings Middle School
High : Hastings High School

What district is Northeastern Elementary School in?

Hastings Area School District

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