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KC Ling Elementary School

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KC Ling Elementary School ranks 529 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

KC Ling Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hemlock, Michigan, serving grades 1-4 with a total enrollment of 349 students. The school is part of the Hemlock Public School District, which is ranked 98 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

KC Ling Elementary School has consistently performed above the state average in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math assessments for grades 3 and 4 over the past few years. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were 44.7% in ELA and 57.4% in Math, compared to the state averages of 38.9% and 42.7%, respectively. The school's 4th-grade proficiency rates in 2024-2025 were also higher than the state averages. Additionally, KC Ling Elementary School has shown strong performance among specific student subgroups, particularly male students and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to the nearby Hemlock Elementary School, which serves younger grades (PK-K), KC Ling Elementary School has a higher student-teacher ratio (17.3 vs. 11.2) and a lower percentage of free/reduced-price lunch recipients (37.82% vs. 47.46%). Among the other nearby schools, Freeland Elementary School, which is part of the Freeland Community School District, stands out with its consistently high academic performance, ranking in the top 10% of Michigan elementary schools.

365

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,606

Per pupil spending ?

29.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

835 N Pine St
Hemlock, MI 48626-9355

(989) 642-5235

District: Hemlock Public School District

Students who attend KC Ling Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hemlock Middle School
High:	Hemlock High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 91st percentile in 2023 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 91st-percentile peak (2023) to 64th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Michigan avg41%

529^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 613Hemlock Public 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
2025	62.6	529 of 1488	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	348 of 1486	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	134 of 1470	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	71.2	324 of 1344	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	382 of 1153	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	321 of 1408	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	564 of 1448	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.8	695 of 1466	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.8	574 of 1548	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	704 of 1580	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.1	756 of 1533	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	835 of 1563	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	786 of 1566	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.5	1108 of 1552	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	69.3	547 of 1552	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.8	801 of 1589	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	68.6	537 of 1577	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.1	910 of 1565	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.8	624 of 1545	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	573 of 1338	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	348 of 1342	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	175 of 1321	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	405 of 1106	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	372 of 902	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	442 of 1171	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	599 of 1443	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	163 of 1346	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	81 of 1381	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	56 of 1350	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	75.4	158 of 1099	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	248 of 749	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	329 of 1134	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	517 of 1397	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	490 of 1366	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	324 of 1347	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	78 of 1334	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	192 of 1139	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	343 of 915	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	179 of 1196	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	505 of 1446	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	186 of 252	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	162 of 225	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	604 of 1206	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	441 of 1204	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.7	175 of 1198	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	365 of 1102	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	384 of 1005	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	363 of 1128	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	628 of 1253	49.9%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math49%+8 vs state

English Language Arts45%+5 vs state

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Schools Near KC Ling Elementary School

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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
KC Ling Elementary School	Public	1-4	835 N Pine St	Hemlock	48626	Saginaw County	Hemlock Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 642-5235	365	21	17.2	29.9%	332 (91.0%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	62.6	529^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.4%		73.4	348^th of 1486 public elementary schools	76.6%	181	44.7	45.6			57.4	42.1					$12,606	$1,175	$11,431
Hemlock Elementary School	Public	PK-K	200 Wilson St	Hemlock	48626	Saginaw County	Hemlock Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 642-5221	129	11	11.8	32.6%	119 (92.2%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)								(n/a)											$14,364	$1,369	$12,994
Merrill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 W Alice St	Merrill	48637	Saginaw County	Merrill Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 643-7283	196	18	10.7	59.2%	185 (94.4%)	5 (2.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48	751^st of 1488 public elementary schools	49.5%		50.3	692^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	53.4%	59	36.7	54.1	37.1		40.0	51.4	22.9		40.0	20.0	$17,874	$3,288	$14,586
Robert B Havens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	457 Van Wormer Rd	Saginaw	48609	Saginaw County	Swan Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 921-4201	390	21	18.4	32.6%	295 (75.6%)	5 (1.3%)	64 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.7%)	88.2	152^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	89.8%		82.2	225^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.9%	73	61.2	65.9	68.9		64.3	61.0	51.9		64.4	52.6	$11,848	$750	$11,098
Freeland Elementary School	Public	2-6	710 Powley Dr	Freeland	48623	Saginaw County	Freeland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 695-5371	755	40	18.8	21.1%	658 (87.2%)	12 (1.6%)	45 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.5%)	90	118^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.1%		86.8	165^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.9%	47	54.1	58.2	73.2	64.7	75.0	64.4	53.6	59.2	66.7	56.5	$11,511	$1,102	$10,410
Freeland Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	307 S 3rd St	Freeland	48623	Saginaw County	Freeland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 695-5721	295	20	14.5	25.1%	259 (87.8%)	4 (1.4%)	18 (6.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)								(n/a)											$12,147	$687	$11,459
Shields Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6900 Stroebel Rd	Saginaw	48609	Saginaw County	Swan Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 921-4701	447	24	18.8	33.8%	346 (77.4%)	9 (2.0%)	70 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)								(n/a)											$11,772	$1,164	$10,609
St Charles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 W Walnut St	Saint Charles	48655	Saginaw County	St. Charles Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 865-9210	317	22	14.5	71.9%	293 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	58.5	587^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.6%		56.6	604^th of 1486 public elementary schools	59.4%	17	20.9	51.2	46.3	40.4	41.9	43.9	39.0	38.3	53.7	39.0	$12,752	$1,873	$10,878
Arrowwood Elementary School	Public	3-5	5410 Seidel Rd	Saginaw	48638	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 797-1835	445	26	16.9	58.7%	194 (43.6%)	98 (22.0%)	107 (24.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	23.7	1099^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.1%		22.8	1129^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.0%	30	33.3	27.5	32.8		25.9	26.7	14.2		26.1	10.4	$13,599	$1,455	$12,144
Bullock Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1037 S Poseyville Rd	Midland	48640	Midland County	Bullock Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 832-8691	303	18	16.5	30.7%	280 (92.4%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.6%)								(n/a)											$13,557	$1,150	$12,407

Frequently Asked Questions about KC Ling Elementary School

Is KC Ling Elementary School a good school?

KC Ling Elementary School ranks 529^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is KC Ling Elementary School in?

Hemlock Public School District

What is the racial makeup of KC Ling Elementary School?

Students at KC Ling Elementary School are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend KC Ling Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended KC Ling Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of KC Ling Elementary School attend?

Students who attend KC Ling Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hemlock Middle School
High : Hemlock High School

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