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Patricia St Clair Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Patricia St Clair Elementary School in Hesperia, MI, serves 354 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Hesperia Community Schools district, which currently holds a 1-star rating.

For parents considering this school, the most important thing to know is that academic performance is significantly below state averages. In recent testing, English Language Arts proficiency ranged from about 9% in 4th grade to 28% in 5th grade, compared to state averages of 41% and 44%. Math scores tell a similar story, with 5th-grade proficiency at just 9% versus the state's 32%. This pattern has been consistent for over a decade, with the school ranking in the bottom 20% of Michigan elementary schools. What makes this particularly frustrating is that the school spends more per student ($18,197) than many higher-performing nearby schools like Whitehall Ealy Elementary School ($13,766) or Daisy Brook Elementary School ($14,643), yet those schools achieve proficiency rates that are often double or triple those at Patricia St Clair. Even White Cloud Elementary School, which serves a similar percentage of low-income families, outperforms Patricia St Clair dramatically—for example, 48.6% of White Cloud's 4th graders were proficient in ELA versus just 8.77% at Patricia St Clair.

There are a few bright spots worth noting. The school has made remarkable progress reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from a staggering 63.5% during the pandemic to 26.6%—now below the state average. Additionally, 5th-grade science scores (42.6%) actually exceeded the state average (40.3%), suggesting an area of instructional strength that could be replicated elsewhere. The school also serves a predominantly low-income population (70.62% free/reduced lunch), though this figure has improved from over 80% in prior years. For parents weighing options, the comparison to nearby Fremont Public School District schools like Pathfinder Elementary School and Daisy Brook is instructive—those schools achieve much stronger results despite serving families with similar economic backgrounds, suggesting that higher achievement is possible within the same regional context.

354

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,197

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

96 S Division St
Hesperia, MI 49421-9004

(231) 854-6615

District: Hesperia Community Schools

Students who attend Patricia St Clair Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	David C Outwin Middle School
High:	Hesperia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.9%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Math scores 23 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Michigan avg38%

1,242^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

498^th of 625Hesperia 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
2026	16.8	1242 of 1492	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	1117 of 1488	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1263 of 1486	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1187 of 1470	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1111 of 1344	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1109 of 1153	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1224 of 1408	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1272 of 1448	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	1281 of 1466	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	1221 of 1548	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	1200 of 1580	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.2	1193 of 1533	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	1300 of 1563	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	1249 of 1566	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.4	1182 of 1552	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.8	1212 of 1552	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.2	1190 of 1589	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.2	1153 of 1577	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.6	1213 of 1565	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.1	1084 of 1545	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	1223 of 1343	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	1071 of 1338	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1204 of 1342	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1017 of 1321	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	935 of 1106	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1355 of 1443	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	1069 of 1352	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	1018 of 1346	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1129 of 1381	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	968 of 1350	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	640 of 1099	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.6	679 of 749	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	992 of 1134	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1213 of 1397	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	1146 of 1372	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	1056 of 1366	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1220 of 1347	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1226 of 1334	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1019 of 1139	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1024 of 1196	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1143 of 1446	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	36.4	257 of 403	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	1163 of 1199	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	1106 of 1206	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1165 of 1204	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1135 of 1198	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1075 of 1102	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	999 of 1005	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1117 of 1128	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1225 of 1253	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)36th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science32%-8 vs state

English Language Arts19%-22 vs state

Math15%-23 vs state

Social Studies14%-14 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
Patricia St Clair Elementary School	Public	K-5	96 S Division St	Hesperia	49421	Oceana County	Hesperia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 854-6615	354	19	19.0	70.6%	311 (87.9%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	16.8	1242^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	16.8%		22.6	1117^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.9%	125	18.0	8.8	28.1	21.3	16.4	9.2	32.3	13.8	$18,197	$2,337	$15,861
Pathfinder Elementary School	Public	K-2	109 W 44th St	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 924-7230	418	30	13.7	66.3%	359 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)								(n/a)									$16,180	$1,133	$15,047
Daisy Brook Elementary School	Public	3-5	502 N Division Ave	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 924-4380	446	28	16.2	63.5%	397 (89.0%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	63.1	509^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.9%		65.6	484^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.5%	25	45.0	43.5	51.8	51.4	47.8	41.7	46.0	28.1	$14,643	$1,067	$13,576
Holton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6245 Syers Rd	Holton	49425	Muskegon County	Holton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 821-1825	338	25	13.5	72.5%	305 (90.2%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	25.1	1081^st of 1492 public elementary schools	27.5%		25.5	1071^st of 1488 public elementary schools	28.0%	10	27.1	31.0	30.6	37.5	29.3	11.3	29.5	4.8	$16,911	$2,646	$14,264
Walkerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	170 E North St	Walkerville	49459	Oceana County	Walkerville Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 873-4850	50	6	7.7	80.0%	34 (68.0%)	1 (2.0%)	11 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)								(n/a)									$18,096	$4,958	$13,139
White Cloud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	585 East Pine Hill St	White Cloud	49349	Newaygo County	White Cloud Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 689-2301	423	26	16.2	83.9%	353 (83.5%)	16 (3.8%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.6%)	40.9	842^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	43.6%		47.6	757^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.1%	85	26.0	48.6	37.3	32.5	40.0	23.9	40.3	20.9	$15,529	$1,795	$13,734
Twin Lake School	Public	PK, KG-4	3175 5th St	Twin Lake	49457	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 719-3190	205	15	13.7	51.7%	172 (83.9%)	7 (3.4%)	14 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.4%)	33.2	952^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	36.2%		49.6	723^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	51.4%	229	23.1	39.5		25.0	36.8				$15,402	$622	$14,779
Newaygo Elementary School	Public	K-4	29 Post St	Newaygo	49337	Newaygo County	Newaygo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 652-2100	635	35	18.2	61.6%	544 (85.7%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	32.9	955^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.1	917^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.4%	38	23.3	38.7		25.6	38.7				$15,023	$2,029	$12,994
Shelby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1285 S Oceana Dr	Shelby	49455	Oceana County	Shelby Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 861-5541	433	32	13.7	78.1%	221 (51.0%)	5 (1.2%)	186 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	12	1331^st of 1492 public elementary schools	10.8%		14.3	1274^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.4%	57	22.4	14.8	18.4	21.1	14.8	11.8	14.5	7.9	$18,422	$3,742	$14,680
Montague Area Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	9151 Dicey St	Montague	49437	Muskegon County	Montague Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 894-9018	85	7	11.8	49.4%	73 (85.9%)	2 (2.4%)	7 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)								(n/a)									$20,431	$2,708	$17,723

Frequently Asked Questions about Patricia St Clair Elementary School

What district is Patricia St Clair Elementary School in?

Hesperia Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Patricia St Clair Elementary School?

Students at Patricia St Clair Elementary School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Patricia St Clair Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Patricia St Clair Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : David C Outwin Middle School
High : Hesperia High School

How many students attend Patricia St Clair Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Patricia St Clair Elementary School.

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Patricia St Clair Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

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