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Ida Elementary School

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Ida Elementary School ranks 498 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

498^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Ida Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 548 students in grades PK-4 in the Ida Public School District. The school consistently performs above the state average in M-Step English Language Arts and Math assessments, with 52.4% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA and 51.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 42.4% and 42.7%, respectively.

Ida Elementary School's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as male students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the top 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools for ELA. The school also maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.0%, lower than the state average. Additionally, Ida Elementary has seen a steady increase in per-student spending, reaching $12,823 in 2023-2024, higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Ida Elementary outperforms many of them in academic assessments. For example, its 4th grade ELA proficiency rate of 52.4% was higher than Monroe Road Elementary (48.5%), Jackman Road Elementary (68.4%), and Dundee Elementary (56%). Ida Elementary also has a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (28.65%) compared to many nearby schools, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 17.1.

514

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,823

Per pupil spending ?

23%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7900 Ida St
Ida, MI 48140-9544

(734) 269-3605

District: Ida Public School District

Students who attend Ida Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ida Middle School
High:	Ida High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.0%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Michigan avg41%

498^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^th of 613Ida 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	64.7	498 of 1488	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.4	256 of 1486	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	229 of 1470	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	185 of 1344	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	250 of 1153	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	430 of 1408	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	421 of 1448	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	58.2	539 of 1466	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.2	693 of 1548	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.4	575 of 1580	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.3	521 of 1533	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.8	803 of 1563	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	72.8	392 of 1566	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	68.6	515 of 1552	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.8	487 of 1552	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.6	483 of 1589	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.1	737 of 1577	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	715 of 1565	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.6	710 of 1545	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	603 of 1338	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.4	244 of 1342	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	326 of 1321	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	206 of 1106	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	244 of 902	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	343 of 1171	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	570 of 1443	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	131 of 1346	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	140 of 1381	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	196 of 1350	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	120 of 1099	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	201 of 749	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	557 of 1134	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	364 of 1397	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	398 of 1366	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	266 of 1347	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	89 of 1334	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	106 of 1139	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	70.1	218 of 915	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	447 of 1196	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	337 of 1446	76.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	149 of 252	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	126 of 225	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	579 of 1206	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	327 of 1204	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	274 of 1198	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	217 of 1102	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	305 of 1005	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	460 of 1128	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	530 of 1253	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)90th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%+7 vs state

Math48%+7 vs state

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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
Ida Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7900 Ida St	Ida	48140	Monroe County	Ida Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 269-3605	514	30	17.1	23.0%	478 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	64.7	498^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.5%		79.4	256^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.8%	242	44.0	52.4			51.7	43.8					$12,823	$1,163	$11,660
Dundee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	420 Ypsilanti St	Dundee	48131	Monroe County	Dundee Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 529-2350	685	40	17.1	33.7%	616 (89.9%)	7 (1.0%)	30 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	85.2	203^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	86.4%		68	438^th of 1486 public elementary schools	70.5%	235	59.0	56.0			72.4	57.8					$14,008	$775	$13,232
Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5003 W Albain Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4300	769	47	16.4	74.3%	581 (75.6%)	67 (8.7%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (13.8%)	15.9	1246^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.3%		16.5	1229^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.3%	17	28.6	25.2	26.7	23.0	16.2	11.7	6.7	13.0	20.2	9.2	$17,225	$1,990	$15,235
Summerfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	232 E Elm St	Petersburg	49270	Monroe County	Summerfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 279-1013	312	20	15.3	35.9%	290 (92.9%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	60.7	555^th of 1488 public elementary schools	62.7%		71.4	381^st of 1486 public elementary schools	74.4%	174	53.8	44.9	43.2	44.4	46.2	49.0	25.0	38.9	50.0	31.8	$13,037	$429	$12,608
Waterloo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1933 S Custer Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-3000	0	0	17.2		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$18,233	$2,835	$15,398
Raisinville School	Public	PK, KG-6	2300 N Raisinville Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4800	443	24	18.3	54.4%	365 (82.4%)	29 (6.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	40	863^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	42.0%		28.9	1037^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.2%	174	32.9	36.9	41.0	27.7	28.8	33.8	31.1	23.4	37.7	32.8	$16,090	$1,604	$14,485
Mason Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Lakeside Dr	Erie	48133	Monroe County	Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 848-9402	421	28	15.3	43.5%	369 (87.6%)	11 (2.6%)	32 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	75.2	335^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.5%		72.8	361^st of 1486 public elementary schools	75.7%	26	55.9	56.7	50.7		54.2	48.9	41.1		56.2	53.4	$13,781	$1,029	$12,753
Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1731 W Lorain St	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4700	444	24	18.5	61.3%	300 (67.6%)	55 (12.4%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (16.0%)	32	981^st of 1488 public elementary schools	34.1%		37.6	894^th of 1486 public elementary schools	39.8%	87	23.0	21.7	40.0	37.7	21.3	23.2	24.6	32.1	32.3	26.2	$16,338	$2,121	$14,217
Arborwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1135 Riverview Ave	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4500	462	32	14.4	79.4%	242 (52.4%)	109 (23.6%)	32 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.9%)	8.3	1386^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.9%		7.1	1412^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.0%	26	12.7	10.3	5.7	21.0	7.3	10.3		11.3	12.9	5.7	$19,625	$2,737	$16,888
Jackman Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8008 Jackman Rd	Temperance	48182	Monroe County	Bedford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 850-6600	580	32	18.0	31.0%	509 (87.8%)	6 (1.0%)	37 (6.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	86.7	182^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	87.8%		83.2	215^th of 1486 public elementary schools	85.5%	33	56.4	68.4	62.1		63.8	64.6	50.0		65.3	51.6	$13,372	$1,249	$12,123

Frequently Asked Questions about Ida Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ida Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ida Middle School
High : Ida High School

How many students attend Ida Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Ida Elementary School.

What district is Ida Elementary School in?

Ida Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Ida Elementary School?

Students at Ida Elementary School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Ida Elementary School a good school?

Ida Elementary School ranks 498^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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