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Dibble Elementary School

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Dibble Elementary School ranks 923 rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

923^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dibble Elementary School in Jackson, MI, serves 282 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Jackson Public Schools district.

Dibble stands out as one of the stronger performers within its district. While the district overall ranks in the 18th percentile statewide, Dibble consistently outperforms the district average across nearly all subjects and grade levels. For example, 5th-grade reading proficiency at Dibble was 45.5% compared to the district's 23.8%, and 3rd-grade math proficiency was 42.2% versus the district's 21.5%. The school also does a notably better job getting students to class—its chronic absenteeism rate is 22.4%, which is less than half the district's alarming 43.3% rate. This is particularly impressive given that 70.21% of Dibble students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a figure that has dropped from 80.8% the previous year. When compared to nearby district schools like Hunt Elementary (10th percentile) and John R Lewis Elementary (7th percentile), Dibble's 38th percentile ranking makes it a relative bright spot. However, Sharp Park Academy (69th percentile) outperforms Dibble across all subjects, suggesting there may be best practices worth studying.

Dibble's biggest academic strength is early literacy. Third-grade reading proficiency has consistently been strong, reaching 52.5% in 2023-2024—well above state averages. The school also shows notable success with its African American students, who ranked in the 86th percentile statewide in 2023-2024. However, there is a clear pattern of declining performance as students move into upper grades, particularly in math, where proficiency drops from 42.2% in 3rd grade to 25% in 5th grade. Science (29.5%) and social studies (13.6%) proficiency in 5th grade also lag behind state averages. The school spends $17,082 per student, which is higher than Sharp Park Academy's $15,677 but yields better results than other high-spending schools like Cascades Elementary ($19,265), which ranks in the 14th percentile. For parents, Dibble offers a solid, mid-tier education with strong early reading instruction and a supportive attendance culture, though families should be aware of the need for continued academic growth in upper elementary grades.

282

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,082

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

3450 Kibby Rd
Jackson, MI 49203-4954

(517) 841-3970

District: Jackson Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.2%

African American:

26.2%

Two or more races:

19.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (31% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

!Social Studies scores 14 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg21%

Michigan avg38%

923^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Jackson Public Schools

515^th of 625Jackson Public 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	35.6	923 of 1492	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	861 of 1488	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	920 of 1486	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	726 of 1470	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	616 of 1344	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.7	963 of 1153	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	935 of 1408	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	907 of 1448	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.7	523 of 1466	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.5	536 of 1548	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.6	311 of 1580	80.3%	★★★★☆
2014	76.6	319 of 1533	79.2%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	376 of 1563	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	83.7	193 of 1566	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	80.4	173 of 1552	88.9%	★★★★☆
2010	64.3	715 of 1552	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.6	809 of 1589	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	860 of 1577	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.0	452 of 1565	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	64.7	585 of 1545	62.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	139 of 388	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	48 of 348	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	97 of 475	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	905 of 1343	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	698 of 1338	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	699 of 1342	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	686 of 1321	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	610 of 1106	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	901 of 1171	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	940 of 1443	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	803 of 1352	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	674 of 1346	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	730 of 1381	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	539 of 1350	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	259 of 1099	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	409 of 749	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	888 of 1397	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	893 of 1372	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	895 of 1366	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	723 of 1347	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	696 of 1334	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	558 of 1139	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.4	808 of 915	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	813 of 1196	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	822 of 1446	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	43 of 104	58.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	689 of 1199	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	683 of 1206	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	700 of 1204	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	607 of 1198	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	541 of 1102	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.0	853 of 1005	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	765 of 1128	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	901 of 1253	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)64th percentile+26 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)59th percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-4 vs state

Math31%-7 vs state

Science30%-10 vs state

Social Studies14%-14 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Dibble is a traditional elementary building that is very warm and welcoming. A positive successful building that promotes the best in students. Now in college, I have many good memories of my experiences there. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	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/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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dibble Elementary School	Public	K-5	3450 Kibby Rd	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-3970	282	17	17.0	70.2%	133 (47.2%)	74 (26.2%)	18 (6.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (19.1%)	35.6	923^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	38.1%		40.1	861^st of 1488 public elementary schools	42.1%	62			30.4	35.2	45.5			42.2	25.9	25.0			29.5		13.6		$17,082	$1,992	$15,090
Paragon Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3750 McCain Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Paragon Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 750-9500	627	35	17.8	63.8%	263 (41.9%)	138 (22.0%)	78 (12.4%)	50 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	96 (15.3%)	65.2	490^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.2%		56.6	617^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.5%	127	82.4	56.9	41.7	54.5	52.2	46.3	56.5	46.5	54.5	52.2	42.6	54.3	37.7	54.9	21.7	64.7	$12,738	$1,007	$11,731
Sharp Park Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	766 Park Rd	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2860	337	19	17.5	60.2%	158 (46.9%)	95 (28.2%)	23 (6.8%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (13.1%)	66.5	463^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	69.0%		71.7	388^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.9%	75			51.0	63.6	45.5			49.0	56.8	38.6			47.7		22.7		$15,677	$1,723	$13,955
Local Based Special Education Early Childhood Programs	Public	PK-K	1226 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 768-5205	0	10	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cascades Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1200 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-3900	398	28	14.0	91.0%	117 (29.4%)	164 (41.2%)	29 (7.3%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (19.6%)	14.5	1288^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.7%		11.4	1332^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.5%	44			10.2	29.1	7.3			14.3	29.1	1456.1			7.3		1467.3		$19,265	$2,993	$16,272
John R Lewis Elementary	Public	K-5	154 W Clark St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2600	140	10	13.5	95.0%	51 (36.4%)	68 (48.6%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.9%)	8.9	1393^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.6%		9.5	1367^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.1%	26			1264.0	20.5	1455.4			9.1	10.3	1450.0			1462.2		1457.0		$20,894	$2,357	$18,537
JPS Montessori Center	Public	K-6	820 Bennett St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-3870	146	9	16.9	78.1%	59 (40.4%)	38 (26.0%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (28.8%)	29.9	1004^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.7%		24	1094^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.5%	90			20.8	47.8	21.7			20.8	30.4	26.1			30.4		1472.2		$18,262	$1,903	$16,359
Bean Elementary School	Public	K-5	3201 Noble Rd	Spring Arbor	49283	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8470	409	19	21.5	37.9%	342 (83.6%)	8 (2.0%)	23 (5.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.6%)								(n/a)																	$13,361	$351	$13,010
Hunt Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1143 N Brown St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2610	366	27	13.5	95.4%	116 (31.7%)	122 (33.3%)	38 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (23.2%)	11.6	1338^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.4	1290^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.3%	48			13.2	23.2	20.0			17.0	23.2	6.0			10.0		5.9		$19,316	$2,408	$16,908
Townsend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Floyd Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 782-9044	316	17	18.4	82.6%	231 (73.1%)	19 (6.0%)	21 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.9%)	17.2	1233^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	17.4%		17.4	1211^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.6%	22			21.9	10.5	10.9			40.6	7.9	1461.9			28.3		13.0		$18,960	$1,832	$17,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Dibble Elementary School

How many students attend Dibble Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Dibble Elementary School.

Is Dibble Elementary School a good school?

Dibble Elementary School ranks 923^rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dibble Elementary School?

Students at Dibble Elementary School are 47% White, 26% African American, 19% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Dibble Elementary School in?

Jackson Public Schools

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