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North Elementary School

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North Elementary School ranks 1093 rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

1093^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

North Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 2-4 in Newport, MI, with 273 students. It is part of the Jefferson Schools (Monroe) district, which is ranked 418 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Elementary School is facing significant challenges, including a steady decline in its statewide ranking, from a high of 237 out of 1,580 Michigan elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 1,093 out of 1,488 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger star rating has also decreased from 4 stars to 1 star during this period. The school's proficiency rates on the M-Step assessments are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 19.1% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 38.9%. Additionally, North Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.0% to 33.8% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

When comparing North Elementary School to other nearby schools, such as Chapman Elementary School, Joseph C. Sterling Elementary School, and Loren Eyler Elementary School, it is clear that North Elementary School is underperforming. These nearby schools have significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math across all grade levels. North Elementary School's declining performance is also evident across various student subgroups, suggesting the school is struggling to meet the needs of all its students, which may be related to the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.98% to 57.88% over the past few years.

366

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,854

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8281 N Dixie Hwy
Newport, MI 48166-9778

(734) 322-2451

District: Jefferson Schools (Monroe)

Students who attend North Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Hispanic:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 58 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Michigan avg39%

1,093^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 58 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

418^th of 613Jefferson Schools (Monroe) 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	24.2	1093 of 1488	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	919 of 1486	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	829 of 1470	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	769 of 1344	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	895 of 1153	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	958 of 1408	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	709 of 1448	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.9	868 of 1466	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.8	758 of 1548	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	81.3	237 of 1580	85.0%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	393 of 1533	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.7	222 of 1563	85.8%	★★★★☆
2012	83.8	188 of 1566	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	245 of 1552	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	71.2	473 of 1552	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.3	394 of 1589	75.2%	★★★★☆
2008	59.7	779 of 1577	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.9	396 of 1565	74.7%	★★★★☆
2006	67.4	514 of 1545	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1107 of 1338	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1016 of 1342	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	743 of 1321	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	708 of 1106	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.6	822 of 902	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	949 of 1171	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	795 of 1443	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1052 of 1346	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	848 of 1381	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	776 of 1350	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	663 of 1099	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.5	698 of 749	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	864 of 1134	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.9	331 of 1397	76.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1040 of 1366	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	832 of 1347	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	895 of 1334	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	784 of 1139	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	745 of 915	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	818 of 1196	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	613 of 1446	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	39.7	233 of 403	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1097 of 1206	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1029 of 1204	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	950 of 1198	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	852 of 1102	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	887 of 1005	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	972 of 1128	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	773 of 1253	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science31%-9 vs state

Math27%-11 vs state

English Language Arts23%-19 vs state

Social Studies18%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	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	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
North Elementary School	Public	2-5	8281 N Dixie Hwy	Newport	48166	Monroe County	Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 322-2451	366	22	16.6	56.3%	316 (86.3%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	24.2	1093^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	26.5%		36	919^th of 1486 public elementary schools	38.2%	174			19.1	22.7	28.6			30.3	28.1	23.8			31.0		17.9		$14,854	$1,615	$13,239
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8400 Newport South Rd	Newport	48166	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 654-4141	242	15	16.2	58.3%	211 (87.2%)	7 (2.9%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	55.7	637^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.2%		53.9	651^st of 1486 public elementary schools	56.2%	14			41.5	25.5				56.6	50.9								$13,222	$619	$12,604
Sodt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2888 Nadeau Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 322-2501	236	14	16.8	53.8%	196 (83.1%)	7 (3.0%)	18 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)								(n/a)																	$15,050	$1,789	$13,261
Fred W Ritter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5650 Carleton Rockwood Rd	South Rockwood	48179	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 379-5335	265	16	16.4	69.4%	228 (86.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	32.4	976^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.4%		29	1033^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	30.5%	57			24.1	38.5				32.8	30.8								$14,542	$1,263	$13,279
Triumph Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 Vivian Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Triumph Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 240-2610	777	36	21.5	61.3%	525 (67.6%)	31 (4.0%)	101 (13.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (14.7%)	61.5	544^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.4%		63	513^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.5%	31	74.6	44.8	50.0	47.5	48.2	56.0	53.8	43.3	40.0	25.9	53.6	47.5	43.5	56.7	29.4	64.2	$12,395	$1,519	$10,876
Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31500 Olmstead Rd	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-6380	434	27	16.0	32.9%	364 (83.9%)	19 (4.4%)	25 (5.8%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	64.1	505^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.1%		69.3	417^th of 1486 public elementary schools	71.9%	88			37.9	49.2	59.0			28.8	50.8	34.9			54.2		47.0		$14,159	$1,702	$12,458
Joseph C Sterling Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	160 Fessner Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 654-6846	370	22	16.7	45.9%	339 (91.6%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	76.6	315^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.8%		77.9	284^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.9%	31			57.7	50.6				60.6	51.9								$12,827	$1,283	$11,544
Loren Eyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1335 Carleton Rockwood Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 654-2121	292	16	18.2	51.7%	235 (80.5%)	9 (3.1%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	70.4	405^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.8%		78.4	278^th of 1486 public elementary schools	81.3%	127			42.9	50.9				55.4	56.4								$14,694	$1,354	$13,341
John M Barnes Elementary School	Public	3-5	24925 Meadows Ave	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 535-6800	353	21	16.6	48.7%	279 (79.0%)	28 (7.9%)	19 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	20.6	1147^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.9%		24.2	1102^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	25.8%	45			21.6	24.8	30.6			21.4	24.6	16.2			29.7		14.4		$15,127	$1,372	$13,754
Ethel C Bobcean Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	28300 Evergreen St	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 535-6900	376	22	16.8	54.5%	292 (77.7%)	26 (6.9%)	28 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)								(n/a)																	$16,064	$1,392	$14,672

Frequently Asked Questions about North Elementary School

Is North Elementary School a good school?

North Elementary School ranks 1093^rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Elementary School?

Students at North Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend North Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended North Elementary School.

What district is North Elementary School in?

Jefferson Schools (Monroe)

What schools do graduates of North Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Jefferson Middle School
High : Jefferson High School

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