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Williams Elementary School

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Williams Elementary School ranks 875 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

875^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Williams Elementary School in Jonesville, MI, serves 512 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade as part of the Jonesville Community Schools district. The school has shown a positive trajectory over the past decade, climbing from a 1-star rating to a consistent 3-star rating in recent years, though the most recent data shows a dip to a 2-star rating with a state percentile rank of 41.

Williams Elementary stands out for its exceptional attendance culture. With a chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.6% for the 2024-2025 school year, it dramatically outperforms the state average of 27.9% and is the lowest among all comparable schools in the area. Nearby schools report rates of 14.8% at HanoverHorton Elementary School, 17.5% at Jennings Elementary School, and 24.3% at Concord Elementary School. This indicates a strong culture of student engagement and daily attendance.

Academically, the school shows a mixed picture. Williams has demonstrated remarkable strength in 5th-grade science, with 56.6% of students proficient in 2024-2025, far exceeding the state average of 40.3% and outperforming nearby schools like Concord Elementary School (25%), Pittsford Area Elementary School (14.29%), and Reynolds Elementary School (30.4%). However, the school faces challenges in early literacy, with 3rd-grade ELA proficiency declining from 43.5% in 2023-2024 to 25% in 2025-2026, placing it below the state average of 38.2%. Similarly, 5th-grade math proficiency has steadily declined from 36.4% to 25.6%, now below the state average of 32.2%. Despite these recent dips, Williams consistently outperforms its closest geographic competitors, including Gier Elementary School, Litchfield Elementary School, and North AdamsJerome Elementary School, making it a relative standout in the Hillsdale and Jonesville area.

512

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,592

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

440 Adrian Rd
Jonesville, MI 49250-1211

(517) 849-9175

District: Jonesville Community Schools

Students who attend Williams Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jonesville Middle School
High:	Jonesville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Hispanic:

3.9%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 60th percentile in 2024 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 60th-percentile peak (2024) to 41st (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Michigan avg38%

875^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

320^th of 625Jonesville 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	39.0	875 of 1492	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	720 of 1488	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	599 of 1486	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	596 of 1470	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	577 of 1344	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.6	797 of 1153	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1122 of 1408	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1065 of 1448	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	1046 of 1466	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.9	986 of 1548	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.3	947 of 1580	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.6	930 of 1533	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.9	849 of 1563	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	982 of 1566	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.4	1067 of 1552	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.3	749 of 1552	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.0	851 of 1589	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.4	895 of 1577	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.1	769 of 1565	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.0	1070 of 1545	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	887 of 1343	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	817 of 1338	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	669 of 1342	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	747 of 1321	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	589 of 1106	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	745 of 902	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	890 of 1171	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1053 of 1443	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	701 of 1352	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.4	616 of 1346	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	346 of 1381	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	436 of 1350	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	359 of 1099	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	532 of 749	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	923 of 1134	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1023 of 1397	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	842 of 1372	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.8	617 of 1366	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	527 of 1347	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	477 of 1334	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	477 of 1139	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.1	667 of 915	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1047 of 1196	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1023 of 1446	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	175 of 246	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.6	142 of 252	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	192 of 225	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	919 of 1199	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	797 of 1206	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	698 of 1204	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	686 of 1198	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	653 of 1102	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	805 of 1005	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1065 of 1128	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1089 of 1253	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science36%-4 vs state

Math35%-3 vs state

English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

Social Studies21%-6 vs state

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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/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	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
Williams Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Adrian Rd	Jonesville	49250	Hillsdale County	Jonesville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 849-9175	512	34	15.1	54.5%	481 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	39	875^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.4%		49.7	720^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.6%	155			25.0	31.5	41.1			45.8	36.0	25.6			35.6		21.1		$14,592	$1,290	$13,301
Hillsdale Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	160 Mechanic Rd	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 437-4625	60	9	7.0	71.7%	55 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)								(n/a)																	$14,452	$1,405	$13,047
Gier Elementary School	Public	K-4	175 Spring St	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 437-7347	434	28	15.6	63.1%	388 (89.4%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	28.2	1032^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	30.8%		25.6	1066^th of 1488 public elementary schools	28.4%	34			23.1	30.3				30.8	31.5								$12,835	$1,619	$11,216
Bailey Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	59 S Manning St	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 437-4401	34	7	4.6	73.5%	27 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.8%)								(n/a)																	$22,297	$905	$21,392
North AdamsJerome Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4555 12 Knowles Rd	North Adams	49262	Hillsdale County	North Adams-Jerome Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 689-1701	138	11	13.0	74.6%	130 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	22.7	1126^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.5%		27.7	1042^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	30.0%	84			21.1	40.0	15.0			26.3	26.7	1474.5			25.0		1476.7		$14,606	$1,953	$12,653
Litchfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Williams St	Litchfield	49252	Hillsdale County	Litchfield Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 689-5301	110	8	13.7	66.4%	102 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	21.1	1156^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.5%		18.2	1191^st of 1488 public elementary schools	20.0%	35			20.0	33.3	1471.9			15.0	33.3	1466.5			23.5		1467.1		$15,294	$2,629	$12,665
HanoverHorton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Fairview St	Hanover	49241	Jackson County	Hanover-Horton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 563-0103	462	25	18.5	37.2%	420 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	53.3	655^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.1%		67.3	457^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.3%	198			47.8	38.2	44.7			56.7	41.2	25.0			34.2		31.6		$13,209	$944	$12,266
Reynolds Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	221 Strong St	Reading	49274	Hillsdale County	Reading Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 283-2188	404	23	17.6	57.4%	388 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	34.2	938^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.1%		38	894^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.9%	44			25.5	37.5	29.2	31.3		41.8	31.3	14.6	20.3		33.3		25.0		$14,038	$2,774	$11,264
Jennings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 E Liberty St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 639-9885	408	26	15.4	36.8%	369 (90.4%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	51.5	676^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.7%		40.7	854^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.6%	178			42.7	38.5				48.8	30.8								$14,033	$1,666	$12,368
Pittsford Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	9304 Hamilton Rd	Pittsford	49271	Hillsdale County	Pittsford Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 523-3481	163	11	14.5	81.6%	153 (93.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)								(n/a)			1270.5	1371.5	12.5			1266.6	9.1	1458.4			1474.6		1465.6		$15,600	$1,904	$13,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Williams Elementary School

What district is Williams Elementary School in?

Jonesville Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Williams Elementary School?

Students at Williams Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Williams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Williams Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Williams Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Jonesville Middle School
High : Jonesville High School

Is Williams Elementary School a good school?

Williams Elementary School ranks 875^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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