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Williams Elementary School

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Williams Elementary School ranks 720 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

720^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Williams Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Jonesville, Michigan, serving 557 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Jonesville Community Schools district, which is ranked 267 out of 613 districts in the state.

While Williams Elementary School has shown some strengths, such as higher proficiency rates in 5th-grade English Language Arts and 3rd-grade Math compared to the state, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools over the past 5 years. Its performance on state assessments (M-Step) is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies lagging behind the Michigan averages. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.2% in 2022-2023 to 29.5% in 2023-2024, which is well above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Concord Elementary School, Jennings Elementary School, and Pittsford Area Elementary School, Williams Elementary School generally performs at a lower level on state assessments and has higher rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. However, some schools, like HanoverHorton Elementary School, outperform Williams Elementary School in both student achievement and other key metrics.

512

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,579

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 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 60th-percentile peak (2024) to 52nd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Michigan avg39%

720^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

267^th of 613Jonesville 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Male (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science57%+16 vs state

Math40%~ state avg

English Language Arts37%-5 vs state

Social Studies26%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Williams Elementary School

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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
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%)	49.7	720^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.6%		56.8	599^th of 1486 public elementary schools	59.7%	121	29.5	31.2	51.3		58.0	34.4	27.6		56.6	26.3	$13,579	$1,500	$12,080
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)											$13,641	$2,284	$11,358
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%)	25.6	1066^th of 1488 public elementary schools	28.4%		36.3	916^th of 1486 public elementary schools	38.4%	150	17.7	24.3			38.5	27.0					$13,036	$2,091	$10,945
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)											$22,601	$4,934	$17,667
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%)	27.7	1042^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	30.0%		12.5	1296^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.8%	254	18.8	25.0			43.8	28.6					$13,660	$1,621	$12,038
Litchfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Williams St	Litchfield	49252	Hillsdale County	Litchfield Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 542-2386	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%)	18.2	1191^st of 1488 public elementary schools	20.0%		26.1	1080^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.3%	111	20.0		20.0		26.7				20.0	20.0	$17,371	$2,403	$14,968
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%)	67.3	457^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.3%		56.7	603^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	59.4%	146	57.1	55.4	41.0		64.3	50.0	36.1		44.6	38.6	$13,076	$1,204	$11,872
Reynolds Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-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%)	38	894^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.9%		39.6	855^th of 1486 public elementary schools	42.5%	39	40.4	29.2	32.1	42.5	42.6	35.4	17.9	30.0	30.4	21.4	$13,643	$2,657	$10,986
Jennings Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	40.7	854^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.6%		44.2	777^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.7%	77	40.3	30.4			46.3	27.8					$13,672	$1,890	$11,782
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%)	8.9	1376^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.5%		10.6	1331^st of 1486 public elementary schools	10.4%	45			10.3		16.1				14.3	10.7	$13,539	$1,595	$11,945

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

What district is Williams Elementary School in?

Jonesville Community Schools

How many students attend Williams Elementary School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Williams Elementary School?

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

Is Williams Elementary School a good school?

Williams Elementary School ranks 720^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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