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Kingsley Area Elementary School

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Kingsley Area Elementary School ranks 476 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Kingsley Area Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 544 students in grades PK-4 in Kingsley, Michigan. The school is part of the Kingsley Area Schools district, which is ranked 67 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kingsley Area Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in M-Step test scores across grades 3-5 in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. For example, in 2024-2025, 49.6% of 3rd graders, 60.6% of 4th graders, and 48% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 38.9%, 42.4%, and 44.4% respectively. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 50.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite this, these students perform well academically, with Kingsley ranking 327 out of 1,346 Michigan elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools in the Traverse City Area Public Schools district, Kingsley Area Elementary School generally outperforms them on academic measures. The school has also maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating a high level of academic excellence over time.

655

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,502

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

311 Clark St
Kingsley, MI 49649-2500

(231) 263-5261

District: Kingsley Area Schools

Students who attend Kingsley Area Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kingsley Area Middle School
High:	Kingsley Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.6%

Hispanic:

1.5%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Michigan avg39%

476^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 613Kingsley Area 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	66.1	476 of 1488	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	426 of 1486	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	542 of 1470	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	372 of 1344	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	169 of 1153	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	296 of 1408	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	215 of 1448	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	190 of 1466	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	81.2	232 of 1548	85.0%	★★★★☆
2015	83.8	195 of 1580	87.7%	★★★★☆
2014	80.3	239 of 1533	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	75.5	332 of 1563	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	73.9	366 of 1566	76.6%	★★★★☆
2011	81.7	132 of 1552	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	82.6	69 of 1552	95.6%	★★★★★
2009	80.2	196 of 1589	87.7%	★★★★☆
2008	72.1	431 of 1577	72.7%	★★★★☆
2007	74.5	322 of 1565	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	79.7	186 of 1545	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	419 of 1338	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	327 of 1342	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	571 of 1321	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	292 of 1106	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	151 of 902	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	243 of 1171	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	276 of 1443	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	327 of 1346	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	233 of 1381	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	361 of 1350	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	176 of 1099	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	96.4	8 of 749	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	36 of 1134	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	93 of 1397	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	515 of 1366	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	478 of 1347	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	509 of 1334	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	407 of 1139	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.2	124 of 915	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	281 of 1196	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	182 of 1446	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	550 of 1206	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	463 of 1204	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	632 of 1198	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	436 of 1102	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	176 of 1005	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	315 of 1128	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	252 of 1253	79.9%	★★★★☆

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)76th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+11 vs state

Social Studies47%+17 vs state

Science46%+5 vs state

Math42%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
Kingsley Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Clark St	Kingsley	49649	Grand Traverse County	Kingsley Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 263-5261	655	37	17.8	48.4%	633 (96.6%)	7 (1.1%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	66.1	476^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.0%		68.8	426^th of 1486 public elementary schools	71.3%	50		49.6	60.6	48.0			50.4	44.0	30.9			45.5		47.2		$13,502	$1,809	$11,693
Courtade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 Rasho Rd	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-5800	215	15	14.2	28.8%	188 (87.4%)	9 (4.2%)	6 (2.8%)	5 (2.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.6	328^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.0%		72.9	359^th of 1486 public elementary schools	75.8%	31		59.3	64.3	55.8			63.0	52.4	46.5			44.2		39.5		$17,252	$1,185	$16,067
Blair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Sawyer Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-5700	202	18	11.2	63.9%	168 (83.2%)	5 (2.5%)	16 (7.9%)	3 (1.5%)	9 (4.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25.1	1077^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.6%		46.9	744^th of 1486 public elementary schools	49.9%	333		14.3	25.0	41.9			32.1	16.7	24.2			21.2		21.2		$20,158	$2,238	$17,920
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-8940	333	22	15.0	29.7%	282 (84.7%)	14 (4.2%)	15 (4.5%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	56.3	624^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.1%		52.8	667^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.1%	43		32.7	60.4	60.3			36.5	43.8	34.5			41.4		29.3		$15,319	$1,620	$13,699
Fife Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	108 Pierce St	Fife Lake	49633	Grand Traverse County	Forest Area Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 879-3362	144	12	12.3	61.1%	103 (71.5%)	6 (4.2%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)		27.6					20.7									$16,386	$4,448	$11,938
Woodland School	Public, Charter	K-8	7224 Supply Rd	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Woodland School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 947-7474	209	13	15.9	22.0%	200 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	63.3	521^st of 1488 public elementary schools	65.0%		64.5	490^th of 1486 public elementary schools	67.0%	31	72.2	56.5	37.5	52.4	47.8	70.8	47.8	70.8	33.3	34.8	50.0	47.6		22.7		$9,405	$778	$8,626
Silver Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5858 Culver Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-3580	286	18	15.9	37.8%	265 (92.7%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.3	711^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.2%		39.7	854^th of 1486 public elementary schools	42.5%	143		41.5	43.2	53.7			39.6	18.9	37.0			44.4		24.1		$15,909	$1,746	$14,163
Traverse Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	933 Rose St	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-3500	245	18	13.2	73.1%	148 (60.4%)	22 (9.0%)	36 (14.7%)	4 (1.6%)	32 (13.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	1162^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	21.9%		22.2	1138^th of 1486 public elementary schools	23.4%	24		27.3	26.7	23.4			26.5	25.0	21.3			21.3		10.6		$17,447	$1,639	$15,808
TCAPS Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	4053 Franke Rd	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-6420	331	20	16.4	17.5%	302 (91.2%)	11 (3.3%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85.5	199^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.6%		87.5	157^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.4%	42	73.7	59.5	59.5	80.6	75.9	80.0	59.5	50.0	61.1	62.1	80.0	72.2	68.4	36.1	73.7	$18,254	$736	$17,518
Central Grade School	Public	PK, KG-7	301 W Seventh St	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-5910	510	30	17.0	42.4%	426 (83.5%)	17 (3.3%)	26 (5.1%)	24 (4.7%)	13 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81.8	248^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.3%		78	281^st of 1486 public elementary schools	81.1%	33		42.5	70.0	70.1			30.1	62.7	57.3			62.1		52.6		$15,575	$1,649	$13,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsley Area Elementary School

How many students attend Kingsley Area Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 655 students attended Kingsley Area Elementary School.

What district is Kingsley Area Elementary School in?

Kingsley Area Schools

What is the racial makeup of Kingsley Area Elementary School?

Students at Kingsley Area Elementary School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Kingsley Area Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kingsley Area Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kingsley Area Middle School
High : Kingsley Area High School

Is Kingsley Area Elementary School a good school?

Kingsley Area Elementary School ranks 476^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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