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Kingston Elementary School

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Kingston Elementary School ranks 495 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Kingston Elementary School in Kingston, MI, is a mid-sized rural school serving 319 students in Pre-K through 6th grade within the Kingston Community School District. The school has shown steady improvement over the past decade, climbing from the 36th percentile statewide in 2015-2016 to its current 67th percentile ranking, and it stands out for delivering exceptional results for its students despite nearly 60% qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

The most impressive finding is how well Kingston Elementary supports its economically disadvantaged students. In the most recent school year, these students ranked in the 90th percentile statewide—a 5-star performance that surpasses many schools with far fewer challenges. This is particularly notable when compared to nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Brown City Elementary or Mayville Elementary, where proficiency rates in upper grades lag significantly behind Kingston's. For example, Kingston's 6th-grade math proficiency (47.2%) is nearly double Brown City's (23.8%). The school also invests more per student ($15,852) than many regional peers, which may help explain these strong outcomes. However, class sizes are larger than average at a 19:1 student-teacher ratio.

While the school excels in many areas, two challenges stand out. First, there is a persistent gender gap: female students rank in the 74th percentile while male students rank in only the 54th percentile—a pattern that has held for three years. Second, 3rd-grade reading proficiency dropped sharply to just 23.1%, down from 46.3% the prior year and well below the state average of 38.2%. This is a critical area to watch, as 3rd grade is when students transition from learning to read to reading to learn. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from a spike of 33.5% in 2021-2022 down to 17.1%, which is better than the state average. With its proven ability to lift up students facing economic hardship, Kingston Elementary has a strong foundation—addressing the gender gap and early literacy will be key to reaching the next level.

319

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,852

Per pupil spending ?

58.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3644 Ross St
Kingston, MI 48741-8747

(989) 683-2284

District: Kingston Community School District

Students who attend Kingston Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Kingston High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

Hispanic:

2.2%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (45% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Michigan avg37%

495^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

166^th of 625Kingston Community School District 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	64.7	495 of 1492	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.0	523 of 1488	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	629 of 1486	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	540 of 1470	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	694 of 1344	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	540 of 1153	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	401 of 1408	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	619 of 1448	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.1	850 of 1466	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	989 of 1548	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.4	823 of 1580	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.9	763 of 1533	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.7	959 of 1563	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.7	1002 of 1566	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.4	1165 of 1552	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.2	1101 of 1552	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	57.5	868 of 1589	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.3	866 of 1577	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.4	947 of 1565	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.7	848 of 1545	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	354 of 1343	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	63.0	430 of 1338	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	524 of 1342	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	505 of 1321	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	569 of 1106	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	392 of 902	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	436 of 1171	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	630 of 1443	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	131 of 1352	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	77.6	196 of 1346	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	450 of 1381	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	296 of 1350	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	438 of 1099	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	195 of 749	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	358 of 1134	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	423 of 1397	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	633 of 1372	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	608 of 1366	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	736 of 1347	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.6	428 of 1334	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	556 of 1139	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	531 of 915	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	438 of 1196	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	619 of 1446	57.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	578 of 1199	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	630 of 1206	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	744 of 1204	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	650 of 1198	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	749 of 1102	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	614 of 1005	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	459 of 1128	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	715 of 1253	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)90th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math51%+14 vs state

Science46%+6 vs state

English Language Arts44%+3 vs state

Social Studies25%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3644 Ross St	Kingston	48741	Tuscola County	Kingston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 683-2284	319	17	19.0	58.6%	303 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	64.7	495^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.8%		63	523^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	64.9%	28	23.1	47.5	50.0	52.8	56.4	55.0	45.8	47.2	45.8	25.0	$15,852	$1,994	$13,858
Marlette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6230 Euclid St	Marlette	48453	Sanilac County	Marlette Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 635-4925	328	18	18.0	59.1%	276 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	57.1	594^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.2%		51.7	693^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	53.4%	99	36.4	53.4	44.0		41.8	60.3	28.0		48.0	22.0	$14,098	$1,885	$12,213
Mayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Orchard St	Mayville	48744	Tuscola County	Mayville Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 843-6115	248	16	15.5	71.0%	229 (92.3%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	51	679^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.5%		51.7	692^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	53.5%	13	28.1	37.5	43.6		53.1	66.7	41.0		30.8	15.4	$15,189	$2,753	$12,436
Schall Elementary School	Public	3-5	325 E Frank St	Caro	48723	Tuscola County	Caro Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 673-3168	295	18	16.2	60.7%	253 (85.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.1%)	35.6	922^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	38.2%		37.5	901^st of 1488 public elementary schools	39.4%	21	22.4	34.9	33.6		31.0	37.3	31.8		40.9	16.4	$15,033	$2,370	$12,662
McComb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	303 N Hooper St	Caro	48723	Tuscola County	Caro Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 673-3169	321	25	12.6	61.7%	303 (94.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)											$17,102	$2,859	$14,243
North Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4055 Elm Creek Rd	North Branch	48461	Lapeer County	North Branch Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 688-3041	964	56	17.1	42.9%	888 (92.1%)	10 (1.0%)	39 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.4%)	84.9	198^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.7%		79.1	284^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.9%	86	64.5	53.5			65.1	60.6					$12,731	$1,127	$11,604
Cass City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4805 Ale St	Cass City	48726	Tuscola County	Cass City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 872-2158	459	28	16.3	56.4%	427 (93.0%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	79.2	272^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.8%		79.5	278^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.3%	6	66.7	52.5	60.3	46.8	70.1	64.4	36.8	39.6	51.5	42.6	$15,047	$2,172	$12,875
Brown City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4290 2nd St	Brown City	48416	Sanilac County	Brown City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 346-4700	362	23	15.9	62.2%	326 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	53.5	652^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	56.3%		56.8	614^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.7%	38	29.3	57.5	40.0	31.0	61.0	53.7	30.0	23.8	36.0	32.0	$15,494	$2,147	$13,347
Sandusky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	395 S Sandusky Rd	Sandusky	48471	Sanilac County	Sandusky Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 648-2488	471	30	15.4	53.9%	435 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	47.9	731^st of 1492 public elementary schools	51.0%		53.6	667^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.2%	64	58.0	37.5	32.8	46.3	58.6	30.0	17.2	30.1	27.4	20.3	$16,524	$1,344	$15,180
Meachum Elementary	Public	K-5	8537 Gleason St	Millington	48746	Tuscola County	Millington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 660-2432	476	28	16.8	54.4%	463 (97.3%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56.8	597^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.0%		53.9	661^st of 1488 public elementary schools	55.6%	64	35.2	37.7	56.3		42.3	40.3	27.6		54.0	34.5	$12,849	$1,250	$11,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingston Elementary School

How many students attend Kingston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Kingston Elementary School.

What district is Kingston Elementary School in?

Kingston Community School District

Is Kingston Elementary School a good school?

Kingston Elementary School ranks 495^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kingston Elementary School attend?

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

High : Kingston High School

What is the racial makeup of Kingston Elementary School?

Students at Kingston Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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