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Lake City Elementary School

Q: Is Lake City Elementary School a good school?

Lake City Elementary School ranks 487 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lake City Elementary School in Lake City, MI, serves 508 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Lake City Area School District, which holds a 4-star rating statewide.

This school is a true turnaround story. Just a decade ago, it ranked in the bottom quartile of Michigan elementary schools; today it sits in the 67th percentile statewide. What makes this even more impressive is that nearly 69% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch—a higher rate than nearby schools like McBain Elementary School (51%) or Forest View Elementary School (50%). Despite this, Lake City ranks in the 82nd percentile for academic performance among low-income students, far outpacing Marion Elementary School, which serves a similar demographic but ranks only in the 63rd percentile for that subgroup. The school’s 5th graders are particularly strong, with proficiency rates in math (51.8%), science (57.8%), and ELA (59%) that significantly exceed state averages.

However, there are two areas parents should know about. First, there is a notable gender gap: while male students rank in the 78th percentile statewide, female students rank in just the 49th percentile—a 29-point difference that suggests instruction may be connecting better with boys. Second, chronic absenteeism sits at 30.9%, well above the state average of 27.9% and dramatically higher than McBain Elementary School’s remarkably low 7.4%. Early literacy also shows room for growth, with 3rd-grade ELA proficiency (32.3%) trailing the state mark. Still, given the school’s dramatic climb from a 1-star to a 3-star rating, its leadership has demonstrated a clear ability to improve—and addressing attendance and the gender gap will be key to sustaining that momentum.

508

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,614

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5534 W Davis Rd
Lake City, MI 49651-9120

(231) 839-6600

District: Lake City Area School District

Students who attend Lake City Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lake City Middle School
High:	Lake City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 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 school46%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

487^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 45 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

154^th of 625Lake City Area 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	65.4	487 of 1492	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	518 of 1488	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	650 of 1486	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	558 of 1470	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	636 of 1344	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.8	679 of 1153	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	705 of 1408	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	1061 of 1448	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	1228 of 1466	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.0	1208 of 1548	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.9	1089 of 1580	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.0	1045 of 1533	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.2	1082 of 1563	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.4	1100 of 1566	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	63.1	683 of 1552	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	608 of 1552	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.1	797 of 1589	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.7	884 of 1577	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.9	590 of 1565	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.7	355 of 1545	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	690 of 1343	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	658 of 1338	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	647 of 1342	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	589 of 1321	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	689 of 1106	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	619 of 902	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	752 of 1171	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1011 of 1443	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	250 of 1352	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	262 of 1346	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	517 of 1381	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	372 of 1350	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	420 of 1099	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	250 of 749	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	481 of 1134	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	986 of 1397	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	301 of 1372	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	371 of 1366	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	49.4	641 of 1347	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	526 of 1334	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	575 of 1139	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	571 of 915	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	578 of 1196	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.7	1057 of 1446	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	32.2	290 of 403	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	617 of 1199	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	628 of 1206	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	796 of 1204	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	676 of 1198	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	702 of 1102	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	680 of 1005	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	745 of 1128	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1109 of 1253	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2018)28th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science58%+18 vs state

Math48%+10 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Social Studies39%+11 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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th 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
Lake City Elementary School	Public	K-5	5534 W Davis Rd	Lake City	49651	Missaukee County	Lake City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 839-6600	508	32	16.1	68.9%	468 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	65.4	487^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.4%		63.5	518^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.2%	31	32.3	39.5	59.0	39.8	53.1	51.8	57.8	38.6	$14,614	$1,367	$13,247
McBain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	107 E Maple St	Mc Bain	49657	Missaukee County	McBain Rural Agricultural Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 825-2021	520	28	18.8	51.2%	441 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	69.2	419^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.9%		68.4	435^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.8%	16	50.6	40.4	60.6	42.0	44.9	53.2	59.6	31.9	$13,752	$1,240	$12,512
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Lester St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5200	563	33	17.1	55.8%	481 (85.4%)	11 (2.0%)	32 (5.7%)	10 (1.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)	54.3	635^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.4%		65.7	482^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	67.6%	153	48.8	42.5	46.7	51.2	41.4	28.8	43.8	21.0	$14,123	$1,418	$12,705
Manton Consolidated Elementary School	Public	K-4	105 5th St	Manton	49663	Wexford County	Manton Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 824-6413	345	24	14.2	57.1%	308 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	56.5	603^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	59.6%		77.8	293^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	80.3%	310	46.9	38.7		63.3	34.7				$16,396	$1,868	$14,528
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 Ayer St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5400	480	30	16.1	64.0%	437 (91.0%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	52.3	664^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.5%		45.6	782^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	47.4%	118	28.6	43.1	50.7	38.5	43.1	41.1	45.2	26.0	$14,351	$1,396	$12,956
Marion Elementary School	Public	K-5	510 W Main St	Marion	49665	Osceola County	Marion Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 743-6251	185	14	13.2	76.8%	171 (92.4%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	66.7	461^st of 1492 public elementary schools	69.1%		44.6	798^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.4%	337	45.2	37.9	55.6	77.4	27.6	37.0	55.6	44.4	$18,177	$2,213	$15,964
Fife Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	108 Pierce St	Fife Lake	49633	Kalkaska 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)	22.0			31.7					$17,168	$2,119	$15,049
Forest View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7840 S 25 Rd	Boon	49618	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5100	257	15	16.5	49.8%	231 (89.9%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	77.8	290^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.6%		77	307^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.4%	17	47.3	54.8	51.4	45.5	71.4	62.2	62.2	45.9	$14,134	$1,026	$13,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake City Elementary School

How many students attend Lake City Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Lake City Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lake City Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lake City Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake City Middle School
High : Lake City High School

What is the racial makeup of Lake City Elementary School?

Students at Lake City Elementary School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Lake City Elementary School in?

Lake City Area School District

Is Lake City Elementary School a good school?

Lake City Elementary School ranks 487^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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