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Turrill Elementary School

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Turrill Elementary School ranks 759 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

759^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Turrill Elementary School in Lapeer, MI, serves 389 students from Pre-K through 4th grade as part of the Lapeer Community Schools district. The school has seen a notable decline in its state ranking over the past few years, dropping from a 4-star rating and the 70th percentile in 2022-2023 to a 2-star rating and the 49th percentile for 2025-2026. Nearly half of its students (49.6%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, a figure that has decreased from over 62% just two years ago.

One of Turrill's standout strengths is its exceptional chronic absenteeism rate of just 12.9% for 2024-2025—less than half the district rate (31.1%) and well below the state average (27.9%). This consistency is impressive, as the school has kept absenteeism below 16% for five straight years while nearby schools like CK Schickler Elementary School (21.4%), Emma Murphy Elementary School (19.5%), and Elva Lynch Elementary School (18.0%) all struggle more. Turrill also performs relatively well for its low-income students, who ranked in the 60th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—significantly higher than the school's overall ranking. Additionally, special education students have shown dramatic improvement, jumping from the 20th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 42nd percentile in 2024-2025.

However, the school faces challenges. A significant gender achievement gap has emerged, with female students ranking in the 60th percentile while male students rank only in the 31st percentile—a sharp reversal from the prior year when boys outperformed girls. Test scores have also declined steeply: 3rd-grade ELA proficiency fell from 65% in 2022-2023 to 40% in 2025-2026, and math dropped from 55% to 40.6%. This decline appears school-specific, as district peers haven't experienced similar drops. The contrast with Chatfield School, a nearby charter just 1.14 miles away, is stark—Chatfield's 4th-grade ELA proficiency was 68.5% compared to Turrill's 38.5%, and math was 70.4% versus 32.7%. Interestingly, Turrill's 5th-grade students (who attended in earlier years) performed well above state averages in 2024-2025, suggesting the school was more effective in the past and current younger cohorts may be facing different challenges.

389

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,784

Per pupil spending ?

49.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

785 S Elm St
Lapeer, MI 48446-2465

(810) 667-2438

District: Lapeer Community Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.9%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2023 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2023) to 49th (2026)

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

!Near the bottom of Lapeer Community Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

Michigan avg40%

759^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Lapeer Community Schools

301^st of 625Lapeer 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	759 of 1492	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.2	627 of 1488	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	560 of 1486	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	439 of 1470	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.8	670 of 1344	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	668 of 1153	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	760 of 1408	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	743 of 1448	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.7	996 of 1466	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.2	1074 of 1548	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.0	1134 of 1580	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	52.6	782 of 1533	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.1	759 of 1563	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.3	947 of 1566	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.6	979 of 1552	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.8	906 of 1552	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.7	980 of 1589	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.2	868 of 1577	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.3	710 of 1565	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.2	947 of 1545	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	540 of 1343	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	675 of 1338	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	500 of 1342	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	488 of 1321	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	641 of 1106	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	670 of 902	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	674 of 1171	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	757 of 1443	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	545 of 1352	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	603 of 1346	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	488 of 1381	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	318 of 1350	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	469 of 1099	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	445 of 749	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	543 of 1134	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	465 of 1397	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	941 of 1372	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.2	575 of 1366	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	635 of 1347	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	407 of 1334	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	637 of 1139	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	558 of 915	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	817 of 1196	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	725 of 1446	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	145 of 252	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	322 of 403	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	709 of 1199	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	621 of 1206	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	595 of 1204	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	453 of 1198	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	698 of 1102	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	659 of 1005	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	733 of 1128	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	741 of 1253	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2010	68.3	314 of 851	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.7	396 of 847	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.1	535 of 839	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.3	314 of 823	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.6	468 of 806	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2026)60th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Math37%-4 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
Turrill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	785 S Elm St	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 667-2438	389	23	17.1	49.6%	334 (85.9%)	8 (2.1%)	25 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	46.2	759^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.1%		56.2	627^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.9%	132			40.0	38.5				40.6	32.7								$14,784	$780	$14,004
Chatfield School	Public, Charter	K-8	231 Lake Dr	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Chatfield School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 667-8970	483	25	19.5	24.2%	447 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	84.4	215^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.6%		85.5	196^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.8%	19	81.1	54.7	55.6	68.5	48.2	70.9	65.5	64.8	70.4	44.6	70.9	63.6	56.4	52.8	38.2	77.4	$12,235	$789	$11,446
CK Schickler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2020 W Oregon St	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 667-2440	457	26	17.5	53.8%	396 (86.7%)	6 (1.3%)	33 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	63.7	500^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.5%		51.6	694^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.4%	194			58.0	43.2				60.9	31.1								$17,085	$1,502	$15,583
Elva Lynch Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	2035 Roods Lake Rd	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 667-2448	390	21	18.9	54.4%	339 (86.9%)	5 (1.3%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	63.2	507^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.0%		39.7	868^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.7%	361			59.6	45.1				47.4	39.4								$14,431	$1,387	$13,044
Emma Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-4	1100 Pratt Rd	Metamora	48455	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 538-2345	374	18	20.7	31.0%	329 (88.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	49.7	699^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.2%		67.9	446^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.0%	253			24.4	45.5				31.7	52.7								$15,213	$1,875	$13,338
Columbiaville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4774 Pine St	Columbiaville	48463	Genesee County	LakeVille Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3430	347	22	15.7	65.1%	310 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	29.2	1015^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.0%		33.8	956^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.8%	59			25.0	26.8				38.9	26.8								$14,971	$1,441	$13,529
Thomson Elementary School	Public	PK-K	617 E Clark St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0911	322	21	15.7	56.5%	258 (80.1%)	13 (4.0%)	27 (8.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)								(n/a)																	$16,234	$1,210	$15,024
Central Elementary School	Public	1-4	600 S State Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0818	581	32	18.0	62.5%	483 (83.1%)	19 (3.3%)	42 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	64	499^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.6%		74.7	343^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	76.9%	156			41.1	50.3				45.4	52.3								$13,781	$1,402	$12,380
Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	404 Aloha St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0839	261	14	18.2	48.3%	214 (82.0%)	6 (2.3%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	88.8	152^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.7	124^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.7%	28			61.2	59.3				73.5	64.4								$15,748	$812	$14,936
Siple Elementary School	Public	K-4	9286 E Coldwater Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5104	381	23	16.2	68.2%	310 (81.4%)	17 (4.5%)	29 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	53.2	657^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.0%		56.2	626^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.9%	31			43.4	43.8				34.2	45.2								$14,880	$1,624	$13,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Turrill Elementary School

How many students attend Turrill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Turrill Elementary School.

What district is Turrill Elementary School in?

Lapeer Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Turrill Elementary School?

Students at Turrill Elementary School are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Turrill Elementary School a good school?

Turrill Elementary School ranks 759^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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