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Mancelona Elementary School

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Mancelona Elementary School ranks 830 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

830^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Mancelona Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Mancelona, Michigan, part of the Mancelona Public Schools district. With 298 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.4, the school faces significant challenges in academic performance, student engagement, and serving its predominantly low-income student population.

Mancelona Elementary consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests, with only 23.2% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 38.9%, and 32.1% proficient in Math compared to 42.7% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 34.8%, much higher than the state average. Additionally, Mancelona Elementary serves a student population where 75.3% to 80.86% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income community.

Compared to nearby schools like East Jordan Elementary, Mill Creek Elementary, and Lakeland Elementary, Mancelona Elementary lags behind in academic performance and student engagement. For example, East Jordan Elementary had 56.4% of 3rd graders proficient in Math, significantly higher than Mancelona's 32.1%. The school's performance has also declined over the past several years, dropping in the statewide ranking from 548 out of 1,408 schools in 2018-2019 to 830 out of 1,488 schools in 2024-2025.

288

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,073

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

231 W Limits St
Mancelona, MI 49659-9703

(231) 587-8661

District: Mancelona Public Schools

Students who attend Mancelona Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mancelona Middle School
High:	Mancelona High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2022 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Michigan avg41%

830^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

350^th of 613Mancelona Public 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	42.4	830 of 1488	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1107 of 1486	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1237 of 1470	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1195 of 1344	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	968 of 1153	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.0	548 of 1408	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	949 of 1448	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.7	1119 of 1466	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.5	975 of 1548	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.6	771 of 1580	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.5	1076 of 1533	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	1147 of 1563	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.2	879 of 1566	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.0	993 of 1552	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	920 of 1552	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	1070 of 1589	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.3	1171 of 1577	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	61.4	706 of 1565	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.3	945 of 1545	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	765 of 1338	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1022 of 1342	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1163 of 1321	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1039 of 1106	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	66.4	339 of 1171	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	41.1	892 of 1443	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	402 of 1346	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	33.6	937 of 1381	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1111 of 1350	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	955 of 1099	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	603 of 749	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.4	158 of 1134	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	46.9	782 of 1397	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	853 of 1366	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1134 of 1347	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1223 of 1334	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	818 of 915	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	696 of 1196	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	963 of 1446	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	21.9	366 of 403	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	913 of 1206	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1107 of 1204	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1170 of 1198	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	1093 of 1102	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	936 of 1005	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	606 of 1128	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1016 of 1253	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2018)9th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math39%~ state avg

English Language Arts34%-7 vs state

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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
Mancelona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	231 W Limits St	Mancelona	49659	Antrim County	Mancelona Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 587-8661	288	18	16.1	75.7%	272 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	42.4	830^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.2%		23.6	1107^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.5%	277	23.2	42.4			32.1	45.5					$15,073	$3,066	$12,007
John R Rodger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6535 John R Rodgers Rd	Bellaire	49615	Antrim County	Bellaire Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 533-8916	119	10	12.2	52.1%	110 (92.4%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	53.7	664^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.4%		39.8	851^st of 1486 public elementary schools	42.7%	187	31.8	36.8	57.1		36.4	26.3	42.9		52.4	38.1	$23,247	$3,210	$20,036
Rapid City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5258 River Rd	Rapid City	49676	Kalkaska County	Kalkaska Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 331-6121	70	6	11.6	77.1%	64 (91.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)								(n/a)											$20,524	$4,041	$16,483
Kalkaska Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	309 N Birch St	Kalkaska	49646	Kalkaska County	Kalkaska Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 258-8629	517	34	15.2	62.3%	493 (95.4%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	33.9	954^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.9%		42.3	813^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.3%	141	25.8	38.8	31.0		48.4	23.3	20.8		35.2	18.3	$16,356	$2,531	$13,825
Crawford School	Public	K-8	5521 M 72 E	Kalkaska	49646	Kalkaska County	Excelsior Township S/D #1	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 258-2934	46	3	15.3	54.3%	46 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$15,264	$1,754	$13,510
Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	616 Buckley St	Elk Rapids	49629	Antrim County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 264-8289	289	18	16.2	29.8%	262 (90.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	78.4	289^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.6%		80.4	243^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	83.6%	46	42.5	63.8	68.3		45.0	38.3	52.4		65.1	54.0	$00	$00	$00
East Jordan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	304 4th St	East Jordan	49727	Charlevoix County	East Jordan Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 536-7564	393	33	11.7	57.8%	341 (86.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.6%)	50.7	707^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.5%		51.3	685^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.9%	22	34.5	52.8	38.5	38.1	56.4	52.8	25.0	28.6	38.5	17.3	$16,232	$1,730	$14,502
Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9039 Old M 72	Williamsburg	49690	Grand Traverse County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 267-9955	0	0	16.5		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$00	$00	$00
Mill Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9039 Old M 72	Williamsburg	49690	Grand Traverse County	Mill Creek Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 264-8692	233	14	17.0	24.5%	213 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Mancelona Elementary School

Is Mancelona Elementary School a good school?

Mancelona Elementary School ranks 830^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Mancelona Elementary School in?

Mancelona Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Mancelona Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mancelona Middle School
High : Mancelona High School

What is the racial makeup of Mancelona Elementary School?

Students at Mancelona Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Mancelona Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Mancelona Elementary School.

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