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Mason County Central Upper Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

1292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Mason County Central Upper Elementary in Scottville, MI, serves 258 students in grades 3 through 5 and is part of the Mason County Central Schools district, where 60% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academic performance at this school is significantly below state averages, and the trend is moving in the wrong direction. In the most recent school year, English Language Arts proficiency ranged from 17.6% to 22.7% across grades, compared to the state average of 38-44%. The math scores are even more concerning, with proficiency dropping sharply from 25% in 3rd grade to just 6.8% in 5th grade, against state averages of 32-43%. This means that as students progress through the grades, they are falling further behind, particularly in math. The school's overall state ranking has declined from a 2-star rating in 2022-2023 to a 1-star rating now. A particularly telling comparison is with Ludington Elementary School, located just under 7 miles away in the Ludington Area School District. Ludington serves a similar student population (53% free/reduced lunch) but achieves dramatically better results—for example, 5th-grade math proficiency there is 35% versus 6.8% here, and 5th-grade ELA is 41.3% versus 22.7%. This gap suggests the challenges are not simply about student poverty but point to differences in instruction or resources between the two districts.

There is one clear strength worth noting: chronic absenteeism at Mason County Central Upper Elementary is just 13.2%, far better than the district average of 26.2% and the state average of 27.9%. This means students are showing up to school consistently, yet the instructional time is not translating into academic gains. The school spends $12,905 per student, which is notably less than the $15,541 spent at Ludington Elementary and the $15,820 at Manistee Elementary School. For parents, this picture suggests a school with good attendance but urgent needs in academics—especially math—and a clear opportunity to learn from successful neighboring districts that serve similar students with better outcomes.

258

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,905

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 W Maple Ave
Scottville, MI 49454-1328

(231) 757-5720

District: Mason County Central Schools

Students who attend Mason County Central Upper Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mason County Central Middle School
High:	Academy of Science Math and Technology Early College High School
	Mason County Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Hispanic:

5.4%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (17% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

Michigan avg38%

1,292^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

471^st of 625Mason County Central 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
2026	14.3	1292 of 1492	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	1284 of 1488	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1160 of 1486	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1017 of 1470	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1051 of 1344	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	858 of 1153	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	996 of 1408	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	925 of 1448	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.6	999 of 1466	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.8	1129 of 1548	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.5	912 of 1580	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.4	989 of 1533	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	916 of 1563	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.8	887 of 1566	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.3	777 of 1552	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	900 of 1552	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	1186 of 1343	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	1134 of 1338	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1048 of 1342	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1015 of 1321	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1006 of 1106	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	810 of 902	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	955 of 1171	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	964 of 1443	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	1166 of 1352	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	1170 of 1346	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1004 of 1381	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	947 of 1350	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	918 of 1099	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	637 of 749	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	771 of 1134	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	835 of 1397	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	1275 of 1372	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	1310 of 1366	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1177 of 1347	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	952 of 1334	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	921 of 1139	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	665 of 915	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	874 of 1196	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	846 of 1446	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	17.2	208 of 225	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	193 of 195	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	241 of 403	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	1182 of 1199	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	1184 of 1206	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1120 of 1204	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1028 of 1198	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1013 of 1102	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	824 of 1005	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	954 of 1128	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	963 of 1253	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science24%-16 vs state

English Language Arts20%-21 vs state

Math14%-24 vs state

Social Studies12%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, May 26, 2016

I love this school., Teachers really care about the moral of students. Teaching respect for eachother, teachers, and parents. Love all the staff and Mr. Kimes has been a very good principal who really does care about the whole school and stays very busy.... Thank you for another great year Close Quote

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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
Mason County Central Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	505 W Maple Ave	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Mason County Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 757-5720	258	15	16.8	60.1%	236 (91.5%)	4 (1.6%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	14.3	1292^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	13.4%		13.7	1284^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.7%	8	17.6	20.2	22.7		25.0	12.8	6.8		23.9	12.5	$12,905	$1,223	$11,682
Scottville Elementary School	Public	K-2	201 W Maple Ave	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Mason County Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 757-4701	211	12	18.0	71.1%	199 (94.3%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)											$14,645	$1,596	$13,050
Mason County Eastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18 S Main St	Custer	49405	Mason County	Mason County Eastern Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 757-3733	181	12	15.5	86.7%	169 (93.4%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17.2	1234^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.3%		18.8	1183^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	20.5%	51	14.3	17.2	26.1	1579.7	38.1	17.2	1468.5	1569.8	15.8	13.6	$16,315	$3,890	$12,425
Ludington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5771 W Bryant Rd	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Ludington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-3820	911	57	15.8	53.2%	723 (79.4%)	12 (1.3%)	100 (11.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.1%)	50.8	684^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.2%		59.5	567^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.9%	117	36.3	39.5	41.3		44.4	30.6	35.0		41.3	36.4	$15,541	$1,185	$14,357
Manistee Elementary School	Public	1-5	1309 Madison Rd	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Manistee Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 723-3271	270	17	16.0	41.5%	230 (85.2%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.7%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	42.6	817^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.2%		43.4	821^st of 1488 public elementary schools	44.8%	4	35.3	35.2	40.2		45.1	30.8	43.9		25.9	17.3	$15,820	$1,159	$14,660
Spitler Elementary School	Public	K-4	302 Johnson St W	Hart	49420	Oceana County	Hart Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 873-6340	389	35	11.2	80.5%	240 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (36.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	30.9	990^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.6%		29.3	1024^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.2%	34	26.9	32.2			31.3	30.7					$17,237	$2,310	$14,927
Walkerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	170 E North St	Walkerville	49459	Oceana County	Walkerville Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 873-4850	50	6	7.7	80.0%	34 (68.0%)	1 (2.0%)	11 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)								(n/a)											$18,096	$4,958	$13,139
Manistee Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	515 Bryant Ave	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Manistee Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 723-9285	292	16	18.4	51.0%	257 (88.0%)	12 (4.1%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)											$15,389	$1,508	$13,881

Frequently Asked Questions about Mason County Central Upper Elementary

Is Mason County Central Upper Elementary a good school?

Mason County Central Upper Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Mason County Central Upper Elementary in?

Mason County Central Schools

What schools do graduates of Mason County Central Upper Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mason County Central Upper Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mason County Central Middle School
High : Academy of Science Math and Technology Early College High School
High : Mason County Central High School

How many students attend Mason County Central Upper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Mason County Central Upper Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mason County Central Upper Elementary?

Students at Mason County Central Upper Elementary are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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