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Mattawan Later Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Mattawan Later Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Mattawan, Michigan, part of the highly-ranked Mattawan Consolidated School District. With 812 students, the school has consistently been among the top elementary schools in Michigan, currently ranked 133 out of 1,488 schools statewide.

Mattawan Later Elementary School excels academically, consistently outperforming the state average in M-STEP assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 68.3% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9%, and 80.8% were proficient or better in math, compared to 42.7% statewide. The school also stands out for its strong performance among various student subgroups, ranking 3rd out of 209 Michigan elementary schools for Hispanic students and 11th out of 93 schools for multi-racial students in English Language Arts.

While Mattawan Later Elementary School excels in many areas, it faces some challenges, including a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.4% in 2020-2021 to 30.8% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school struggles with the performance of its special education population, ranking 210th out of 252 Michigan elementary schools in this category for the 2024-2025 school year. Nonetheless, the school remains a high-performing institution, outperforming nearby Mattawan Early Elementary School and Mattawan Early Childhood Education Center, as well as schools in the Portage Public Schools and Kalamazoo Public Schools districts.

808

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,946

Per pupil spending ?

25.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

56720 Murray St
Mattawan, MI 49071-8902

(269) 668-3361

District: Mattawan Consolidated School

Students who attend Mattawan Later Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mattawan Middle School
High:	Mattawan High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.4%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (64% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Michigan avg39%

133^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 613Mattawan Consolidated School 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	89.3	133 of 1488	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	150 of 1486	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	154 of 1470	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	208 of 1344	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	152 of 1153	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	242 of 1408	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	236 of 1448	83.7%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	263 of 1466	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	83.9	183 of 1548	88.2%	★★★★☆
2015	84.0	187 of 1580	88.2%	★★★★☆
2014	84.5	159 of 1533	89.6%	★★★★☆
2013	84.9	164 of 1563	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	83.3	200 of 1566	87.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.5	266 of 1552	82.9%	★★★★☆
2010	77.4	233 of 1552	85.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.3	289 of 1589	81.8%	★★★★☆
2008	76.8	295 of 1577	81.3%	★★★★☆
2007	79.4	207 of 1565	86.8%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	205 of 1545	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	144 of 1338	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	174 of 1342	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	117 of 1321	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	225 of 1106	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	172 of 902	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	295 of 1171	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	280 of 1443	80.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	3 of 209	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	29 of 201	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	13 of 188	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	4 of 86	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	63.6	24 of 86	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	9 of 222	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	151 of 1346	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	255 of 1381	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	227 of 1350	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	379 of 1099	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	457 of 749	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	477 of 1134	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	453 of 1397	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	123 of 1366	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	125 of 1347	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	201 of 1334	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	179 of 1139	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	108 of 915	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	186 of 1196	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	201 of 1446	86.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	11 of 93	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	4 of 78	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	3 of 81	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	18 of 81	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	210 of 252	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	159 of 225	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	150 of 195	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	29 of 32	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.7	87 of 403	78.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	157 of 1206	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	169 of 1204	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	161 of 1198	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	202 of 1102	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	142 of 1005	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	211 of 1128	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	256 of 1253	79.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-74 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+33 vs state

English Language Arts66%+24 vs state

Science56%+16 vs state

Social Studies45%+16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

I have to agree with what the other poster said. We pulled our child out three years ago. He now attends school in a district that cares about the needs of our special children.
All of Mattawan Schools rank low in the area of Special Education. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 12, 2011

If you have smart and upscale children this is the school for you. If your child has disabilities, do not go near it. They have no clue what they are doing. I have decided to home school next year. No friendliness amongst other parents, and the teachers are sub-par. Close Quote

Schools Near Mattawan Later Elementary School

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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 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
Mattawan Later Elementary School	Public	3-5	56720 Murray St	Mattawan	49071	Van Buren County	Mattawan Consolidated School	No	No	No	No	(269) 668-3361	808	42	19.1	25.2%	682 (84.4%)	12 (1.5%)	48 (5.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.9%)	89.3	133^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	91.1%		87.9	150^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.9%	17	68.3	62.8	66.5	80.8	74.3	58.1	56.2	45.3	$12,946	$955	$11,991
Mattawan Early Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	56720 Murray St	Mattawan	49071	Van Buren County	Mattawan Consolidated School	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 668-3361	703	40	17.4	27.6%	599 (85.2%)	7 (1.0%)	31 (4.4%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.8%)								(n/a)									$13,116	$1,715	$11,401
Mattawan Early Childhood Education Center	Public	K	56720 Murray St	Mattawan	49071	Van Buren County	Mattawan Consolidated School	No	No	No	No	(269) 668-3361	85	7	12.1	23.5%	69 (81.2%)	2 (2.4%)	6 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)								(n/a)									$17,616	$686	$16,929
Lawton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Primary Way	Lawton	49065	Van Buren County	Lawton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 624-7501	397	31	12.8	53.9%	325 (81.9%)	4 (1.0%)	48 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	61.6	543^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	63.5%		54.7	639^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.0%	96	41.0	48.8		38.5	58.8				$00	$00	$00
Paw Paw Early Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	512 W North St	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 415-5300	481	31	15.5	40.5%	376 (78.2%)	10 (2.1%)	58 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.9%)								(n/a)									$15,713	$1,799	$13,914
Paw Paw Later Elementary	Public	3-5	612 W North St	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 415-5400	453	29	15.6	37.5%	356 (78.6%)	6 (1.3%)	59 (13.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	55.4	639^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.1%		55.4	628^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.7%	11	43.1	57.7	43.8	35.3	43.7	31.9	44.4	32.5	$14,852	$1,493	$13,359
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2294 S 9th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0630	449	24	18.3	64.8%	172 (38.3%)	163 (36.3%)	16 (3.6%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (18.9%)	52.6	677^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.5%		34.8	937^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.9%	260	34.3	34.4	47.3	44.8	37.7	41.9	43.2	32.9	$16,772	$4,262	$12,510
12th Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 S 12th St	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6900	589	31	18.9	20.7%	345 (58.6%)	81 (13.8%)	47 (8.0%)	56 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.2%)	75.1	336^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.4%		65.9	472^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	68.2%	136	59.3	54.4	53.0	73.6	43.7	48.0	59.0	35.0	$13,185	$869	$12,316
Moorsbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7361 Moorsbridge Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6400	591	29	20.3	11.3%	379 (64.1%)	20 (3.4%)	45 (7.6%)	86 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.0%)	87.7	162^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	89.1%		88.7	138^th of 1486 public elementary schools	90.7%	24	58.6	72.5	62.2	64.0	68.1	47.3	66.1	54.5	$12,394	$833	$11,561
Angling Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Angling Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6000	360	25	14.6	28.9%	243 (67.5%)	26 (7.2%)	35 (9.7%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	61.8	540^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.7%		71.2	386^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.0%	154	45.5	53.4	52.5	50.0	36.2	34.4	42.6	40.3	$15,202	$1,016	$14,186

Frequently Asked Questions about Mattawan Later Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Mattawan Later Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mattawan Later Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mattawan Middle School
High : Mattawan High School

How many students attend Mattawan Later Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 808 students attended Mattawan Later Elementary School.

Is Mattawan Later Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Mattawan Later Elementary School ranks in the top 8.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mattawan Later Elementary School?

Students at Mattawan Later Elementary School are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Mattawan Later Elementary School in?

Mattawan Consolidated School

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