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Mendon Elementary School

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Mendon Elementary School ranks 878 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

878^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Mendon Elementary School is a small, rural school in Mendon, MI, serving 210 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade as part of the Mendon Community School District.

Mendon Elementary is on a clear upward trajectory. The school has improved its state ranking for three consecutive years, moving from the 23rd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 41st percentile in 2025-2026, and its star rating has climbed from 1 to 2 stars. This positive momentum stands in contrast to several nearby schools, such as Nottawa Community School and Colon Elementary School, which have seen their rankings decline over the same period. The school also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rate of 16.3%, well below the state average of 27.9% and significantly better than nearby Ruth Hoppin School (29.9%) and Park Elementary School (28.3%). With a student-teacher ratio of 10.9, Mendon offers a more personalized learning environment than neighbors like Schoolcraft Elementary School (15.6) or Andrews Elementary School (17.4). The school also invests heavily per pupil at $16,866, exceeding spending at Schoolcraft ($14,709) and Centreville Elementary School ($14,942).

While the overall picture is improving, there are areas of concern. Test scores show significant inconsistency across grade levels—for example, 5th-grade ELA proficiency (45.2%) was more than double that of 3rd grade (20%) in 2025-2026, and these patterns shift year to year, suggesting performance may depend heavily on the specific class or teacher. A promising sign is that the 5th-grade class recently performed at or above state averages in both ELA and Math, hinting that students may make strong gains as they progress through the school. However, the school's overall proficiency rates still lag the state, and despite higher spending and smaller classes than some higher-performing peers, Mendon serves a student body with greater economic need (45.71% free/reduced lunch vs. 26.59% at Schoolcraft). The school has shown notable improvement for students from low-income households and male students, indicating recent efforts are helping many learners, though some gaps remain.

210

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,866

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

306 Lane St
Mendon, MI 49072-9799

(269) 496-2175

District: Mendon Community School District

Students who attend Mendon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Mendon MiddleHigh School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.9%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2021 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2026) from a 16th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

878^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

416^th of 625Mendon Community 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	878 of 1492	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	1032 of 1488	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1142 of 1486	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1034 of 1470	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	918 of 1344	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	967 of 1153	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	874 of 1408	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	728 of 1448	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.9	475 of 1466	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.6	555 of 1548	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.2	749 of 1580	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.7	970 of 1533	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.8	1029 of 1563	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	986 of 1566	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.4	546 of 1552	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.1	441 of 1552	71.6%	★★★★☆
2009	55.4	918 of 1589	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.4	894 of 1577	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.3	577 of 1565	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.5	889 of 1545	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	835 of 1343	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	966 of 1338	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1081 of 1342	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	987 of 1321	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	961 of 1106	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	685 of 1171	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	686 of 1443	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	754 of 1352	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	932 of 1346	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1007 of 1381	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	737 of 1350	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	567 of 1099	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	447 of 1134	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	472 of 1397	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	718 of 1372	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	883 of 1366	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	947 of 1347	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	894 of 1334	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	753 of 1446	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	933 of 1199	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	1084 of 1206	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1149 of 1204	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1042 of 1198	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	918 of 1102	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	911 of 1005	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	888 of 1128	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	809 of 1253	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)48th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science39%~ state avg

Math35%-4 vs state

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Social Studies26%~ state avg

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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
Mendon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Lane St	Mendon	49072	St. Joseph County	Mendon Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 496-2175	210	19	10.9	45.7%	195 (92.9%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	38.8	878^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.2%		28.7	1032^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	30.6%	154			20.0	25.7	45.2			34.3	37.1	32.3			38.7		25.8		$16,866	$2,944	$13,922
Nottawa Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	26438 M 86	Sturgis	49091	St. Joseph County	Nottawa Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 467-7153	189	13	14.9	49.7%	181 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	20.2	1176^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.2%		27.5	1046^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.7%	130	66.7	23.8	18.8	1375.2	23.8	16.7	45.0	25.0	33.3	1474.8	1579.1	40.0	19.1	47.6	14.3	57.1	$11,461	$547	$10,914
Centreville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	190 Hogan St	Centreville	49032	St. Joseph County	Centreville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 467-5201	482	29	16.6	56.6%	423 (87.8%)	11 (2.3%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	49.4	705^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.7%		39.4	874^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.3%	169			31.1	30.1	44.4	58.3		32.8	26.0	28.6	36.1		42.9		34.9		$14,942	$843	$14,099
Leonidas School	Public	K-8	30945 Church St	Leonidas	49040	St. Joseph County	Colon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 432-2121	35	2	17.5	20.0%	35 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$9,269	$821	$8,449
Colon Elementary School	Public	K-8	328 E State St	Colon	49040	St. Joseph County	Colon Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 432-2121	223	20	11.4	60.5%	212 (95.1%)	5 (2.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	18	1215^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.6%		22.8	1115^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.1%	100			19.5	30.6	22.2			17.1	27.8	8.3			27.8		8.3		$16,379	$1,714	$14,664
Sunset Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 N Boulevard St	Vicksburg	49097	Kalamazoo County	Vicksburg Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 321-1500	465	30	15.5	35.5%	385 (82.8%)	8 (1.7%)	38 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	47.6	739^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.5%		52.1	686^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.9%	53			37.3	35.7	50.0			46.3	23.8	29.7			38.5		30.8		$15,509	$732	$14,777
Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	53806 Wilbur Rd	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 279-1143	262	19	13.7	53.1%	172 (65.6%)	29 (11.1%)	27 (10.3%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.1%)	41.1	838^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.8%		35.3	930^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.5%	92			23.4	52.5	40.8			42.6	42.6	26.8			28.2		14.1		$15,380	$1,167	$14,213
Indian Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11901 S 30th St	Vicksburg	49097	Kalamazoo County	Vicksburg Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 321-1400	265	20	13.5	33.2%	244 (92.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	70.3	403^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	73.0%		77.4	299^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.9%	104			68.4	60.5	44.2			71.1	53.5	34.6			42.3		34.6		$17,390	$668	$16,721
Ruth Hoppin School	Public, Magnet	K-5	415 N Main St	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 279-1142	293	17	17.2	47.4%	215 (73.4%)	26 (8.9%)	29 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.8%)	48.8	716^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.0%		50.7	708^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.4%	8			28.8	39.6	47.3			38.5	29.2	42.6			46.3		24.1		$15,256	$1,304	$13,953
Andrews Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	200 S Douglas Ave	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 279-1140	296	17	17.4	47.6%	225 (76.0%)	31 (10.5%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	71.1	390^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.9%		51.5	696^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.2%	306			54.9	56.3	48.1			72.5	72.9	38.5			50.0		17.3		$14,029	$1,412	$12,617

Frequently Asked Questions about Mendon Elementary School

How many students attend Mendon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 210 students attended Mendon Elementary School.

What district is Mendon Elementary School in?

Mendon Community School District

What schools do graduates of Mendon Elementary School attend?

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

High : Mendon MiddleHigh School

Is Mendon Elementary School a good school?

Mendon Elementary School ranks 878^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mendon Elementary School?

Students at Mendon Elementary School are 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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