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Floyd M Jewett Elementary School

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Floyd M Jewett Elementary School ranks 829 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

829^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Floyd M Jewett Elementary School in Mesick, MI, serves approximately 256 students in grades K-5 as part of the Mesick Consolidated Schools district, a rural district where about 62% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the most striking things about Jewett is its small class sizes—with a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1, it's much more favorable than nearby schools like Kingsley Area Elementary School (17.8:1) or KND Elementary (18.1:1). The school also spends significantly more per student ($17,846) than many peers, yet test scores remain mixed. Performance varies quite a bit from year to year and grade to grade—4th grade is a clear bright spot with ELA proficiency around 40%, while 5th grade social studies is a major concern at just 15.7% proficient (state average is 27.5%). Science in 5th grade, however, is a genuine strength, matching or exceeding state averages in recent years. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism below the state average (24.7% vs. 27.9%), which is notable given its high-poverty population.

When compared to Forest View Elementary School, just 14 miles away in the Cadillac Area Public Schools district, the gap is stark—Forest View posts 71.4% proficiency in 4th grade math versus Jewett's 42.1%, despite serving a similar-sized student body with comparable poverty levels. That said, Jewett's economically disadvantaged students perform relatively well compared to similar students statewide (48th percentile), and the school has stabilized in the mid-40s percentile range after pandemic disruptions. The "middle child" pattern—weak 3rd grade scores, strong 4th grade, then a dip in 5th—suggests targeted grade-level interventions could make a real difference here.

256

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,846

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

90.3%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 9.7% (any vaccine)

210 E Mesick Ave
Mesick, MI 49668-9252

(231) 885-1207

District: Mesick Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Floyd M Jewett Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Asian:

1.6%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Michigan avg38%

829^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

292^nd of 625Mesick Consolidated 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	41.7	829 of 1492	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	790 of 1488	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	853 of 1486	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	812 of 1470	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	942 of 1344	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	555 of 1153	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	836 of 1408	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	933 of 1448	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.5	1000 of 1466	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.3	950 of 1548	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.2	901 of 1580	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.4	749 of 1533	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.0	683 of 1563	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	649 of 1566	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.9	1146 of 1552	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.6	1066 of 1552	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	1281 of 1589	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.6	1165 of 1577	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.1	1185 of 1565	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	55.8	844 of 1545	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	995 of 1343	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.8	741 of 1338	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	866 of 1342	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	825 of 1321	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	739 of 1106	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	507 of 902	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	590 of 1171	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	924 of 1443	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	702 of 1352	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.9	676 of 1346	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	627 of 1381	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	525 of 1350	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	539 of 1099	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	211 of 749	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	540 of 1134	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	936 of 1397	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	693 of 1372	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	653 of 1366	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	837 of 1347	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	740 of 1334	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	723 of 1139	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	462 of 915	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	716 of 1196	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	860 of 1446	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	897 of 1199	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	870 of 1206	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	937 of 1204	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	857 of 1198	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	790 of 1102	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	648 of 1005	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	849 of 1128	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	996 of 1253	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2014	61.6	337 of 921	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.4	314 of 919	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.1	329 of 900	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.4	624 of 858	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2026)49th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science43%+3 vs state

English Language Arts36%-5 vs state

Math35%-3 vs state

Social Studies16%-12 vs state

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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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Floyd M Jewett Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 E Mesick Ave	Mesick	49668	Wexford County	Mesick Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 885-1207	256	21	12.3	61.7%	242 (94.5%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	41.7	829^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.4%		45.2	790^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.9%	39	31.3	39.5	37.3		33.3	42.1	31.4		43.1	15.7	90.3%	9.7%	$17,846	$2,122	$15,724
Betsie Valley School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	17936 Cadillac Hwy	Thompsonville	49683	Manistee County	Benzie County Central Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 378-4164	131	10	13.3	71.0%	119 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)	22.9	1122^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	24.8%		18.7	1186^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.3%	64	27.8	27.3	19.1		27.8	1377.1	19.1		28.6	1474.9	75%	25%	$18,578	$2,902	$15,677
Forest View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7840 S 25 Rd	Boon	49618	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5100	257	15	16.5	49.8%	231 (89.9%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	77.8	290^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.6%		77	307^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.4%	17	47.3	54.8	51.4		45.5	71.4	62.2		62.2	45.9	90.7%	0%	$14,134	$1,026	$13,108
Kingsley Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Clark St	Kingsley	49649	Grand Traverse County	Kingsley Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 263-5261	655	37	17.8	48.4%	633 (96.6%)	7 (1.1%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	61.5	532^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	64.3%		66.1	476^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.0%	56	42.4	41.4	55.9		40.7	40.5	35.3		52.9	41.2	85.1%	10.3%	$12,095	$1,432	$10,663
Manton Consolidated Elementary School	Public	K-4	105 5th St	Manton	49663	Wexford County	Manton Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 824-6413	345	24	14.2	57.1%	308 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	56.5	603^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	59.6%		77.8	293^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	80.3%	310	46.9	38.7			63.3	34.7					91.1%	3.6%	$16,396	$1,868	$14,528
KND Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-6	4400 Highbridge Rd	Brethren	49619	Manistee County	Kaleva Norman Dickson School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 477-5353	289	16	18.1	76.8%	249 (86.2%)	12 (4.2%)	14 (4.8%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20.3	1171^st of 1492 public elementary schools	21.5%		20.5	1150^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.7%	21	22.7	30.0	36.1	19.1	23.3	15.4	8.3	12.8	30.6	11.1			$14,788	$2,280	$12,508
Blair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Sawyer Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-5700	202	18	11.2	63.9%	168 (83.2%)	5 (2.5%)	16 (7.9%)	3 (1.5%)	9 (4.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	1165^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.9%		25.1	1077^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.6%	88	23.5	12.9	26.9		32.4	19.4	15.4		30.8	1472.0	83.9%	14.5%	$20,986	$1,971	$19,015
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 Ayer St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5400	480	30	16.1	64.0%	437 (91.0%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	52.3	664^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.5%		45.6	782^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	47.4%	118	28.6	43.1	50.7		38.5	43.1	41.1		45.2	26.0	94.4%	1.9%	$14,351	$1,396	$12,956
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Lester St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5200	563	33	17.1	55.8%	481 (85.4%)	11 (2.0%)	32 (5.7%)	10 (1.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)	54.3	635^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.4%		65.7	482^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	67.6%	153	48.8	42.5	46.7		51.2	41.4	28.8		43.8	21.0	93.1%	3.4%	$14,123	$1,418	$12,705

Frequently Asked Questions about Floyd M Jewett Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Floyd M Jewett Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Floyd M Jewett Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School

What is the racial makeup of Floyd M Jewett Elementary School?

Students at Floyd M Jewett Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Floyd M Jewett Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Floyd M Jewett Elementary School.

What district is Floyd M Jewett Elementary School in?

Mesick Consolidated Schools

Is Floyd M Jewett Elementary School a good school?

Floyd M Jewett Elementary School ranks 829^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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