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Churchill Elementary School

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Churchill Elementary School ranks 476 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Churchill Elementary School in Muskegon, MI, is a mid-sized school serving 414 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Mona Shores Public School District, and it stands out as a high-performing school in a community where nearby schools face very different challenges.

Churchill is the clear academic leader in its district, ranking in the 68th percentile statewide—far ahead of its same-district peers like Campbell Elementary School and Ross Park Elementary School, which both sit in the 34th percentile, and Lincoln Park Elementary School at the 57th percentile. The contrast is even starker when compared to schools in the neighboring Muskegon Public Schools of the City of district, such as Glenside Elementary and Bunker Elementary, which rank in the low single digits. Churchill's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science consistently beat both district and state averages—for example, 5th-grade science proficiency is 52.9% versus 40% statewide.

What truly sets Churchill apart is its remarkable success with students from low-income families. Despite only 33% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school ranks in the 83rd percentile statewide for this subgroup, earning a 4-star rating—a sign of genuine educational equity. The school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.2%, compared to the state average of 27.9% and its own district's 16.7%. Churchill achieves these results while spending about $13,424 per student, notably less than Ross Park Elementary School's $17,518 per student. While its state ranking has dipped slightly from a high of 81st percentile in 2023-2024, Churchill remains a consistently strong, efficient, and equitable choice for families in the Muskegon area.

414

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,424

Per pupil spending ?

33.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4% (any vaccine)

961 Porter Rd
Muskegon, MI 49441-5849

(231) 798-1276

District: Mona Shores Public School District

Students who attend Churchill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mona Shores Middle School
High:	Mona Shores High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.4%

Two or more races:

6.0%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mona Shores Public School District

✓Above the Michigan median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg35%

Michigan avg38%

476^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Mona Shores Public School District

283^rd of 625Mona Shores Public 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	476 of 1492	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.9	338 of 1488	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	282 of 1486	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	288 of 1470	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	414 of 1344	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	344 of 1153	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	524 of 1408	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	376 of 1448	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	68.2	379 of 1466	74.1%	★★★★☆
2016	77.0	299 of 1548	80.7%	★★★★☆
2015	72.7	399 of 1580	74.7%	★★★★☆
2014	84.1	165 of 1533	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	279 of 1563	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.7	337 of 1566	78.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.8	290 of 1552	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	76.4	267 of 1552	82.8%	★★★★☆
2009	77.9	266 of 1589	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	79.0	236 of 1577	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	71.9	391 of 1565	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	191 of 1545	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	567 of 1343	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	515 of 1338	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	291 of 1342	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	283 of 1321	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	462 of 1106	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	502 of 902	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	502 of 1171	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	371 of 1443	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	234 of 1352	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	171 of 1346	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	163 of 1381	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	112 of 1350	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	123 of 1099	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	41.4	444 of 749	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	402 of 1134	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	411 of 1397	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	423 of 1372	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.2	219 of 1366	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	222 of 1347	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	274 of 1334	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	390 of 1139	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	243 of 915	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	289 of 1196	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	386 of 1446	73.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	477 of 1199	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.7	396 of 1206	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	280 of 1204	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	299 of 1198	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	411 of 1102	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	252 of 1005	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	447 of 1128	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	339 of 1253	72.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

White (2026)60th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science53%+13 vs state

English Language Arts46%+5 vs state

Math45%+6 vs state

Social Studies40%+12 vs state

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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)		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	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	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
Churchill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	961 Porter Rd	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Mona Shores Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 798-1276	414	23	18.2	33.1%	341 (82.4%)	23 (5.6%)	21 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.0%)	65.8	476^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.1%		74.9	338^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.3%	138			35.7	46.5	57.1			51.4	39.4	42.9			52.9		40.0		96%	4%	$13,424	$715	$12,709
Ross Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Randall Rd	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Mona Shores Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 798-1773	450	33	13.7	54.4%	339 (75.3%)	42 (9.3%)	35 (7.8%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	30.9	989^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.7%		48.4	746^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.9%	243			26.2	38.0	28.4			35.4	19.7	14.9			38.8		22.4		93.5%	4.8%	$17,518	$1,051	$16,467
Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1355 Greenwich Rd	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Mona Shores Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 755-2550	454	26	17.6	65.6%	266 (58.6%)	94 (20.7%)	47 (10.4%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.6%)	31.5	978^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.5%		32.9	967^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.0%	11			29.3	34.2	47.4			24.0	15.1	18.4			27.6		26.3		90.6%	3.8%	$13,701	$1,044	$12,656
Edgewood Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	3028 Howden St	Muskegon	49444	Muskegon County	Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 830-3280	134	11	11.8	91.8%	9 (6.7%)	118 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	4 (3.0%)								(n/a)																	87.5%	5%	$22,420	$5,899	$16,520
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2950 McCracken St	Norton Shores	49441	Muskegon County	Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 766-7500	154	11	13.9	80.5%	85 (55.2%)	30 (19.5%)	22 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (9.7%)	43.5	801^st of 1492 public elementary schools	46.3%		55.1	645^th of 1488 public elementary schools	56.7%	156			26.9	42.1	38.9	54.6		26.9	26.3	27.8	27.3		55.6		27.8		79.4%	14.7%	$12,615	$1,008	$11,607
Lincoln Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2951 Leon St	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Mona Shores Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 755-1257	411	24	17.1	48.4%	316 (76.9%)	36 (8.8%)	31 (7.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	54	642^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	57.0%		59.5	565^th of 1488 public elementary schools	62.0%	77			35.3	43.6	52.9			30.9	23.1	31.4			51.4		50.0		91.8%	2%	$13,996	$913	$13,083
Dr Martin Luther King Academy	Public, Charter	3-5	55 E Sherman Blvd	Muskegon	49444	Muskegon County	Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 830-3600	105	7	14.1	86.7%	6 (5.7%)	95 (90.5%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			1261.1	7.9	16.7			1259.3	1359.0	1452.8			1465.1		1461.5				$23,808	$7,335	$16,473
Glenside Elementary	Public	K-5	1213 W Hackley Ave	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 720-2201	185	11	16.3	85.9%	11 (5.9%)	54 (29.2%)	104 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	7.5	1425^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.5%					(n/a)			10.0	1365.6	19.1			10.0	1367.5	1460.1			14.3		1463.8				$21,220	$5,469	$15,751
Bunker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2312 Denmark St	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-2300	451	28	16.0	93.1%	115 (25.5%)	205 (45.5%)	66 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.4%)	12.3	1326^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.4	1329^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.7%	3			10.2	20.3	23.4			11.9	10.1	20.3			19.0		6.3		92.5%	3.8%	$19,290	$2,851	$16,438
Shettler School	Public	PK, KG-5	2187 Shettler Rd	Muskegon	49444	Muskegon County	Fruitport Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 737-7595	293	19	15.1	50.9%	249 (85.0%)	5 (1.7%)	25 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	80.3	257^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.8%		75.4	331^st of 1488 public elementary schools	77.8%	74			41.1	52.0	68.0			55.4	56.0	68.0			58.0		50.0		86.8%	5.3%	$15,315	$1,492	$13,823

Frequently Asked Questions about Churchill Elementary School

What district is Churchill Elementary School in?

Mona Shores Public School District

What schools do graduates of Churchill Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mona Shores Middle School
High : Mona Shores High School

Is Churchill Elementary School a good school?

Churchill Elementary School ranks 476^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Churchill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Churchill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Churchill Elementary School?

Students at Churchill Elementary School are 82% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Hispanic.

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2021–22 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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