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Mary McGuire School

Public Grades 3-5

1154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Mary McGuire School is an elementary school in Mount Pleasant, MI, serving 276 students in grades 3 through 5 as part of the Mt. Pleasant City School District.

For parents, the most important takeaway is that Mary McGuire is currently struggling academically. The school holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 23rd percentile statewide, with proficiency rates on state tests consistently below both the district and state averages. For example, only 22.4% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 38.2% statewide, and 4th-grade math proficiency was just 19.8% versus 39.4% statewide. A particularly concerning area is how the school serves its students from low-income backgrounds—it ranks in the 6th percentile statewide for this group, meaning many similar schools do a better job. This is especially notable when you look at Weidman Elementary School, just 12 miles away, which has a higher percentage of students on free/reduced lunch yet ranks in the 93rd percentile with a 5-star rating. That comparison shows that high poverty doesn't have to mean low achievement. Within the same district, Fancher School also outperforms Mary McGuire in most subjects, despite serving a similar population.

There are a few bright spots and areas worth asking about. Mary McGuire's 5th-grade science scores actually beat the district average, which suggests a possible strength to build on. However, chronic absenteeism is a major issue—nearly 25% of students are chronically absent, meaning they miss significant school time, and this has been a persistent problem for three years. The school also spends more per student ($16,047) than its district peer Fancher ($14,694), yet results don't reflect that higher spending. Additionally, female students have shown a sharp decline in performance rankings over the past year, dropping from the 24th to the 12th percentile, which may warrant attention. If you're considering this school, these are important topics to raise with the principal or district leadership.

276

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,047

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4883 Crosslanes St
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858-2099

(989) 775-2260

District: Mt. Pleasant City School District

Students who attend Mary McGuire School usually attend:

Middle:	Mt Pleasant Middle School
High:	Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

Two or more races:

12.3%

American Indian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (23% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

Michigan avg38%

1,154^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Mt. Pleasant City School District

384^th of 625Mt. Pleasant City 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	1154 of 1492	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	1072 of 1488	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1212 of 1486	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1023 of 1470	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1054 of 1344	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	975 of 1153	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1069 of 1408	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1082 of 1448	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	1104 of 1466	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.4	1133 of 1548	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.4	980 of 1580	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.5	1230 of 1533	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	1128 of 1563	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.3	1081 of 1566	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.9	1194 of 1552	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.6	1029 of 1552	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.1	688 of 1589	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.5	838 of 1577	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.9	894 of 1565	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.3	857 of 1545	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	1176 of 1343	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	1023 of 1338	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1183 of 1342	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	938 of 1321	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	906 of 1106	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	718 of 902	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1049 of 1171	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1019 of 1443	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	1272 of 1352	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	1128 of 1346	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1201 of 1381	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1004 of 1350	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	894 of 1099	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	666 of 749	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	982 of 1134	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1079 of 1397	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	1130 of 1372	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	1076 of 1366	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1179 of 1347	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1086 of 1334	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1035 of 1139	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	809 of 915	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	919 of 1196	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1090 of 1446	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	81 of 93	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	66 of 81	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	187 of 246	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	168 of 252	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	194 of 225	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.5	94 of 403	76.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	1066 of 1199	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	1013 of 1206	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1115 of 1204	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	997 of 1198	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	942 of 1102	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	855 of 1005	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1013 of 1128	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1051 of 1253	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2014	29.9	688 of 921	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.1	597 of 919	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.0	480 of 900	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.2	607 of 858	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	64.7	390 of 851	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.6	250 of 847	70.5%	★★★★☆
2008	67.6	301 of 839	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.1	477 of 823	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.3	392 of 806	51.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-12 vs state

Math23%-15 vs state

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

Social Studies15%-13 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)		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
Mary McGuire School	Public	3-5	4883 Crosslanes St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2260	276	22	12.8	60.5%	181 (65.6%)	11 (4.0%)	21 (7.6%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (12.3%)	21.1	1154^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.7%		25.4	1072^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.0%	82			22.4	22.1	24.0			29.4	19.8	21.1			28.1		14.6		$16,047	$1,950	$14,097
Renaissance Public School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2797 S Isabella Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Renaissance Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 773-9889	428	28	15.4	58.9%	294 (68.7%)	26 (6.1%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (17.1%)	29.4	1012^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.2%		34.6	945^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.5%	67	56.0	10.0	34.8	28.0	36.0	36.7	25.5	6.5	18.0	14.0	34.7	19.1	26.0	28.0	14.0	38.0	$12,800	$1,385	$11,415
Pullen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	251 S Brown St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2270	303	20	14.8	62.7%	187 (61.7%)	14 (4.6%)	40 (13.2%)	5 (1.7%)	26 (8.6%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.2%)								(n/a)																	$16,736	$1,855	$14,881
Fancher School	Public	3-5	801 S Kinney Ave	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 775-2230	431	27	15.8	46.4%	315 (73.1%)	16 (3.7%)	40 (9.3%)	8 (1.9%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)	28.2	1031^st of 1492 public elementary schools	30.9%		37.7	898^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.7%	133			27.1	33.8	32.0			30.6	33.3	23.0			26.3		11.8		$14,694	$1,056	$13,639
Ganiard School	Public	PK, KG-2	101 S Adams St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2240	220	17	12.6	46.4%	176 (80.0%)	11 (5.0%)	8 (3.6%)	6 (2.7%)	14 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)																	$20,023	$1,825	$18,198
Vowles School	Public	PK, KG-2	1560 Watson Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2280	235	17	14.0	50.2%	166 (70.6%)	19 (8.1%)	27 (11.5%)	7 (3.0%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	$16,931	$1,744	$15,188
Shepherd Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	301 S 4th St	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 828-5998	544	35	15.6	57.4%	463 (85.1%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	51.5	678^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.6%		52.3	681^st of 1488 public elementary schools	54.2%	3			49.5	35.1	44.0			44.4	33.8	32.5			44.0		22.9		$16,533	$1,250	$15,283
Winn Elementary School	Public	K-5	380 E Blanchard Rd	Shepherd	48896	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 866-2250	224	15	14.7	38.8%	207 (92.4%)	5 (2.2%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	61.5	531^st of 1492 public elementary schools	64.4%		73.2	365^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.5%	166			48.6	65.8	44.7			48.6	60.5	46.8			38.3		10.6		$15,209	$1,155	$14,054
Beal City Elementary School	Public	K-5	3117 Elias Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Beal City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 644-2740	265	17	15.2	39.6%	244 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	49.9	696^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.4%		48.4	747^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.8%	51			38.0	26.1	45.7			44.0	28.3	30.4			56.5		32.6		$15,942	$1,173	$14,769
Weidman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	3311 N School Rd	Weidman	48893	Isabella County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 644-3430	258	16	16.4	73.3%	228 (88.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	91.5	110^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.6%		90.5	115^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.3%	5			67.5	61.9				85.0	65.1								$16,706	$1,989	$14,717

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary McGuire School

How many students attend Mary McGuire School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Mary McGuire School.

What schools do graduates of Mary McGuire School attend?

Students who attend Mary McGuire School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mt Pleasant Middle School
High : Mt Pleasant Senior High School

What district is Mary McGuire School in?

Mt. Pleasant City School District

What is the racial makeup of Mary McGuire School?

Students at Mary McGuire School are 66% White, 12% Two or more races, 8% American Indian, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Mary McGuire School a good school?

Mary McGuire School ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Michigan elementary schools.

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