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Okemos Public MontessoriCentral

Public Grades PK, KG-4

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Okemos Public MontessoriCentral is an exceptional elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Okemos, Michigan, part of the highly-ranked Okemos Public Schools district. With just 323 students, this school consistently ranks among the top 5% of elementary schools in the state, boasting exceptional academic performance and low chronic absenteeism rates.

Students at Okemos Public MontessoriCentral excel academically, with 80.7% of 3rd graders and 77.2% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, far surpassing the district and state averages. The school also performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, ranking 11th out of 1,338 Michigan elementary schools for female students and 12th out of 97 schools for Asian students. While the school spends more per student than nearby Cornell Elementary, Hiawatha Elementary, and Bennett Woods Elementary, these other schools in the Okemos Public Schools district also demonstrate strong academic outcomes.

Interestingly, Okemos Public MontessoriCentral has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 11.46%, lower than the nearby schools in the Okemos district as well as schools in the East Lansing and Haslett districts. The school also maintains a slightly lower student-teacher ratio than the nearby Okemos schools, which may contribute to its exceptional performance.

326

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,729

Per pupil spending ?

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4406 Okemos Rd
Okemos, MI 48864-2553

(517) 706-5400

District: Okemos Public Schools

Students who attend Okemos Public MontessoriCentral usually attend:

Middle:	Chippewa Middle School
	Kinawa School
High:	Okemos High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.2%

Asian:

38.0%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Okemos Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg62%

Michigan avg41%

21^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Okemos Public Schools

29^th of 613Okemos Public 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	21 of 1488	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	56 of 1486	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	54 of 1470	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	51 of 1344	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	80 of 1153	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	15 of 1448	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	17 of 1466	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	96.2	23 of 1548	98.5%	★★★★★
2015	97.7	9 of 1580	99.4%	★★★★★
2014	94.4	28 of 1533	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	91.9	54 of 1563	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	92.9	41 of 1566	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	87.7	8 of 1552	99.5%	★★★★★
2010	75.1	314 of 1552	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	84.1	93 of 1589	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	82.3	135 of 1577	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	75.0	305 of 1565	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	83.2	104 of 1545	93.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	82.0	12 of 97	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	11 of 1338	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	44 of 1342	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	58 of 1321	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	8 of 1443	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	74.3	242 of 1381	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	46 of 1366	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	70 of 1347	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	42 of 1334	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	64 of 1139	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	21 of 1446	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	86.7	16 of 225	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	72 of 1206	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	89 of 1204	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	136 of 1198	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	79 of 1005	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	31 of 1128	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	22 of 1253	98.2%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)88th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)82nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+38 vs state

Math79%+38 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 25, 2010

My son attended Edgewood Montessori for one year. I found both the teacher and the principle to be unprofessional and unwilling to change. Here are two examples.

On the first day of 1st grade my son was given 20 words to read--he stumbled after the first three and therefore was placed in the lowest reading group. When I discovered this and had my son read from a 2nd grade chapter book he was able to read the text fluently even though he had never seen the text before. Yet the teacher refused to move him because he had already been placed in a group.

At this time I also discovered that his math program consisted only of endless review worksheets. He was given no instruction; only one worksheet after another. My son was doing multiplication and division as a 5-year-old and identified as gifted by his Kindergarten teacher. This was the whole reason we chose a multi-grade, Montessori classroom for him.

But, the teacher would not deviate from her plan. He could not move up and do 2nd grade math until he had completed every single 1st grade worksheet. (Even though I had him complete 15 2nd grade math problems in front of her and he did 100% correct!)

Finally, in a meeting with the principal and teacher I asked if they could tell me how much of my son's day was spent in review and how much in new instruction. Both of them looked at me and said, with genuinely puzzled looks, "I just don't know what that question means." I probed deeper and found that they truly could not define the terms "review" and "new instruction" and they were totally unable to describe teacher/student interaction in those terms.

I am still shocked by that conversation, especially since I am a teacher myself. I have never, ever been confronted by such incompetence. Two years later (and happily moved to a different school district where, yes, my son is in the gifted program) I am still puzzled at how those two ever got any job in education, nor were able to keep it.

I have heard there are some good teachers at that school but if you get the poor quality ones don't expect the principal to be able to help you in any way--she's worse than they are. Close Quote

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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
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral	Public	PK, KG-4	4406 Okemos Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 706-5400	326	21	15.6	10.7%	144 (44.2%)	12 (3.7%)	10 (3.1%)	124 (38.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.7%)	97.3	21^st of 1488 public elementary schools	98.6%		94.4	56^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.2%	35	80.7	77.2		83.9	73.7				$16,729	$1,057	$15,673
Bennett Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2650 Bennett Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-5100	476	30	15.8	14.7%	290 (60.9%)	38 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	91 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.3%)	83.3	228^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.7%		81.8	231^st of 1486 public elementary schools	84.5%	3	50.4	63.3		61.1	67.3				$14,287	$721	$13,566
Cornell Elementary School	Public	K-4	4371 Cornell Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 706-5300	439	26	16.8	12.3%	254 (57.9%)	13 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	105 (23.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.4%)	86.3	186^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.5%		82.2	224^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.9%	38	57.9	62.9		63.9	63.0				$14,656	$675	$13,980
Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	K-4	1900 Jolly Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4500	441	28	15.7	23.1%	246 (55.8%)	41 (9.3%)	3 (0.7%)	97 (22.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.8%)	75.6	330^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.8%		80.1	244^th of 1486 public elementary schools	83.6%	86	51.3	60.2		58.2	47.4				$14,922	$1,243	$13,679
Marble School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 N Hagadorn Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7860	306	20	15.4	35.6%	175 (57.2%)	49 (16.0%)	35 (11.4%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.4%)	71.7	390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.8%		68.2	436^th of 1486 public elementary schools	70.7%	46	37.7	57.7	60.8	45.3	53.8	53.8	48.1	44.2	$13,669	$608	$13,061
Vera Ralya Elementary School	Public	2-5	5645 School St	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 339-8202	391	24	16.2	24.6%	282 (72.1%)	20 (5.1%)	45 (11.5%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	73.6	358^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.9%		77.3	297^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.0%	61	48.0	52.0	50.0	57.7	58.2	39.6	50.0	54.2	$14,951	$653	$14,298
Murphy Elementary School	Public	2-5	1875 Lake Lansing Rd	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 339-8253	386	26	14.6	20.5%	283 (73.3%)	5 (1.3%)	41 (10.6%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.3%)	85	207^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.1%		90.1	109^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.7%	98	58.1	48.0	67.6	68.6	57.8	52.0	67.6	57.0	$15,729	$913	$14,816
Donley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2961 E Lake Lansing Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7370	262	20	12.9	57.3%	100 (38.2%)	68 (26.0%)	38 (14.5%)	19 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.7%)	44.9	794^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.6%		48.3	725^th of 1486 public elementary schools	51.2%	69	35.0	54.8	31.3	50.0	38.1	22.9	27.1	33.3	$16,952	$1,572	$15,380
Wilkshire School	Public	PK, KG-1	5750 Academic Way	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 339-8208	390	28	13.8	22.3%	268 (68.7%)	19 (4.9%)	40 (10.3%)	19 (4.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.0%)								(n/a)									$16,191	$947	$15,244
Red Cedar School	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Narcissus Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-5060	189	21	8.9	43.4%	77 (40.7%)	29 (15.3%)	24 (12.7%)	41 (21.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.5%)	55.3	642^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	56.9%		59.4	561^st of 1486 public elementary schools	62.2%	81	28.6	40.9	79.2	37.1	22.7	58.3	70.8	25.0	$20,814	$1,447	$19,367

Frequently Asked Questions about Okemos Public MontessoriCentral

How many students attend Okemos Public MontessoriCentral?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Okemos Public MontessoriCentral.

What schools do graduates of Okemos Public MontessoriCentral attend?

Students who attend Okemos Public MontessoriCentral usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chippewa Middle School
Middle : Kinawa School
High : Okemos High School

What is the racial makeup of Okemos Public MontessoriCentral?

Students at Okemos Public MontessoriCentral are 44% White, 38% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is Okemos Public MontessoriCentral a good school?

Yes! Okemos Public MontessoriCentral is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Okemos Public MontessoriCentral in?

Okemos Public Schools

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