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Hiawatha Elementary School

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Hiawatha Elementary School ranks 310 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Hiawatha Elementary School in Okemos, MI, serves 441 students in grades K-4 and is part of the highly regarded Okemos Public Schools district, which ranks in the 93rd percentile statewide.

Hiawatha is a solidly above-average school, ranking in the 79th percentile of Michigan elementary schools, but it trails its same-district peers. In the 2025-2026 school year, Okemos Public MontessoriCentral ranked 13th statewide, Bennett Woods Elementary School ranked 177th, and Cornell Elementary School ranked 339th, while Hiawatha came in at 310th. The most pronounced gap is in English Language Arts (ELA): Hiawatha's 3rd-grade proficiency is 48.8%, compared to 83.1% at Okemos Public MontessoriCentral. Math is a relative strength, with 3rd-grade proficiency at 57.5% and 4th-grade at 56.1%, both well above state averages. However, a consistent "4th-grade math slump" appears across multiple years, with scores dropping from 3rd to 4th grade.

Two factors stand out as differentiators. First, Hiawatha has a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%, notably higher than the district average (16.8%) and nearly double that of Bennett Woods (11.4%). Second, the school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students (23.1% free/reduced lunch) compared to Bennett Woods (14.7%), Cornell (12.3%), and Okemos Public MontessoriCentral (10.7%). While Hiawatha's overall performance remains respectable, its economically disadvantaged students rank in the 66th percentile—a gap compared to the school's overall 79th percentile ranking. Per-pupil spending at Hiawatha ($14,771) is also lower than at its district peers, which may limit additional resources for addressing these challenges. For parents, Hiawatha offers strong math instruction within an excellent district, but literacy support and attendance may be areas to watch.

441

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,771

Per pupil spending ?

23.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

1900 Jolly Rd
Okemos, MI 48864-4088

(517) 706-4500

District: Okemos Public Schools

Students who attend Hiawatha Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.8%

Asian:

22.0%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (54% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Okemos Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg61%

Michigan avg40%

310^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Okemos Public Schools

41^st of 625Okemos 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
2026	76.7	310 of 1492	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	330 of 1488	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	244 of 1486	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	261 of 1470	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	112 of 1344	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	103 of 1153	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	114 of 1408	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	156 of 1448	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	86.9	112 of 1466	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	94 of 1548	93.9%	★★★★★
2015	89.0	113 of 1580	92.8%	★★★★★
2014	88.2	107 of 1533	93.0%	★★★★★
2013	84.5	172 of 1563	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	90.4	78 of 1566	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	78.5	239 of 1552	84.6%	★★★★☆
2010	82.6	70 of 1552	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	83.6	108 of 1589	93.2%	★★★★★
2008	83.3	110 of 1577	93.0%	★★★★★
2007	84.5	87 of 1565	94.4%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	24 of 1545	98.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	54 of 100	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	60 of 95	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	44 of 97	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	52 of 84	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.6	15 of 51	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	36 of 101	64.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	76 of 188	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.8	97 of 173	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	79.5	30 of 184	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	47 of 180	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	82 of 270	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	286 of 1343	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	404 of 1338	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	237 of 1342	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	221 of 1321	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	57 of 1106	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	64 of 1171	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	110 of 1443	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	461 of 1352	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.8	810 of 1346	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	833 of 1381	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.1	397 of 1350	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	377 of 1099	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.8	185 of 1134	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	505 of 1397	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	320 of 1372	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	244 of 1366	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	302 of 1347	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	311 of 1334	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	153 of 1139	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	102 of 915	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	188 of 1196	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	250 of 1446	82.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	19 of 93	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	12 of 78	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	11 of 81	86.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	88 of 246	64.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	297 of 1199	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	319 of 1206	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	249 of 1204	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	288 of 1198	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	213 of 1102	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	217 of 1005	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	78 of 1128	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	177 of 1253	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)60th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)46th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math57%+16 vs state

English Language Arts52%+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)	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 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
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%)	76.7	310^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.2%		75.6	330^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.8%	20	48.8	54.5		57.5	56.1				$14,771	$630	$14,141
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%)	86.7	177^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.1%		83.3	228^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.7%	51	64.5	62.2		58.6	63.6				$15,821	$497	$15,324
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%)	97.9	13^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.3	21^st of 1488 public elementary schools	98.6%	8	83.1	81.7		81.4	76.7				$17,040	$396	$16,644
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%)	74.9	339^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.3%		86.3	186^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.5%	153	50.0	54.9		64.5	46.2				$16,950	$299	$16,651
Alaiedon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1723 Okemos Rd	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	No	(517) 676-6499	375	23	16.3	24.0%	297 (79.2%)	3 (0.8%)	45 (12.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	73.6	363^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	75.7%		75.7	326^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.1%	37	61.3	56.4	60.0	88.0	57.7	29.3	44.0	29.3	$14,632	$642	$13,990
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%)	78.8	282^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.1%		73.6	358^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.9%	76	62.5	47.3	63.8	71.9	39.8	43.8	54.3	48.6	$13,959	$299	$13,660
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%)	79.2	273^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.7%		71.7	390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.8%	117	49.0	51.0	63.0	56.9	47.1	57.4	55.6	48.1	$14,217	$611	$13,605
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%)	60.3	554^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.9%		55.3	642^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	56.9%	88	44.4	47.4	52.4	48.1	50.0	23.8	38.1	33.3	$22,057	$1,454	$20,602
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)									$16,743	$610	$16,133
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%)	76.5	315^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.9%		85	207^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.1%	108	50.0	64.5	49.5	54.1	65.6	41.6	47.5	46.5	$15,394	$577	$14,817

Frequently Asked Questions about Hiawatha Elementary School

How many students attend Hiawatha Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Hiawatha Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hiawatha Elementary School?

Students at Hiawatha Elementary School are 56% White, 22% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 9% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hiawatha Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Hiawatha Elementary School a good school?

Hiawatha Elementary School ranks 310^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hiawatha Elementary School in?

Okemos Public Schools

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