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Onsted Elementary

Q: Is Onsted Elementary a good school?

Onsted Elementary ranks 905 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

905^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Onsted Elementary is a mid-sized public school in the rural community of Onsted, Michigan, serving 536 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Onsted Community Schools district.

One of the school's standout strengths is attendance. With a chronic absenteeism rate of just 16.0%, Onsted Elementary does significantly better than its own district (23.8%) and the state average (27.9%). This is especially impressive when compared to nearby schools in the Adrian Public Schools district, where schools like Michener Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Alexander Elementary, and Prairie Elementary all have chronic absenteeism rates above 37%. Onsted also serves a moderate proportion of students from low-income backgrounds—nearly half (49.4%) qualify for free or reduced lunch—yet its test scores are more stable and higher than those Adrian schools, suggesting the school is effectively supporting its students despite economic challenges.

However, there are areas of concern. The school shows a significant and growing gender gap, with female students ranking substantially higher than male students in recent state rankings. Additionally, 5th-grade test scores have shown considerable year-over-year swings—for example, 5th-grade science proficiency dropped from 49.5% to 28.4% in one year. This may reflect a particularly challenging cohort of students rather than a systemic issue, as this same group also scored below state averages when they were in 3rd grade. When compared to Ezra Eby Elementary School in the Napoleon Community Schools district—which serves a similar demographic profile—Ezra Eby consistently outperforms Onsted, particularly in 5th-grade science (62.9% vs. 28.4% proficiency). Onsted's per-student spending ($15,943) is lower than Ezra Eby's ($17,343), suggesting the school operates with relative financial efficiency. For parents, this means Onsted is a solid, attendance-focused school in a challenging regional landscape, but one where upper-grade performance and support for male students may warrant attention.

536

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,943

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10109 Slee Rd
Onsted, MI 49265-9701

(517) 467-7046

District: Onsted Community Schools

Students who attend Onsted Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Onsted Middle School
High:	Onsted Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

905^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

272^nd of 625Onsted Community 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	36.7	905 of 1492	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.8	690 of 1488	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	728 of 1486	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	759 of 1470	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	732 of 1344	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	687 of 1153	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	902 of 1408	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	738 of 1448	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.0	885 of 1466	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.8	801 of 1548	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.0	845 of 1580	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.1	817 of 1533	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.1	726 of 1563	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	710 of 1566	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.0	722 of 1552	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.4	809 of 1552	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.0	926 of 1589	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.6	1004 of 1577	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.9	856 of 1565	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.0	616 of 1545	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	795 of 1343	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	660 of 1338	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	616 of 1342	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	775 of 1321	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	731 of 1106	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	736 of 902	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	803 of 1171	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	783 of 1443	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	901 of 1352	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.3	620 of 1346	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	881 of 1381	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	749 of 1350	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	612 of 1099	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	436 of 749	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	863 of 1134	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.7	658 of 1397	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	964 of 1372	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.2	712 of 1366	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	841 of 1347	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	750 of 1334	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	660 of 1139	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	515 of 915	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	812 of 1196	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	691 of 1446	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	155 of 246	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	156 of 252	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	173 of 195	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	324 of 403	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	962 of 1199	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	765 of 1206	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	808 of 1204	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	832 of 1198	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	753 of 1102	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	755 of 1005	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	898 of 1128	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	737 of 1253	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math34%-4 vs state

English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

Science28%-12 vs state

Social Studies24%-3 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/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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Onsted Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10109 Slee Rd	Onsted	49265	Lenawee County	Onsted Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 467-7046	536	39	13.9	49.4%	473 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	36.7	905^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.3%		51.8	690^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.6%	215	29.3	33.3	35.1		44.0	35.7	21.6		28.4	24.3	$15,943	$998	$14,945
Columbia Upper Elementary School	Public	3-6	321 School St	Brooklyn	49230	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 592-2181	406	26	15.7	37.2%	358 (88.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	81.4	244^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.6%		76.8	312^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.0%	68	64.8	58.9	54.5	60.8	61.0	60.0	35.5	54.6	50.0	49.1	$13,419	$669	$12,751
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	320 School St	Brooklyn	49230	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 592-6632	307	25	12.5	35.8%	287 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)								(n/a)											$16,813	$755	$16,058
Addison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	219 N Comstock St	Addison	49220	Lenawee County	Addison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 547-6910	328	21	15.5	48.8%	291 (88.7%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	36.9	903^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	39.5%		38	893^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	40.0%	10	43.8	34.0	20.0		50.8	37.7	7.3		21.8	23.6	$15,989	$2,153	$13,836
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	158 S Scott St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 265-8544	280	20	14.0	62.1%	160 (57.1%)	10 (3.6%)	83 (29.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	27.2	1050^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.6%		36	921^st of 1488 public elementary schools	38.1%	129	28.2	9.8	40.4		38.5	24.4	15.8		29.8	15.8	$15,695	$1,995	$13,699
Alexander Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Cherry St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-9533	468	26	18.2	60.3%	254 (54.3%)	4 (0.9%)	163 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	30.2	999^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.0%		33.9	953^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	36.0%	46	26.5	28.9	39.0		32.4	26.5	11.7		36.4	20.8	$14,325	$1,842	$12,483
Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2568 Airport Rd	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 265-5082	187	16	11.4	78.6%	103 (55.1%)	9 (4.8%)	57 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.6%)	18.8	1200^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.6%		13.4	1289^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.4%	89	25.0	20.0	23.7		16.7	16.0	21.1		28.9	10.5	$17,423	$2,109	$15,314
Michener Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Dawes Ave	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-9002	266	21	12.7	86.8%	119 (44.7%)	23 (8.6%)	97 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	17.6	1225^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.9%		14.7	1263^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	15.1%	38	21.4	16.7	32.4		23.8	13.9	10.8		26.3	13.2	$18,458	$2,261	$16,197
Ezra Eby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 West	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 905-5717	564	34	16.8	38.7%	502 (89.0%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	56	611^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.0%		58.4	588^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.5%	23	34.0	33.3	58.4		41.5	30.0	33.7		62.9	37.1	$17,343	$799	$16,544
Sutton Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-3	2780 Sutton Rd	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Tecumseh Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 423-2367	330	30	11.1	38.8%	276 (83.6%)	6 (1.8%)	29 (8.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)								(n/a)	33.3				32.9						$16,544	$1,145	$15,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Onsted Elementary

What district is Onsted Elementary in?

Onsted Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Onsted Elementary?

Students at Onsted Elementary are 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Onsted Elementary a good school?

Onsted Elementary ranks 905^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Onsted Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 536 students attended Onsted Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Onsted Elementary attend?

Students who attend Onsted Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Onsted Middle School
High : Onsted Community High School

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