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Dix Street Elementary School

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Dix Street Elementary School ranks 983 rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

983^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dix Street Elementary School in Otsego, MI, serves 357 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Otsego Public Schools district, which ranks in the 68th percentile statewide.

Dix Street has experienced a significant academic decline in recent years. The school's statewide ranking has dropped from the 76th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 34th percentile in the current school year, with its star rating falling from 4 stars to just 2. This decline is particularly noticeable in test scores: 3rd-grade ELA proficiency has fallen from 62.7% to 25.5%, and 3rd-grade Math proficiency has dropped from 66.7% to 25.5% over the same period. This trend stands in contrast to Alamo Elementary School, the district's other elementary school, which ranks in the 77th percentile and has a much lower rate of students on free/reduced lunch (29.62% vs. 50.14% at Dix Street). Washington Street Elementary School, the district's third elementary school, has remained relatively stable in the 61st-66th percentile range during the same period.

Chronic absenteeism appears to be a contributing factor, with Dix Street's rate at 24.4%—higher than the district average of 19.9% and significantly higher than Alamo's 16.2%. The school is also struggling to serve its low-income students effectively, with its ranking for this group falling from the 70th percentile to the 30th percentile. However, there is a notable bright spot: Dix Street showed exceptional performance in 5th-grade Science in the 2024-2025 school year, with a proficiency rate of 58.2%, exceeding both the district (52.1%) and state (40.3%) averages, and even surpassing Alamo's 53.7%. Per-student spending at $11,526 is in line with district peers, suggesting the decline is not due to lack of financial resources but rather the specific academic and attendance challenges facing the student body.

357

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,526

Per pupil spending ?

50.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

503 Dix St
Otsego, MI 49078-1500

(269) 694-7703

District: Otsego Public Schools

Students who attend Dix Street Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Otsego Middle School
High:	Otsego High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Two or more races:

11.5%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (28% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 56 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg41%

Michigan avg38%

983^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 56 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Otsego Public Schools

199^th of 625Otsego 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	31.3	983 of 1492	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.7	665 of 1488	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	578 of 1486	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	390 of 1470	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	321 of 1344	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	237 of 1153	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	236 of 1408	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	105 of 1448	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	87.7	95 of 1466	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	85.7	153 of 1548	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	83.2	208 of 1580	86.8%	★★★★☆
2014	78.3	288 of 1533	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	59.5	643 of 1563	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.5	638 of 1566	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.4	964 of 1552	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.9	667 of 1552	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.6	527 of 1589	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.3	763 of 1577	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.3	680 of 1565	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.1	612 of 1545	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	871 of 1343	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.0	477 of 1338	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	486 of 1342	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	376 of 1321	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	309 of 1106	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	284 of 902	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.2	125 of 1171	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	104 of 1443	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	948 of 1352	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.5	498 of 1346	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	417 of 1381	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.4	122 of 1350	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	76.4	148 of 1099	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	49 of 749	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	31 of 1134	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	94 of 1397	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	1059 of 1372	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.8	778 of 1366	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	557 of 1347	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	418 of 1334	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	416 of 1139	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.6	208 of 915	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	166 of 1196	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	115 of 1446	92.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	82 of 252	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	1013 of 1199	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	742 of 1206	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	687 of 1204	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	456 of 1198	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	353 of 1102	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	214 of 1005	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	237 of 1128	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	124 of 1253	90.1%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

Science31%-9 vs state

Math27%-11 vs state

Social Studies15%-13 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 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
Dix Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Dix St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 694-7703	357	24	14.6	50.1%	293 (82.1%)	6 (1.7%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.5%)	31.3	983^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	34.1%		53.7	665^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.3%	318	25.5	38.5	35.4	25.5	42.3	12.5	31.3	14.6	$11,526	$396	$11,130
Washington Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	538 Washington St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 694-7800	448	26	17.4	48.0%	396 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	58.7	577^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.3%		63.7	511^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.7%	66	48.7	46.3	50.0	60.5	34.2	23.1	47.4	29.5	$11,657	$368	$11,289
Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 School Dr	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 685-5835	410	27	15.0	53.9%	344 (83.9%)	7 (1.7%)	35 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	30.2	1000^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.0%		33.4	964^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.2%	36	24.6	25.7	43.8	18.3	14.9	28.1	34.9	25.4	$16,349	$1,360	$14,989
Gilkey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	707 S Woodhams St	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 685-2424	439	24	18.2	32.3%	385 (87.7%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	59.4	566^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.1%		55.8	635^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.3%	69	52.9	52.0	47.8	45.7	42.7	33.3	43.5	23.2	$13,126	$619	$12,507
Alamo Elementary School	Public	K-5	8184 N 6th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 694-7603	287	17	16.6	29.6%	262 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	75	337^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.4%		82.3	239^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.9%	98	66.0	62.0	63.5	68.0	54.0	40.4	46.2	23.1	$10,846	$17	$10,829
Robert D Brandon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1583 University St	Martin	49070	Allegan County	Martin Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 442-0450	299	18	16.7	50.2%	255 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	33.4	948^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.5%		51	702^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	52.8%	246	20.8	40.0	30.6	31.3	22.5	14.3	51.0	22.4	$15,244	$1,214	$14,030
Cooper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7559 N 14th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 349-2674	288	17	16.9	22.9%	263 (91.3%)	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	42.9	812^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.6%		54.7	651^st of 1488 public elementary schools	56.3%	161	40.0	34.1	42.3	45.0	40.9	30.8	32.7	13.5	$13,666	$575	$13,091
Pine Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2950 Center St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 673-5379	326	20	16.7	74.5%	257 (78.8%)	9 (2.8%)	35 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	38.9	877^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.2%		27.4	1048^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.6%	171	41.7	27.3	45.7	40.7	25.5	30.4	26.1	19.6	$16,215	$1,583	$14,631
Parchment Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	600 Edison St	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-1300	178	14	12.7	65.7%	113 (63.5%)	26 (14.6%)	14 (7.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.5%)								(n/a)	8.9			15.6					$16,924	$2,362	$14,562
North Ward Elementary School	Public	PK-K	440 River St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 673-6003	29	4	8.2	82.8%	25 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)									$29,244	$1,035	$28,209

Frequently Asked Questions about Dix Street Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Dix Street Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dix Street Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Otsego Middle School
High : Otsego High School

How many students attend Dix Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Dix Street Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dix Street Elementary School?

Students at Dix Street Elementary School are 82% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is Dix Street Elementary School in?

Otsego Public Schools

Is Dix Street Elementary School a good school?

Dix Street Elementary School ranks 983^rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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