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OvidElsie Middle School

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OvidElsie Middle School ranks 248 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 72% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

OvidElsie Middle School in Elsie, MI, serves 293 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools district, and has earned a 4-star rating for four consecutive years.

What truly sets OvidElsie apart is its remarkable success with students from low socio-economic backgrounds. About half of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school ranks in the 78th percentile for this subgroup—a standout achievement compared to nearby schools. For context, DeWitt Middle School ranks higher overall (92nd percentile) but serves a much more affluent population with only 11% low-income students. OvidElsie's ability to achieve strong results while supporting a high-need population suggests effective teaching strategies and a commitment to closing achievement gaps. The school also shines in 8th-grade PSAT Math, where 50.4% of students scored proficient—nearly matching DeWitt's 53.3% and far exceeding the state average of 33.2%. Similarly, 8th-grade Social Studies proficiency stands at 67.2%, well above the state's 50.3%.

Another encouraging trend is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism. After spiking to 42.1% in 2021-2022, the rate has plummeted to 16.2%—lower than the state average (27.9%) and better than nearby schools like Fulton Middle School (22.0%) and Chesaning Middle School (24.1%). However, parents should be aware of a notable weakness: 7th-grade M-Step Math proficiency dropped sharply to 24.1% in 2025-2026, down from 46.5% the prior year and below the state average. This inconsistency between grade levels suggests the school may benefit from targeted math interventions. Overall, OvidElsie demonstrates resilience and effectiveness, particularly for its economically disadvantaged students, making it a strong option for families in the Elsie area.

293

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,532

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4041 N Hollister Rd
Elsie, MI 48831-9723

(989) 862-4238

District: Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

Students who attend OvidElsie Middle School usually attend:

High:

OvidElsie High School

Feeder schools for OvidElsie Middle School:

Elementary:	EE Knight Elementary School
	Leonard Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.5%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (72nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Michigan avg41%

248^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

233^rd of 625Ovid-Elsie Area 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	65.7	248 of 896	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.7	232 of 890	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	262 of 897	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	264 of 883	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	186 of 776	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	218 of 675	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	141 of 792	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	116 of 838	86.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.1	164 of 821	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	64.2	280 of 894	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.4	253 of 919	72.5%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	225 of 921	75.6%	★★★★☆
2013	63.8	297 of 919	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.6	323 of 900	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.3	244 of 858	71.6%	★★★★☆
2010	73.4	215 of 851	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	70.2	280 of 847	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.5	227 of 839	72.9%	★★★★☆
2007	69.3	273 of 823	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.9	383 of 806	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	209 of 789	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	63.0	224 of 789	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	218 of 771	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	272 of 770	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	138 of 657	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.7	203 of 521	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	120 of 658	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	92 of 794	88.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	184 of 834	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	128 of 832	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	110 of 836	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	164 of 825	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	160 of 691	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	162 of 523	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.6	52 of 672	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	36 of 815	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	274 of 813	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.3	216 of 798	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	298 of 786	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	239 of 776	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	213 of 658	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	184 of 540	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	153 of 639	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	131 of 797	83.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	98 of 236	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	26 of 76	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.9	39 of 377	89.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	286 of 687	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	289 of 696	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	331 of 701	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	327 of 688	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	200 of 638	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	233 of 577	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	145 of 624	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	133 of 678	80.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies67%+17 vs state

Mathematics50%+17 vs state

Science42%+3 vs state

English Language Arts41%+3 vs state

Math27%-6 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 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 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
OvidElsie Middle School	Public	6-8	4041 N Hollister Rd	Elsie	48831	Clinton County	Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 862-4238	293	18	16.5	50.2%	271 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	65.7	248^th of 896 public middle schools	72.3%		67.7	232^nd of 890 public middle schools	73.9%	16	67.8	50.4			41.1	40.5			29.5	24.1		42.2		67.2	$14,532	$493	$14,039
St Johns Middle School	Public	6-8	900 W Townsend Rd	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 227-4300	584	33	17.6	31.8%	507 (86.8%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	83.2	120^th of 896 public middle schools	86.6%		82.7	114^th of 890 public middle schools	87.2%	6	78.7	43.1			42.5	58.4			44.7	46.4		66.0		72.6	$12,810	$441	$12,369
Ashley Middle School	Public	5-8	104 N New St	Ashley	48806	Gratiot County	Ashley Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 847-4000	54	5	10.9	77.8%	45 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.4%)								(n/a)				1478.2	20.0			25.0	1571.4		33.3		1474.2		$15,855	$1,899	$13,956
Laingsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	112 High St	Laingsburg	48848	Shiawassee County	Laingsburg Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 651-5034	251	16	15.3	25.5%	225 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	74.8	176^th of 896 public middle schools	80.4%		75.3	171^st of 890 public middle schools	80.8%	5	85.7	44.0			45.8	42.3			35.7	33.8		48.2		76.5	$12,718	$388	$12,330
Owosso Middle School	Public	6-8	765 E North St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 723-3460	641	34	19.0	47.6%	566 (88.3%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	29.8	611^th of 896 public middle schools	31.8%		29.5	605^th of 890 public middle schools	32.0%	6	59.4	24.8			21.9	18.4			16.4	18.9		29.8		35.3	$12,693	$1,057	$11,636
Corunna Middle School	Public	4-7	400 N Comstock St	Corunna	48817	Shiawassee County	Corunna Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 743-5641	438	24	18.2	51.1%	399 (91.1%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	73.2	194^th of 896 public middle schools	78.3%		69.4	217^th of 890 public middle schools	75.6%	23			33.0	43.4	42.1	55.3	36.9	31.0	36.8	43.0	50.0		43.8		$14,653	$1,104	$13,549
Bath Middle School	Public	6-8	13675 Webster Rd	Bath	48808	Clinton County	Bath Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 641-6781	241	14	17.7	41.5%	194 (80.5%)	4 (1.7%)	19 (7.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.3%)	67.6	232^nd of 896 public middle schools	74.1%		66.8	240^th of 890 public middle schools	73.0%	8	66.2	40.3			41.3	44.7			43.8	31.2		41.6		63.6	$14,144	$695	$13,449
Chesaning Middle School	Public	4-8	431 N 4th St	Chesaning	48616	Saginaw County	Chesaning Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 845-7040	584	34	17.1	56.7%	530 (90.8%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	67	235^th of 896 public middle schools	73.8%		66.5	245^th of 890 public middle schools	72.5%	10	69.3	36.0	43.9	49.5	40.0	37.2	51.8	39.6	51.3	33.3	52.8	46.5	38.3	60.0	$12,495	$760	$11,736
DeWitt Middle School	Public	6-8	2957 W Herbison Rd	Dewitt	48820	Clinton County	DeWitt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 668-3200	754	40	18.6	11.3%	625 (82.9%)	18 (2.4%)	57 (7.6%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	90	68^th of 896 public middle schools	92.4%		92	56^th of 890 public middle schools	93.7%	12	85.1	53.3			46.3	67.6			51.7	60.3		59.5		77.6	$13,016	$548	$12,468
Fulton Middle School	Public	6-8	8060 Ely Hwy	Middleton	48856	Gratiot County	Fulton Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 236-7232	119	7	16.6	51.3%	102 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	58.9	309^th of 896 public middle schools	65.5%		48.7	425^th of 890 public middle schools	52.2%	116	58.5	41.5			37.5	36.7			41.0	30.0		43.9		46.3	$14,049	$782	$13,267

Frequently Asked Questions about OvidElsie Middle School

How many students attend OvidElsie Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended OvidElsie Middle School.

What district is OvidElsie Middle School in?

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What is the racial makeup of OvidElsie Middle School?

Students at OvidElsie Middle School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of OvidElsie Middle School attend?

Students who attend OvidElsie Middle School usually go on to attend OvidElsie High School

Is OvidElsie Middle School a good school?

OvidElsie Middle School ranks 248^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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