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Central School

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Central School ranks 785 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Central School is an elementary school located in Owosso, Michigan, serving 411 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Owosso Public Schools district, which is ranked 403 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central School faces several key challenges, including academic performance that is generally below the state and district averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34.4% of 3rd-grade students at Central School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.2% for the Owosso Public Schools district and 38.9% for the state of Michigan. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 32.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a relatively high percentage of Central School students, between 45.26% and 48.46%, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby Emerson School and Bryant School, which are also part of the Owosso Public Schools district, show similar academic performance and demographic profiles to Central School. However, the Laingsburg Elementary School, which is in a different district (Laingsburg Community Schools), consistently outperforms Central School and the other Owosso schools in academic measures, despite having a similar percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as district-level policies, resources, and leadership, may play a significant role in shaping a school's academic outcomes.

409

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,482

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 W Oliver St
Owosso, MI 48867-2218

(989) 723-2790

District: Owosso Public Schools

Students who attend Central School usually attend:

Middle:	Owosso Middle School
High:	Owosso High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.3%

Hispanic:

5.6%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg33%

Michigan avg39%

785^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Owosso Public Schools

403^rd of 613Owosso 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	45.3	785 of 1488	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	982 of 1486	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	874 of 1470	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	748 of 1344	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	643 of 1153	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1012 of 1408	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	939 of 1448	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.4	803 of 1466	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	891 of 1548	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.9	719 of 1580	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.5	667 of 1533	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.5	429 of 1563	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	67.0	494 of 1566	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.5	304 of 1552	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	70.2	515 of 1552	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.1	405 of 1589	74.5%	★★★★☆
2008	61.8	711 of 1577	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.9	359 of 1565	77.1%	★★★★☆
2006	71.6	401 of 1545	74.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	784 of 1338	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	924 of 1342	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	871 of 1321	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	789 of 1106	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	697 of 902	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1016 of 1171	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	925 of 1443	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1013 of 1346	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	993 of 1381	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	758 of 1350	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	572 of 1099	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	438 of 749	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	854 of 1134	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	813 of 1397	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	761 of 1366	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1004 of 1347	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	861 of 1334	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	732 of 1139	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	540 of 915	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	861 of 1196	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	924 of 1446	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	211 of 225	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	837 of 1206	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1016 of 1204	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	858 of 1198	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	760 of 1102	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	637 of 1005	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	976 of 1128	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	971 of 1253	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2024)6th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science38%~ state avg

Math38%~ state avg

English Language Arts36%-6 vs state

Social Studies30%~ state avg

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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 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
Central School	Public	K-5	600 W Oliver St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 723-2790	409	24	16.9	37.4%	357 (87.3%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	45.3	785^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.2%		32.3	982^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	33.9%	197	34.4	38.2	35.6		47.5	44.7	23.3		38.4	30.1	$12,482	$1,296	$11,187
Emerson School	Public	K-5	515 E Oliver St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 725-7361	421	28	15.2	53.7%	380 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	43	822^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	44.8%		45.2	761^st of 1486 public elementary schools	48.8%	61	34.8	29.5	40.8		33.3	45.9	30.3		40.8	26.3	$13,739	$1,589	$12,151
Bryant School	Public	K-5	925 Hampton St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 723-4355	431	28	15.2	70.5%	376 (87.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	27.6	1044^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.8%		28.4	1045^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.7%	1	22.7	36.5	26.4		20.0	36.5	25.0		27.8	22.2	$13,671	$1,988	$11,683
Elsa Meyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	100 Hastings St	Corunna	48817	Shiawassee County	Corunna Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 743-4404	484	31	15.8	65.9%	423 (87.4%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)								(n/a)	34.9				38.7						$14,961	$1,766	$13,194
Leonard Elementary School	Public	K-2	732 Mabbit Rd	Ovid	48866	Shiawassee County	Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 834-5029	284	15	19.2	58.1%	255 (89.8%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)								(n/a)											$14,481	$1,326	$13,155
Bertha Neal School	Public	PK, KG-1	930 W Main St	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 288-2016	158	15	10.5	59.5%	148 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)								(n/a)											$16,254	$1,549	$14,704
Morrice Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 E Mason	Morrice	48857	Shiawassee County	Morrice Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 625-3142	196	18	10.8	42.9%	182 (92.9%)	3 (1.5%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	34.3	948^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.3%		32.9	974^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.5%	26	19.5	34.8	33.3		31.7	30.4	22.6		45.2	30.0	$11,005	$742	$10,264
Laingsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	117 Prospect St	Laingsburg	48848	Shiawassee County	Laingsburg Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 651-5067	521	31	16.8	26.1%	482 (92.5%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	74	350^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.5%		67.1	453^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	69.5%	103	50.0	51.9	55.3		47.5	49.4	44.7		57.6	51.8	$11,888	$561	$11,327
Robert Kerr School	Public	2-5	9591 E Monroe Rd	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 288-2805	361	22	16.2	56.0%	328 (90.9%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	36.6	914^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.6%		29	1034^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.4%	120	35.7	30.9	34.1		34.7	25.9	30.6		44.7	17.6	$13,828	$1,395	$12,434
Perry Upper Elementary	Public, Virtual	3-6	2775 W Britton Rd	Perry	48872	Shiawassee County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 625-6196	307	16	18.9	37.1%	278 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)								(n/a)	46.2	26.6	50.6	41.9	51.5	21.5	45.7	30.3	53.1	37.0	$12,737	$1,067	$11,670

Frequently Asked Questions about Central School

What schools do graduates of Central School attend?

Students who attend Central School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Owosso Middle School
High : Owosso High School

What is the racial makeup of Central School?

Students at Central School are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Central School in?

Owosso Public Schools

Is Central School a good school?

Central School ranks 785^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Central School.

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