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Pellston Elementary School

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Pellston Elementary School ranks 276 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Pellston Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 206 students in grades PK-5 in the small town of Pellston, Michigan. The school is part of the Pellston Public Schools district, which is ranked 265 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Pellston Elementary School has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1105 out of 1408 Michigan elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 276 out of 1488 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state averages, particularly in 4th and 5th grade English Language Arts and Math. Notably, the school's low-income students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 15% of Michigan elementary schools for this subgroup. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 22.3% in 2022-2023 to 29.5% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Pellston Elementary School's performance is generally stronger than the East Elementary School and Cheboygan Intermediate School in the Cheboygan area, but lags behind the top-performing Sheridan School, Lincoln School, and Central Elementary School in the Petoskey area. Continued focus on improving attendance and maintaining the school's academic performance will be crucial for Pellston Elementary School's future success.

220

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,559

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

114 Zipf St
Pellston, MI 49769

(231) 539-8421

District: Pellston Public Schools

Students who attend Pellston Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Pellston MiddleHigh School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.6%

Two or more races:

16.4%

American Indian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (58% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Michigan avg39%

276^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

265^th of 613Pellston 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	79.7	276 of 1488	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	283 of 1486	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	423 of 1470	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	541 of 1344	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	751 of 1153	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1105 of 1408	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.0	852 of 1448	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.2	884 of 1466	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.3	1013 of 1548	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.5	963 of 1580	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	66.8	492 of 1533	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.2	702 of 1563	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.8	863 of 1566	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.1	941 of 1552	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.3	1208 of 1552	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.9	1056 of 1589	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.3	813 of 1577	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.2	997 of 1565	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.2	571 of 1545	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	254 of 1338	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	228 of 1342	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	318 of 1321	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	391 of 1106	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.4	678 of 902	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	742 of 1171	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	811 of 1443	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	152 of 1346	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	74 of 1381	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	129 of 1350	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	107 of 1099	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	41.5	442 of 749	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	637 of 1134	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	588 of 1397	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	282 of 1366	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	387 of 1347	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	445 of 1334	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	635 of 1139	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1078 of 1196	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	874 of 1446	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	243 of 1206	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	325 of 1204	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	387 of 1198	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	468 of 1102	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.4	724 of 1005	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1042 of 1128	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	857 of 1253	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)89th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+29 vs state

Math59%+21 vs state

Social Studies56%+26 vs state

English Language Arts54%+12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

I have had children at Pellston Public Schools for 16 years and have found the staff to be WAY ABOVE AVERAGE!!! I have several relatives who have gone to other schools and know first hand that Pellston Schools education is above average regardless of what the test scores show.
Like all things in life, you get out of it what you put into it. If you take advantage of the wonderful staff and programs at Pellston, you will succeed.
Pellston is a small close-knit school, where the teachers and support staff care about the students. The problem with Pellston is that in a lot of cases the school staff cares more about the students the parents. When these to groups come closer in this aspect, Pellston will blow all the other districts out of the water. Close Quote

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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 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
Pellston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Zipf St	Pellston	49769	Emmet County	Pellston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 539-8421	220	20	11.0	52.7%	173 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (16.4%)	79.7	276^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.5%		77.9	283^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	81.0%	7	36.8	64.9	62.5	42.1	73.0	62.5	68.8	56.3	$19,559	$2,867	$16,692
Inland Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	4363 S Straits Hwy	Indian River	49749	Cheboygan County	Inland Lakes Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 238-6868	316	21	14.9	71.2%	283 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	31	996^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.1%		40.2	844^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.2%	152	31.6	30.8	36.7	31.6	23.1	12.2	42.9	20.4	$15,102	$2,150	$12,952
Shay Elementary School	Public	K-4	175 E Lake St	Harbor Springs	49740	Emmet County	Harbor Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 526-4600	258	21	12.2	23.3%	226 (87.6%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	57.2	602^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	59.5%					(n/a)	48.4	52.3		37.5	38.6				$24,658	$1,364	$23,294
Ottawa Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	871 Kalamazoo Ave	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2130	250	21	11.9	40.8%	220 (88.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	60.9	553^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	62.8%		68.9	422^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	71.6%	131	34.2	56.8	50.0	50.0	46.5	32.6	47.8	34.8	$17,352	$2,039	$15,313
Central Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	410 State St	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2111	234	16	14.6	26.5%	202 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.3%)	74.3	347^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.7%		77.8	285^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.8%	62	56.4	51.2	69.6	66.7	53.5	43.5	50.0	30.4	$17,712	$1,495	$16,217
Lincoln School	Public, Magnet	K-5	616 Connable Ave	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2120	237	16	14.8	30.4%	206 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	89.9	119^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.0%		88.5	142^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	90.4%	23	62.2	69.6	70.2	59.5	65.2	66.0	76.1	44.7	$17,056	$1,292	$15,764
Sheridan School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1415 Howard St	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2140	252	18	14.0	27.4%	222 (88.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.5%)	77.6	295^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.2%		74.1	337^th of 1486 public elementary schools	77.3%	42	56.4	52.3	62.1	56.4	45.5	45.5	56.1	48.5	$16,747	$1,041	$15,707
East Elementary School	Public	K-3	440 Garfield Ave	Cheboygan	49721	Cheboygan County	Cheboygan Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 627-5211	301	20	15.0	75.7%	231 (76.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.6%)								(n/a)									$14,611	$2,173	$12,438
Bois Blanc Pines School	Public	K-8	100 Sioux Ave	Pointe Aux Pins	49775	Mackinac County	Bois Blanc Pines School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 634-7225	6	1	6.0		5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$41,576	$3,406	$38,171

Frequently Asked Questions about Pellston Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Pellston Elementary School attend?

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

High : Pellston MiddleHigh School

How many students attend Pellston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 220 students attended Pellston Elementary School.

Is Pellston Elementary School a good school?

Pellston Elementary School ranks 276^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pellston Elementary School?

Students at Pellston Elementary School are 79% White, 16% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Hispanic.

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