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Ottawa Elementary School

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Ottawa Elementary School ranks 298 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Ottawa Elementary School in Petoskey, MI, serves 250 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the highly regarded Public Schools of Petoskey district, which ranks in the 90th percentile statewide.

Ottawa Elementary has shown remarkable recent improvement, surging from the 62nd percentile in 2022-2023 to the 80th percentile in 2025-2026—a jump of 255 spots in state rankings that earned the school a 4-star rating. What makes this achievement particularly noteworthy is that Ottawa serves a student population with a significantly higher poverty rate (40.8% free/reduced lunch) than its same-district peers like Sheridan School (27.4%), Lincoln School (30.4%), and Central Elementary School (26.5%). Despite this challenge, Ottawa ranks in the 78th percentile for low-income student performance—a standout achievement that shows the school is effectively lifting students who often face greater barriers. The school also outperforms nearby schools in less affluent districts, with 3rd-grade math proficiency (70%) running 20 points higher than Charlevoix Elementary School and nearly 10 points higher than Boyne City Elementary School.

Parents should be aware of two patterns. First, math proficiency drops sharply as students advance: 70% of 3rd graders are proficient, but that falls to 45% in 4th grade and just 32.6% in 5th grade—a consistent trend across three years suggesting a systemic challenge in upper-elementary math instruction. Second, a significant gender gap emerged in 2025-2026, with boys ranking in the 85th percentile while girls ranked in the 64th percentile, though this gap didn't exist the prior year. On the positive side, chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically to 19.7%, now below the district average, and the school spends $20,683 per student—18% higher than its district peers—suggesting resources are being directed toward its upward trajectory.

250

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,683

Per pupil spending ?

40.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

871 Kalamazoo Ave
Petoskey, MI 49770-3216

(231) 348-2130

District: Public Schools of Petoskey

Students who attend Ottawa Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Petoskey Middle School
High:	Petoskey High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.0%

Two or more races:

6.0%

American Indian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (54% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Public Schools of Petoskey's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg57%

Michigan avg38%

298^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Public Schools of Petoskey

60^th of 625Public Schools of Petoskey 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	77.5	298 of 1492	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	60.9	553 of 1488	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	422 of 1486	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	564 of 1470	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	422 of 1344	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	531 of 1153	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	392 of 1408	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	497 of 1448	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.1	356 of 1466	75.7%	★★★★☆
2016	72.5	374 of 1548	75.8%	★★★★☆
2015	75.9	343 of 1580	78.3%	★★★★☆
2014	75.1	337 of 1533	78.0%	★★★★☆
2013	76.3	323 of 1563	79.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	360 of 1566	77.0%	★★★★☆
2011	77.5	271 of 1552	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	74.6	348 of 1552	77.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.0	549 of 1589	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.2	933 of 1577	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.3	816 of 1565	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.3	570 of 1545	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	477 of 1343	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	556 of 1338	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	462 of 1342	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	503 of 1321	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	285 of 1106	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	42.4	508 of 902	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.2	145 of 1171	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	516 of 1443	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	291 of 1352	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	286 of 1346	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	334 of 1381	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	238 of 1350	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	246 of 1099	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	285 of 749	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	247 of 1134	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	330 of 1397	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	208 of 1372	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	56.6	568 of 1366	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	391 of 1347	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	419 of 1334	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	317 of 1139	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	374 of 1196	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	475 of 1446	67.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	339 of 1199	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	49.0	603 of 1206	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	469 of 1204	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	505 of 1198	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	395 of 1102	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	567 of 1005	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	347 of 1128	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	484 of 1253	61.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile~ school

White (2026)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+23 vs state

Science56%+16 vs state

Math49%+11 vs state

Social Studies39%+12 vs state

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

The teacher's and staff at Ottawa are outstanding! My kids love their teacher's and the school. Close Quote

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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
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%)	77.5	298^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.0%		60.9	553^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	62.8%	255	75.0	60.0	58.1		70.0	45.0	32.6		55.8	39.5	$20,683	$1,641	$19,042
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%)	75	338^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.3%		74.3	347^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.7%	9	43.9	52.5	78.0		46.3	35.0	61.0		68.3	41.5	$17,496	$515	$16,981
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%)	90.5	126^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.6%		77.6	295^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.2%	169	79.1	57.5	63.6		76.7	60.0	50.0		68.2	61.4	$18,535	$983	$17,552
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%)	79.5	269^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.0%		89.9	119^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.0%	150	33.3	74.4	71.7		42.9	74.4	58.7		60.9	41.3	$18,128	$526	$17,602
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%)	63.1	510^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.8%		57.2	602^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	59.5%	92	53.4	48.5			48.3	37.9					$25,067	$864	$24,203
Boyne City Elementary School	Public	K-4	930 Brockway St	Boyne City	49712	Charlevoix County	Boyne City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 439-8300	425	26	16.1	43.8%	382 (89.9%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	73.3	364^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.6%		73	369^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.2%	5	47.4	49.5			60.5	53.5					$15,453	$990	$14,462
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%)	77.4	299^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.0%		79.7	276^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.5%	23	55.9	47.7	45.9		50.0	59.1	62.2		62.2	43.2	$18,426	$2,159	$16,268
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%)	31.1	986^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.9%		31	996^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.1%	10	23.1	22.4	40.4		34.6	24.1	25.5		48.9	6.4	$14,733	$1,233	$13,500
Charlevoix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	108 E Garfield Ave	Charlevoix	49720	Charlevoix County	Charlevoix Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 547-8115	398	32	12.6	49.2%	365 (91.7%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	65.4	488^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.3%		67.1	463^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	68.9%	25	61.1	59.1	54.4	44.4	50.0	27.3	14.0	38.1	57.9	43.9	$19,470	$1,044	$18,427
East Jordan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	304 4th St	East Jordan	49727	Charlevoix County	East Jordan Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 536-7564	393	33	11.7	57.8%	341 (86.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.6%)	49	714^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.1%		50.7	707^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.5%	7	43.1	41.5	33.3	38.9	49.0	39.6	37.0	22.2	38.9	22.2	$16,460	$1,257	$15,203

Frequently Asked Questions about Ottawa Elementary School

Is Ottawa Elementary School a good school?

Ottawa Elementary School ranks 298^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ottawa Elementary School?

Students at Ottawa Elementary School are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Ottawa Elementary School in?

Public Schools of Petoskey

How many students attend Ottawa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Ottawa Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ottawa Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Petoskey Middle School
High : Petoskey High School

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