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Sheridan School

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Sheridan School is a K-5 elementary school in Petoskey, MI, serving 252 students as part of the highly-rated Public Schools of Petoskey district.

Sheridan is currently the top-ranked elementary school in its district, earning a 5-star rating and placing in the 92nd percentile of Michigan elementary schools—a significant jump from the previous year. This improvement is especially visible in 3rd grade, where proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (79.1%) and Math (76.7%) far exceed district and state averages. The school also stands out for its work with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide for this group, up from the 62nd percentile just a year earlier. Another notable win: chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 41.2% in 2021-2022 to just 16.4% recently—well below both district and state averages. This suggests a positive, welcoming school culture where kids want to show up.

While Sheridan excels in the early grades, its 4th and 5th grade scores, though still above state averages, are less dominant compared to district peers. For example, 4th-grade ELA proficiency (57.5%) trails the district average (61%), and 5th-grade math (50%) is right at the district mark. Within the district, Lincoln School shows particular strength in 4th grade, with 74.4% proficiency in both subjects. Compared to nearby schools like Inland Lakes Elementary and East Jordan Elementary, Sheridan’s overall performance is notably stronger. With per-student spending of $18,535—less than some peers like Ottawa Elementary ($20,683)—Sheridan appears to use its resources efficiently to deliver top-tier results. For parents, this is a school on a clear upward trajectory, with strong foundational teaching and a proven ability to support all learners.

252

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,535

Per pupil spending ?

27.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

1415 Howard St
Petoskey, MI 49770-3000

(231) 348-2140

District: Public Schools of Petoskey

Students who attend Sheridan School usually attend:

Middle:	Petoskey Middle School
High:	Petoskey High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.1%

Two or more races:

9.5%

Hispanic:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (65% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg57%

Michigan avg38%

126^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	90.5	126 of 1492	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	77.6	295 of 1488	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	337 of 1486	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	220 of 1470	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	260 of 1344	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	303 of 1153	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	346 of 1408	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	425 of 1448	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	73.9	296 of 1466	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.9	331 of 1548	78.6%	★★★★☆
2015	81.2	241 of 1580	84.7%	★★★★☆
2014	77.4	306 of 1533	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	69.1	454 of 1563	71.0%	★★★★☆
2012	69.4	451 of 1566	71.2%	★★★★☆
2011	67.0	560 of 1552	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	572 of 1552	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.9	442 of 1589	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	77.9	266 of 1577	83.1%	★★★★☆
2007	62.4	673 of 1565	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.5	1116 of 1545	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	93 of 1343	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	72.2	308 of 1338	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	402 of 1342	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	212 of 1321	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	129 of 1106	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.0	435 of 902	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	426 of 1171	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	745 of 1443	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	154 of 1352	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	56.5	516 of 1346	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	605 of 1381	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.3	123 of 1350	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	32 of 1099	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	72.6	132 of 749	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	147 of 1134	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	251 of 1397	82.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	168 of 1372	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	299 of 1366	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	277 of 1347	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	220 of 1334	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	172 of 1139	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	198 of 915	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	299 of 1196	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	215 of 1446	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	49.6	104 of 225	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	100 of 1199	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	72.1	299 of 1206	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	346 of 1204	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	228 of 1198	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	246 of 1102	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	376 of 1005	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	514 of 1128	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	510 of 1253	59.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)54th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science68%+28 vs state

English Language Arts67%+26 vs state

Math62%+24 vs state

Social Studies61%+34 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Sheridan School

What is the racial makeup of Sheridan School?

Students at Sheridan School are 88% White, 10% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Sheridan School attend?

Students who attend Sheridan School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Petoskey Middle School
High : Petoskey High School

What district is Sheridan School in?

Public Schools of Petoskey

How many students attend Sheridan School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Sheridan School.

Is Sheridan School a good school?

Yes. Sheridan School ranks in the top 8.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

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