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Michigamme Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Michigamme Elementary School in Port Huron, MI, serves 341 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Port Huron Area School District, where over 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Michigamme has faced significant academic challenges, with state rankings consistently in the bottom quintile of Michigan elementary schools. However, the data reveals some encouraging pockets of success. In the most recent school year, 5th graders at Michigamme outperformed the district average in both math (23.6% vs. 20.9%) and social studies (20% vs. 16.3%). This 5th-grade math proficiency rate also exceeded several nearby schools, including Garfield Elementary (13.5%) and H D Crull Elementary (9.5%). One of the most notable achievements is in attendance: chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 40.4% in 2021-2022 to 20.4% in 2024-2025, which is significantly better than the district's overall rate of 34.6%. This suggests school-level efforts to improve attendance are working.

At the same time, there are concerning trends. Proficiency in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts has declined sharply over the past three years, with 3rd-grade falling from 26% to 12% and 4th-grade dropping from 24.2% to 10.1%. The school also spends a strikingly high $16,362 per student, far more than nearby higher-performing schools like Edison Elementary ($14,371), which serves a much lower percentage of low-income students and ranks in the 77th percentile. This high-cost, low-result paradox raises important questions about resource allocation. While Michigamme faces real challenges, the improving attendance and 5th-grade successes suggest that effective strategies exist within the building that could be expanded to other grade levels.

341

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,362

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2855 Michigan Rd
Port Huron, MI 48060-7752

(810) 984-6523

District: Port Huron Area School District

Students who attend Michigamme Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Port Huron High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Two or more races:

9.1%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg26%

Michigan avg38%

1,207^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Port Huron Area School District

463^rd of 625Port Huron Area School District 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	18.4	1207 of 1492	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	1207 of 1488	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1210 of 1486	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1107 of 1470	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1205 of 1344	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1101 of 1153	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1178 of 1408	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1029 of 1448	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.3	679 of 1466	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.0	723 of 1548	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.0	970 of 1580	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.8	867 of 1533	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.7	826 of 1563	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.2	951 of 1566	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.4	820 of 1552	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.0	852 of 1552	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.0	579 of 1589	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.0	432 of 1577	72.6%	★★★★☆
2007	77.3	263 of 1565	83.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	188 of 1545	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	1193 of 1343	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	1228 of 1338	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1185 of 1342	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1109 of 1321	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	1059 of 1106	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	894 of 902	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1037 of 1171	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1024 of 1443	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	1133 of 1352	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	1172 of 1346	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1154 of 1381	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1077 of 1350	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1048 of 1099	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	729 of 749	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1064 of 1397	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	1084 of 1372	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	1147 of 1366	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1142 of 1347	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1054 of 1334	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1102 of 1139	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	894 of 915	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1041 of 1196	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	956 of 1446	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	1134 of 1199	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	1159 of 1206	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1125 of 1204	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1095 of 1198	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	1089 of 1102	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	995 of 1005	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1061 of 1128	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1065 of 1253	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science24%-16 vs state

Social Studies20%-8 vs state

Math20%-19 vs state

English Language Arts18%-23 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 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd 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
Michigamme Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2855 Michigan Rd	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6523	341	23	15.1	63.6%	276 (80.9%)	10 (2.9%)	24 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.1%)	18.4	1207^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.1%		17.6	1207^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.9%				12.0	10.1	32.7			18.0	17.4	23.6			23.6		20.0		$16,362	$2,252	$14,110
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3559 Pollina Ave	Fort Gratiot	48059	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6507	404	25	16.1	29.7%	369 (91.3%)	9 (2.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	74.3	348^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.7%		76.5	316^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.8%	32			57.1	56.4	52.7			70.0	57.7	44.6			43.2		29.7		$14,371	$804	$13,567
H D Crull Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Hancock St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6504	397	28	14.4	73.8%	283 (71.3%)	33 (8.3%)	27 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.1%)	20.9	1162^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	22.1%		28.7	1031^st of 1488 public elementary schools	30.7%	131			24.2	39.3	26.6			9.7	29.5	9.5			25.4		6.3		$15,038	$2,175	$12,863
Indian Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4975 W Water St	Kimball	48074	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6515	357	24	14.6	56.3%	304 (85.2%)	7 (2.0%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	22.3	1137^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.8%		25.1	1078^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.6%	59			28.8	26.7	22.2			35.6	19.7	16.7			24.1		13.0		$16,426	$2,162	$14,263
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1112 20th St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6525	270	20	13.5	77.0%	155 (57.4%)	42 (15.6%)	23 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (18.5%)	7.3	1429^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.2%		10	1360^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.6%	69			1263.6	6.8	12.8			7.1	1363.6	10.6			14.9		6.4		$18,013	$2,559	$15,454
Creekside Learning Center	Public	1-6	1520 Michigan Rd	Port Huron	48040	St. Clair County	St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(810) 364-8990	2	2	1.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 Garfield St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6509	377	34	11.0	68.2%	272 (72.1%)	31 (8.2%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.9%)	24.1	1095^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.6%		16.7	1229^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.4%	134			22.6	27.7	34.6			25.8	20.0	13.5			25.5		25.5		$18,987	$2,247	$16,741
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	834 Chestnut St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6530	246	23	10.8	90.7%	155 (63.0%)	41 (16.7%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (15.9%)	7.4	1426^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.4%		10.6	1343^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	9.7%	83			7.1	9.1	20.6			1264.0	1365.8	1467.3			14.7		1469.7		$21,548	$1,819	$19,729
East Shore Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1403 7th St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	East Shore Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 247-0687	163	7	22.6	92.6%	101 (62.0%)	24 (14.7%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (19.0%)	24.6	1088^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.1%		34.2	949^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.2%	139	72.7	27.3	1266.9	1367.3	29.2	33.3	1677.9	1269.3	1362.8	12.5	1574.7	1672.8	25.0	54.6	1472.9	27.3	$13,446	$2,366	$11,080
Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Vanness St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6500	250	23	10.9	92.8%	116 (46.4%)	63 (25.2%)	27 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (16.8%)	14.6	1282^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	14.1%		14.7	1265^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.0%	17			13.2	17.5	28.2			7.9	17.5	20.5			20.5		1467.9		$20,509	$2,084	$18,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Michigamme Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Michigamme Elementary School?

Students at Michigamme Elementary School are 81% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Is Michigamme Elementary School a good school?

Michigamme Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Michigamme Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Central Middle School
High : Port Huron High School

How many students attend Michigamme Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Michigamme Elementary School.

What district is Michigamme Elementary School in?

Port Huron Area School District

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2024–25 attendance dataJan 6, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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