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GT Norman Elementary School

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GT Norman Elementary School ranks 862 nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

862^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

GT Norman Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Reed City, Michigan, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 495 students. The school is part of the Reed City Area Public Schools district, which is ranked 259 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

GT Norman Elementary School faces several challenges, including low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's M-Step test scores in English Language Arts and Math for grades 3 and 4 are generally below the state averages, with the 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate at 27.7% compared to the state average of 38.9%. Additionally, the school has seen concerning chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 22.7% to 30.8%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 54.04% to 68.93%, suggests that the school may face additional challenges in supporting its student population.

When comparing GT Norman Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Baldwin Elementary School, Evart Elementary School, and Riverview Elementary School, it becomes evident that GT Norman is underperforming academically. For example, in 2024-2025, Riverview Elementary School had significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math for 3rd and 4th grades, with scores ranging from 69.4% to 75.6%, compared to GT Norman's 27.7% to 45.6%. The high chronic absenteeism rates at GT Norman Elementary School are also not unique, as the nearby schools report similar levels of chronic absenteeism, suggesting a broader regional issue that may require a coordinated effort to address.

540

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,862

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

338 W Lincoln Ave
Reed City, MI 49677-1116

(231) 832-5548

District: Reed City Area Public Schools

Students who attend GT Norman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Reed City Middle School
High:	Reed City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.5%

Two or more races:

6.1%

Hispanic:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Michigan avg41%

862^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

259^th of 613Reed City Area 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	40.1	862 of 1488	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	860 of 1486	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1130 of 1470	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	928 of 1344	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	691 of 1153	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1018 of 1408	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1102 of 1448	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	1283 of 1466	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	1267 of 1548	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.0	1132 of 1580	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.0	1169 of 1533	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.0	1109 of 1563	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	1221 of 1566	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	1234 of 1552	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.8	1172 of 1552	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.1	1140 of 1589	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.0	1083 of 1577	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.5	809 of 1565	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.0	838 of 1545	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	771 of 1338	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	778 of 1342	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1100 of 1321	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	940 of 1106	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	560 of 902	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	995 of 1171	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1064 of 1443	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	740 of 1346	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	687 of 1381	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.5	1094 of 1350	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	825 of 1099	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	298 of 749	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.6	901 of 1134	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1143 of 1397	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	910 of 1366	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	930 of 1347	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1107 of 1334	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	808 of 1139	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	680 of 915	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	881 of 1196	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1100 of 1446	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	16.4	388 of 403	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	917 of 1206	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	950 of 1204	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1146 of 1198	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	945 of 1102	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	717 of 1005	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1023 of 1128	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1134 of 1253	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2018)4th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math38%-3 vs state

English Language Arts33%-7 vs state

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Schools Near GT Norman Elementary School

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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
GT Norman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	338 W Lincoln Ave	Reed City	49677	Osceola County	Reed City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 832-5548	540	35	15.4	59.1%	478 (88.5%)	6 (1.1%)	22 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	40.1	862^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	42.1%		39.2	860^th of 1486 public elementary schools	42.1%	2	27.7	38.6		29.5	45.6				$14,862	$2,768	$12,094
Great Start Readiness Program	Public	PK, KG-4	220 W Lincoln Ave	Reed City	49677	Osceola County	Reed City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 832-2201	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Eastwood Elementary	Public	PK-K	410 N 3rd Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 598-9700	209	13	16.0	59.3%	172 (82.3%)	9 (4.3%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.1%)								(n/a)									$12,624	$2,052	$10,572
Pine River Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	408 W Gilbert St	Leroy	49655	Osceola County	Pine River Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 768-4481	270	16	16.4	68.1%	248 (91.9%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)	35.7			35.7					$16,061	$1,829	$14,232
Crossroads Charter Academy K5	Public, Charter	K-5	215 N State St	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Crossroads Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-6589	103	8	13.7	73.8%	74 (71.8%)	6 (5.8%)	6 (5.8%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	13 (12.6%)	26.5	1061^st of 1488 public elementary schools	28.7%		32.7	977^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.3%	84	17.9		31.6	17.9		21.1	42.1	26.3	$13,355	$2,046	$11,309
Brookside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 Escott St	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-8323	336	19	17.6	61.9%	274 (81.5%)	16 (4.8%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	48.1	749^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.7%		37.4	896^th of 1486 public elementary schools	39.7%	147	31.3	39.2		45.8	43.0				$16,373	$2,982	$13,392
Evart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	515 N Cedar St	Evart	49631	Osceola County	Evart Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 734-5595	309	23	13.6	72.8%	307 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.5	1069^th of 1488 public elementary schools	28.2%		39	867^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.7%	202	24.7	27.3		24.7	34.5				$15,301	$2,893	$12,408
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-4	509 Willow Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-2550	346	19	18.2	48.3%	309 (89.3%)	7 (2.0%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	94.8	56^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.2%		95.4	44^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.0%	12	72.1	69.4		75.6	72.9				$15,509	$3,035	$12,475
Big Jackson Public School	Public	K-5	4020 E 13 Mile Rd	Paris	49338	Newaygo County	Big Jackson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-8947	1	0	10.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$21,356	$2,509	$18,847
Baldwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 4th St	Baldwin	49304	Lake County	Baldwin Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 745-3261	220	19	11.7	97.7%	131 (59.5%)	46 (20.9%)	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	21 (9.5%)	17.4	1213^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.5%		23.1	1124^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.4%	89	12.8	20.6	24.3	12.8	26.5	18.9	29.7		$28,554	$4,784	$23,770

Frequently Asked Questions about GT Norman Elementary School

What schools do graduates of GT Norman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend GT Norman Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Reed City Middle School
High : Reed City High School

What is the racial makeup of GT Norman Elementary School?

Students at GT Norman Elementary School are 89% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is GT Norman Elementary School in?

Reed City Area Public Schools

How many students attend GT Norman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended GT Norman Elementary School.

Is GT Norman Elementary School a good school?

GT Norman Elementary School ranks 862^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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