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ReethsPuffer Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4
855th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools
Better than 43% of Michigan elementary schools
Summary

ReethsPuffer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Muskegon, Michigan, serving 597 students in grades PK-4 and part of the Reeths-Puffer Schools district.

While ReethsPuffer Elementary has relatively high per-student spending, the school faces some challenges. It has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.6% to 31.6%, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's test scores in English Language Arts and Math are generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.6% of 3rd-grade students and 31.9% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 37.2% and 33.7% for the district, and 38.9% and 42.4% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.09% to 65.17% over the past few years.

When comparing ReethsPuffer Elementary to nearby schools, some interesting patterns emerge. Central Elementary School, another school in the Reeths-Puffer district, has similar test scores and chronic absenteeism rates to ReethsPuffer. However, Oakview Elementary School and Timberland Academy, which are in different districts, have significantly lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to ReethsPuffer. Conversely, North Muskegon Elementary School, which is in a different district, has significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to ReethsPuffer.

600
Students ?
17.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,300
Per pupil spending ?
59.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 874 E Giles Rd
       Muskegon, MI  49445-2622

(231) 744-4777

District: Reeths-Puffer Schools


Students who attend ReethsPuffer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    ReethsPuffer Intermediate School
    ReethsPuffer Middle School
High:    ReethsPuffer High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
81.8%
Two or more races:
6.5%
African American:
6.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2021 → 43rd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2021)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg37%
Michigan avg41%
855th of 1,488
Michigan public elementary schools ?
Bottom 43%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From top 50% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Reeths-Puffer Schools
324th of 613Reeths-Puffer 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202540.6855 of 148842.5%★★☆☆☆
202433.1966 of 148635.0%★★☆☆☆
202344.1780 of 147046.9%★★☆☆☆
202234.0852 of 134436.6%★★☆☆☆
202126.1868 of 115324.7%★☆☆☆☆
201943.5776 of 140844.9%★★☆☆☆
201855.7686 of 144852.6%★★★☆☆
201731.41002 of 146631.7%★★☆☆☆
201655.8685 of 154855.7%★★★☆☆
201551.8789 of 158050.1%★★★☆☆
201442.9966 of 153337.0%★★☆☆☆
201355.8732 of 156353.2%★★★☆☆
201256.3704 of 156655.0%★★★☆☆
201167.8542 of 155265.1%★★★☆☆
201060.4841 of 155245.8%★★☆☆☆
200964.7669 of 158957.9%★★★☆☆
200860.7751 of 157752.4%★★★☆☆
200755.3879 of 156543.8%★★☆☆☆
200644.01104 of 154528.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202536.9825 of 133838.3%★★☆☆☆
202425.51020 of 134224.0%★☆☆☆☆
202341.8737 of 132144.2%★★☆☆☆
202226.5855 of 110622.7%★☆☆☆☆
202124.2725 of 90219.6%★☆☆☆☆
201936.3770 of 117134.2%★★☆☆☆
201852.2711 of 144350.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202552.4596 of 134655.7%★★★☆☆
202440.5795 of 138142.4%★★☆☆☆
202346.1694 of 135048.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.4641 of 109941.7%★★☆☆☆
202129.4569 of 74924.0%★☆☆☆☆
201945.0625 of 113444.9%★★☆☆☆
201854.1652 of 139753.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202535.3860 of 136637.0%★★☆☆☆
202430.6924 of 134731.4%★★☆☆☆
202338.2811 of 133439.2%★★☆☆☆
202228.7816 of 113928.4%★☆☆☆☆
202118.6789 of 91513.8%★☆☆☆☆
201941.2709 of 119640.7%★★☆☆☆
201856.5631 of 144656.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201857.5132 of 40367.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202529.6883 of 120626.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.0974 of 120419.1%★☆☆☆☆
202336.2792 of 119833.9%★★☆☆☆
202226.4842 of 110223.6%★☆☆☆☆
202120.7846 of 100515.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.9760 of 112832.6%★★☆☆☆
201842.8740 of 125340.9%★★☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2018)67th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)27th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
Math39%~ state avg
English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Open Quote My family made the transition to Reeths Puffer in October 2018. My son entered at the first grade level. We have been disappointed since he started. His academic level came crashing down, making no advantages let alone retaining the education level he previously had. My son has never been in trouble before, yet by the second month he was being "written" up almost every day. He watched poor disgusting behavior from the students at Reeths Puffer, and when he started to mimic what he was seeing he was punished day after day until he started getting out of school suspension. This school thought it was necessary to suspend a first grader for behaving as the rest of the students were. I have sat in on classes, and could not believe what I saw, my son was not the only one. I witnessed exactly what my son was getting in trouble for day after day. My son would come home talking about extremely inappropriate topics that he learned from other students. He would reference children having spoken to him about sex, "humping" and even demonstrating what other children have displayed in regards to sexual movements. My son had come home so terrified by the "scary" things other children had discussed with him to the point where he was too afraid to be left unattended , we even had to rearrange his bedroom so that his bed was closer to the doorway just so that he could sleep through the night. This does not even touch on how poor the teachers and faculty handled the situations. My son had even been told once by his teacher she would "lock him out" of the classroom. This only contributed to the newly adapted anxiety/scared behavior he was displaying. My son was clearly having a bad experience and unfortunately the adults at this school left my son behind to try and conquer these ridiculous battles alone. I was told that my son "needed more tools in his toolbox" rather than bettering my son's experience here I believe it became comedy to the immature, and bored adults/teachers at Reeths Puffer. The teachers at Reeths Puffer are not there for the right reasons. They are there for half days, snow days, and their beloved summer time. My son is now seeking psychological help after attending this school. Please save yourself the stress, tears, anxiety and depression that both you and your child will certainly experience if your child is not a teachers pet/cookie cutter individual. Close Quote





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Students at ReethsPuffer Elementary School are 82% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Hispanic.

ReethsPuffer Elementary School ranks 855th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

Middle : ReethsPuffer Intermediate School
Middle : ReethsPuffer Middle School
High : ReethsPuffer High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended ReethsPuffer Elementary School.


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