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Jessie Loomis School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Jessie Loomis School is an elementary school in Saginaw, MI, serving 308 students in grades PK-5 within the Saginaw School District of the City of, where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Jessie Loomis faces significant challenges, with state test scores consistently placing it in the bottom 15% of Michigan elementary schools and chronic absenteeism affecting about 60% of students—more than double the state average. However, there are some bright spots worth noting. In the most recent testing year, 5th-grade math proficiency reached 25%, which was notably higher than the district average of 14.9% and the best among comparable Saginaw schools like Merrill Park Elementary School (7.89%). Additionally, the school has shown steady improvement in its effectiveness with African American students, moving from the 45th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 27th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting that targeted efforts may be paying off for this group.

One concern is the dramatic drop in 4th-grade math proficiency, which fell from 33.3% in 2024-2025 to just 10.6% in 2025-2026 for the same cohort of students—a sign that instructional continuity may be an issue. Test scores also swing widely from year to year across grades, indicating that success often depends more on a specific teacher or class than on a consistent school-wide approach. Interestingly, Jessie Loomis spends $19,273 per student, which is higher than nearby schools like Martin G Atkins Elementary School ($12,924) and Saginaw Preparatory Academy ($13,176), yet outcomes remain low across the region. This suggests that the primary barrier isn't funding but rather the profound impact of poverty and absenteeism. While Jessie Loomis ranks in the 9th percentile statewide, it performs better than Stone School and Jessie Rouse School (both at the 2nd percentile), showing that some schools in the same district face even steeper hurdles.

308

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,273

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2001 Limerick St
Saginaw, MI 48601-4136

(989) 399-4750

District: Saginaw School District of the City of

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.8%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (14% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg20%

Michigan avg38%

1,361^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Saginaw School District of the City of

493^rd of 625Saginaw School District of the City of 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	10.5	1361 of 1492	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	1309 of 1488	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1277 of 1486	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1361 of 1470	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1372 of 1408	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1437 of 1448	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	1449 of 1466	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	1495 of 1548	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	1547 of 1580	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.1	1518 of 1533	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.0	1471 of 1563	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	1508 of 1566	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.6	1496 of 1552	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.6	1489 of 1552	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.0	1557 of 1589	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.8	1544 of 1577	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.5	1507 of 1565	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	1444 of 1545	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	285 of 388	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	233 of 369	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	193 of 348	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	185 of 212	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	431 of 475	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	1177 of 1343	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	1152 of 1338	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1053 of 1342	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1195 of 1321	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	1424 of 1443	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	1206 of 1352	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	1140 of 1346	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1183 of 1381	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1247 of 1350	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1090 of 1134	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1373 of 1397	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	1288 of 1372	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	1248 of 1366	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1171 of 1347	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1388 of 1446	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)27th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math18%-20 vs state

Science12%-28 vs state

English Language Arts10%-31 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
Jessie Loomis School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Limerick St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4750	308	16	19.8	96.1%	10 (3.2%)	255 (82.8%)	27 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	10.5	1361^st of 1492 public elementary schools	8.8%		12.4	1309^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.0%	52			12.0	8.5	9.4			19.6	10.6	25.0			12.5		1466.5		$19,273	$4,212	$15,061
Saginaw Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	5173 Lodge St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw Preparatory Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 752-9600	376	20	18.8	97.1%	7 (1.9%)	328 (87.2%)	27 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	7	1438^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.6%		7.5	1413^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.0%	25	37.0	348.1	5.8	6.7	14.8	10.0	7.9	7.7	1362.9	1458.1	1562.9	1658.0	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8	$13,176	$2,164	$11,012
Jessie Rouse School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Randolph St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5000	230	13	17.6	91.7%	24 (10.4%)	166 (72.2%)	32 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	6.1	1459^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.2%					(n/a)			7.5	9.1	16.7			1253.7	1351.6	1466.2			12.5		1463.5		$17,462	$3,342	$14,120
Arthur Eddy Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1000 Cathay St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 399-5250	232	14	17.1	96.6%	9 (3.9%)	205 (88.4%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	10	1370^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.2%		8.3	1388^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.7%	18			9.8	19.5	24.4			1267.0	7.3	9.8			12.2		7.5		$21,644	$4,424	$17,220
Martin G Atkins Elementary School	Public, Magnet	2-5	3675 Southfield Dr	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 777-1600	381	22	17.1	96.6%	60 (15.7%)	255 (66.9%)	39 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	4.5	1489^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.2%		4.3	1485^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.2%	4			8.0	9.1	8.6			8.0	5.1	1455.8			1468.1		1461.4		$12,924	$926	$11,998
Thomas White School	Public	PK, KG-1	3650 Southfield Dr	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 777-2811	187	9	21.2	95.2%	34 (18.2%)	102 (54.5%)	40 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)								(n/a)																	$15,678	$926	$14,752
Stone School	Public	PK, KG-5	1006 State St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5100	273	16	17.6	91.2%	45 (16.5%)	157 (57.5%)	53 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.5%)	5.8	1465^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.8%		6.5	1437^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.4%	28			8.3	10.5	12.1			1265.5	1364.0	1462.0			12.1		1468.4		$18,685	$4,050	$14,635
Herig School	Public	PK, KG-5	1905 Houghton Ave	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4350	282	11	25.6	94.0%	59 (20.9%)	148 (52.5%)	50 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	11.6	1340^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.2%		5.4	1460^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.9%	120			1261.6	1364.7	15.2			1264.7	8.9	1460.7			23.9		1468.3		$18,509	$5,006	$13,503
Merrill Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Grout St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4800	267	13	20.5	92.5%	53 (19.9%)	128 (47.9%)	52 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (12.4%)	9.1	1390^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.9	1339^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.0%	51			10.5	10.3	26.3			13.2	7.7	7.9			10.5		10.5		$16,780	$2,966	$13,814
Kempton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3040 Davenport Ave	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4600	279	17	16.4	88.9%	80 (28.7%)	182 (65.2%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	12.8	1315^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.9%		8.5	1384^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.0%	69			21.1	31.7	8.2			15.8	17.1	1455.8			6.1		1465.1		$18,742	$4,998	$13,744

Frequently Asked Questions about Jessie Loomis School

What schools do graduates of Jessie Loomis School attend?

Students who attend Jessie Loomis School usually go on to attend:

High : Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy

What district is Jessie Loomis School in?

Saginaw School District of the City of

Is Jessie Loomis School a good school?

Jessie Loomis School ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jessie Loomis School?

Students at Jessie Loomis School are 83% African American, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Jessie Loomis School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Jessie Loomis School.

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