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Kempton Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Kempton Elementary School in Saginaw, MI, serves 279 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Saginaw School District of the City of, a district facing significant challenges in a community where nearly 89% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Kempton currently ranks in the 12th percentile statewide, placing it in the bottom tier of Michigan elementary schools. Academic proficiency rates are low, with 3rd-grade ELA at just 21.1% and 5th-grade math at 8.16%. The contrast with nearby schools is striking. Just over a mile away, Hemmeter Elementary School in the Saginaw Township Community Schools district ranks in the 100th percentile, with 3rd-grade ELA proficiency at 89.7%. Even more notable is Handley School, also in the Saginaw district and only a mile away, which ranks in the 98th percentile with 87% 3rd-grade ELA proficiency. Handley serves a different demographic profile, with a lower free/reduced lunch rate (42.7%) and much lower chronic absenteeism (16.9% versus Kempton's 41.6%).

There are some positive signs worth noting. Kempton has made substantial progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 58.8% in 2023-2024 to 41.6% in 2024-2025—a 17-point improvement. The school also shows relative strength in serving its African American students, who rank in the 39th percentile statewide, significantly better than the school's overall ranking. Additionally, Kempton spends $18,742 per student, among the highest of nearby schools and well above Hemmeter's $11,909 and Handley's $14,273. This suggests the challenge isn't a lack of resources, but rather how to effectively deploy them to overcome the barriers of poverty and attendance that many students face. For parents considering this school, it's important to understand both the significant academic challenges and the ongoing efforts to improve attendance and support student success.

279

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,742

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3040 Davenport Ave
Saginaw, MI 48602-3651

(989) 399-4600

District: Saginaw School District of the City of

Students who attend Kempton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thompson Middle School
High:	Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy
	Saginaw United High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.2%

White:

28.7%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg20%

Michigan avg38%

1,315^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	12.8	1315 of 1492	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	1384 of 1488	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1369 of 1486	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1349 of 1470	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1300 of 1344	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1241 of 1408	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1331 of 1448	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	1318 of 1466	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	1216 of 1548	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	1318 of 1580	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.2	1359 of 1533	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	1426 of 1563	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	1311 of 1566	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	1221 of 1552	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	54.2	978 of 1552	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.3	1252 of 1589	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.3	1259 of 1577	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.9	857 of 1565	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.0	617 of 1545	60.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	235 of 388	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	155 of 321	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	90 of 212	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	257 of 475	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	1158 of 1343	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1314 of 1342	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1301 of 1443	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	1124 of 1352	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	1238 of 1346	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1223 of 1350	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1073 of 1099	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	806 of 1134	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1251 of 1397	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	1249 of 1372	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	1305 of 1366	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1214 of 1334	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	974 of 1196	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1298 of 1446	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1022 of 1206	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	1234 of 1253	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)39th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-21 vs state

Math16%-22 vs state

Science6%-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/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	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
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
Handley School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1300 Passolt St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 399-4250	370	18	20.5	42.7%	144 (38.9%)	111 (30.0%)	32 (8.6%)	48 (13.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.9%)	96.8	31^st of 1492 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.1	23^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	98.5%	8	87.0	84.5	74.5	94.4	70.7	60.8	66.7	66.7	$14,273	$1,350	$12,923
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3870 Shattuck Rd	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 799-2382	531	36	14.7	64.0%	215 (40.5%)	116 (21.8%)	137 (25.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.0%)								(n/a)									$15,008	$1,728	$13,280
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
Hemmeter Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1890 Hemmeter Rd	Saginaw	48638	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 797-1832	331	16	20.0	12.4%	256 (77.3%)	9 (2.7%)	31 (9.4%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	98.9	6^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.9	4^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.7%	2	89.7	89.7	94.8	94.8	89.7	72.4	87.9	55.2	$11,909	$745	$11,164
Chester F Miller School	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Brockway St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4850	247	15	16.4	89.9%	62 (25.1%)	100 (40.5%)	59 (23.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.3%)	11.7	1334^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.6%		23	1111^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.3%	223	10.6	20.5	13.5	12.8	25.0	1465.2	1472.1	1469.1	$17,994	$3,817	$14,177
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
Weiss Elementary School	Public	3-5	4645 Weiss St	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 793-5226	357	22	16.3	60.5%	147 (41.2%)	71 (19.9%)	96 (26.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	34 (9.5%)	33.9	944^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.7%		26.8	1055^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.1%	111	28.7	40.2	37.7	35.7	32.1	21.1	29.3	17.1	$13,512	$728	$12,784
Arrowwood Elementary School	Public	3-5	5410 Seidel Rd	Saginaw	48638	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 797-1835	445	26	16.9	58.7%	194 (43.6%)	98 (22.0%)	107 (24.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	22.3	1136^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.9%		23.7	1099^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.1%	37	27.9	28.7	26.7	27.7	25.2	15.6	24.4	12.6	$14,245	$917	$13,328
Westdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	705 S Center Rd	Saginaw	48638	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 797-1827	313	19	16.6	69.0%	113 (36.1%)	90 (28.8%)	75 (24.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.5%)								(n/a)									$14,211	$1,669	$12,542

Frequently Asked Questions about Kempton Elementary School

Is Kempton Elementary School a good school?

Kempton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Kempton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Thompson Middle School
High : Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy
High : Saginaw United High School

What is the racial makeup of Kempton Elementary School?

Students at Kempton Elementary School are 65% African American, 29% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Kempton Elementary School in?

Saginaw School District of the City of

How many students attend Kempton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Kempton Elementary School.

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