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Zilwaukee School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Zilwaukee School is a small elementary school in Saginaw, MI, serving 194 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Saginaw School District of the City of.

If you're looking at Zilwaukee, the most important thing to know is that while its overall state ranking is low, it's actually one of the higher-performing elementary schools within its own district. Compared to other Saginaw district schools like Jessie Loomis School, Kempton Elementary School, and Stone School, Zilwaukee ranks better on state assessments. One standout area is science: in a recent year, 44% of Zilwaukee's 5th graders were proficient in science on the M-Step—more than double the district average and even above the state average. That's a genuine bright spot worth asking about on a school tour. The school also spends more per student ($21,965) than nearby schools, including Weiss Elementary School in Saginaw Township Community Schools, which spends about $13,512 per student.

However, there are real challenges. Over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism affects nearly half the student body—46.4%, which is well above the state average of 27.9%. That said, Zilwaukee's absenteeism rate is actually the lowest among its Saginaw district peers, some of which exceed 60%. Another concern is a persistent gap between girls and boys: girls rank in the 33rd percentile statewide while boys rank in the 11th percentile. Interestingly, the school earned a 4-star rating back in 2018-2019, suggesting that with the right conditions, significant improvement is possible. For parents, Zilwaukee offers a tight-knit environment with pockets of excellence, but you'll want to ask about attendance support and how the school tailors instruction for boys.

194

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,965

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 W Johnson St
Saginaw, MI 48604-1300

(989) 399-5200

District: Saginaw School District of the City of

Students who attend Zilwaukee School usually attend:

High:

Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.8%

African American:

35.6%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Saginaw School District of the City of

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg20%

Michigan avg38%

1,255^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	1255 of 1492	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	1123 of 1488	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1126 of 1486	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1165 of 1470	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.4	418 of 1408	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	27.1	1116 of 1448	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	1085 of 1466	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	1246 of 1548	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.7	1298 of 1580	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	1434 of 1533	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.2	1407 of 1563	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.3	1381 of 1566	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.9	1243 of 1552	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	1326 of 1552	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.1	1286 of 1589	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.7	1273 of 1577	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.9	1191 of 1565	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.8	1047 of 1545	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	45.4	233 of 475	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	894 of 1338	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	735 of 1342	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1162 of 1443	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	1070 of 1352	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	1022 of 1346	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	773 of 1381	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	990 of 1350	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	789 of 1099	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.0	160 of 1134	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	37.7	929 of 1397	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	1215 of 1372	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	1051 of 1366	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1074 of 1347	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	922 of 1334	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1025 of 1446	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	997 of 1199	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	745 of 1206	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	754 of 1204	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	877 of 1198	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	947 of 1253	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	19.4	712 of 897	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	735 of 883	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	809 of 838	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.9	703 of 894	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	717 of 919	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.8	785 of 921	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	741 of 919	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	707 of 900	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.9	676 of 858	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.3	765 of 851	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.2	716 of 847	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.8	658 of 839	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.7	636 of 823	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.7	670 of 806	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	20.6	323 of 366	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	7.2	764 of 794	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	36.9	521 of 836	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	620 of 825	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	766 of 815	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	25.9	576 of 776	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	735 of 797	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	43.9	348 of 688	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.6	634 of 678	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2018)51st percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

White (2023)49th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)38th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2023)26th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2018)12th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2018)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Math18%-20 vs state

Social Studies14%-13 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
Zilwaukee School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 W Johnson St	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5200	194	13	14.9	81.4%	81 (41.8%)	69 (35.6%)	33 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	15.9	1255^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.9%		22.1	1123^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	24.5%	132			16.1	20.0	28.6			16.1	20.0	19.1			1477.8		14.3		$21,965	$4,633	$17,332
Jb Griffin	Public	PK-K	3211 Carla Dr	Saginaw	48724	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 754-2425	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Carrollton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3211 Carla Dr	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 754-2425	662	39	17.0	85.2%	240 (36.3%)	164 (24.8%)	207 (31.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.4%)	15.2	1272^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	14.7%		14.7	1262^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	15.2%	10			13.7	33.0	16.3			22.5	28.4	10.1			17.2		8.5		$19,349	$1,656	$17,693
North Saginaw Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2332 Trautner Dr	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	North Saginaw Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 249-5400	679	36	18.6	95.4%	63 (9.3%)	400 (58.9%)	124 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (13.4%)	22.6	1129^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.3%		23.7	1101^st of 1488 public elementary schools	26.0%	28	53.7	25.4	30.7	35.4	30.0	21.6	31.1	25.3	21.5	15.9	20.3	17.6	13.9	25.4	6.9	34.8	$12,579	$1,508	$11,071
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Zilwaukee School

What is the racial makeup of Zilwaukee School?

Students at Zilwaukee School are 42% White, 36% African American, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Zilwaukee School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Zilwaukee School.

Is Zilwaukee School a good school?

Zilwaukee School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Zilwaukee School in?

Saginaw School District of the City of

What schools do graduates of Zilwaukee School attend?

Students who attend Zilwaukee School usually go on to attend:

High : Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy

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