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Ruth McGregor Elementary School

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Ruth McGregor Elementary School ranks 1085 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1085^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Ruth McGregor Elementary School in Sand Creek, MI, serves approximately 352 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Sand Creek Community Schools district, located in a rural area of Lenawee County.

Ruth McGregor's most notable strength is its exceptional student attendance. With a chronic absenteeism rate of just 12.8% in 2024-2025, the school dramatically outperforms nearby elementary schools, where rates range from 14.5% at Blissfield Elementary to a staggering 48.7% at Prairie Elementary. This means Ruth McGregor students are in class far more consistently than their peers across the region—a foundational advantage for learning. The school also operates efficiently, spending about $14,422 per student, which is roughly $3,000–$4,000 less than several nearby schools like Blissfield Elementary ($18,235) and Michener Elementary ($18,458), while still maintaining better attendance.

However, academic performance tells a more concerning story. After ranking in the 84th percentile statewide in 2020-2021, the school has declined steadily to the 27th percentile in 2025-2026. This drop is consistent across all student groups and grade levels, with 5th graders facing the biggest challenges—only 9.5% were proficient in math in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 32.2%. Interestingly, the 2024-2025 school year showed real promise, with 5th graders exceeding state averages in both ELA and Social Studies, and economically disadvantaged students ranking in the 70th percentile. This volatility suggests the school has the capacity for excellence but may be experiencing inconsistent instructional programming or significant differences between individual classes. For parents, this means Ruth McGregor offers a caring, well-attended environment, but it's worth asking the school about how they're addressing the recent academic slide, particularly in the upper elementary grades.

352

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,422

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6850 Sand Creek Hwy
Sand Creek, MI 49279-9703

(517) 436-3121

District: Sand Creek Community Schools

Students who attend Ruth McGregor Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Sand Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Michigan avg38%

1,085^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

378^th of 625Sand Creek Community 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	1085 of 1492	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.5	817 of 1488	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	641 of 1486	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	606 of 1470	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	358 of 1344	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	187 of 1153	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	448 of 1408	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	474 of 1448	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	524 of 1466	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.5	613 of 1548	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.9	629 of 1580	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.7	744 of 1533	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.5	755 of 1563	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.1	728 of 1566	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.1	535 of 1552	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.1	787 of 1552	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.7	958 of 1589	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.0	1109 of 1577	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.4	1075 of 1565	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.4	682 of 1545	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	1067 of 1343	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	852 of 1338	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	603 of 1342	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	562 of 1321	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	274 of 1106	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	156 of 902	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	524 of 1171	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	448 of 1443	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	863 of 1352	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.6	403 of 1346	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	562 of 1381	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	411 of 1350	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.0	98 of 1099	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	77.9	90 of 749	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	251 of 1134	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	219 of 1397	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	1050 of 1372	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.9	740 of 1366	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	657 of 1347	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	648 of 1334	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	451 of 1139	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.0	219 of 915	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	360 of 1196	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	506 of 1446	65.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	1085 of 1199	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	856 of 1206	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	726 of 1204	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	762 of 1198	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	523 of 1102	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	226 of 1005	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	501 of 1128	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	550 of 1253	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2013	53.2	440 of 919	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.4	178 of 900	80.2%	★★★★☆
2011	68.5	290 of 858	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.0	366 of 851	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.5	468 of 847	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.9	641 of 839	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.9	518 of 823	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	71.3	239 of 806	70.3%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science27%-13 vs state

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Math25%-13 vs state

Social Studies14%-13 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
Ruth McGregor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6850 Sand Creek Hwy	Sand Creek	49279	Lenawee County	Sand Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 436-3121	352	22	15.7	40.1%	318 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	24.7	1085^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.3%		43.5	817^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.1%	268	24.1	36.5	17.5	31.5	38.5	9.5	27.0	14.3	$14,422	$328	$14,094
Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2568 Airport Rd	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 265-5082	187	16	11.4	78.6%	103 (55.1%)	9 (4.8%)	57 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.6%)	18.8	1200^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.6%		13.4	1289^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.4%	89	25.0	20.0	23.7	16.7	16.0	21.1	28.9	10.5	$17,423	$2,109	$15,314
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3498 Treat Hwy	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Madison School District (Lenawee)	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-0744	753	50	15.1	59.5%	443 (58.8%)	18 (2.4%)	235 (31.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	29.8	1005^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.6%		37.2	906^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.1%	99	29.8	28.0	34.5	29.0	28.0	17.0	37.2	18.9	$14,914	$616	$14,298
Michener Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Dawes Ave	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-9002	266	21	12.7	86.8%	119 (44.7%)	23 (8.6%)	97 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	17.6	1225^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.9%		14.7	1263^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	15.1%	38	21.4	16.7	32.4	23.8	13.9	10.8	26.3	13.2	$18,458	$2,261	$16,197
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	158 S Scott St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 265-8544	280	20	14.0	62.1%	160 (57.1%)	10 (3.6%)	83 (29.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	27.2	1050^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.6%		36	921^st of 1488 public elementary schools	38.1%	129	28.2	9.8	40.4	38.5	24.4	15.8	29.8	15.8	$15,695	$1,995	$13,699
Alexander Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Cherry St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-9533	468	26	18.2	60.3%	254 (54.3%)	4 (0.9%)	163 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	30.2	999^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.0%		33.9	953^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	36.0%	46	26.5	28.9	39.0	32.4	26.5	11.7	36.4	20.8	$14,325	$1,842	$12,483
Morenci Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	517 E Locust St	Morenci	49256	Lenawee County	Morenci Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 458-7501	227	17	13.3	61.2%	191 (84.1%)	3 (1.3%)	22 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	18.3	1212^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.8%		24.9	1080^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.4%	132	20.6	18.8	30.0	11.8	28.1	16.7	20.0	16.7	$17,825	$778	$17,047
Sutton Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-3	2780 Sutton Rd	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Tecumseh Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 423-2367	330	30	11.1	38.8%	276 (83.6%)	6 (1.8%)	29 (8.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)								(n/a)	33.3			32.9					$16,544	$1,145	$15,400
Blissfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	640 S Lane St	Blissfield	49228	Lenawee County	Blissfield Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 486-2811	528	30	17.4	34.7%	477 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	47.7	738^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.5%		40.3	860^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.2%	122	42.7	29.8	37.6	48.0	37.2	36.6	37.6	26.9	$18,235	$469	$17,766
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	746 N Maple Grove Ave	Hudson	49247	Lenawee County	Hudson Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 448-8912	438	29	15.2	56.4%	371 (84.7%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	22.4	1134^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.0%		17.6	1208^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.8%	74	20.7	27.2		19.5	32.1				$13,284	$1,457	$11,826

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruth McGregor Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ruth McGregor Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ruth McGregor Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Sand Creek High School

What district is Ruth McGregor Elementary School in?

Sand Creek Community Schools

How many students attend Ruth McGregor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Ruth McGregor Elementary School.

Is Ruth McGregor Elementary School a good school?

Ruth McGregor Elementary School ranks 1085^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ruth McGregor Elementary School?

Students at Ruth McGregor Elementary School are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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