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Douglas Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Douglas Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Douglas, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 338 students. The school is part of the Saugatuck Public Schools district, which is ranked 30th out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Douglas Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Michigan, with a statewide ranking between 89th and 219th out of over 1,400 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments (M-Step) is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas. When compared to nearby schools like Holland Language Academy, Hamilton Elementary School, and Fennville Elementary School, Douglas Elementary School had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math on the 2024-2025 M-Step assessments.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (30.77% in 2023-2024), Douglas Elementary School is able to provide an excellent education and support for these students, as evidenced by their strong performance on state assessments and high rankings among this subgroup. The school's consistent high performance, with a consistent 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking in the top 15% of Michigan elementary schools, suggests that the school has established effective teaching practices and support systems that enable students to thrive.

366

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,707

Per pupil spending ?

23%

Free/discounted lunch ?

261 Randolph St
Douglas, MI 49406-5101

(269) 857-2139

District: Saugatuck Public Schools

Students who attend Douglas Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Saugatuck Middle School
High:	Saugatuck High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Hispanic:

6.6%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (64% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Michigan elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Michigan avg39%

138^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 613Saugatuck Public 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	138 of 1488	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	152 of 1486	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	144 of 1470	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	89 of 1344	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.8	185 of 1153	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	126 of 1408	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	144 of 1448	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	79.5	219 of 1466	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	86.1	146 of 1548	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	83.4	205 of 1580	87.0%	★★★★☆
2014	77.0	311 of 1533	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	307 of 1563	80.4%	★★★★☆
2012	86.7	138 of 1566	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	72.4	421 of 1552	72.9%	★★★★☆
2010	70.7	490 of 1552	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.5	492 of 1589	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	79.3	232 of 1577	85.3%	★★★★☆
2007	80.3	192 of 1565	87.7%	★★★★☆
2006	81.6	141 of 1545	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	92 of 1338	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	147 of 1342	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	70 of 1321	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	108 of 1106	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.3	163 of 902	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	197 of 1171	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	103 of 1443	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	82 of 1346	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	86 of 1381	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	201 of 1350	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	54 of 1099	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	78.2	88 of 749	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	108 of 1134	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	213 of 1397	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	199 of 1366	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	184 of 1347	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	259 of 1334	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	109 of 1139	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	76.9	159 of 915	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	87 of 1196	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	257 of 1446	82.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	164 of 1206	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	166 of 1204	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	116 of 1198	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	73 of 1102	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.8	160 of 1005	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	96 of 1128	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	147 of 1253	88.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+27 vs state

Science68%+27 vs state

Math64%+26 vs state

Social Studies46%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Douglas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Randolph St	Douglas	49406	Allegan County	Saugatuck Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 857-2139	366	27	13.7	23.0%	326 (89.1%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	89	138^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.7%		87.8	152^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	89.8%	14			72.5	55.9	75.4			73.9	54.2	63.1			67.7		46.2		$14,707	$1,578	$13,129
Fennville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Memorial Dr	Fennville	49408	Allegan County	Fennville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 722-3850	503	42	11.8	84.3%	209 (41.6%)	3 (0.6%)	277 (55.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	19.6	1169^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.4%		36.6	912^th of 1486 public elementary schools	38.6%	257			22.8	34.1	28.7			16.5	29.3	11.7			22.3		9.6		$16,344	$2,446	$13,898
Innocademy Allegan Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2611 56th St	Fennville	49408	Allegan County	Innocademy Allegan Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 561-4050	102	8	12.5	75.5%	73 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	37.6	900^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.5%		39.5	857^th of 1486 public elementary schools	42.3%	43			33.3			40.0		27.8									$12,684	$1,252	$11,432
Blue Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3846 58th St	Holland	49423	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 751-5630	202	13	15.5	34.7%	161 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	73.8	355^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.1%		64.7	487^th of 1486 public elementary schools	67.2%	132			53.3	55.0				53.3	50.0								$16,817	$3,733	$13,085
Glenn Public School	Public, Magnet	K-6	1394 Adams St	Glenn	49416	Allegan County	Glenn Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 512-7970	41	4	11.7	24.4%	36 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)																	$20,123	$710	$19,412
Jefferson	Public	PK, KG-5	282 W 30th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5081	254	26	9.9	79.5%	63 (24.8%)	41 (16.1%)	129 (50.8%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	25.4	1075^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.8%		27.3	1064^th of 1486 public elementary schools	28.4%	11			28.1	45.2	19.5			34.4	34.5				14.6		9.8		$25,248	$5,167	$20,080
West	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 24th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5080	413	44	9.4	66.1%	171 (41.4%)	35 (8.5%)	161 (39.0%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.6%)	56.5	618^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.5%		65.9	471^st of 1486 public elementary schools	68.3%	147			31.3	53.6	54.7			40.6	39.1	42.2			39.1		34.4		$30,168	$5,462	$24,705
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	461 Van Raalte Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 494-2601	307	21	14.4	47.9%	99 (32.2%)	2 (0.7%)	194 (63.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	38.3	889^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.3%		33	971^st of 1486 public elementary schools	34.7%	82			31.9	26.1	50.0			47.9	18.8	30.0			32.5		25.0		$17,849	$2,783	$15,066
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3472 Lincoln Rd	Hamilton	49419	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 751-5413	359	22	16.1	33.1%	311 (86.6%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	88.6	146^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.2%		91.5	88^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.1%	58			55.9	69.5				66.1	64.6								$15,303	$2,592	$12,710
Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 16th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 820-5050	401	31	12.9	81.0%	106 (26.4%)	21 (5.2%)	229 (57.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	63.7	512^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.6%		68.6	431^st of 1486 public elementary schools	71.0%	81	51.4	34.3	68.5	61.2	69.0	39.5	78.6	63.0	49.0	23.8	31.8	41.4	35.7	30.6	11.9	30.6	$14,024	$2,256	$11,768

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Douglas Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Saugatuck Middle School
High : Saugatuck High School

What is the racial makeup of Douglas Elementary School?

Students at Douglas Elementary School are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Douglas Elementary School in?

Saugatuck Public Schools

How many students attend Douglas Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Douglas Elementary School.

Is Douglas Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Douglas Elementary School ranks in the top 9.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

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