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North Shore Elementary

Q: Is North Shore Elementary a good school?

North Shore Elementary ranks 849 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

849^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

North Shore Elementary in South Haven, MI, is a mid-sized school serving 255 students in 4th and 5th grades as part of the South Haven Public Schools district, where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

For parents, the most important takeaway is that North Shore delivers a solid, middle-of-the-road academic experience despite significant economic challenges. The school has earned a 2-star rating for several years, with state rankings hovering between the 33rd and 45th percentiles. In English Language Arts, 4th-grade proficiency was 35.5% and 5th-grade was 43.5%—numbers that beat nearby Fennville Elementary (31.6%) and South Walnut Elementary (14.7%). Math is a weaker spot, with only 30.4% of 4th graders and 22.6% of 5th graders proficient, below state averages. However, science is a bright spot, with 5th-grade proficiency at 40%, matching the state average and outperforming the school's own math and reading results.

One of North Shore's standout strengths is attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate is 20.8%—far better than the district average of 34.0% and the state average of 27.9%—meaning kids are showing up to learn. The school also achieves these results while spending less per student ($13,917) than nearby peers like Maple Grove Elementary ($14,977) and Lincoln School ($16,052), suggesting efficient use of resources. The most striking comparison is with Douglas Elementary in the neighboring Saugatuck Public Schools district, where proficiency rates are nearly double—but that school serves a far more affluent population. For families considering North Shore, the school offers a stable, well-attended environment with pockets of excellence, though math achievement and consistency for students from low-income backgrounds remain areas to watch.

255

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,917

Per pupil spending ?

67.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7320 N Shore Dr
South Haven, MI 49090-9175

(269) 637-0500

District: South Haven Public Schools

Students who attend North Shore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Baseline Middle School
High:	South Haven Alliance Campus SHAC
	South Haven High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Michigan avg37%

849^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

345^th of 625South Haven 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
2026	40.7	849 of 1492	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	827 of 1488	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	942 of 1486	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	806 of 1470	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	903 of 1344	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	921 of 1153	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	899 of 1408	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	833 of 1448	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.6	1082 of 1466	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.2	968 of 1548	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.0	883 of 1580	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.1	882 of 1533	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.3	1035 of 1563	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.5	1210 of 1566	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.8	925 of 1552	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.4	912 of 1552	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.1	1161 of 1589	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.7	1131 of 1577	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.2	952 of 1565	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	95.1	10 of 321	96.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	26.7	222 of 270	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	770 of 1343	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	661 of 1338	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	909 of 1342	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	709 of 1321	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	766 of 1106	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	768 of 902	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	885 of 1171	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	840 of 1443	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	170 of 225	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.1	111 of 209	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	140 of 201	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.5	169 of 188	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	39 of 86	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	137 of 222	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	752 of 1352	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	584 of 1346	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	972 of 1381	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.7	521 of 1350	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	679 of 1099	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	602 of 749	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	792 of 1134	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	642 of 1397	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	901 of 1372	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	953 of 1366	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	973 of 1347	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	886 of 1334	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	874 of 1139	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	856 of 915	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	797 of 1196	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	809 of 1446	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	81 of 104	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.9	36 of 93	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	41 of 78	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	72 of 81	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.9	31 of 81	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	29.1	154 of 195	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	188 of 403	53.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	741 of 1199	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	879 of 1206	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	911 of 1204	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.3	579 of 1198	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	778 of 1102	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	823 of 1005	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	836 of 1128	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	752 of 1253	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)97th percentile+52 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile~ school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

White (2026)38th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)22nd percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2023)21st percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)18th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science40%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%-3 vs state

Math27%-9 vs state

Social Studies24%-3 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
North Shore Elementary	Public	4-5	7320 N Shore Dr	South Haven	49090	Van Buren County	South Haven Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 637-0500	255	17	14.6	67.5%	178 (69.8%)	17 (6.7%)	29 (11.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.0%)	40.7	849^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.1%		42.5	827^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.4%	22		35.5	43.5			30.4	22.6		40.0	24.3	$13,917	$1,649	$12,268
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-3	500 Elkenburg St	South Haven	49090	Van Buren County	South Haven Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 637-0540	251	19	13.5	67.3%	158 (62.9%)	27 (10.8%)	28 (11.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.3%)								(n/a)	22.0				26.0						$16,052	$1,592	$14,460
Maple Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	72399 12th Ave	South Haven	49090	Van Buren County	South Haven Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 637-0500	300	24	12.7	73.7%	205 (68.3%)	12 (4.0%)	41 (13.7%)	9 (3.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)								(n/a)	34.5				42.9						$14,977	$1,847	$13,130
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)											$20,618	$705	$19,913
Wood School Bangor Township 8	Public, Magnet	K-8	29842 66th St	Bangor	49013	Van Buren County	Bangor Township S/D #8	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 427-8562	24	2	12.0	50.0%	17 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)								(n/a)											$9,773	$00	$9,773
Covert Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	35323 M 140 Hwy	Covert	49043	Van Buren County	Covert Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 764-3710	144	10	14.1	81.3%	19 (13.2%)	22 (15.3%)	98 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	14.4	1289^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.6%					(n/a)	18.8	1370.2	20.8		1276.2	1370.8	1461.8		20.8	1474.0	$24,898	$2,799	$22,100
Pullman Elementary School	Public	K-5	5580 South Ave	Pullman	49026	Van Buren County	Bloomingdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 236-5235	165	14	12.2	87.9%	73 (44.2%)	10 (6.1%)	66 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.1%)	15.6	1265^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.2%		8.6	1380^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.3%	115	19.4	13.6	21.2		25.8	13.6	18.2		21.2	1474.9	$22,064	$2,950	$19,114
South Walnut Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	309 S Walnut St	Bangor	49013	Van Buren County	Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 427-6800	341	23	14.8	76.8%	164 (48.1%)	13 (3.8%)	139 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	9.2	1389^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.9%		11.5	1327^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.8%	62	9.0	14.7			11.9	18.7					$17,450	$3,551	$13,899
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%)	28.2	1033^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	30.8%		19.6	1169^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.4%	136	23.9	31.6	39.3		18.3	22.8	20.2		29.8	22.9	$18,076	$2,158	$15,919
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%)	90.1	131^st of 1492 public elementary schools	91.2%		89	138^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.7%	7	72.9	69.0	63.5		81.4	57.7	55.6		63.5	46.0	$15,100	$833	$14,267

Frequently Asked Questions about North Shore Elementary

How many students attend North Shore Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended North Shore Elementary.

What district is North Shore Elementary in?

South Haven Public Schools

Is North Shore Elementary a good school?

North Shore Elementary ranks 849^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Shore Elementary?

Students at North Shore Elementary are 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What schools do graduates of North Shore Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Shore Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Baseline Middle School
High : South Haven Alliance Campus SHAC
High : South Haven High School

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