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North Shore Elementary

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North Shore Elementary ranks 827 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

827^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

North Shore Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades 4-5 in South Haven, Michigan, part of the South Haven Public Schools district. With 261 students, North Shore Elementary has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger over the past several years, performing below state averages on standardized tests.

North Shore Elementary faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 35.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and other schools in the district. The school's test scores on the M-Step assessments are also generally below state averages, with 4th grade ELA proficiency at 38.8% compared to the state average of 42.4%, and 5th grade math proficiency at 20.4% compared to the state average of 32.9%. While the school's African American students perform very well, ranking in the top 10 in the state, Hispanic and White students perform significantly below state averages.

In contrast, Douglas Elementary School in the neighboring Saugatuck Public Schools district consistently outperforms North Shore Elementary and the state averages across multiple academic measures, despite serving a more economically diverse student population. Understanding the practices and strategies employed at Douglas could offer valuable lessons for North Shore Elementary as it works to address its challenges.

255

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,499

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 High School
	WAY South Haven

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Michigan avg38%

827^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

413^th of 613South 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Multi-racial (2025)61st percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-17 vs school

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

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

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Science38%-3 vs state

Social Studies29%~ state avg

Math26%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
North Shore Elementary	Public	4-5	7320 N Shore Dr	South Haven	49090	Allegan 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%)	42.5	827^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.4%		34.6	942^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	36.6%	115		38.8	46.1		33.9	20.4	37.6	29.3	$14,499	$1,993	$12,507
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)	44.6			54.7					$16,497	$2,364	$14,134
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)	33.3			34.8					$15,026	$2,347	$12,679
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
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)									$9,065	$00	$9,065
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) 764-3739	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%)								(n/a)		12.0		21.1					$21,137	$4,576	$16,561
Pullman Elementary School	Public	K-5	5580 South Ave	Pullman	49450	Allegan 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%)	8.6	1380^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.3%		16.2	1233^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	17.0%	147	16.0	9.7		16.0	12.9				$00	$00	$00
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%)	11.5	1327^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.8%		11.9	1311^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.8%	16	15.7	15.9		22.0	13.0				$17,926	$3,327	$14,599
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Shore Elementary

What district is North Shore Elementary in?

South Haven Public Schools

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 High School
High : WAY South Haven

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.

Is North Shore Elementary a good school?

North Shore Elementary ranks 827^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Shore Elementary?

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

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