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Jeffers Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Jeffers Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Spring Lake, Michigan, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 368 students. The school is part of the Spring Lake Public Schools district, which is ranked 5 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jeffers Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the M-STEP assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 73.1% of 3rd-grade students and 76.9% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 38.9% and 42.4%, respectively. In the same year, 79.5% of 3rd-grade students and 81.8% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 42.7% and 39.4%. Jeffers Elementary School's performance in ELA and Math has consistently been among the top 30 schools in Michigan over the past several years.

Jeffers Elementary School has demonstrated strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school has also experienced a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 30.8% in 2022-2023 to 10.1% in 2023-2024. However, the school faces competition from high-performing charter schools in the area, such as Walden Green Montessori, which has consistently ranked among the top 50 elementary schools in Michigan.

379

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,016

Per pupil spending ?

22.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16031 144th Ave
Spring Lake, MI 49456-9281

(616) 846-5503

District: Spring Lake Public Schools

Students who attend Jeffers Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Spring Lake Intermediate School
	Spring Lake Middle School
High:	Spring Lake High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.7%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 94th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg79%

Michigan avg41%

22^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Spring Lake Public Schools

5^th of 613Spring Lake 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	97.1	22 of 1488	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	7 of 1486	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	17 of 1470	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	27 of 1344	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	14 of 1153	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	12 of 1408	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	12 of 1448	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	98.2	8 of 1466	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	92.7	69 of 1548	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	90 of 1580	94.3%	★★★★★
2014	86.7	135 of 1533	91.2%	★★★★★
2013	86.0	146 of 1563	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	96.1	11 of 1566	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	87.2	14 of 1552	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	35 of 1552	97.7%	★★★★★
2009	89.7	7 of 1589	99.6%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	37 of 1577	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	76.1	289 of 1565	81.5%	★★★★☆
2006	83.9	91 of 1545	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	59 of 1338	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	2 of 1342	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	13 of 902	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	8 of 1171	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	12 of 1443	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	17 of 1346	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	10 of 1381	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	26 of 1350	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	6 of 1397	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	13 of 1366	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	13 of 1347	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	45 of 1334	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	9 of 1139	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	6 of 1196	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	11 of 1446	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	26 of 1206	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	8 of 1204	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	19 of 1198	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	39 of 1102	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	16 of 1005	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	5 of 1128	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	14 of 1253	98.9%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math81%+40 vs state

English Language Arts75%+34 vs state

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Schools Near Jeffers Elementary School

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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
Jeffers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16031 144th Ave	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Spring Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 846-5503	379	29	13.0	22.2%	336 (88.7%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	97.1	22^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	98.5%		98.3	7^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.5%	15			73.1	76.9				79.5	81.8								$17,016	$1,269	$15,748
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	426 River St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Spring Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 846-5504	409	32	12.9	23.0%	359 (87.8%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (5.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	97.6	19^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.3	33^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	97.8%	14			79.3	73.0				89.2	80.9								$16,978	$1,367	$15,610
Peach Plains School	Public	PK, KG-4	15849 Comstock St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-5800	328	24	13.8	26.5%	276 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	94.3	62^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	95.8%		97	21^st of 1486 public elementary schools	98.6%	41			66.2	71.2				76.1	72.7								$18,154	$1,572	$16,582
Griffin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 S Griffin St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 850-5500	308	22	14.0	41.9%	244 (79.2%)	6 (1.9%)	28 (9.1%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	80.9	260^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.5%		69.6	413^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.2%	153			59.6	65.0				57.9	50.0								$18,262	$1,722	$16,540
Ferry School	Public	PK, KG-4	1050 Pennoyer Ave	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 850-5300	232	21	10.8	59.5%	177 (76.3%)	3 (1.3%)	20 (8.6%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (9.1%)	66.6	473^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	68.2%		45.3	759^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.9%	286			45.7	44.7				55.3	50.0								$19,878	$1,747	$18,131
West MI Academy of Arts and Academics	Public, Charter	K-8	17350 Hazel St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	West MI Academy of Arts and Academics	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 844-9961	371	29	12.7	57.7%	265 (71.4%)	20 (5.4%)	44 (11.9%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	36.9	911^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.8%		44.4	775^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.8%	136	58.6	10.3	30.6	36.4	51.5	41.7	53.6	20.8	25.0	28.1	11.1	32.1	36.4	28.6	30.3	46.4	$12,758	$2,443	$10,315
Walden Green Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	17339 Roosevelt Rd	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Walden Green Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 842-4523	251	13	19.6	25.5%	229 (91.2%)	4 (1.6%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	95.6	48^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.8%		86.9	163^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	89.0%	115		71.4	79.3	75.9	86.2	87.0	68.8	72.4	65.5	75.9	47.8	43.8			75.9		$8,745	$456	$8,289
Mary A White School	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Wisconsin St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-5700	260	19	13.6	45.4%	204 (78.5%)	6 (2.3%)	27 (10.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	79.1	285^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.8%		53	666^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.2%	381			57.4	56.9				63.0	49.0								$18,071	$920	$17,151
Rosy Mound School	Public	PK, KG-4	14016 Lakeshore Dr	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-6700	243	16	15.3	19.8%	217 (89.3%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	97.9	15^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.0%					(n/a)			79.7	73.5				86.4	85.7								$17,623	$768	$16,854
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3255 Pontaluna Rd	Fruitport	49415	Muskegon County	Fruitport Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 865-3171	585	35	16.5	46.8%	487 (83.2%)	13 (2.2%)	59 (10.1%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	39.9	864^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.9%		32	987^th of 1486 public elementary schools	33.6%	123			34.3	34.7	31.9			35.6	37.8	28.6			46.2		20.9		$15,013	$2,109	$12,904

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeffers Elementary School

What district is Jeffers Elementary School in?

Spring Lake Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Jeffers Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Spring Lake Intermediate School
Middle : Spring Lake Middle School
High : Spring Lake High School

Is Jeffers Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Jeffers Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 22^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jeffers Elementary School?

Students at Jeffers Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Jeffers Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Jeffers Elementary School.

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