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Jeffers Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Jeffers Elementary School in Spring Lake, MI, is a top-ranked public school serving 379 students in grades PK through 4 within the highly-regarded Spring Lake Public Schools district.

Jeffers is not just a good school—it is one of the very best in Michigan. In the most recent school year, it ranked 12th out of nearly 1,500 elementary schools statewide, placing it in the top 1%. Its students score roughly double the state average in both English Language Arts and Math. What truly sets Jeffers apart, however, is its remarkable success with students from low-income backgrounds. Despite having only about 22% of students classified as low socioeconomic status, the school ranked an astonishing 2nd in the entire state for its effectiveness with this group. This shows that the school's excellence isn't just about its student demographics—it's about highly effective teaching and support systems that help every child thrive. Attendance is also a standout strength, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.9%, far below the state's 29.5%, indicating strong family engagement and a positive school culture.

Compared to its same-district peer, Holmes Elementary School, Jeffers shows a slight edge in 4th-grade ELA proficiency (81.7% vs. 78.8%), while Holmes excels in 4th-grade math. Both schools are elite, ranking 7th and 12th statewide, respectively. The contrast with nearby districts is even more striking. Schools in Grand Haven Area Public Schools, such as Griffin Elementary School and Ferry School, post proficiency rates often 20-40 percentage points lower. Even high-performing Rosy Mound School trails Jeffers. Notably, Jeffers achieves these results while spending less per student than some lower-performing nearby schools, demonstrating that its success comes from smart resource allocation and excellent teaching, not just high spending.

379

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,986

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: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (81% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg83%

Michigan avg40%

12^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

7^th of 625Spring 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
2026	98.0	12 of 1492	99.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	95.5	31 of 1343	97.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	99.6	2 of 1352	99.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	98.5	6 of 1372	99.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	96.6	14 of 1199	98.8%	★★★★★
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)100th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts82%+42 vs state

Math80%+39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	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	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%)	98	12^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.1	22^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	98.5%	10			82.5	81.7				83.8	75.6								$18,986	$1,039	$17,947
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%)	98.8	7^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.6	19^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.7%	12			85.5	78.8				86.7	90.6								$18,284	$689	$17,596
Peach Plains School	Public	K-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%)	86.1	182^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	87.8%		94.3	62^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	95.8%	120			63.9	57.7				65.6	60.3								$28,309	$882	$27,427
Griffin Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	70.8	393^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	73.7%		80.9	260^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.5%	133			44.6	58.5				49.2	52.3								$16,271	$889	$15,382
Ferry School	Public	K-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%)	77.3	304^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.6%		66.6	473^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	68.2%	169			37.5	65.2				47.8	63.0								$31,286	$1,876	$29,410
West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics	Public, Charter	K-8	17350 Hazel St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	West Michigan 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%)	40.7	848^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.2%		36.9	911^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.8%	63	81.5	44.4	48.8	31.7	37.5	35.3	45.5	41.5	19.5	16.7	23.5	24.2	43.8	61.5	22.9	73.1	$13,284	$1,396	$11,889
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%)	93.5	78^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.8%		95.6	48^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.8%	30	487.3	26.7	73.3	66.7	73.1	83.3	1715.1	70.0	66.7	46.2	70.0	40.0	65.4	53.3	69.2	80.0	$9,368	$379	$8,989
Duneside Discovery Center at Mary A White	Public	PK-K	1400 Wisconsin St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(616) 850-5700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rosy Mound School	Public	K-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%)	94.1	67^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.5%		97.9	15^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.0%	52			68.7	67.8				74.7	71.3								$15,194	$337	$14,858
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%)	44.3	789^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.1%		39.9	864^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.9%	75			32.6	45.9	34.6			41.3	37.6	24.0			40.4		25.0		$16,257	$1,560	$14,697

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeffers Elementary School

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.

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

How many students attend Jeffers Elementary School?

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

Is Jeffers Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Jeffers Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools.

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