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Silver Lake Elementary School

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Silver Lake Elementary School ranks 711 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

711^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Silver Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school in Traverse City, Michigan, serving 293 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Traverse City Area Public Schools district, which is ranked 156 out of 613 school districts in the state.

While Silver Lake Elementary has a higher per-student spending compared to the district average, it faces some unique challenges. The school has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates, with 29.5% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 20.9% for the district and 16.7% for the state. Additionally, the school's test scores, as measured by the M-Step assessments, are generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 41.5% of 3rd-grade students at Silver Lake were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.8% for the district and 38.9% for the state.

When comparing Silver Lake Elementary to other nearby schools in the Traverse City Area Public Schools district, some interesting patterns emerge. For instance, Eastern Elementary School and Willow Hill Elementary School consistently outperform Silver Lake in both test scores and overall school rankings, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Silver Lake to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools.

286

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,909

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5858 Culver Rd
Traverse City, MI 49685

(231) 933-3580

District: Traverse City Area Public Schools

Students who attend Silver Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Middle School
High:	Traverse City High School
	West Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.7%

Hispanic:

3.1%

American Indian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2022 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 52nd (2025) from a 30th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Michigan median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg48%

Michigan avg39%

711^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Traverse City Area Public Schools

156^th of 613Traverse City Area 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	50.3	711 of 1488	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	854 of 1486	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	920 of 1470	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	939 of 1344	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	776 of 1153	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	830 of 1408	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	760 of 1448	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	897 of 1466	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.3	656 of 1548	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.3	672 of 1580	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.4	458 of 1533	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	55.5	737 of 1563	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.2	878 of 1566	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.5	572 of 1552	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.3	714 of 1552	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.6	826 of 1589	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.3	812 of 1577	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.5	574 of 1565	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.0	729 of 1545	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	596 of 1338	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	796 of 1342	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	787 of 1321	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	869 of 1106	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	675 of 1171	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	838 of 1443	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	388 of 1346	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	42.5	766 of 1381	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	641 of 1350	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	700 of 1099	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	502 of 749	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	733 of 1134	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	761 of 1397	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	709 of 1366	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	773 of 1347	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	849 of 1334	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	758 of 1139	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	682 of 915	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	790 of 1196	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	678 of 1446	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	774 of 1206	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	888 of 1204	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	961 of 1198	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	956 of 1102	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	783 of 1005	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	891 of 1128	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	783 of 1253	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%+5 vs state

Science44%+4 vs state

Math33%-5 vs state

Social Studies24%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Silver Lake Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
Silver Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5858 Culver Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-3580	286	18	15.9	37.8%	265 (92.7%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.3	711^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.2%		39.7	854^th of 1486 public elementary schools	42.5%	143		41.5	43.2	53.7			39.6	18.9	37.0			44.4		24.1		$15,909	$1,746	$14,163
Blair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Sawyer Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-5700	202	18	11.2	63.9%	168 (83.2%)	5 (2.5%)	16 (7.9%)	3 (1.5%)	9 (4.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25.1	1077^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.6%		46.9	744^th of 1486 public elementary schools	49.9%	333		14.3	25.0	41.9			32.1	16.7	24.2			21.2		21.2		$20,158	$2,238	$17,920
Long Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 N Long Lake Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-7800	364	22	16.3	32.4%	325 (89.3%)	6 (1.6%)	14 (3.8%)	7 (1.9%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47.9	754^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.3%		54.2	645^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.6%	109		40.0	51.1	43.9			43.6	37.8	33.3			36.8		17.5		$15,511	$1,044	$14,466
Westwoods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Fisher Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-7900	365	21	17.7	23.6%	350 (95.9%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.8	339^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.2%		71.3	382^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	74.3%	43		59.6	63.5	54.1			63.2	55.8	36.1			52.5		36.1		$15,086	$1,278	$13,807
TCAPS Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	4053 Franke Rd	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-6420	331	20	16.4	17.5%	302 (91.2%)	11 (3.3%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85.5	199^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.6%		87.5	157^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.4%	42	73.7	59.5	59.5	80.6	75.9	80.0	59.5	50.0	61.1	62.1	80.0	72.2	68.4	36.1	73.7	$18,254	$736	$17,518
Central Grade School	Public	PK, KG-7	301 W Seventh St	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-5910	510	30	17.0	42.4%	426 (83.5%)	17 (3.3%)	26 (5.1%)	24 (4.7%)	13 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81.8	248^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.3%		78	281^st of 1486 public elementary schools	81.1%	33		42.5	70.0	70.1			30.1	62.7	57.3			62.1		52.6		$15,575	$1,649	$13,926
Willow Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Hill St	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-8540	429	23	18.3	14.0%	406 (94.6%)	5 (1.2%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.8	273^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	81.7%		83.9	207^th of 1486 public elementary schools	86.1%	66		75.4	67.5	58.6			70.8	42.9	37.9			55.2		48.3		$13,644	$736	$12,908
Traverse Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	933 Rose St	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-3500	245	18	13.2	73.1%	148 (60.4%)	22 (9.0%)	36 (14.7%)	4 (1.6%)	32 (13.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	1162^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	21.9%		22.2	1138^th of 1486 public elementary schools	23.4%	24		27.3	26.7	23.4			26.5	25.0	21.3			21.3		10.6		$17,447	$1,639	$15,808
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-8940	333	22	15.0	29.7%	282 (84.7%)	14 (4.2%)	15 (4.5%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	56.3	624^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.1%		52.8	667^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.1%	43		32.7	60.4	60.3			36.5	43.8	34.5			41.4		29.3		$15,319	$1,620	$13,699
Eastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Eastern Ave	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-5600	475	26	18.5	20.2%	428 (90.1%)	10 (2.1%)	11 (2.3%)	19 (4.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73.8	354^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.2%		73.7	342^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	77.0%	12		57.6	56.2	60.0			64.7	30.1	46.7			61.7		36.7		$14,587	$1,359	$13,228

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Lake Elementary School

What district is Silver Lake Elementary School in?

Traverse City Area Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Silver Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Silver Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Middle School
High : Traverse City High School
High : West Senior High

How many students attend Silver Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Silver Lake Elementary School.

Is Silver Lake Elementary School a good school?

Silver Lake Elementary School ranks 711^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Silver Lake Elementary School?

Students at Silver Lake Elementary School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

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