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Courtade Elementary School

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Courtade Elementary School ranks 259 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Courtade Elementary School in Traverse City, MI, is a small, consistently high-achieving school serving 215 students in Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the highly rated Traverse City Area Public Schools district.

Courtade has earned a 4-star rating every year for the past decade, and its most recent state ranking places it in the 83rd percentile—well above the state average. This strong performance is especially notable when compared to nearby schools. For example, Courtade’s 3rd-grade math proficiency rate is 69.6%, while Traverse Heights Elementary School sits at just 15.6% and Blair Elementary School ranks in the 22nd percentile. Courtade is on par with other top performers in the district like Central Grade School (85th percentile) and Willow Hill Elementary School (81st percentile). What makes this even more impressive is that Courtade achieves these results while spending less per student ($17,823) than lower-performing schools like Blair ($20,986) and Traverse Heights ($19,376), showing strong efficiency in turning resources into outcomes.

Courtade also excels at supporting students from all backgrounds. Its performance with low-income students ranks in the 93rd percentile, and its chronic absenteeism rate (17.1%) is lower than both the district (18.6%) and state (27.9%) averages, reflecting a positive, engaging school climate. One area worth watching is 4th-grade math, where proficiency dipped to 37.5% compared to 69.6% in 3rd grade and 61.5% in 5th grade—a pattern that appeared in prior years as well. Overall, Courtade offers a stable, high-quality education that outperforms many neighboring schools, making it a strong choice for families seeking academic excellence in the Traverse City area.

215

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,823

Per pupil spending ?

28.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 Rasho Rd
Traverse City, MI 49686

(231) 933-5800

District: Traverse City Area Public Schools

Students who attend Courtade Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Middle School
High:	Central High School
	Traverse City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.4%

African American:

4.2%

American Indian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (55% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg47%

Michigan avg38%

259^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Traverse City Area Public Schools

146^th of 625Traverse 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
2026	80.2	259 of 1492	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	328 of 1488	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	359 of 1486	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	406 of 1470	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	293 of 1344	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	251 of 1153	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	320 of 1408	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	211 of 1448	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	68.3	377 of 1466	74.3%	★★★★☆
2016	71.8	392 of 1548	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	68.9	464 of 1580	70.6%	★★★★☆
2014	63.1	574 of 1533	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	656 of 1563	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.7	804 of 1566	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.1	860 of 1552	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.9	723 of 1552	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.1	882 of 1589	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.0	684 of 1577	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.3	741 of 1565	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.0	643 of 1545	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	332 of 1343	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	55.0	552 of 1338	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	319 of 1342	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	361 of 1321	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	194 of 1106	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	282 of 902	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	206 of 1171	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	264 of 1443	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	397 of 1352	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	274 of 1346	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	92 of 1381	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	173 of 1350	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	80 of 1099	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	71.1	146 of 749	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	77 of 1134	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	72 of 1397	94.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	264 of 1372	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	202 of 1366	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	368 of 1347	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	317 of 1334	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	223 of 1139	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	332 of 1196	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	172 of 1446	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	254 of 1199	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	353 of 1206	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	386 of 1204	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	455 of 1198	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	318 of 1102	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	254 of 1005	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	416 of 1128	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	275 of 1253	78.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)81st percentile~ school

White (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science62%+22 vs state

English Language Arts60%+19 vs state

Math57%+19 vs state

Social Studies36%+8 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
Courtade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 Rasho Rd	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-5800	215	15	14.2	28.8%	188 (87.4%)	9 (4.2%)	6 (2.8%)	5 (2.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.2	259^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.6%		75.6	328^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.0%	69			70.8	50.0	59.0			69.6	37.5	61.5			61.5		35.9		$17,823	$1,206	$16,616
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	607^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.3%		56.3	624^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.1%	17			47.4	42.0	60.8			45.6	28.0	37.3			41.2		25.5		$15,049	$1,110	$13,940
Woodland School	Public, Charter	K-8	7224 Supply Rd	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Woodland School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 947-7474	209	13	15.9	22.0%	200 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	75.7	328^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.0%		63.3	521^st of 1488 public elementary schools	65.0%	193	88.0	52.0	52.2	62.5	36.0	47.4	45.5	65.2	52.2	56.0	55.6	54.5	68.0	72.0	28.0	62.5	$10,511	$299	$10,212
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%)	32.4	965^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.3%		19.8	1162^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	21.9%	197			27.9	29.4	50.0			15.6		18.8			40.0				$19,376	$2,201	$17,175
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%)	65.5	483^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	67.6%		73.8	354^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.2%	129			70.4	57.5	50.0			76.1	41.3	25.0			39.5		28.9		$14,502	$731	$13,770
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%)	82.9	231^st of 1492 public elementary schools	84.5%		81.8	248^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.3%	17			49.3	61.0	69.6			45.7	43.8	62.8			66.1		53.6		$15,714	$1,254	$14,461
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%)	81.7	241^st of 1492 public elementary schools	83.8%		85.5	199^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.6%	42			60.4	57.5	68.3	74.1	76.7	54.2	50.0	43.9	85.2	76.7	58.5	66.7	36.6		$16,808	$717	$16,092
Mill Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9039 Old M 72	Williamsburg	49690	Grand Traverse County	Mill Creek Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 264-8692	233	14	17.0	24.5%	213 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	66.8	459^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.2%					(n/a)			63.8	34.9	50.0			74.5	34.9	46.7			50.0		26.7		$10,270	$193	$10,076
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%)	78	287^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.8%		79.8	273^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	81.7%	14			48.7	59.3	67.5			56.6	54.2	42.5			51.3		42.5		$13,949	$717	$13,232
Kingsley Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Clark St	Kingsley	49649	Grand Traverse County	Kingsley Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 263-5261	655	37	17.8	48.4%	633 (96.6%)	7 (1.1%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	61.5	532^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	64.3%		66.1	476^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.0%	56			42.4	41.4	55.9			40.7	40.5	35.3			52.9		41.2		$12,095	$1,432	$10,663

Frequently Asked Questions about Courtade Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Courtade Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : East Middle School
High : Central High School
High : Traverse City High School

What district is Courtade Elementary School in?

Traverse City Area Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Courtade Elementary School?

Students at Courtade Elementary School are 87% White, 4% African American, 3% American Indian, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Courtade Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Courtade Elementary School.

Is Courtade Elementary School a good school?

Courtade Elementary School ranks 259^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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