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Ubly Community Elementary School

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Ubly Community Elementary School ranks 516 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Ubly Community Elementary School is a small, rural school in Ubly, MI, serving 308 students in grades K-5 as part of the highly-rated Ubly Community Schools district.

If you're looking for a school where kids show up and truly master the material by the time they leave, Ubly is a standout. The most striking difference is attendance: only 5% of students are chronically absent, compared to a 27.9% state average. Nearby schools like Laker Elementary (9.6%) and Deckerville Elementary School (17.0%) have higher rates, while OwendaleGagetown Elementary School struggles with a 40% rate. That consistency pays off academically, especially by 5th grade. In the most recent school year, Ubly's 5th graders scored dramatically above state averages in every subject: 63.2% proficient in ELA (state: 43.8%), 42.1% in math (state: 32.2%), and an exceptional 71.1% in science—a full 31 points above the state average and far ahead of Cass City Elementary (51.5%) and Laker (36.4%). This "5th grade effect" suggests the school is highly effective at building skills over time.

Ubly also invests more in its students than many neighbors, spending $16,151 per pupil—higher than Laker ($13,918), Deckerville ($14,899), and Cass City ($15,047). Interestingly, it achieves better results than OwendaleGagetown Elementary School while spending less, showing that strong culture and resource use matter as much as raw funding. The school's overall ranking has dipped slightly in recent years (from the 79th to 65th percentile), and there's been a recent decline in performance among male and low-income students that's worth watching. However, with a stable 14:1 student-teacher ratio and a clear track record of lifting students to impressive heights by 5th grade, Ubly offers a supportive, effective environment for elementary learners.

308

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,151

Per pupil spending ?

40.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

2020 Union St
Ubly, MI 48475-8824

(989) 658-8261

District: Ubly Community Schools

Students who attend Ubly Community Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Ubly Community JrSr High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.1%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2023 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2023) to 65th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

516^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 625Ubly Community 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	516 of 1492	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.9	413 of 1488	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	357 of 1486	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	314 of 1470	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	323 of 1344	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	358 of 1153	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	624 of 1408	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	664 of 1448	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.9	636 of 1466	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.5	688 of 1548	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.5	652 of 1580	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.7	510 of 1533	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.0	359 of 1563	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	408 of 1566	73.9%	★★★★☆
2011	72.1	430 of 1552	72.3%	★★★★☆
2010	64.4	704 of 1552	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.3	795 of 1589	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.2	632 of 1577	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.3	503 of 1565	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.4	598 of 1545	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	484 of 1343	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	540 of 1338	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	585 of 1342	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	313 of 1321	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	387 of 1106	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.0	137 of 902	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	420 of 1171	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	626 of 1443	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	451 of 1352	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.0	231 of 1346	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	217 of 1381	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	232 of 1350	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	208 of 1099	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	34 of 749	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	70.2	233 of 1134	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	349 of 1397	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	529 of 1372	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.6	243 of 1366	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	185 of 1347	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	295 of 1334	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	209 of 1139	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	254 of 915	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.0	681 of 1196	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	689 of 1446	52.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	585 of 1199	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	499 of 1206	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	461 of 1204	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	376 of 1198	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	367 of 1102	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	380 of 1005	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	676 of 1128	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	753 of 1253	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2019	60.4	269 of 792	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	320 of 838	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.9	266 of 821	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.3	380 of 894	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.6	266 of 919	71.1%	★★★★☆
2014	70.2	233 of 921	74.7%	★★★★☆
2013	65.1	283 of 919	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.1	194 of 900	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	64.8	350 of 858	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.6	166 of 851	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	69.7	287 of 847	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.9	218 of 839	74.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.7	169 of 823	79.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.6	169 of 806	79.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)64th percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+31 vs state

Math44%+6 vs state

Social Studies42%+15 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Ubly Community Elementary School	Public	K-5	2020 Union St	Ubly	48475	Huron County	Ubly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 658-8261	308	22	14.0	40.3%	296 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	62.9	516^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.4%		69.9	413^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.2%	103			37.0	29.2	63.2			42.6	47.9	42.1			71.1		42.1		$16,151	$1,428	$14,723
Verona Mills School	Public	K-8	3487 School St	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Verona Township S/D #1F	No	No	No	No	(989) 269-7054	27	1	19.7	48.1%	24 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)																	$11,613	$1,093	$10,520
Bad Axe Middle School	Public	3-6	750 S Van Dyke Rd	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Bad Axe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 269-2735	227	14	16.5	44.1%	210 (92.5%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	55.5	620^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.4%		59.1	576^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.3%	44			54.2	33.3	45.5	22.2		45.8	43.1	45.5	28.9		41.8		30.9		$15,415	$802	$14,613
Bad Axe Elementary School	Public	K-2	404 Hatchet Dr	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Bad Axe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 269-2736	191	12	16.1	51.3%	174 (91.1%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)								(n/a)																	$16,880	$1,699	$15,181
Big Burning School	Public	K-8	1509 N Van Dyke Rd	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Colfax Township S/D #1F	No	No	No	No	(989) 269-8853	20	1	19.2	75.0%	18 (90.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$14,017	$1,400	$12,617
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-8	4151 Section Line Rd	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Sigel Township S/D #3F	No	No	No	No	(989) 269-8944	25	2	12.2	20.0%	22 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$19,463	$1,133	$18,329
Eccles School	Public	K-8	5754 Section Line Rd	Harbor Beach	48441	Huron County	Sigel Township S/D #4F	No	No	No	No	(989) 479-9266	27	3	8.0	48.1%	27 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$14,738	$1,071	$13,666
Cass City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4805 Ale St	Cass City	48726	Tuscola County	Cass City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 872-2158	459	28	16.3	56.4%	427 (93.0%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	79.2	272^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.8%		79.5	278^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.3%	6			66.7	52.5	60.3	46.8		70.1	64.4	36.8	39.6		51.5		42.6		$15,047	$2,172	$12,875
Deckerville Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2633 Black River St	Deckerville	48427	Sanilac County	Deckerville Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 376-9785	288	22	13.2	66.7%	264 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	67.1	450^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.8%		75	337^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.4%	113			36.7	53.8	56.8	50.0		44.9	38.5	56.8	47.4		54.1		27.0		$14,899	$2,678	$12,222
OwendaleGagetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7166 E Main St	Owendale	48754	Huron County	Owendale-Gagetown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 678-4141	67	5	13.4	88.1%	63 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)				1379.9	27.3				1370.3	1470.8			1477.6		1480.0		$17,476	$2,055	$15,422

Frequently Asked Questions about Ubly Community Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Ubly Community Elementary School?

Students at Ubly Community Elementary School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Ubly Community Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Ubly Community Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ubly Community Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ubly Community Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Ubly Community JrSr High School

What district is Ubly Community Elementary School in?

Ubly Community Schools

Is Ubly Community Elementary School a good school?

Ubly Community Elementary School ranks 516^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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