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Central School

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Central School ranks 882 nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

882^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Central School is an elementary school located in Vassar, Michigan, serving 371 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Vassar Public Schools district, which is ranked 328 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, academic performance below state averages and nearby schools like North Elementary, Clio Elementary, and AkronFairgrove Elementary. The school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 27.8% in 2024-2025, compared to 32.5% at North Elementary, 27.2% at Clio Elementary, and 27.5% at AkronFairgrove Elementary. Central School also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.43% to 79.06% over the past few years, significantly higher than nearby schools.

While Central School's performance is generally lower than the state averages and nearby schools, there are some exceptions. For example, the school's 4th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate in 2024-2025 was higher than the state average and the rates at some nearby schools. However, the school's overall declining performance, high chronic absenteeism rates, and socioeconomic challenges suggest that addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach focused on improving student outcomes and supporting the school's diverse population.

366

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,396

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Division St
Vassar, MI 48768

(989) 823-8566

District: Vassar Public Schools

Students who attend Central School usually attend:

High:

Vassar Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 11 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Michigan avg39%

882^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

328^th of 613Vassar 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	38.8	882 of 1488	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	899 of 1486	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1024 of 1470	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	997 of 1344	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1017 of 1153	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1075 of 1408	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1041 of 1448	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.1	903 of 1466	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.1	850 of 1548	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.1	867 of 1580	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.9	864 of 1533	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	961 of 1563	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.9	695 of 1566	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.9	759 of 1552	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.8	944 of 1552	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.6	787 of 1589	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.6	1005 of 1577	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.7	1125 of 1565	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.8	1277 of 1545	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	780 of 1338	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	954 of 1342	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	899 of 1321	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	720 of 1106	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	798 of 902	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	968 of 1171	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	958 of 1443	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	549 of 1346	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	630 of 1381	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	795 of 1350	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	723 of 1099	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	658 of 749	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	895 of 1134	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	968 of 1397	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	942 of 1366	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	826 of 1347	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1030 of 1334	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	944 of 1139	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	837 of 915	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	997 of 1196	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1061 of 1446	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	28.5	320 of 403	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	943 of 1206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	966 of 1204	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1045 of 1198	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	962 of 1102	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	951 of 1005	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	994 of 1128	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1039 of 1253	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2018)21st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Science35%-5 vs state

Math27%-11 vs state

Social Studies21%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central School	Public	K-5	425 Division St	Vassar	48768	Tuscola County	Vassar Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 823-8566	366	21	17.4	63.1%	319 (87.2%)	11 (3.0%)	16 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	38.8	882^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	40.7%		37.3	899^th of 1486 public elementary schools	39.5%	17	27.8	50.0	44.4	16.7	35.9	27.0	34.9	20.6	$16,396	$4,683	$11,713
Reese Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9535 Center St	Reese	48757	Tuscola County	Reese Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 868-4561	328	19	17.5	58.2%	280 (85.4%)	4 (1.2%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	72.4	380^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.5%		64.8	484^th of 1486 public elementary schools	67.4%	104	57.4	42.9	56.0	67.2	40.8	56.0	42.0	42.0	$13,618	$2,276	$11,342
Meachum Elementary	Public	K-5	8537 Gleason St	Millington	48746	Tuscola County	Millington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 660-2432	476	28	16.8	54.4%	463 (97.3%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	53.9	661^st of 1488 public elementary schools	55.6%		62.9	514^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.4%	147	35.4	58.8	46.4	36.7	47.5	23.8	50.0	28.6	$11,899	$1,954	$9,944
Lorenz C List School	Public	PK, KG-4	805 E Genesee St	Frankenmuth	48734	Saginaw County	Frankenmuth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 652-6187	479	25	19.5	17.7%	420 (87.7%)	8 (1.7%)	34 (7.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	75.3	334^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.6%		83.5	211^th of 1486 public elementary schools	85.8%	123	43.7	62.1		50.5	69.0				$12,083	$739	$11,345
McComb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	303 N Hooper St	Caro	48723	Tuscola County	Caro Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 673-3169	321	25	12.6	61.7%	303 (94.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)									$16,159	$2,610	$13,549
Schall Elementary School	Public	3-5	325 E Frank St	Caro	48723	Tuscola County	Caro Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 673-3168	295	18	16.2	60.7%	253 (85.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.1%)	37.5	901^st of 1488 public elementary schools	39.4%		41.7	825^th of 1486 public elementary schools	44.5%	76	35.6	26.4	32.3	36.8	35.5	29.3	42.4	22.2	$15,906	$2,246	$13,660
Mayville Elementary School	Public	K-5	106 Orchard St	Mayville	48744	Tuscola County	Mayville Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 843-6115	248	16	15.5	71.0%	229 (92.3%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	51.7	692^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	53.5%		54.2	646^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.5%	46	42.5	39.5	30.6	52.5	58.1	44.9	32.7	22.4	$14,412	$3,615	$10,797
AkronFairgrove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4335 Lynn St	Akron	48701	Tuscola County	Akron-Fairgrove Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 691-5141	179	9	19.5	63.7%	170 (95.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	54.4	654^th of 1488 public elementary schools	56.0%		53.6	655^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.9%	1	27.5	68.0	41.4	32.5	52.0	37.9	51.7	34.5	$17,519	$5,028	$12,491
North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	12440 Church St	Birch Run	48415	Saginaw County	Birch Run Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 624-9011	682	40	17.0	58.7%	653 (95.7%)	6 (0.9%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	39.2	877^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.1%		47.2	740^th of 1486 public elementary schools	50.2%	137	32.5	33.9		33.8	41.1				$12,867	$1,099	$11,768
Clio Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	12167 N Lewis Rd	Clio	48420	Genesee County	Clio Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5071	726	37	19.5	70.0%	606 (83.5%)	24 (3.3%)	52 (7.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.6%)								(n/a)	27.2			26.0					$13,189	$1,081	$12,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Central School

What is the racial makeup of Central School?

Students at Central School are 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Central School a good school?

Central School ranks 882^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Central School.

What schools do graduates of Central School attend?

Students who attend Central School usually go on to attend:

High : Vassar Senior High School

What district is Central School in?

Vassar Public Schools

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