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Vestaburg Community Elementary School

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Vestaburg Community Elementary School ranks 850 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Vestaburg Community Elementary School is a small, rural school in Vestaburg, MI, serving 247 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Vestaburg Community Schools district.

This school stands out for its work with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. In the most recent school year, Vestaburg ranked in the 68th percentile statewide for this group of students—a dramatic jump from the 41st percentile just two years prior. That means the school is getting strong results with students who often face more challenges, outperforming what you might expect given its overall state ranking. The school also does a great job getting kids to class. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 16.3% is about half the district average of 32.9% and well below the state average of 27.9%. In fact, Vestaburg students show up far more consistently than those at nearby Shepherd Elementary School (19.2%) or Vowles School (24.2%). Academically, the school shines in 3rd grade math, where 47.7% of students are proficient—beating the state average of 42.9%—and in 5th grade science, where 45.5% are proficient versus 40% statewide. With a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1 and per-student spending of $17,109, the school is investing heavily in its students.

There are some challenges to be aware of. English Language Arts proficiency trails state averages at every grade level, with the widest gap in 5th grade (24.2% proficient versus 43.8% statewide). Also, while the school itself performs well, district data shows a sharp drop-off when students move to 6th grade—ELA proficiency falls from 40.4% in 5th grade to just 11.6% in 6th grade. Compared to Winn Elementary School, a higher-performing school about 9 miles away, Vestaburg serves a larger share of students eligible for free or reduced lunch (47.8% versus 38.8%), which helps explain some differences in test scores. Still, Vestaburg outperforms the Central Montcalm Public School elementary buildings in nearly every metric, making it a solid choice within its immediate area.

247

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,109

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

94.1%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.9% (any vaccine)

7100 Avenue B
Vestaburg, MI 48891-9502

(989) 268-5284

District: Vestaburg Community Schools

Students who attend Vestaburg Community Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Vestaburg Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Michigan avg38%

850^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

475^th of 625Vestaburg 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	40.7	850 of 1492	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	775 of 1488	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	910 of 1486	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	898 of 1470	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	892 of 1344	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	786 of 1153	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	885 of 1408	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	884 of 1448	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.5	1094 of 1466	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	1091 of 1548	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.3	1066 of 1580	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.6	1075 of 1533	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.4	1052 of 1563	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.3	970 of 1566	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.4	1005 of 1552	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.6	1200 of 1552	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.6	1084 of 1589	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	1117 of 1577	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.1	1022 of 1565	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.4	940 of 1545	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	626 of 1343	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.1	708 of 1338	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	950 of 1342	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1030 of 1321	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	856 of 1106	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	860 of 902	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	444 of 1171	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	776 of 1443	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	431 of 1352	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	482 of 1346	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	811 of 1381	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	650 of 1350	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	597 of 1099	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	521 of 1134	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	741 of 1397	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	954 of 1372	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	810 of 1366	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	755 of 1347	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	685 of 1334	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	600 of 1139	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	615 of 915	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	913 of 1196	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	981 of 1446	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	905 of 1199	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	873 of 1206	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	981 of 1204	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	917 of 1198	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	862 of 1102	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	788 of 1005	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	874 of 1128	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	917 of 1253	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2014	46.9	530 of 921	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.0	663 of 919	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.1	455 of 900	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science46%+6 vs state

Math34%-4 vs state

English Language Arts31%-10 vs state

Social Studies27%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vestaburg Community Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7100 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 268-5284	247	22	11.4	47.8%	228 (92.3%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	40.7	850^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.0%		46	775^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.9%	75	27.3	38.9	24.2	47.7	33.3	18.2	45.5	27.3	94.1%	2.9%	$17,109	$1,530	$15,579
Montabella Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1456 E North County Line Rd	Blanchard	49310	Montcalm County	Montabella Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 427-5414	389	27	14.4	68.1%	335 (86.1%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	30.6	995^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.3%		28.9	1028^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.9%	33	32.7	19.7	37.7	45.5	16.9	24.5	35.8	13.5	87.3%	8.5%	$15,764	$1,325	$14,439
Winn Elementary School	Public	K-5	380 E Blanchard Rd	Shepherd	48896	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 866-2250	224	15	14.7	38.8%	207 (92.4%)	5 (2.2%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	61.5	531^st of 1492 public elementary schools	64.4%		73.2	365^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.5%	166	48.6	65.8	44.7	48.6	60.5	46.8	38.3	10.6	82.9%	17.1%	$15,209	$1,155	$14,054
Luce Road Elementary School	Public	PK-K	535 N Luce Rd	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Alma Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 463-3111	141	16	8.7	66.7%	107 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.5%)								(n/a)									92.9%	2.4%	$21,262	$1,708	$19,554
Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	1488 S Sheridan Rd	Stanton	48888	Montcalm County	Central Montcalm Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 831-2300	284	15	18.5	70.4%	261 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	24	1097^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.5%		28	1038^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.2%	59	17.3	34.6	25.3	29.6	30.8	16.5	27.8	7.6			$14,421	$2,005	$12,416
Pine Avenue Elementary School	Public	4-5	1025 Pine Ave	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Alma Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 463-3111	265	17	15.6	78.5%	226 (85.3%)	2 (0.8%)	31 (11.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	40.8	845^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.4%		45.4	784^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.3%	61		38.9	34.1		34.4	34.1	35.7	19.4			$16,112	$1,427	$14,684
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	1-3	515 E Elizabeth St	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Alma Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 463-3111	400	24	16.7	77.3%	344 (86.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)	33.9			39.1							$13,472	$1,158	$12,314
Shepherd Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	301 S 4th St	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 828-5998	544	35	15.6	57.4%	463 (85.1%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	51.5	678^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.6%		52.3	681^st of 1488 public elementary schools	54.2%	3	49.5	35.1	44.0	44.4	33.8	32.5	44.0	22.9	100%	0%	$16,533	$1,250	$15,283
Vowles School	Public	PK, KG-2	1560 Watson Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2280	235	17	14.0	50.2%	166 (70.6%)	19 (8.1%)	27 (11.5%)	7 (3.0%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)								(n/a)									93%	4.2%	$16,931	$1,744	$15,188
Eugene M Nikkari Elementary	Public	3-5	301 W State St	Saint Louis	48880	Gratiot County	St. Louis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 681-5131	215	13	16.5	72.1%	189 (87.9%)	3 (1.4%)	18 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	14.3	1291^st of 1492 public elementary schools	13.5%		20.7	1143^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	23.2%	148	16.2	18.9	26.3	16.2	18.9	12.5	19.6	14.3			$14,345	$2,228	$12,117

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Is Vestaburg Community Elementary School a good school?

Vestaburg Community Elementary School ranks 850^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Vestaburg Community Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended Vestaburg Community Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Vestaburg Community Elementary School?

Students at Vestaburg Community Elementary School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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