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Pine Street Elementary

Q: Is Pine Street Elementary a good school?

Pine Street Elementary ranks 443 rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Pine Street Elementary is a public elementary school located in Wayland, Michigan, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 390 students. The school is part of the Wayland Union Schools district and has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Michigan elementary schools over the past 5 years, with a current ranking of 443 out of 1,488 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pine Street Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in M-Step/English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies assessments across grades 4 and 5. In 2024-2025, 63.5% of 4th-grade students and 43.5% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step/Math, compared to the state averages of 39.4% and 32.9%, respectively. The school's performance in M-Step/English Language Arts is also strong, with 52.3% of 4th-grade students and 51.4% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 42.4% and 44.4%. Pine Street Elementary performs particularly well with male students, ranking 314 out of 1,366 Michigan elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025.

While Pine Street Elementary outperforms the state averages in academic assessments, some nearby schools within the Wayland Union Schools district, such as Dorr School and RJ Steeby School, have higher overall rankings and performance levels. For example, Dorr School ranked 141 out of 1,408 Michigan elementary schools in 2018-2019, with 71% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in both M-Step/English Language Arts and Math.

413

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,265

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Pine St
Wayland, MI 49348-1244

(269) 792-1127

District: Wayland Union Schools

Students who attend Pine Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wayland Union Middle School
High:	Wayland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.7%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2021 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Michigan avg38%

443^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 5 pts since 2021

From top 34% (2021) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	443 of 1488	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	425 of 1486	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	394 of 1470	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	344 of 1344	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	396 of 1153	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	597 of 1338	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	434 of 1342	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	477 of 1321	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	359 of 1106	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	406 of 902	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	494 of 1171	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	364 of 1443	74.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	86 of 209	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	68 of 201	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	39 of 188	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	9 of 86	89.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	4 of 30	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	28 of 222	87.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	410 of 1346	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	467 of 1381	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	277 of 1350	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	197 of 1099	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	176 of 749	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	259 of 1134	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	135 of 1397	90.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	314 of 1366	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	411 of 1347	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	349 of 1334	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	302 of 1139	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	367 of 915	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	354 of 1196	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	269 of 1446	81.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	60 of 93	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.5	17 of 78	78.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	159 of 252	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	181 of 225	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	187 of 195	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	81 of 403	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	457 of 1206	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	454 of 1204	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	433 of 1198	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	344 of 1102	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	397 of 1005	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	470 of 1128	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	362 of 1253	71.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)77th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile~ school

White (2025)62nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math53%+17 vs state

English Language Arts52%+8 vs state

Science48%+8 vs state

Social Studies29%~ state avg

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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
Pine Street Elementary	Public	4-5	201 Pine St	Wayland	49348	Allegan County	Wayland Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 792-1127	413	21	19.6	42.6%	362 (87.7%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	68	443^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	70.2%		68.8	425^th of 1486 public elementary schools	71.4%	18		52.3	51.4		63.5	43.5	48.4	29.0	$14,265	$852	$13,413
Bessie B Baker School	Public	PK, KG-1	507 W Sycamore St	Wayland	49348	Allegan County	Wayland Union Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 792-9208	280	22	12.9	45.0%	232 (82.9%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)								(n/a)									$14,844	$1,395	$13,449
RJ Steeby School	Public	2-3	435 E Superior St	Wayland	49348	Allegan County	Wayland Union Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 792-2281	256	15	17.5	44.1%	214 (83.6%)	6 (2.3%)	15 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)								(n/a)	36.9			42.3					$14,321	$1,603	$12,718
Dorr School	Public	PK, KG-5	4159 18th St	Dorr	49323	Allegan County	Wayland Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 681-9637	311	21	14.6	44.1%	264 (84.9%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)	71.0			71.0					$16,380	$887	$15,493
Sycamore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2163 142nd Ave	Dorr	49323	Allegan County	Hopkins Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 681-9189	224	18	12.6	33.5%	211 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	94.2	64^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.7%		89.3	128^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.4%	64	77.1	62.5	73.7	71.4	84.4	68.4	68.4	55.3	$15,801	$1,472	$14,329
Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 S Clark St	Hopkins	49328	Allegan County	Hopkins Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 793-7286	393	24	16.1	38.9%	344 (87.5%)	5 (1.3%)	25 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	75.4	332^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	77.7%		68.2	437^th of 1486 public elementary schools	70.6%	105	49.3	53.0	57.7	53.6	60.6	52.1	56.3	35.2	$13,613	$1,640	$11,973
Paris Ridge Elementary	Public	K-4	4690 Paris Ridge Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Allegan County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 891-7033	303	21	14.5	16.2%	251 (82.8%)	6 (2.0%)	16 (5.3%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	94.1	65^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.6%		92.4	76^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.9%	11	77.8	65.1		85.2	68.3				$15,726	$1,374	$14,352
Page Elementary School	Public, Magnet	4-5	3675 Bender Rd	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 795-7944	484	28	17.3	44.0%	424 (87.6%)	8 (1.7%)	23 (4.8%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	59.2	574^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.4%		54.5	642^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	56.8%	68		47.1	56.4		45.0	35.0	42.7	30.3	$13,407	$1,123	$12,284
Lee Elementary School	Public, Magnet	2-3	840 W Main St	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 795-9747	398	26	15.5	34.7%	357 (89.7%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.5%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)	57.1			55.4					$15,518	$2,489	$13,029
McFall Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-1	509 W Main St	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 795-3637	506	31	16.2	37.9%	446 (88.1%)	8 (1.6%)	29 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)								(n/a)									$15,235	$1,949	$13,287

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Street Elementary

What district is Pine Street Elementary in?

Wayland Union Schools

How many students attend Pine Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Pine Street Elementary.

Is Pine Street Elementary a good school?

Pine Street Elementary ranks 443^rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pine Street Elementary?

Students at Pine Street Elementary are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pine Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pine Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wayland Union Middle School
High : Wayland High School

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