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Bean Elementary School

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Bean Elementary School ranks 403 rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bean Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, serving 398 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Western School District, which is ranked 116 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bean Elementary consistently performs above the state average in M-Step test scores across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 4th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 75.5%, compared to the state average of 42.4%. The school's performance is also generally higher than the Western School District's average, indicating that it is one of the stronger-performing schools within the district. Bean Elementary has shown strong performance for female students, ranking 351 out of 1,338 Michigan elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. The school's performance for male students and white students is also above average, ranking 325 and 527 respectively in the state for these subgroups in 2022-2023. However, the school's ranking for special education students (147 out of 403 in 2017-2018) and low socioeconomic status students (413 out of 1,381 in 2023-2024) suggests that it may need to provide additional support for these student populations.

Compared to nearby schools, Parma Elementary School, another school in the Western School District, has consistently outperformed Bean Elementary in academic metrics, ranking higher in the state and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Warner Elementary School, located just 1.27 miles from Bean, has shown a similar academic performance profile to Bean, with some variations in specific subject areas and grade levels. Schools outside the Western School District, such as Concord Elementary and the Jackson Public Schools' magnet schools, generally perform below Bean Elementary in academic measures, highlighting the relative strength of Bean within its local context.

409

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,977

Per pupil spending ?

37.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3201 Noble Rd
Spring Arbor, MI 49283-9748

(517) 841-8470

District: Western School District

Students who attend Bean Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Western Middle School
High:	Western High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.6%

Two or more races:

7.6%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (50% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Michigan median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg51%

Michigan avg39%

403^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Western School District

116^th of 613Western School District 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	403 of 1488	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	397 of 1486	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	449 of 1470	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	379 of 1344	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	586 of 1153	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	649 of 1408	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	522 of 1448	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	498 of 1466	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.3	587 of 1548	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.6	795 of 1580	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	75.3	335 of 1533	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	78.2	286 of 1563	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	86.6	139 of 1566	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	83.4	80 of 1552	94.8%	★★★★★
2010	75.9	286 of 1552	81.6%	★★★★☆
2009	73.5	388 of 1589	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	72.5	408 of 1577	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	67.4	530 of 1565	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.0	339 of 1545	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	351 of 1338	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	360 of 1342	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	609 of 1321	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	386 of 1106	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	436 of 902	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	509 of 1171	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	606 of 1443	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	532 of 1346	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	413 of 1381	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	437 of 1350	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	265 of 1099	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	97 of 749	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	570 of 1134	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.4	483 of 1397	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	485 of 1366	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	438 of 1347	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	325 of 1334	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	337 of 1139	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	40.1	534 of 915	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	417 of 1196	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	448 of 1446	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	54.4	147 of 403	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	527 of 1206	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	482 of 1204	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	605 of 1198	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	454 of 1102	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	597 of 1005	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	681 of 1128	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	613 of 1253	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2018)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+18 vs state

Science51%+11 vs state

Math46%+7 vs state

Social Studies35%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	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	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
Bean Elementary School	Public	K-5	3201 Noble Rd	Spring Arbor	49283	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8470	409	19	21.5	37.9%	342 (83.6%)	8 (2.0%)	23 (5.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.6%)	70.8	403^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	72.9%		70.7	397^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.3%	6			50.0	75.5	55.6			46.3	54.7	38.9			51.4		34.7		$12,977	$416	$12,561
Warner Elementary School	Public	K-5	118 Star Rd	Spring Arbor	49283	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-8570	371	20	18.5	43.1%	318 (85.7%)	9 (2.4%)	17 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.5%)	62.9	525^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.7%		68.7	430^th of 1486 public elementary schools	71.1%	95			46.0	64.6	55.7			36.0	49.4	27.1			50.0		31.4		$13,550	$467	$13,083
Paragon Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3750 McCain Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Paragon Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 750-9500	627	35	17.8	63.8%	263 (41.9%)	138 (22.0%)	78 (12.4%)	50 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	96 (15.3%)	56.6	617^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.5%		53.7	654^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.0%	37	72.7	63.6	36.8	41.7	38.8	37.0	57.6	59.2	46.6	34.3	40.7	45.0	41.8	68.2	32.8	72.7	$12,335	$1,197	$11,137
Dibble Elementary School	Public	K-5	3450 Kibby Rd	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-3970	282	17	17.0	70.2%	133 (47.2%)	74 (26.2%)	18 (6.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (19.1%)	40.1	861^st of 1488 public elementary schools	42.1%		36	920^th of 1486 public elementary schools	38.1%	59			37.7	45.2	46.9			39.6	38.1	20.4			28.6		14.3		$18,066	$5,940	$12,126
Parma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Elizabeth St	Parma	49269	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-8670	408	24	17.0	61.5%	350 (85.8%)	6 (1.5%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.6%)	80.5	269^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.9%		79.1	263^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	82.3%	6			53.9	61.4	58.8			73.7	52.9	37.3			62.7		45.1		$13,985	$1,112	$12,874
Local Based Special Education Early Childhood Programs	Public	PK-K	1226 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 990-3624	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cascades Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1200 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-3900	398	28	14.0	91.0%	117 (29.4%)	164 (41.2%)	29 (7.3%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (19.6%)	11.4	1332^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.5%		6.1	1436^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.4%	104			21.9	9.6	19.6			20.5		7.1			12.5		10.7		$20,288	$6,003	$14,286
Sharp Park Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	766 Park Rd	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2860	337	19	17.5	60.2%	158 (46.9%)	95 (28.2%)	23 (6.8%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (13.1%)	71.7	388^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.9%		71.2	388^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.9%				50.0	72.0	54.9			40.5	62.0	34.0			47.1		45.1		$16,352	$5,735	$10,617
Hunt Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1143 N Brown St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2610	366	27	13.5	95.4%	116 (31.7%)	122 (33.3%)	38 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (23.2%)	13.4	1290^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.3%		12.6	1295^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.9%	5			21.6	13.7	15.2			27.5	5.9	10.9			28.3		6.5		$18,094	$4,782	$13,313
JPS Montessori Center	Public	K-5	820 Bennett St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-3870	146	9	16.9	78.1%	59 (40.4%)	38 (26.0%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (28.8%)	24	1094^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.5%		17.8	1205^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.9%	111			37.5	12.5	36.0			25.0	29.2	12.5			20.0				$19,364	$6,649	$12,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Bean Elementary School

Is Bean Elementary School a good school?

Bean Elementary School ranks 403^rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bean Elementary School in?

Western School District

What schools do graduates of Bean Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Western Middle School
High : Western High School

How many students attend Bean Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Bean Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bean Elementary School?

Students at Bean Elementary School are 84% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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