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Avoca Elementary School

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Avoca Elementary School ranks 357 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Avoca Elementary School in Kenockee, MI, is a small, rural school serving 243 students in Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the highly rated Yale Public Schools district. The school has a strong academic reputation, consistently earning 4 or 5 stars from SchoolDigger over the past decade, and it currently ranks in the top quarter of Michigan elementary schools.

What truly sets Avoca apart is its exceptional success with students from low socio-economic backgrounds. In the most recent school year, Avoca ranked in the 94th percentile statewide for its effectiveness with these students, earning a 5-star rating—a trend that has held for three consecutive years. This means the school is remarkably good at helping all children succeed, regardless of family income. Avoca also boasts excellent attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.9%, far better than the state average of 27.9%. This strong attendance likely contributes to the school's overall success. However, there are areas of concern. The school has seen a recent dip in its overall state ranking, and math proficiency has declined noticeably—for example, 4th-grade math proficiency dropped from 67.4% to 36.5% over two years. Additionally, a gender gap has emerged, with female students outperforming male students by a wider margin than in previous years.

Compared to nearby schools, Avoca is a clear standout. Just 10-13 miles away, schools in the Port Huron Area School District like H D Crull Elementary School rank in the bottom 20-30% of the state—3rd-grade math proficiency there was just 9.7% versus Avoca's 66.7%. Within its own district, however, Avoca is the lowest-ranked of three elementary schools, trailing Yale Elementary School (91st percentile) and John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School (87th percentile). While Avoca remains a solid, above-average school with a proven ability to support its most vulnerable students, addressing the recent math decline and gender gap will be key to reversing its downward trend and keeping pace with its district peers.

243

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,541

Per pupil spending ?

33.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8751 Willow St
Kenockee, MI 48006-7702

(810) 324-2660

District: Yale Public Schools

Students who attend Avoca Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Yale Junior High School
High:	Yale Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (52% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg59%

Michigan avg38%

357^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Yale Public Schools

68^th of 625Yale 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
2026	73.9	357 of 1492	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	341 of 1488	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	188 of 1486	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	136 of 1470	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	133 of 1344	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	68.1	294 of 1153	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	120 of 1408	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	159 of 1448	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	86.8	113 of 1466	92.3%	★★★★★
2016	83.4	191 of 1548	87.7%	★★★★☆
2015	80.5	256 of 1580	83.8%	★★★★☆
2014	67.1	485 of 1533	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	618 of 1563	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.8	444 of 1566	71.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.5	518 of 1552	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.0	630 of 1552	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.3	429 of 1589	73.0%	★★★★☆
2008	69.9	501 of 1577	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.4	611 of 1565	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.9	245 of 1545	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	313 of 1343	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.7	145 of 1338	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	248 of 1342	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	163 of 1321	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	244 of 1106	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	228 of 902	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	166 of 1171	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	194 of 1443	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	75 of 1352	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	82.2	130 of 1346	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	134 of 1381	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	66 of 1350	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	38 of 1099	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	67 of 749	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	25 of 1134	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	15 of 1397	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	511 of 1372	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	562 of 1366	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.6	192 of 1347	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	138 of 1334	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	93 of 1139	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	101 of 1196	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	193 of 1446	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	317 of 1199	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.5	377 of 1206	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.2	212 of 1204	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	134 of 1198	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	114 of 1102	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	322 of 1005	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.3	135 of 1128	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	218 of 1253	82.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)94th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

White (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%+17 vs state

Science56%+16 vs state

Math48%+10 vs state

Social Studies33%+6 vs state

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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)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
Avoca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8751 Willow St	Kenockee	48006	St. Clair County	Yale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 324-2660	243	17	14.5	33.3%	217 (89.3%)	4 (1.6%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	73.9	357^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.1%		74.7	341^st of 1488 public elementary schools	77.1%	16	51.3	61.5	63.0		66.7	36.5	44.4		55.6	33.3	$15,541	$760	$14,781
John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Kinney Rd	Emmett	48022	St. Clair County	Yale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 384-1300	211	12	17.2	30.8%	201 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	84.9	199^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.7%		82.8	231^st of 1488 public elementary schools	84.5%	32	72.7	62.9	75.0		66.7	54.3	36.1		66.7	44.4	$16,265	$639	$15,627
Yale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 School Dr	Yale	48097	St. Clair County	Yale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 387-3231	329	21	15.7	45.3%	314 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	90.4	128^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.1	135^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.9%	7	59.2	61.3	68.9		57.1	61.3	67.2		78.7	57.4	$14,919	$1,152	$13,768
Indian Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4975 W Water St	Kimball	48074	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6515	357	24	14.6	56.3%	304 (85.2%)	7 (2.0%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	22.3	1137^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.8%		25.1	1078^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.6%	59	28.8	26.7	22.2		35.6	19.7	16.7		24.1	13.0	$16,426	$2,162	$14,263
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3559 Pollina Ave	Fort Gratiot	48059	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6507	404	25	16.1	29.7%	369 (91.3%)	9 (2.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	74.3	348^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.7%		76.5	316^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.8%	32	57.1	56.4	52.7		70.0	57.7	44.6		43.2	29.7	$14,371	$804	$13,567
Michigamme Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2855 Michigan Rd	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6523	341	23	15.1	63.6%	276 (80.9%)	10 (2.9%)	24 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.1%)	18.4	1207^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.1%		17.6	1207^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.9%		12.0	10.1	32.7		18.0	17.4	23.6		23.6	20.0	$16,362	$2,252	$14,110
Keewahdin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Lakeshore Rd	Fort Gratiot	48059	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6517	510	33	15.2	52.2%	443 (86.9%)	5 (1.0%)	26 (5.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	42.3	822^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	44.9%		35.1	933^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	37.3%	111	39.6	32.5	50.0		39.6	31.3	26.1		31.8	22.1	$14,759	$1,796	$12,963
Memphis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	34165 Bordman Rd	Memphis	48041	St. Clair County	Memphis Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 392-2125	321	25	12.8	32.1%	303 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	69.5	416^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.1%		74.3	345^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.8%	71	40.0	49.0	62.2	52.8	43.2	50.0	63.6	35.8	47.7	31.8	$15,539	$877	$14,662
Capac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	351 W Kempf Ct	Capac	48014	St. Clair County	Capac Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 395-3636	326	19	17.1	52.5%	277 (85.0%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	31.9	976^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.6%		30.9	1000^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.8%	24	37.8	29.5	25.5	12.1	51.4	45.5	14.9	18.2	29.8	12.8	$14,960	$1,293	$13,667
H D Crull Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Hancock St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6504	397	28	14.4	73.8%	283 (71.3%)	33 (8.3%)	27 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.1%)	20.9	1162^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	22.1%		28.7	1031^st of 1488 public elementary schools	30.7%	131	24.2	39.3	26.6		9.7	29.5	9.5		25.4	6.3	$15,038	$2,175	$12,863

Frequently Asked Questions about Avoca Elementary School

What district is Avoca Elementary School in?

Yale Public Schools

Is Avoca Elementary School a good school?

Avoca Elementary School ranks 357^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Avoca Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Yale Junior High School
High : Yale Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Avoca Elementary School?

Students at Avoca Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Avoca Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Avoca Elementary School.

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