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Yale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Yale Elementary School in Yale, MI, serves 329 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and has earned a 5-star rating, ranking in the 91st percentile of Michigan elementary schools. This school is part of Yale Public Schools, a district ranked in the 89th percentile statewide.

What truly sets Yale Elementary apart is its consistent excellence across every subject and grade level. In 2025-2026, 5th graders scored 78.7% proficient in science—nearly double the state average of 40%—and 57.4% in social studies, more than double the state's 27.5%. Math and English scores also run 15-25 points above state averages in every grade. Perhaps most impressive is the school's success with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds: it ranked in the 97th-99th percentile statewide for this group, even though 45% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This achievement gap-closing performance is remarkable, especially when compared to nearby schools. For instance, Capac Elementary School (9.9 miles away) posts just 14.9% proficiency in 5th grade math versus Yale's 67.2%, and Peck Community Elementary School (9 miles away) has 4th grade ELA scores that are less than a third of Yale's. Even Meyer Elementary School, the closest strong competitor, is edged out in most direct comparisons.

Yale Elementary also achieves these results efficiently, spending $14,919 per student—less than Frostick School ($16,787) or John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School ($16,265)—while outperforming both. Within its own district, it ranks highest despite serving the most economically diverse population. Chronic absenteeism has improved to 15.1%, well below the state average of 27.9%, and special education students jumped from the 48th to 67th percentile in one year. For families seeking a school that delivers top-tier academics for all students, Yale Elementary is a standout choice in Michigan's Thumb region.

329

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,919

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

80.9%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 11.8% (any vaccine)

200 School Dr
Yale, MI 48097-3363

(810) 387-3231

District: Yale Public Schools

Students who attend Yale Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.4%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (64% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg59%

Michigan avg38%

128^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	90.4	128 of 1492	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	135 of 1488	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	228 of 1486	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	280 of 1470	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	280 of 1344	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	209 of 1153	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	244 of 1408	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	266 of 1448	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	217 of 1466	85.2%	★★★★☆
2016	80.1	251 of 1548	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	70.8	434 of 1580	72.5%	★★★★☆
2014	71.2	395 of 1533	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	68.2	474 of 1563	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.9	463 of 1566	70.4%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	355 of 1552	77.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.0	85 of 1552	94.5%	★★★★★
2009	72.1	434 of 1589	72.7%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	352 of 1577	77.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.1	288 of 1565	81.6%	★★★★☆
2006	78.4	210 of 1545	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	120 of 1343	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	160 of 1338	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	255 of 1342	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	331 of 1321	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	270 of 1106	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	298 of 902	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	290 of 1171	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	330 of 1443	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	46 of 1352	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	19 of 1346	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	75.7	221 of 1381	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	84 of 1350	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	67 of 1099	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	77 of 749	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	53 of 1134	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	112 of 1397	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	108 of 1372	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	86.7	141 of 1366	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	238 of 1347	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	248 of 1334	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	169 of 1139	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	83 of 915	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.7	211 of 1196	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	227 of 1446	84.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	80 of 246	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	130 of 252	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	168 of 1199	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	186 of 1206	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	284 of 1204	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	356 of 1198	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	326 of 1102	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	233 of 1005	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	241 of 1128	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	352 of 1253	71.9%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)86th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science79%+39 vs state

English Language Arts63%+22 vs state

Math62%+24 vs state

Social Studies57%+30 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)	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 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	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
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	80.9%	11.8%	$14,919	$1,152	$13,768
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	80%	16.7%	$15,541	$760	$14,781
Peck Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 E Lapeer St	Peck	48466	Sanilac County	Peck Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 378-5200	174	13	13.3	70.1%	166 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	28.8	1021^st of 1492 public elementary schools	31.6%		48.8	739^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.3%	282	33.3	19.1	33.3		33.3	19.1	1468.9		30.3	21.2	92.1%	7.9%	$16,083	$1,651	$14,433
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	85.7%	11.4%	$16,266	$639	$15,627
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	79.2%	14.6%	$14,960	$1,293	$13,667
Brown City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4290 2nd St	Brown City	48416	Sanilac County	Brown City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 346-4700	362	23	15.9	62.2%	326 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	53.5	652^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	56.3%		56.8	614^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.7%	38	29.3	57.5	40.0	31.0	61.0	53.7	30.0	23.8	36.0	32.0	80.7%	19.3%	$15,494	$2,147	$13,347
Frostick School	Public	PK, KG-4	57 S Howard Ave	Croswell	48422	Sanilac County	Croswell-Lexington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 679-1100	324	21	15.8	66.7%	287 (88.6%)	5 (1.5%)	28 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	56.4	604^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.5%		60.5	557^th of 1488 public elementary schools	62.6%	47	36.1	48.0			44.3	44.0					83.9%	12.9%	$15,481	$787	$14,694
Weston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	275 Weston St	Imlay City	48444	Lapeer County	Imlay City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 724-9812	389	27	14.6	62.5%	264 (67.9%)	5 (1.3%)	107 (27.5%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)											85.1%	12.3%	$16,772	$1,915	$14,858
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	90%	8%	$15,539	$877	$14,662
Borland Elementary School	Public	3-5	500 W Borland Rd	Imlay City	48444	Lapeer County	Imlay City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 724-9813	396	20	20.2	58.8%	282 (71.2%)	3 (0.8%)	104 (26.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	47.8	733^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	50.9%		49.4	731^st of 1488 public elementary schools	50.9%	2	38.7	45.0	37.1		45.5	51.9	27.1		31.8	21.1			$13,904	$1,349	$12,555

Frequently Asked Questions about Yale Elementary School

How many students attend Yale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Yale Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Yale Elementary School?

Students at Yale Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Yale Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Yale Elementary School in?

Yale Public Schools

Is Yale Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Yale Elementary School ranks in the top 8.6% of Michigan elementary schools.

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