Summary:
Zip code 48867 in Owosso, Michigan, is served by three public elementary schools—Bryant School, Emerson School, and Central School—all part of the Owosso Public Schools district, serving grades K-5 with enrollments between 409 and 431 students each.
For parents comparing schools, Central School is the clear academic leader. It is the only school in the area with a 3-star rating and has shown remarkable improvement, jumping from the 34th to the 50th percentile in state rankings over two years. Central outperforms its peers in most subjects, particularly in 4th-grade Math (53.4% proficiency vs. 39.4% state average) and 5th-grade Social Studies (36.8% vs. 27.5% state average). Emerson School is a consistent 2-star performer, with strong 4th-grade Math scores (42.2%) that beat the state average, though its 5th-grade ELA and Science scores are weak points. Bryant School faces the most challenges, holding a 1-star rating and scoring below district and state averages across nearly all subjects and grade levels.
Socioeconomic factors strongly correlate with these outcomes. Bryant School has the highest rate of students eligible for free/reduced lunch (70.53%) and the highest chronic absenteeism (34.7%), while Central School has the lowest in both categories (37.41% and 14.0%, respectively). Interestingly, Central spends the least per student ($13,300) yet achieves the best results, while Bryant and Emerson spend more ($14,785 and $14,843) to address greater challenges. A district-wide weakness exists in 5th-grade Math, where all three schools fall below the state average (32.2%), and all three generally underperform the state in English Language Arts, suggesting a need for curriculum focus at the district level.
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