Best Public Schools in Zip Code 49659

Summary:

The 49659 zip code area is home to 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. While the schools in this area face some challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates and lower-than-average test scores in certain grades and subjects, a few schools stand out for their strong performance.

Mancelona Middle School is the highest-ranked school in the area, ranking 384 out of 890 Michigan middle schools. It also has a relatively high proficiency rate in M-Step/English Language Arts for 5th-grade students. Mancelona High School has seen significant improvement, moving from 340 out of 735 Michigan high schools in 2022-2023 to 224 out of 743 in 2023-2024, earning it a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 82.8%.

The Mancelona Public Schools district, which includes Mancelona Elementary School, Mancelona Middle School, and Mancelona High School, is ranked 350 out of 613 districts in Michigan and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. The North Central Academy Campus, a public charter school, has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (89.2%) compared to the Mancelona schools (71.03% to 78.39%).

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Central Academy Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5055 Corey Rd	Mancelona	49659	Antrim County	Bay City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 584-2080	174	13	13.3	70.1%	164 (94.3%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)								(n/a)	50.0				17.7	41.2	18.8		21.4	23.5					37.5	31.3	45.5		31.3	54.6	$10,449	$1,535	$8,914
Mancelona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	231 W Limits St	Mancelona	49659	Antrim County	Mancelona Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 587-8661	288	18	16.1	75.7%	272 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	42.4	830^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.2%		23.6	1107^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.5%	277					23.2	42.4				32.1	45.5										$15,073	$3,066	$12,007
Mancelona High School	Public	9-12	9300 W Limits St	Mancelona	49659	Antrim County	Mancelona Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 587-8551	243	15	16.3	73.7%	228 (93.8%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	25.9	532^nd of 739 public high schools	28.0%		64.1	224^th of 743 public high schools	69.9%	308			37.3	13.6													32.8			19.0	$16,218	$1,948	$14,269
Mancelona Middle School	Public	5-8	112 St Johns Ave	Mancelona	49659	Antrim County	Mancelona Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 587-9869	242	15	16.2	80.6%	228 (94.2%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	52.2	384^th of 890 public middle schools	56.9%		51.7	381^st of 897 public middle schools	57.5%	3	68.0	42.0					52.5	28.2	30.6			24.6	16.9	24.5	49.2	54.0		29.5	62.0		$16,826	$2,745	$14,081

Cities Near Zip Code 49659

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mancelona	1.48 mi	4	323^rd
Alba	5.56 mi	1
Bellaire	9.71 mi	2	253^rd
Rapid City	13 mi	1
Kalkaska	13.86 mi	4	333^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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