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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 49802

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Schools

2,003

Students

Districts

Top rankedWoodland Elementary School235^th of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Woodland Elementary School up 16 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Woodland Elementary School 14.6 students per teacher

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Summary:

The 49802 zip code area is home to 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. The data reveals that Woodland Elementary School and Kingsford High School are the standout performers in the area, with both schools earning 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Woodland Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 251 elementary schools in Michigan and boasts strong academic performance, with students scoring well above the state average in both English Language Arts and Math on the M-Step assessments. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%. In contrast, Kingsford High School performs well on the SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section but struggles with Math, with only 20% of 11th-graders scoring proficient or better on the SAT Math section.

The Breitung Township School District, which includes Woodland Elementary, Kingsford High, and Kingsford Middle, is ranked 85 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting the district as a whole is performing well. The alternative school, DickinsonIron Special Education, has a very high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 94.12%, indicating a student population with significant economic challenges.

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Ranking:

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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 (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	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
Kingsford High School	Public	9-12	431 Hamilton Ave	Kingsford	49802	Dickinson County	Breitung Township School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 779-2670	566	28	20.2	38.0%	517 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (5.8%)	67.5	199^th of 739 public high schools	73.1%		80	117^th of 743 public high schools	84.3%	82			63.7	20.0													51.1			51.9	$11,739	$809	$10,930
Kingsford Middle School	Public	5-8	445 Hamilton Ave	Kingsford	49802	Dickinson County	Breitung Township School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 779-2680	608	32	18.8	44.2%	555 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	72.3	194^th of 890 public middle schools	78.2%		70.2	206^th of 897 public middle schools	77.0%	12	77.7	47.1					43.5	31.8	48.4			46.6	33.8	36.5	48.4	60.5		38.5	59.9		$12,408	$970	$11,438
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-4	2000 W Pyle Dr	Kingsford	49802	Dickinson County	Breitung Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 779-2685	771	53	14.6	46.3%	704 (91.3%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	82.7	235^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.2%		80	251^st of 1486 public elementary schools	83.1%	16					57.0	54.5				66.7	58.3										$14,472	$1,595	$12,877
DickinsonIron Technical Educational Center	Public	9-12	300 North Blvd	Kingsford	49802	Dickinson County	Dickinson-Iron Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(906) 779-2697	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
DickinsonIron Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1074 Pyle Dr	Kingsford	49802	Dickinson County	Dickinson-Iron Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(906) 779-2692	58	8	7.2	91.4%	54 (93.1%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 49802

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Iron Mountain	0.13 mi	5	290^th
Kingsford	0.99 mi	6	85^th
Norway	8.36 mi	3	140^th
Powers	11.13 mi	2	98^th
Felch	14.3 mi	1

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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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