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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 49862

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253

Students

Top rankedWilliam G Mather Elementary School777^th of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools

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Summary:

The zip code 49862 contains a single elementary school, William G Mather Elementary School, which is part of the Munising Public Schools district. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 535th out of 1,470 Michigan elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 777th out of 1,488 in 2024-2025.

William G Mather Elementary School's academic performance on M-STEP assessments has been mixed, with some grades and subjects performing above the state average while others are significantly below. The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 56.2% in 2023-2024, indicating a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.5 students per teacher and a high per-student spending of $18,400 for the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting that resources are being allocated to support the student population.

One area of concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in 2023-2024, which may be contributing to the mixed academic performance. The school's declining statewide ranking and the need to address the root causes of the performance disparities across grades and subjects suggest that the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of their resource allocation to improve student outcomes at William G Mather Elementary School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th 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
William G Mather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Elm Ave	Munising	49862	Alger County	Munising Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 387-2102	253	17	15.0	51.4%	202 (79.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	45.7	777^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.8%		56.8	600^th of 1486 public elementary schools	59.6%	177	35.4	46.2	43.8	27.1	30.8	25.0	59.4	31.3	$18,030	$1,175	$16,855

Cities Near Zip Code 49862

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Munising	1.62 mi	3	394^th
Eben Junction	17.16 mi	1
Deerton	20.34 mi	1
Marquette	35.13 mi	10	114^th
Grand Marais	35.3 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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