The top reported proficiency rate is 69% in Math. The lowest is 23% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on David Scott Elementary School
David Scott Elementary School is a second and third grade building in the DeWitt Public Schools district, sitting in the small Clinton County city of DeWitt just north of Lansing. It is a regular public school, neither charter nor magnet, and it serves one of the narrower grade bands in the district's six-school configuration. DeWitt Public Schools distributes its buildings across the community rather than clustering them on a single campus, and Scott Elementary carries the district's name for its second and third graders. The district recently put substantial capital investment into its facilities, supported by a debt retirement levy, which points to ongoing infrastructure improvements that families would experience directly.
The school's academic results are a strength. On the most recent M-STEP assessment, third graders showed strong proficiency in math and solid proficiency in English language arts. Both rates sit well above what Michigan typically sees at that grade level. A much older science result from a prior year and a different grade appears in the data, but Scott Elementary no longer serves fourth grade, so that result does not reflect the school's current configuration. Because the building covers only second and third grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the absence of that measure reflects the grade band, not any gap in performance. The school does not have chronic absenteeism data available, and participation rate figures were not reported.
Among districts in Clinton County, Scott Elementary's overall proficiency lands below the midpoint. The county cohort is small, and the spread between the highest and lowest performers is wide, so being below the median still places the school in respectable territory. The district-level comparison set is the relevant one here, and Scott's standing within it suggests competent instruction that a family can feel good about, even if neighboring districts post higher combined rates.
The student body is modest in size for a two-grade building and is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic population and a smaller group identifying as two or more races. Other racial and ethnic groups are present in very small numbers. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is low, which aligns with the broader community's economic profile. Data on individualized education programs and English learners was not available, so those populations cannot be characterized here. A parent whose child receives special education services or English language support may want to ask the school directly about what is available.
DeWitt itself is a residential bedroom community for the Lansing area. The city is compact, sitting along the Looking Glass River, and is largely car-dependent despite its small footprint. A historic downtown district exists but is modest in scale. Major regional highways run nearby, making access straightforward for commuting families. The broader township is developing more quickly than the incorporated city, with commercial and residential growth concentrated along highway corridors. The housing market in the school's zip code sits well above the Michigan state benchmark and roughly on par with national figures, reflecting the area's appeal as a quiet suburban commute from the capital. Rents are moderate relative to the local income profile, and the price-to-income ratio for homebuyers is manageable by national standards. Vacancy rates are tight, which is consistent with the slow-growth, high-homeownership character of the community. Publicly reported sources note that the DeWitt area received recognition as a desirable place to live, and the community's income and homeownership figures bear that out.
For a family considering this school, the picture is of a small, focused early-elementary building with strong reading and math results, a peer group that is relatively homogeneous and economically stable, and a community that is quiet, safe, and convenient to Lansing. The missing special-population data is the main gap worth following up on.
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