The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Science. The lowest is 37% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Daisy Brook Elementary School
Daisy Brook Elementary School sits in Fremont, a small Newaygo County city where residential streets and industrial life share the same compact footprint. The school serves grades three through five as part of Fremont Public School District, making it the bridge building between early elementary and middle school for local families. Fremont itself is a town built around Gerber Products Company, the baby-food manufacturer that remains the dominant employer and shapes much of the local economy. The community has a Dutch immigrant heritage still reflected in seasonal festivals, and the annual National Baby Food Festival brings visitors into downtown each July. A pathway system circles the city, and parks, the library, and school buildings sit within easy reach of one another, though daily life is largely car-dependent along state routes M-82 and the connecting highway.
The housing market here is modest by national standards. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit near the Michigan statewide benchmark and well below the national figure, with a price-to-income ratio that suggests relative affordability for working families. Home values have been appreciating at a healthy recent clip, and the town has seen slow, steady population growth along with renewed industrial investment. No major new residential subdivisions surfaced in the available research, so housing options remain what they have been: traditional single-family homes near a downtown core, with some renter occupancy mixed in.
Academically, Daisy Brook posts solid results on Michigan's M-STEP assessments. In English language arts, proficiency rises across the three grade levels, with fifth graders reaching a clear majority proficient. Math follows a similar upward arc, with fifth grade again the strongest. Science proficiency among fifth graders matches the ELA result, which is a genuine bright spot. Social studies is the soft spot, with fewer than two-fifths of fifth graders reaching proficiency. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, though social studies results across Michigan have historically run below other subjects. Taken across all tested subjects and grades, Daisy Brook's overall proficiency stands in the top quartile relative to districts in Newaygo County, above the county median by a comfortable margin and near the top of the cohort. That positioning matters because the county includes several districts, and Daisy Brook's results place it among the stronger performers.
The school's enrollment is moderate for a three-grade building. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the working-class character of the community. The student body is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic presence and very few students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. Data on English learners and students with disabilities was not available, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
Fremont Public School District recently completed facilities upgrades funded by a 2020 bond, including secure entrance renovations, classroom improvements, and technology updates across all five school buildings. For a parent weighing safety and learning environment, that investment is now in place and benefits Daisy Brook directly.
What the data does not cover is worth naming. No information on specific programs, extracurricular offerings, staffing ratios, attendance, or chronic absenteeism was provided, so a family would want to ask the school directly about those dimensions. No multi-year trend data was available either, so it is hard to say whether these proficiency levels are improving, holding, or slipping over time. What is clear is that Daisy Brook delivers above-average academic outcomes for its county, serves a community where housing remains relatively attainable, and benefits from a district that has recently invested in its physical plant. For families already in or drawn to Fremont, it reads as a sound upper-elementary option with measurable strengths in literacy and science and an area to watch in social studies.
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