The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in Science. The lowest is 31% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Peck Community Elem School
Peck Community Elem School sits in the village of Peck, a small, primarily residential community on M-19 in Sanilac County. Publicly reported sources call Peck "The Pheasant Capitol of Michigan," and the village maintains its own police and fire departments along a main road corridor. The community is car-dependent, with most residents driving alone to work, and the local economy draws from health care, manufacturing, and retail trade. The village has seen gradual population decline, though property values have risen modestly in recent years. Housing here sits well below both the state and national benchmarks, which may appeal to families looking for an affordable foothold. The price-to-income ratio is favorable, and the estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home remains modest relative to broader Michigan markets.
The school is a regular public elementary serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, part of the single-building Peck Community School District. Enrollment is small for a PK-through-5 building, which means parents can expect a tight-knit setting where staff likely know most children by name. The student body is nearly entirely white, with only a handful of students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which signals real economic need in the community and aligns with the village's modest median household income.
Academic results from the most recent M-STEP administration present a mixed picture that varies sharply by grade and subject. In English language arts, third and fourth grade proficiency sit in the lower range, but fifth grade shows a strong jump, with a clear majority of tested students reaching proficiency. That fifth-grade ELA result is the school's brightest spot and suggests older students are building genuine literacy skills before they transition to middle grades. Math follows a similar but less dramatic pattern: fifth grade lands at a moderate level, third grade is close behind, but fourth grade dips well below both. Science proficiency for fifth graders lands at about half the class, while social studies sits lower. Taken across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency lands in the bottom quartile among districts in Sanilac County. A parent weighing this school may want to ask what the fourth-grade dip reflects, whether it is a cohort effect or something structural, and what the school is doing to address it.
Several data points that would help round out the picture are missing. No IEP or English-learner counts were reported, so the size of special-education and language-support populations cannot be characterized. No chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing, or course-access information was provided. No program offerings, such as gifted services, intervention blocks, or extracurriculars, were listed. The district brief turned up little of lasting impact on parent-relevant changes. These gaps do not necessarily indicate a problem; a small rural elementary may simply not report into every statewide data field, and some measures may not apply at this grade band. A family considering enrollment should ask the school directly about supports and enrichment that the public data does not capture.
Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate, no AP or career-pathway data, and no college-readiness measure to assess. Those questions belong to the secondary side of the district.
What this school offers is a small, community-rooted elementary experience in an affordable rural village, with a fifth-grade class that shows real academic strength in literacy and science. The weaker spots in middle-grade math and the lower proficiency in younger grades are worth a direct conversation with school leadership. For a family already in or drawn to the Peck area, the school's intimate size and its recent upper-grade results may be appealing, while the missing program and support data warrant follow-up before enrolling.
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