The top reported proficiency rate is 41% in Math. The lowest is 20% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on North Central Elementary School
North Central Elementary School sits in Hermansville, a small unincorporated community in Meyer Township, Menominee County, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Hermansville began as a company town built around the Wisconsin Land and Lumber Company, which manufactured IXL brand maple flooring. The mill shut down by the late 1960s, and most central businesses have since closed. Many original company-built homes still stand, and the community retains the look of an early-20th-century lumber town. US Highway 2 runs along the north edge, and civic anchors like the IXL Historical Museum, the Thomas St. Onge Vietnam Veterans Museum, and a branch of the Menominee County Library sit within the residential grid rather than on separated campuses. Hermansville Lake, a reservoir on the Little Cedar River, offers a public beach. Publicly reported data suggests modest population growth in recent years after decades of decline.
The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and operates as a regular public school within North Central Area Schools. Enrollment is small, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals. The student body is predominantly white, with small representations of American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic, and multiracial students. Data on individualized education programs and English learners was not available, so those populations could not be characterized here.
State assessment results from the most recent year present a mixed picture across grades and subjects. In mathematics, third and fourth graders showed proficiency at or above the statewide midpoint, while fifth grade results were notably lower. English language arts followed a similar pattern, with third grade results reported in the lowest range, fourth grade closer to middling, and fifth grade lower again. Science and social studies, both assessed only in fifth grade, came in below the statewide midpoint as well. When the school's overall proficiency is compared against districts in Menominee County, it sits below the midpoint of that group. A parent may want to look into the fifth grade results and the third grade ELA figures further with the school, as those stand out as softer areas within an otherwise uneven profile. Trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent a change from prior years.
Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the absence of one reflects the grade band rather than any gap in performance. Chronic absenteeism and participation rate data were also missing, so those could not be assessed. No course access, staffing, discipline, or attendance details were provided.
Housing in the Hermansville area is affordable relative to both state and national benchmarks, with typical home values well below the Michigan median and roughly half the national figure. The price-to-income ratio sits below the national average, suggesting that homeownership here is within reach for many local families compared to much of the state. Rental market data was not available for this location. The broader economic environment features a national unemployment rate that has held steady, and mortgage rates that have fluctuated in a moderate range over recent months.
The district brief for North Central Area Schools returned no parent-relevant changes meeting a lasting-impact threshold, so there is nothing to report on recent bonds, referendums, curriculum shifts, or property tax changes. This means the account here rests on what the school and community data show rather than on any documented district-level initiatives.
North Central Elementary fits families looking for a small, rural school in a community with deep local history and affordable housing. The academic results are uneven, with stronger showing in the lower elementary math and middle-grade ELA but weaker fifth grade outcomes across subjects. Families considering this school would benefit from asking the administration about instructional support in the upper elementary grades and about how the school addresses the needs of its higher-need population, given that a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
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