The top reported proficiency rate is 38% in Science. The lowest is 25% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Springport Elementary School
Springport Elementary School sits at 300 West Main Street in the village of Springport, a small, quiet, predominantly residential community in Jackson County. The village describes itself as a quiet residential place with easy access to I-94 and the larger urban areas of Jackson, Lansing, and Battle Creek. M-99 runs through town, connecting residents to those nearby cities. The school serves kindergarten through fifth grade and is part of Springport Public Schools, a compact district whose elementary, middle, and high school buildings all share the same West Main Street address. This gives the campus a small-village-center feel, with civic life and schools integrated along a single thoroughfare rather than spread across separate sites.
The school's enrollment is moderate for an elementary building, with each grade level roughly balanced. The student body is predominantly white, with small numbers of Hispanic students and students of two or more races, and a handful of students identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the village's modest economic profile. Publicly reported data on median household income in Springport places it well below the Michigan state median, and the village's largest employment sectors are manufacturing, health care and social assistance, and retail trade. No specific major employers were identified in available sources, and many residents commute to nearby cities for work. The village has experienced modest population growth in recent years, but housing values remain low compared to state and national benchmarks, which may make the area relatively accessible for families looking to buy.
On state assessments, Springport Elementary's results are mixed. In math, proficiency rates across third, fourth, and fifth grade sit in a fairly narrow band, with each grade landing below the midpoint but above the lower end of the county's district range. English language arts shows more variation, with fifth-grade proficiency notably higher than third and fourth. Science proficiency in fifth grade is moderate, and social studies results for fifth grade are on the lower side. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint among districts in Jackson County, though well short of the top of that group. No trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, stability, or decline from prior years. A parent weighing academic outcomes may want to look into how the school supports students who are not yet proficient, particularly in the earlier grades where math and ELA results are softer.
Some expected data points were not available. The school does not report participation rates for state assessments. Information on students with individualized education programs and English learners was missing from the enrollment data, so the picture of special populations is incomplete. No chronic absenteeism figures were provided, and because the school ends at fifth grade, graduation rates do not apply here. Discipline data, course access, and staffing details were also absent from the available sources.
The broader district recently passed a bond issue to fund improvements to the high school auditorium and both gymnasiums, including a plan to rebuild a gym known as "The Arches" while incorporating the original arches into the new structure. That investment will shape the school environment district-wide in coming years, and while it is focused on the secondary level, it signals a community willing to invest in its school facilities.
Springport Elementary is a small-town school in a rural village where the school is woven into the civic fabric along Main Street. Its assessment results are middling for the county, with a brighter spot in fifth-grade ELA and relative consistency in math. For families drawn to a quiet, close-knit community with affordable housing and a single-campus school setup, it is a setting worth understanding on its own terms rather than against suburban benchmarks.
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