Best Public Schools in Jamestown, MI

Summary:

The city of Jamestown, Michigan is home to a single standout elementary school, Jamestown Upper Elementary School, which serves grades 3-5 and is part of the Hudsonville Public School District. This school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and boasting strong academic performance across multiple subject areas.

Jamestown Upper Elementary School stands out for its high student proficiency rates, which exceed the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Math on the M-STEP assessments. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.7%, better than the state average. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.4 and per-student spending of $13,590, which is higher than the state average, the school appears to have access to significant resources that are being effectively utilized to support student learning and success.

While the school's overall performance is impressive, there are a few areas, such as 5th-grade Social Studies and 5th-grade Math, where proficiency rates could be improved. Investigating the root causes of these lower scores and implementing targeted interventions could help the school continue to excel and serve as a model for other schools in the region.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				M-Step English Language Arts (2024)			M-Step Math (2024)			M-Step Science (2024)	M-Step Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jamestown Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	3291 Lincoln Ct	Jamestown	49427	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 896-9375	321	19	16.5	27.1%	270 (84.1%)	7 (2.2%)	24 (7.5%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	91.9	81^st of 1486 public elementary schools	94.5%		92.9	67^th of 1470 public elementary schools	95.4%	14	68.1	72.8	68.0	80.0	70.2	59.0	61.0	37.0	$13,590	$883	$12,707

Cities Near Jamestown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hudsonville	0.17 mi	14	22^nd
Wyoming	4.15 mi	24	388^th
Jenison	4.7 mi	9	40^th
Byron Center	5.32 mi	9	28^th
Grandville	5.34 mi	8	84^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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