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Ludington Elementary School

Summary:

Ludington Elementary School is a public elementary school serving around 900 students in grades PK-5 in the Hart Public School District in Ludington, Michigan. The school has a predominantly White student population, with smaller percentages of Hispanic, multiracial, African American, Asian, and Native American students.

Ludington Elementary consistently outperforms the state average on M-STEP assessments in English Language Arts and Math across grades 3-5. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.7% in 2018-2019 to 24.6% in 2022-2023. Ludington Elementary also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.03% to 57.67%, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school has seen a substantial increase in per-student spending, from $11,025 in 2019-2020 to $15,784 in 2022-2023, indicating a commitment to investing in resources and programs.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Spitler Elementary and the Manistee Area Public Schools elementary schools, Ludington Elementary generally outperforms them in academic performance. However, these nearby schools have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Ludington Elementary's performance on the M-STEP assessments varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and students with special needs tending to perform lower than their peers.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5771 W Bryant Rd
       Ludington, MI  49431-1528

(231) 845-3820

District: Ludington Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
723rd of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,784 Help


Students who attend Ludington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    OJ DeJonge Middle School
High:    Ludington High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  900

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.1%
Hispanic:
12.2%
Two or more races:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.7% Help


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Compare Details Ludington Elementary School ranks better than 51.3% of elementary schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.39. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (81.1%), Hispanic (12.2%), two or more races (5.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ludington Elementary School is 16.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ludington Elementary School is $15,784.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ludington Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ludington Elementary School 723rd of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Ludington Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Ludington Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Ludington Area School District 137th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ludington Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ludington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 67.19 525th 1545 66.0%
2007 74.27 325th 1565 79.2%
2008 77.77 271st 1577 82.8%
2009 69.07 545th 1589 65.7%
2010 63.34 747th 1552 51.9%
2011 65.90 595th 1552 61.7%
2012 68.03 478th 1566 69.5%
2013 68.95 457th 1563 70.8%
2014 60.75 618th 1533 59.7%
2015 75.54 348th 1580 78.0%
2016 64.25 519th 1548 66.5%
2017 53.61 623rd 1466 57.5%
2018 68.31 471st 1448 67.5%
2019 52.78 622nd 1408 55.8%
2021 43.53 610th 1153 47.1%
2022 42.07 730th 1344 45.7%
2023 49.89 690th 1470 53.1%
2024 48.39 723rd 1486 51.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ludington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 45.15 37th 78 52.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ludington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.79 138th 403 65.8%
2022 56.42 14th 32 56.3%
2023 27.48 160th 195 17.9%
2024 20.77 193rd 225 14.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ludington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.99 287th 1397 79.5%
2019 49.54 561st 1134 50.5%
2021 45.93 393rd 749 47.5%
2022 39.21 660th 1099 39.9%
2023 49.18 643rd 1350 52.4%
2024 41.10 785th 1381 43.2%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ludington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.21 10th 17 41.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Ludington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.25 529th 1443 63.3%
2019 42.04 688th 1171 41.2%
2021 33.68 622nd 902 31.0%
2022 27.39 840th 1106 24.1%
2023 41.98 731st 1321 44.7%
2024 44.67 698th 1342 48.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Ludington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.04 425th 1446 70.6%
2019 51.23 562nd 1196 53.0%
2021 35.99 595th 915 35.0%
2022 42.11 642nd 1139 43.6%
2023 46.58 676th 1334 49.3%
2024 41.28 760th 1347 43.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ludington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.34 180th 222 18.9%
2022 33.47 55th 86 36.0%
2023 36.18 115th 188 38.8%
2024 40.06 102nd 201 49.3%
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Rank History for White students at Ludington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.84 445th 1253 64.5%
2019 44.43 634th 1128 43.8%
2021 33.45 690th 1005 31.3%
2022 33.45 738th 1102 33.0%
2023 38.37 760th 1198 36.6%
2024 35.99 784th 1204 34.9%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Ludington Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 245 0 3 21 1 n/a n/a 0 270
1989 268 0 2 26 2 n/a n/a 0 298
1990 299 2 2 17 2 n/a n/a 0 322
1991 309 7 2 26 6 n/a n/a 0 350
1992 252 2 1 16 6 n/a n/a 0 277
1993 274 4 1 14 3 n/a n/a 0 296
1994 265 6 1 14 5 n/a n/a 0 291
1995 284 4 0 10 2 n/a n/a 0 300
1996 284 4 0 10 2 n/a n/a 0 300
1997 290 6 0 6 2 n/a n/a 0 304
1998 281 3 0 12 1 n/a n/a 0 297
1999 271 1 0 18 2 n/a n/a 0 292
2000 276 2 0 21 2 n/a n/a 0 301
2001 271 1 0 20 7 n/a n/a 0 299
2002 267 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 31 298
2003 267 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 31 298
2004 260 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 32 294
2005 217 0 1 2 0 n/a n/a 27 247
2006 197 0 1 5 3 n/a n/a 23 229
2007 172 0 0 10 1 n/a n/a 25 208
2008 163 n/a n/a 14 1 n/a n/a 17 195
2009 354 0 0 19 2 n/a n/a 47 422
2010 351 5 0 22 3 n/a n/a 59 440
2011 321 0 5 62 0 0 32 0 420
2012 371 1 5 40 2 0 20 0 439
2013 359 2 6 48 2 0 25 0 442
2014 378 3 4 55 1 0 34 0 475
2015 373 5 4 59 2 0 31 0 474
2016 405 11 8 43 2 0 33 0 502
2017 394 14 8 50 4 0 23 0 493
2018 403 10 7 53 5 0 17 0 495
2019 368 8 5 49 4 0 12 0 446
2020 408 4 5 47 3 0 15 0 482
2021 402 4 4 47 4 0 18 0 479
2022 366 0 3 46 2 0 19 0 436
2023 730 9 3 110 1 0 47 0 900

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ludington Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 270 n/a n/a n/a
1989 298 n/a n/a 36.6
1990 322 23.0 14.0 33.2
1991 350 n/a n/a n/a
1992 277 n/a n/a 48
1993 296 n/a 0.0 46.3
1994 291 16.7 17.4 36.1
1995 300 17.1 17.5 33.3
1996 300 17.1 17.5 33.3
1997 304 17.0 17.9 34.5
1998 297 17.0 17.5 34
1999 292 19.0 15.4 32.5
2000 301 19.4 15.5 44.2
2001 299 18.8 15.9 43.1
2002 298 17.9 16.6 48.3
2003 298 17.9 16.6 48.3
2004 294 17.8 16.5 53.8
2005 247 15.6 15.8 58.2
2006 229 15.2 15.1 60.7
2007 208 12.3 16.9 57.9
2008 195 11.4 17.1 50
2009 422 24.3 17.4 57.9
2010 440 23.0 19.1 65.9
2011 420 23.2 18.0 56.7
2012 439 24.2 18.1 51.7
2013 442 22.7 19.4 51.8
2014 475 22.2 21.3 53.3
2015 474 26.0 18.2 55.5
2016 502 25.0 20.0 56.4
2017 493 25.2 19.5 52.9
2018 495 25.5 19.3 58.6
2019 446 24.7 18.0 58.5
2020 482 24.7 19.4 58.9
2021 479 25.4 18.8 53
2022 436 24.5 17.7 56.2
2023 900 54.5 16.5 57.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ludington Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 270 n/a n/a n/a
1989 298 n/a n/a 36.6
1990 322 23.0 14.0 33.2
1991 350 n/a n/a n/a
1992 277 n/a n/a 48
1993 296 n/a 0.0 46.3
1994 291 16.7 17.4 36.1
1995 300 17.1 17.5 33.3
1996 300 17.1 17.5 33.3
1997 304 17.0 17.9 34.5
1998 297 17.0 17.5 34
1999 292 19.0 15.4 32.5
2000 301 19.4 15.5 44.2
2001 299 18.8 15.9 43.1
2002 298 17.9 16.6 48.3
2003 298 17.9 16.6 48.3
2004 294 17.8 16.5 53.8
2005 247 15.6 15.8 58.2
2006 229 15.2 15.1 60.7
2007 208 12.3 16.9 57.9
2008 195 11.4 17.1 50
2009 422 24.3 17.4 57.9
2010 440 23.0 19.1 65.9
2011 420 23.2 18.0 56.7
2012 439 24.2 18.1 51.7
2013 442 22.7 19.4 51.8
2014 475 22.2 21.3 53.3
2015 474 26.0 18.2 55.5
2016 502 25.0 20.0 56.4
2017 493 25.2 19.5 52.9
2018 495 25.5 19.3 58.6
2019 446 24.7 18.0 58.5
2020 482 24.7 19.4 58.9
2021 479 25.4 18.8 53
2022 436 24.5 17.7 56.2
2023 900 54.5 16.5 57.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Ludington Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $870 (8.3%) $9,567 (91.7%) $10,438
2020 $562 (5.1%) $10,463 (94.9%) $11,025
2021 $1,383 (11.5%) $10,606 (88.5%) $11,990
2022 $1,343 (7.0%) $17,735 (93.0%) $19,078
2023 $2,540 (16.1%) $13,244 (83.9%) $15,784

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ludington Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 622nd of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 690th of 1470 Elementary schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ludington Elementary School)48.147.3
 0.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ludington Area School District)48.147.3
 0.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Ludington Elementary School)51.347.3
 4%
   3rd Grade Math (Ludington Area School District)51.347.3
 4%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ludington Elementary School)43.844.1
 0.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ludington Area School District)43.844.1
 0.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Ludington Elementary School)3727.6
 9.4%
   4th Grade Math (Ludington Area School District)3727.6
 9.4%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ludington Elementary School)5044.3
 5.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ludington Area School District)5044.3
 5.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Ludington Elementary School)41.531.1
 10.4%
   5th Grade Math (Ludington Area School District)41.531.1
 10.4%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Ludington Elementary School)25.421.6
 3.8%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Ludington Area School District)25.421.6
 3.8%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students446900
 101.8%
African American89
 12.5%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian53
 40%
Hispanic49110
 124.5%
Pacific Islander00
White368730
 98.4%
Two or More Races1247
 291.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.5%57.7%
 0.9%

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Ludington Elementary School ranks 723rd of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Ludington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : OJ DeJonge Middle School
High : Ludington High School

Students at Ludington Elementary School are 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 900 students attended Ludington Elementary School.


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