Best Public Schools in Zip Code 49963

Summary:

The 49963 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, South Range Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. This school, part of the Adams Township School District, has consistently high academic performance, with students scoring well above the state average in both English Language Arts and Math assessments across multiple grade levels.

South Range Elementary School has received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing exceptionally well compared to other schools in Michigan. The school's statewide ranking has also improved over the past few years, moving from 395th out of 1,344 Michigan elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 226th out of 1,486 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.5%, which is below the state average.

While South Range Elementary School has a predominantly white student population, the school appears to be well-resourced, with a higher-than-average per-student spending of $14,600 and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.3. However, the school also faces socioeconomic challenges, with 51.42% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Overall, South Range Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution that is providing a quality education to its students, despite the demographic and socioeconomic factors in the community.

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
South Range Elementary School	Public	K-6	2 Whealkate Dr	South Range	49963	Houghton County	Adams Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 482-0599	189	16	11.5	54.5%	188 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	82.1	226^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.8%		77.7	282^nd of 1470 public elementary schools	80.8%	56	50.0	81.0	57.1	63.0	42.3	61.9	53.6	40.7	71.4	42.9	$14,600	$1,947	$12,653

Cities Near Zip Code 49963

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Range	0.29 mi	1	55^th
Painesdale	2.2 mi	1	174^th
Houghton	4.59 mi	3	15^th
Hancock	4.65 mi	4	86^th
Chassell	6.74 mi	1

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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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