Rankin Elementary School

Summary:

Rankin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Swartz Creek, Michigan, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools district. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 504 out of 1,408 Michigan elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 930 out of 1,344 in 2021-2022, with an overall 2- or 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rankin Elementary School stands out for its diverse student population, with a racial makeup that has shifted over the years, and its strong academic performance, particularly in 3rd-grade English Language Arts and Math, where proficiency rates have consistently exceeded the district and state averages. The school has also performed exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking 26th out of 348 Michigan elementary schools for African American students and 52nd out of 201 for Hispanic students in 2023-2024. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 19.5% in 2018-2019 to 48.3% in 2022-2023, and has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 85.29% in 2020-2021 to 89.9% in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Gladys Dillon Elementary School, also in the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools district, Rankin Elementary School stands out for its strong academic performance in 3rd-grade English Language Arts and Math. The school's exceptional performance for African American and Hispanic students is also noteworthy, suggesting the school may have effective strategies in place to support the academic achievement of these subgroups. However, the sharp increase in chronic absenteeism and the high rates of economic disadvantage among the student population present significant challenges that require thoughtful and comprehensive strategies to address.


Detail:

Public K-5

 3459 Mundy Ave
       Swartz Creek, MI  48473-8810


(810) 591-4605

District: Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
751st of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,796 Help


Students who attend Rankin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    CarmanAinsworth Middle School
High:    CarmanAinsworth High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  287

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.4%
African American:
28.2%
Two or more races:
13.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Rankin Elementary School ranks worse than 50.5% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.21. (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 Student population at Rankin Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (48.4%), African American (28.2%), two or more races (13.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rankin Elementary School is 14.8. 2 elementary schools in the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rankin Elementary School is $15,796. 2 elementary schools in the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rankin Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rankin Elementary School 751st of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Rankin Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools 427th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rankin Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 67.26 520th 1545 66.3%
2007 55.57 870th 1565 44.4%
2008 58.35 811th 1577 48.6%
2009 59.76 802nd 1589 49.5%
2010 56.66 924th 1552 40.5%
2011 46.36 1066th 1552 31.3%
2012 68.96 462nd 1566 70.5%
2013 56.05 727th 1563 53.5%
2014 64.46 542nd 1533 64.6%
2015 55.10 710th 1580 55.1%
2016 58.56 628th 1548 59.4%
2017 55.04 593rd 1466 59.5%
2018 52.38 751st 1448 48.1%
2019 60.84 504th 1408 64.2%
2021 32.59 785th 1153 31.9%
2022 30.18 930th 1344 30.8%
2023 47.68 727th 1470 50.5%
2024 46.21 751st 1486 49.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.66 25th 81 69.1%
2024 48.56 33rd 78 57.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.23 91st 403 77.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.15 385th 1397 72.4%
2019 84.28 76th 1134 93.3%
2021 43.74 421st 749 43.8%
2022 42.93 607th 1099 44.8%
2023 61.92 419th 1350 69.0%
2024 60.68 451st 1381 67.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.70 758th 1443 47.5%
2019 62.48 403rd 1171 65.6%
2021 17.77 807th 902 10.5%
2022 35.69 707th 1106 36.1%
2023 54.27 537th 1321 59.3%
2024 39.72 770th 1342 42.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.70 724th 1446 49.9%
2019 51.67 558th 1196 53.3%
2021 35.31 607th 915 33.7%
2022 20.77 920th 1139 19.2%
2023 43.82 721st 1334 46.0%
2024 39.86 788th 1347 41.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.62 43rd 475 90.9%
2019 86.74 13th 212 93.9%
2023 72.01 53rd 321 83.5%
2024 82.92 26th 348 92.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 65.69 52nd 201 74.1%
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Rank History for White students at Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.42 779th 1253 37.8%
2019 59.33 435th 1128 61.4%
2021 25.55 789th 1005 21.5%
2022 35.96 705th 1102 36.0%
2023 23.73 953rd 1198 20.5%
2024 37.43 761st 1204 36.8%
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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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Enrollment information for Rankin Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 301 7 1 2 15 n/a n/a 0 326
1989 320 3 1 1 12 n/a n/a 0 337
1990 317 5 4 1 20 n/a n/a 0 347
1991 332 4 2 3 32 n/a n/a 0 373
1992 311 5 2 3 31 n/a n/a 0 352
1993 318 5 1 2 30 n/a n/a 0 356
1994 325 6 2 2 37 n/a n/a 0 372
1995 312 13 5 7 30 n/a n/a 0 367
1996 312 13 5 7 30 n/a n/a 0 367
1997 309 14 3 12 37 n/a n/a 0 375
1998 307 8 4 7 17 n/a n/a 0 343
1999 294 8 5 6 26 n/a n/a 0 339
2000 307 10 3 7 20 n/a n/a 0 347
2001 303 13 6 4 18 n/a n/a 0 344
2002 274 15 6 4 14 n/a n/a 4 317
2003 274 15 6 4 14 n/a n/a 4 317
2004 239 18 4 9 8 n/a n/a 3 281
2005 231 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 42 274
2006 198 17 7 5 7 n/a n/a 3 237
2007 201 30 6 6 9 n/a n/a 3 255
2008 294 50 9 19 17 n/a n/a 8 397
2009 251 76 7 13 19 n/a n/a 8 374
2010 246 84 7 19 14 n/a n/a 11 381
2011 241 73 5 18 4 0 19 0 360
2012 229 64 3 22 4 0 19 0 341
2013 217 80 2 20 4 0 28 0 351
2014 190 87 1 24 2 0 26 0 330
2015 209 79 0 29 2 0 33 0 352
2016 192 58 2 30 1 0 36 0 319
2017 199 69 2 30 0 0 38 0 338
2018 191 70 1 25 0 0 41 0 328
2019 158 79 4 29 0 0 51 0 321
2020 170 73 4 22 0 0 45 0 314
2021 157 72 2 24 0 0 51 0 306
2022 167 83 1 29 1 0 45 0 326
2023 143 91 0 31 2 0 40 0 307
2024 139 81 0 28 1 0 38 0 287

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 Rankin Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 326 n/a n/a n/a
1989 337 n/a n/a 4.5
1990 347 23.0 15.0 4.3
1991 373 n/a n/a n/a
1992 352 n/a n/a n/a
1993 356 n/a 0.0 0
1994 372 15.5 24.0 19.1
1995 367 17.7 20.7 17.7
1996 367 17.7 20.7 17.7
1997 375 18.0 20.8 20.3
1998 343 17.0 20.2 22.2
1999 339 17.0 19.9 20.4
2000 347 18.0 19.3 24.8
2001 344 18.2 18.9 28.2
2002 317 18.0 17.6 36.4
2003 317 18.0 17.6 36.4
2004 281 19.7 14.3 36.3
2005 274 18.2 15.1 43.1
2006 237 15.5 15.3 42.3
2007 255 13.4 19.0 48.4
2008 397 20.9 19.0 53
2009 374 19.5 19.2 59.8
2010 381 19.6 19.4 66.5
2011 360 22.2 16.2 66.1
2012 341 22.9 14.8 67.4
2013 351 21.4 16.3 74.6
2014 330 20.4 16.1 69.4
2015 352 20.0 17.6 69.3
2016 319 18.0 17.7 67.7
2017 338 18.6 18.1 72.2
2018 328 17.6 18.5 88.1
2019 321 17.4 18.3 93.5
2020 314 17.0 18.4 84.7
2021 306 18.5 16.5 85.3
2022 326 18.0 18.0 89.6
2023 307 18.0 16.9 89.9
2024 287 19.3 14.8 88.9

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 Rankin Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 326 n/a n/a n/a
1989 337 n/a n/a 4.5
1990 347 23.0 15.0 4.3
1991 373 n/a n/a n/a
1992 352 n/a n/a n/a
1993 356 n/a 0.0 0
1994 372 15.5 24.0 19.1
1995 367 17.7 20.7 17.7
1996 367 17.7 20.7 17.7
1997 375 18.0 20.8 20.3
1998 343 17.0 20.2 22.2
1999 339 17.0 19.9 20.4
2000 347 18.0 19.3 24.8
2001 344 18.2 18.9 28.2
2002 317 18.0 17.6 36.4
2003 317 18.0 17.6 36.4
2004 281 19.7 14.3 36.3
2005 274 18.2 15.1 43.1
2006 237 15.5 15.3 42.3
2007 255 13.4 19.0 48.4
2008 397 20.9 19.0 53
2009 374 19.5 19.2 59.8
2010 381 19.6 19.4 66.5
2011 360 22.2 16.2 66.1
2012 341 22.9 14.8 67.4
2013 351 21.4 16.3 74.6
2014 330 20.4 16.1 69.4
2015 352 20.0 17.6 69.3
2016 319 18.0 17.7 67.7
2017 338 18.6 18.1 72.2
2018 328 17.6 18.5 88.1
2019 321 17.4 18.3 93.5
2020 314 17.0 18.4 84.7
2021 306 18.5 16.5 85.3
2022 326 18.0 18.0 89.6
2023 307 18.0 16.9 89.9
2024 287 19.3 14.8 88.9

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Rankin Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,553 (14.6%) $9,112 (85.4%) $10,665
2020 $1,548 (13.9%) $9,570 (86.1%) $11,119
2021 $2,555 (21.2%) $9,499 (78.8%) $12,053
2022 $6,512 (54.2%) $5,507 (45.8%) $12,020
2023 $2,908 (18.4%) $12,888 (81.6%) $15,796

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Rankin 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 504th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 727th of 1470 Elementary schools
 13.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts (Rankin Elementary School)56.844.2
 12.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools)44.332.9
 11.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Rankin Elementary School)59.144.2
 14.9%
   4th Grade Math (Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools)39.428.2
 11.2%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Rankin Elementary School)47.436.1
 11.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools)37.631.7
 5.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Rankin Elementary School)32.120.5
 11.6%
   5th Grade Math (Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools)23.312.1
 11.2%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students321307
 4.4%
African American7991
 15.2%
American Indian02
Asian40
 100%
Hispanic2931
 6.9%
Pacific Islander00
White158143
 9.5%
Two or More Races5140
 21.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.5%89.9%
 3.6%


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

Middle : CarmanAinsworth Middle School
High : CarmanAinsworth High School

Rankin Elementary School ranks 751st of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 287 students attended Rankin Elementary School.

Students at Rankin Elementary School are 48% White, 28% African American, 13% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.


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