Summary:
Cass City Elementary is a public elementary school serving 485 students in grades PK-6 in Cass City, Michigan, which is part of the Caro Community Schools district. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the state average on academic assessments, particularly for students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
Cass City Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with 60.6% of 3rd graders, 64.8% of 4th graders, 67.6% of 5th graders, and 56.9% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 39.6%, 43.3%, 44%, and 37.5%, respectively. In math, the school had 77.3% of 3rd graders, 53.7% of 4th graders, 54.4% of 5th graders, and 40.4% of 6th graders proficient or better, compared to state averages of 43.4%, 39.1%, 32.6%, and 31%. This strong academic performance is particularly noteworthy given that 53.2% of Cass City Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, ranking the school 31st out of 1,381 Michigan elementary schools for this subgroup.
Cass City Elementary outperforms many nearby schools, such as AkronFairgrove Elementary, UnionvilleSebewaing Elementary, and Kingston Elementary, in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 17.1 and has seen an increase in spending per student from $10,165 in 2019-2020 to $12,583 in 2022-2023, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. However, the school's recent increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9.5% in 2018-2019 to 31.8% in 2021-2022, is an area of concern that the school and district will need to address.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-6
District:
Cass City Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
166th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,583
Students who attend Cass City Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 16.8
Number of students: 479
Racial breakdown:
White:
93.7%
Hispanic:
3.5%
African American:
1.7%
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Two or more races:
0.8%
Asian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.5%
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