For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 404 students in Vandercook Lake School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Michigan.
Public Elementary Schools in Vandercook Lake School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Michigan public elementary school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 26% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Michigan public elementary school average of 38% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
2,544 Schools
# Students
698 Students
953,641 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
58,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Vandercook Lake School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-74% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#710 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
38%
Graduation Rate
70-74%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.57
# American Indian Students
1 Student
6,574 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
3 Students
35,670 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
33 Students
87,214 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
9%
# Black Students
34 Students
176,246 Students
% Black Students
5%
18%
# White Students
540 Students
592,590 Students
% White Students
77%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
812 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
87 Students
53,732 Students
% of Two or more races Students
13%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
73
106,334
# Students in 1st Grade:
53
100,790
# Students in 2nd Grade:
45
102,777
# Students in 3rd Grade:
55
100,401
# Students in 4th Grade:
56
101,847
# Students in 5th Grade:
38
101,136
# Students in 6th Grade:
43
102,120
# Students in 7th Grade:
45
90,984
# Students in 8th Grade:
53
87,683
# Students in 9th Grade:
67
14,722
# Students in 10th Grade:
62
14,342
# Students in 11th Grade:
48
13,967
# Students in 12th Grade:
60
14,500
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,038
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,986 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,057 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,986
$18,510
Spending / Student
$14,057
$17,693
Best Vandercook Lake School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1000 E Golf Ave
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 782-9044
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 782-9044
Grades: 1-12
| 44 students
Rank: #22.
Townsend Elementary School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1005 Floyd Ave
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 782-9044
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 782-9044
Grades: PK-6
| 360 students
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