Aspen Ridge Elementary School

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Ishpeming, Michigan·49849
Score
82.7/100
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#42
Among 240 Michigan K-8 schools
Top 18%
In Michigan

Score 82.7/100: better than 82% of Michigan K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Michigan, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Michigan schools.

English language arts
54%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 34%, better than 82% of them
461 students tested
Math
38%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 26%, better than 80% of them
460 students tested
Science
48%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 28%, better than 82% of them
154 students tested
All Michigan schools (ELA / math)
48% / 35%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 16 published results by grade and test

As published by Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information (MI School Data). "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3M-STEP6080
English language artsGrade 4M-STEP5684
English language artsGrade 5M-STEP5078
English language artsGrade 6M-STEP50.771
English language artsGrade 7M-STEP33.378
English language artsGrade 8PSAT72.970
MathGrade 3M-STEP57.580
MathGrade 4M-STEP4484
MathGrade 5M-STEP40.377
MathGrade 6M-STEP3871
MathGrade 7M-STEP28.278
MathGrade 8PSAT17.170
ScienceGrade 5M-STEP58.477
ScienceGrade 8M-STEP37.777
Social studiesGrade 5M-STEP37.278
Social studiesGrade 8M-STEP56.478

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
737
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
737
Typical K-8 school: 359
Free or reduced-price lunch
36%
Typical K-8 school: 81%

District and location

City
Marquette County

Contact

Address
350 ASPEN RIDGE SCHOOL RD
Ishpeming, MI 49849
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Michigan. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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Aspen Ridge Elementary School at a glance

Aspen Ridge Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Ishpeming, Michigan, serving grades PK-8. It is part of NICE Community School District. It has about 737 students (a typical Michigan K-8 school has 359). About 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 81% at a typical Michigan K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 54% in English language arts (similar schools: 34%) and 38% in math (similar schools: 26%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Michigan K-8 schools, it scores 82.7 out of 100: better than 82% of them, ranking #42 of 240. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.