Nottawa Community School

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Sturgis, Michigan·49091
Score
60.2/100
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#96
Among 240 Michigan K-8 schools
Top 40%
In Michigan

Score 60.2/100: better than 60% 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
≈28%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 34%, better than 53% of them
120 students tested; includes a banded result, so approximate
Math
≈24%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 26%, better than 61% of them
120 students tested; includes a banded result, so approximate
Science
≈29%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 28%, better than 66% of them
42 students tested; includes a banded result, so approximate
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-STEP≤2016
English language artsGrade 4M-STEP≤2024
English language artsGrade 5M-STEP23.821
English language artsGrade 6M-STEP≤2018
English language artsGrade 7M-STEP4520
English language artsGrade 8PSAT66.721
MathGrade 3M-STEP2516
MathGrade 4M-STEP33.324
MathGrade 5M-STEP≤2021
MathGrade 6M-STEP≤2018
MathGrade 7M-STEP4020
MathGrade 8PSAT23.821
ScienceGrade 5M-STEP≤2021
ScienceGrade 8M-STEP47.621
Social studiesGrade 5M-STEP≤2021
Social studiesGrade 8M-STEP57.121

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
192
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
192
Typical K-8 school: 359
Free or reduced-price lunch
49%
Typical K-8 school: 81%

District and location

City
St. Joseph County

Contact

Address
26438 M 86
Sturgis, MI 49091

"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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Nottawa Community School at a glance

Nottawa Community School is a public K-8 school in Sturgis, Michigan, serving grades PK-8. It is part of the Nottawa Community School school district. It has about 192 students (a typical Michigan K-8 school has 359). About 49% 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, 28% in English language arts (similar schools: 34%) and 24% 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 60.2 out of 100: better than 60% of them, ranking #96 of 240. Its English language arts result fell by 8 points 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.