Central Grade School

K-8 school·Grades PK-7 Traverse City, Michigan·49684
Score
89.0/100
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#27
Among 240 Michigan K-8 schools
#2
In Traverse City Area Public Schools
#2
In Traverse City
Top 12%
In Michigan

Score 89.0/100: better than 89% 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
62%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 34%, better than 89% of them
286 students tested
Math
52%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 26%, better than 86% of them
288 students tested
Science
66%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 28%, better than 92% of them
112 students tested
All Michigan schools (ELA / math)
48% / 35%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 8 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-STEP49.369
English language artsGrade 4M-STEP61105
English language artsGrade 5M-STEP69.6112
MathGrade 3M-STEP45.770
MathGrade 4M-STEP43.8105
MathGrade 5M-STEP62.8113
ScienceGrade 5M-STEP66.1112
Social studiesGrade 5M-STEP53.6112

School profile

Grades
PK-7
Students
537
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
537
Typical K-8 school: 359
Free or reduced-price lunch
40%
Typical K-8 school: 81%

District and location

City
Grand Traverse County

Contact

Address
301 W SEVENTH ST
Traverse City, MI 49684
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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Central Grade School at a glance

Central Grade School is a public K-8 school in Traverse City, Michigan, serving grades PK-7. It is part of Traverse City Area Public Schools. It has about 537 students (a typical Michigan K-8 school has 359). About 40% 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, 62% in English language arts (similar schools: 34%) and 52% 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 89.0 out of 100: better than 89% of them, ranking #27 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.