Eastern Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Traverse City, Michigan·49686
Score
68.5/100
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#391
Among 1,239 Michigan elementary schools
#4
In Traverse City Area Public Schools
#5
In Traverse City
Top 32%
In Michigan

Score 68.5/100: better than 68% of Michigan elementary 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
59%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 44%, better than 80% of them
227 students tested
Math
47%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 41%, better than 63% of them
227 students tested
Science
40%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 42%, better than 50% of them
76 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-STEP70.471
English language artsGrade 4M-STEP57.580
English language artsGrade 5M-STEP5076
MathGrade 3M-STEP76.171
MathGrade 4M-STEP41.380
MathGrade 5M-STEP2576
ScienceGrade 5M-STEP39.576
Social studiesGrade 5M-STEP28.976

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
480
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
480
Typical elementary school: 366
Free or reduced-price lunch
20%
Typical elementary school: 50%

District and location

City
Grand Traverse County

Contact

Address
1600 EASTERN AVE
Traverse City, MI 49686
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary 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 elementary schools

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Location

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Eastern Elementary School at a glance

Eastern Elementary School is a public elementary school in Traverse City, Michigan, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Traverse City Area Public Schools. It has about 480 students (a typical Michigan elementary school has 366). About 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 50% at a typical Michigan elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 59% in English language arts (similar schools: 44%) and 47% in math (similar schools: 41%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Michigan elementary schools, it scores 68.5 out of 100: better than 68% of them, ranking #391 of 1,239. 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.