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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Michigan

1,085 public elementary schools in Michigan appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Dickinson West Elementary School leads the list at 15.2%, against a median of 45.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,085

Michigan

Best % Proficient

15.2%

Median % Proficient

45.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Dickinson West Elementary School	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Hamtramck School District of the City of	Elementary	85.5%	422	15.2%
2	Bennett Elementary School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	75.3%	498	15.4%
3	Pine Creek Elementary School	HOLLAND, MI	West Ottawa Public School District	Elementary	81.1%	418	17.8%
4	Northeast Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	Elementary	98.0%	396	17.9%
5	Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	68.1%	661	18.1%
6	Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	92.2%	692	18.4%
7	RooseveltMcGrath Elem School	WAYNE, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	Elementary	69.4%	454	18.7%
8	Alexander Hamilton Elementary School	WESTLAND, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	Elementary	67.8%	469	18.9%
9	South Walnut Elementary School	BANGOR, MI	Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)	Elementary	76.8%	341	18.9%
10	Polk Elementary School	DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI	Dearborn Heights School District #7	Elementary	84.5%	374	19.2%
11	Winans Elementary School	LANSING, MI	Waverly Community Schools	Elementary	62.5%	392	19.5%
12	WalkerWinter Elementary School	CANTON, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	Elementary	67.4%	377	19.6%
13	Detroit Premier Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Premier Academy	Elementary	90.8%	706	20.2%
14	Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate	DETROIT, MI	Cesar Chavez Academy	Elementary	100%	484	20.3%
15	Dickinson East Elementary School	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Hamtramck School District of the City of	Elementary	81.7%	529	20.3%
16	Riverside Academy	DEARBORN, MI	Riverside Academy	Elementary	100%	397	20.4%
17	May V Peck Elementary School	CENTER LINE, MI	Center Line Public Schools	Elementary	68.0%	493	20.4%
18	Gier Park School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Elementary	89.9%	316	20.5%
19	Flagship Charter Academy	DETROIT, MI	Flagship Charter Academy	Elementary	93.9%	655	20.6%
20	Shelby Elementary School	SHELBY, MI	Shelby Public Schools	Elementary	78.1%	433	20.6%
21	Ruth H Green Elementary School	ROSEVILLE, MI	Roseville Community Schools	Elementary	83.0%	440	20.9%
22	Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy	DETROIT, MI	Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy	Elementary	98.7%	707	21.0%
23	Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	92.5%	692	21.0%
24	Roberto Clemente Learning Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	87.1%	521	21.1%
25	Reach Charter Academy	ROSEVILLE, MI	Reach Charter Academy	Elementary	86.7%	528	21.1%
26	Cascades Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	Elementary	91.0%	398	21.2%
27	Bunker Elementary	MUSKEGON, MI	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	Elementary	93.1%	451	21.4%
28	Warrendale Charter Academy	DETROIT, MI	Warrendale Charter Academy	Elementary	97.4%	680	21.6%
29	Oriole Park Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	Elementary	75.8%	277	21.6%
30	Munger ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	86.6%	954	21.7%
31	Crescent Academy Elementary	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Crescent Academy	Elementary	98.5%	265	21.8%
32	Milwood Elementary School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	70.4%	362	21.9%
33	Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	78.8%	501	21.9%
34	Coloma Elementary School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Elementary	74.7%	356	21.9%
35	Mound Park Elementary School	WARREN, MI	Fitzgerald Public Schools	Elementary	79.7%	296	22.0%
36	Michigamme Elementary School	PORT HURON, MI	Port Huron Area School District	Elementary	63.6%	341	22.2%
37	TaftGalloway Elementary School	WAYNE, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	Elementary	75.5%	412	22.4%
38	Palmer School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	78.6%	187	22.5%
39	Cardinal Elementary	MUSKEGON, MI	Orchard View Schools	Elementary	71.2%	611	22.6%
40	Emerson ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	Elementary	91.0%	532	22.7%
41	Wildwood Elementary School	WESTLAND, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	Elementary	54.6%	527	22.7%
42	University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Elementary	74.3%	467	22.9%
43	Redwood Elementary	HARTFORD, MI	Hartford Public Schools	Elementary	89.0%	516	23.1%
44	Westview Elementary School	WARREN, MI	Fitzgerald Public Schools	Elementary	77.8%	446	23.1%
45	Coloma Intermediate School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Elementary	78.9%	175	23.3%
46	University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Elementary	70.8%	476	23.3%
47	Central Kelloggsville Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	Elementary	82.8%	494	23.3%
48	West Utica Elementary School	SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI	Utica Community Schools	Elementary	79.9%	522	23.3%
49	KND Elementary	BRETHREN, MI	Kaleva Norman Dickson School District	Elementary	76.8%	289	23.4%
50	Grand River Academy	LIVONIA, MI	Grand River Academy	Elementary	80.5%	727	23.6%

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