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Vandenberg Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Vandenberg Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Redford, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 276 students. The school is part of the South Redford School District, which is ranked 498 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vandenberg Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average academic performance on M-Step tests, and a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were all below 40%, while the state averages were around 40-45%. In comparison, nearby schools like Fisher Elementary and Thomas Jefferson Elementary had higher proficiency rates.

Despite the higher per-student spending at Vandenberg Elementary School, which has increased from $13,204 in 2020-2021 to $20,231 in 2023-2024, the school's academic outcomes remain well below the state and district averages. This suggests that the school may be facing challenges in effectively utilizing its resources to improve student engagement and teaching effectiveness. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive approach to support the school and its students.

280

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,777

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24901 Cathedral
Redford, MI 48239-1559

(313) 532-0300

District: South Redford School District

Students who attend Vandenberg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John D Pierce Middle School
High:	Lee M Thurston High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.7%

White:

6.1%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

Michigan avg39%

1,226^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the South Redford School District

498^th of 613South Redford School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1226 of 1488	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1117 of 1486	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1232 of 1470	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1133 of 1344	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1240 of 1408	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1227 of 1448	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	1275 of 1466	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	1236 of 1548	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	1253 of 1580	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	1213 of 1533	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	1374 of 1563	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	1282 of 1566	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.2	1206 of 1552	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.6	1277 of 1552	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	1412 of 1589	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.8	1447 of 1577	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	27.6	1352 of 1565	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.3	1298 of 1545	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	234 of 369	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	118 of 348	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	175 of 321	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	93 of 158	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	123 of 212	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	156 of 475	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1052 of 1338	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	865 of 1342	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1129 of 1321	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	981 of 1106	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1119 of 1443	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1098 of 1346	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	967 of 1381	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1038 of 1350	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	990 of 1099	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1029 of 1134	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1189 of 1397	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1213 of 1366	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1202 of 1347	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1168 of 1334	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	988 of 1139	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1051 of 1196	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1267 of 1446	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)37th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-15 vs state

Math18%-20 vs state

Science11%-29 vs state

Social Studies9%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vandenberg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24901 Cathedral	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-0300	280	22	12.9	81.8%	17 (6.1%)	240 (85.7%)	13 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	16.8	1226^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.6%		23.3	1117^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.8%	109		27.1	37.8	18.5			27.1	18.9	9.3			11.1		9.3		$19,777	$1,683	$18,095
Fisher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10000 Crosley	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-2455	341	22	15.4	78.9%	30 (8.8%)	268 (78.6%)	19 (5.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	24.2	1092^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	26.6%		24	1105^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.6%	13		18.9	21.3	36.4			17.0	27.9	19.5			27.3		23.4		$17,444	$1,327	$16,117
Global Heights Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	23713 Joy Rd	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Global Heights Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3400	274	16	17.1	94.5%	25 (9.1%)	243 (88.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	1402^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%		5.2	1459^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.8%	57		13.3	16.1	13.9			9.7							8.3		$15,285	$1,964	$13,322
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26555 Westfield	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 937-2330	248	20	12.2	71.8%	39 (15.7%)	176 (71.0%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	19.8	1165^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.7%		18.1	1198^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.4%	33		23.4	21.9	25.6			19.1	15.6	20.9			23.3		23.3		$23,075	$1,322	$21,753
WashingtonParks Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11685 Appleton	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Washington-Parks Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 592-6061	591	14	42.2	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	585 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	5.8	1449^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.6%		7.5	1402^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	5.7%	47	48.3	6.3	7.7	11.1	15.2	15.0	6.3		4.8			7.9	16.9	4.8	13.3	$14,847	$1,514	$13,333
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	7500 N Vernon St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-0425	309	25	12.5	82.8%	253 (81.9%)	32 (10.4%)	12 (3.9%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	59.2	571^st of 1488 public elementary schools	61.6%		60	552^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	62.9%	19		56.9	35.9				67.9	32.3								$21,496	$1,630	$19,866
Westfield Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	27201 W Chicago	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Westfield Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 625-3030	730	42	17.3	82.6%	10 (1.4%)	622 (85.2%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (10.0%)	20.4	1153^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	22.5%		17.3	1218^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.0%	65		20.6	26.8	30.8	22.1		21.7	21.4	24.1	11.7		23.8		17.5		$14,113	$1,752	$12,361
Highview Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	25225 Richardson St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-8390	395	29	13.8	89.4%	363 (91.9%)	18 (4.6%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.8	372^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	75.0%		65.6	477^th of 1486 public elementary schools	67.9%	105		46.3	54.4				57.1	52.2								$20,784	$1,558	$19,226
Detroit Leadership Academy K8	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13550 Virgil St	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-1500	486	29	16.7	91.2%	2 (0.4%)	479 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	9.4	1368^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.1%		11.6	1319^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.2%	49	27.7	10.7	9.1	26.8		10.6	14.3	9.1			6.4	20.0	8.3	7.5	8.3	$14,696	$2,576	$12,120
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	28030 Cathedral St	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2700	415	27	15.2	42.2%	277 (66.7%)	53 (12.8%)	49 (11.8%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	59.2	572^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	61.6%		60	551^st of 1486 public elementary schools	62.9%	21		40.2	45.3				42.4	55.3								$15,952	$1,114	$14,838

Frequently Asked Questions about Vandenberg Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Vandenberg Elementary School?

Students at Vandenberg Elementary School are 86% African American, 6% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Vandenberg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Vandenberg Elementary School.

Is Vandenberg Elementary School a good school?

Vandenberg Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Vandenberg Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Vandenberg Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John D Pierce Middle School
High : Lee M Thurston High School

What district is Vandenberg Elementary School in?

South Redford School District

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