Summary:
Macomb Montessori Academy is the only school in this data set, serving grades PK through 8 in Warren, MI, with 255 students enrolled. This single-school district, also named Macomb Montessori Academy, faces significant challenges that parents should understand before enrolling their children.
The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 49.6% for the 2024-2025 school year—nearly double the state average of 27.9%. This means roughly half of the students are missing enough school to jeopardize their learning. The student body is also highly economically disadvantaged, with 96.47% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. These factors likely contribute to the school's academic struggles. On state M-Step assessments, proficiency rates are dramatically below state averages across all subjects. For example, 3rd-grade math proficiency is just 8.82% compared to the state's 42.7%, and 5th-grade science proficiency is 17.39% versus the state's 40%. ELA scores range from 9.09% in 4th grade to 21.7% in 5th grade, while state averages exceed 40%. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools, with a percentile rank fluctuating between 4th and 8th over the past three years.
There is a slight positive trend, as the school's percentile rank has moved from the 4th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 8th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting incremental improvements. However, data reporting is inconsistent—there are gaps in math scores for several grades and missing ELA scores for 3rd grade, making it difficult to fully assess progress. The school spends $13,682 per student, a significant amount that is not translating into strong outcomes, possibly due to the diseconomies of scale of being a small, single-school district. The student-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. Parents should weigh these factors carefully, particularly the high absenteeism and low proficiency rates, when considering this school for their child.
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