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Grosse Pointe Public Schools

At a glance

41^stof 613 Michigan districts▼ 1

Better than 93% of Michigan districts

Elementary 7 Middle 3 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

20601 Morningside Dr
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1584·(313) 432-3000·All Michigan district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 93.3% of districts

Schools

6,326

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedGrosse Pointe South High School7^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

George Defer Elementary School up 41 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Stevens T Mason Elementary School 12.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

The Grosse Pointe Public Schools district is a high-performing school system in Michigan, with 12 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The district is ranked 41 out of 613 school districts in the state and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as top performers. Grosse Pointe South High School is consistently ranked among the best high schools in Michigan, with exceptional test scores and a 5-star rating. The middle schools, Brownell Middle School and Pierce Middle School, are also top-performing, with 5-star ratings and high proficiency rates. At the elementary level, Kerby Elementary School and Richard Elementary School stand out as 5-star schools with excellent test scores.

However, the data also reveals some areas of concern, such as the district's high chronic absenteeism rate and the disparity in performance between the top-performing schools and the lower-performing ones, particularly at the elementary level. Additionally, the wide range in spending per student does not necessarily correlate with higher test scores or other performance metrics, suggesting that factors beyond just funding, such as teaching quality, curriculum, and school culture, may play a significant role in student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brownell Middle School	Public	5-8	260 Chalfonte Ave	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3900	605	34	17.7	8.4%	500 (82.6%)	44 (7.3%)	16 (2.6%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	92.7	51^st of 890 public middle schools	94.3%		94.6	32^nd of 897 public middle schools	96.4%	19	84.0	56.8					61.5	52.8	66.9			53.5	59.0	71.0	46.8	63.6		49.3	71.6		$17,672	$735	$16,937
Ferry Elementary School	Public	K-4	748 Roslyn Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4100	357	20	18.0	11.5%	293 (82.1%)	28 (7.8%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	79.2	281^st of 1488 public elementary schools	81.1%		79.5	255^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.8%	26					60.9	58.6				55.1	51.7										$19,577	$736	$18,842
George Defer Elementary School	Public	K-4	15425 Kercheval Ave	Grosse Pointe Park	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4000	460	27	16.8	12.2%	372 (80.9%)	28 (6.1%)	18 (3.9%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	94.5	61^st of 1488 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.3	102^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	93.1%	41					67.4	80.0				68.5	76.3										$16,564	$726	$15,838
Grosse Pointe South High School	Public	9-12	11 Grosse Pointe Blvd	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3500	1,123	62	18.0	9.1%	956 (85.1%)	55 (4.9%)	41 (3.7%)	19 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.4%)	98.9	7^th of 739 public high schools	99.1%		98.3	9^th of 743 public high schools	98.8%	2			88.1	62.3													80.1			81.3	$18,277	$730	$17,548
Kerby Elementary School	Public	K-4	285 Kerby Rd	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4200	321	18	18.1	7.2%	276 (86.0%)	13 (4.0%)	9 (2.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	96	42^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	97.2%		97.2	18^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.8%	24					74.0	69.4				76.0	86.1										$16,069	$1,747	$14,323
Lewis Maire Elementary School	Public	K-4	740 Cadieux Rd	Grosse Pointe	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4300	252	13	19.0	6.0%	202 (80.2%)	10 (4.0%)	15 (6.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	96.6	31^st of 1488 public elementary schools	97.9%		96.8	24^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.4%	7					65.9	84.2				80.5	77.2										$16,464	$607	$15,856
Stevens T Mason Elementary School	Public	K-4	1640 Vernier Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 432-4400	274	22	12.3	39.1%	149 (54.4%)	89 (32.5%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.4%)	49.6	722^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	51.5%		53.8	652^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	56.1%	70					35.3	50.0				37.3	38.5										$22,767	$1,633	$21,133
John Monteith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1275 Cook Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 432-4500	456	30	15.2	16.7%	311 (68.2%)	73 (16.0%)	13 (2.9%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.6%)	77.8	294^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.2%		76	316^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.7%	22					48.9	56.3				63.3	54.7										$17,742	$1,106	$16,636
Parcells Middle School	Public	5-8	20600 Mack Ave	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4600	671	40	16.8	24.0%	397 (59.2%)	201 (30.0%)	25 (3.7%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.5%)	73.7	184^th of 890 public middle schools	79.3%		75.2	172^nd of 897 public middle schools	80.8%	12	73.7	40.4					55.7	49.4	48.0			39.6	33.3	48.3	51.0	46.3		43.6	56.9		$18,986	$629	$18,357
Richard Elementary School	Public	K-4	176 McKinley Ave	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4900	313	18	17.7	8.6%	273 (87.2%)	8 (2.6%)	15 (4.8%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	95.8	44^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.0%		97	22^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	98.5%	22					72.7	79.7				70.9	76.3										$17,665	$768	$16,897
Pierce Middle School	Public	5-8	15430 Kercheval Ave	Grosse Pointe Park	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4700	570	30	19.3	8.8%	445 (78.1%)	35 (6.1%)	35 (6.1%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.1%)	97.3	12^th of 890 public middle schools	98.7%		94.6	31^st of 897 public middle schools	96.5%	19	91.3	72.2					70.1	68.1	74.3			61.0	60.0	75.7	63.7	72.6		64.8	77.4		$17,372	$657	$16,715
Grosse Pointe North High School	Public	9-12	707 Vernier Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3200	924	60	15.3	25.2%	540 (58.4%)	292 (31.6%)	29 (3.1%)	24 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.6%)	79.3	118^th of 739 public high schools	84.0%		83	91^st of 743 public high schools	87.8%	27			67.4	38.2													45.5			55.3	$20,003	$772	$19,231

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Detroit City School District	1.81 mi	92
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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