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Highview Elementary School

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Highview Elementary School ranks 356 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-4

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Highview Elementary School in Dearborn Heights, MI, is a mid-sized PK-4 school within the Crestwood School District, serving 395 students and earning a 4-star rating after a remarkable climb from the 3rd to the 76th percentile in state rankings over the past five years.

The most impressive story at Highview is its exceptional success with students from low-income backgrounds. With nearly 89% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school ranks in the 96th percentile statewide for this group—a 5-star performance that outpaces many nearby schools serving wealthier populations. For example, Howard Elementary in the Dearborn City School District has only about 55% of students in this category, yet Highview's overall results are competitive. Within its own district, Highview trails Kinloch Elementary (89th percentile), but Highview serves a more economically challenged population (89% vs. 72% free/reduced lunch), suggesting it may be achieving more with greater need. Meanwhile, Hillcrest Elementary, with a similar demographic profile, ranks lower (72nd percentile) and has a chronic absenteeism rate nearly double Highview's.

Attendance has been a major focus and success story. Chronic absenteeism plummeted from 33.9% in 2021-2022 to just 13.0% in 2024-2025—well below the district average of 19.1% and less than half the state average of 27.9%. Academically, math stands out: 3rd-grade proficiency hit 58.9% and 4th-grade 57.3%, far exceeding state averages. Highview also spends its resources wisely—its $20,784 per-student funding is lower than Thomas Jefferson Elementary's $23,075 yet produces stronger outcomes. This combination of high achievement, improved attendance, and effective resource use makes Highview a potential model for schools serving similar populations across the state.

395

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,784

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

80.9%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 11.2% (any vaccine)

25225 Richardson St
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127-2103

(313) 278-8390

District: Crestwood School District

Students who attend Highview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Riverside Middle School
High:	Crestwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.9%

African American:

4.6%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (53% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg57%

Michigan avg40%

356^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Crestwood School District

171^st of 625Crestwood 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
2026	74.0	356 of 1492	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	372 of 1488	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	477 of 1486	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	536 of 1470	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	911 of 1344	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1114 of 1153	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	707 of 1408	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	620 of 1448	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.4	945 of 1466	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.6	706 of 1548	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.1	755 of 1580	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	35.6	1083 of 1533	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	61.8	597 of 1563	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.5	684 of 1566	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.3	1068 of 1552	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.6	642 of 1552	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.3	772 of 1589	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.8	857 of 1577	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.9	625 of 1565	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.2	895 of 1545	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	59 of 188	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	80 of 173	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	93 of 184	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.6	164 of 180	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	73 of 117	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	113 of 270	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	368 of 1343	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	357 of 1338	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	406 of 1342	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	628 of 1321	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.8	777 of 1106	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	638 of 1171	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	671 of 1443	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	55 of 1352	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.5	49 of 1346	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	131 of 1381	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	74.4	219 of 1350	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	48.6	528 of 1099	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.2	669 of 749	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.5	287 of 1134	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	231 of 1397	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	341 of 1372	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	399 of 1366	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	517 of 1347	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	406 of 1334	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.8	918 of 1139	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	730 of 1196	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.3	547 of 1446	62.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	405 of 1199	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.5	402 of 1206	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	502 of 1204	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	658 of 1198	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	951 of 1102	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	996 of 1005	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	747 of 1128	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	644 of 1253	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)69th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math58%+17 vs state

English Language Arts48%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	74	356^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.1%		72.8	372^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	75.0%	16			41.7	54.4				58.9	57.3								80.9%	11.2%	$20,784	$1,558	$19,226
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	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%)	69.2	418^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.0%		59.2	571^st of 1488 public elementary schools	61.6%	153			53.7	59.3				52.7	36.4								83.7%	14.3%	$21,496	$1,630	$19,866
Kinloch Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	1505 Kinloch St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-4482	557	34	16.2	72.4%	534 (95.9%)	16 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	88.2	159^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.3%		82	244^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.6%	85			57.8	63.8				63.0	68.1								87.5%	10.2%	$15,791	$1,274	$14,517
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1611 N York St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6350	436	29	14.8	54.6%	414 (95.0%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	89.9	137^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.8%		85.5	197^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.8%	60			64.4	75.9	74.2			74.0	70.9	51.6			51.6		43.5		83.3%	12.5%	$17,937	$1,352	$16,585
Haigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Silvery Ln	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6200	552	36	15.2	60.9%	527 (95.5%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	73.1	369^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.3%		81.6	253^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	83.0%	116			60.0	59.6	63.5			57.6	49.5	50.6			37.6		25.9		86.7%	9.6%	$19,088	$1,448	$17,641
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%)	7.6	1419^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.9%		7.9	1402^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%	17	27.3	333.2	1270.5	13.3	9.7	16.7	1671.6	7.3	1365.5	9.7	1561.5	1660.5	9.7	1772.4	1463.4	13.6	94.4%	0%	$15,285	$1,964	$13,322
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%)	21.1	1155^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.6%		16.8	1226^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.6%	71			21.3	25.0	42.9			19.1	17.3	11.9			26.2		14.3		83.3%	16.7%	$19,777	$1,683	$18,095
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Waverly St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-6300	316	21	15.1	46.2%	284 (89.9%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	83.2	228^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.7%		86	189^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.3%	39			61.0	57.6	67.7			63.4	64.4	59.7			45.2		40.3		84.1%	9.1%	$20,988	$1,324	$19,664
Tipton Academy PK3	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	1615 Belton St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Tipton Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 261-0500	301	21	14.5	73.4%	96 (31.9%)	179 (59.5%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)								(n/a)			30.4					24.6									84.9%	11%	$00	$00	$00
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%)	20.6	1167^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.8	1165^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.7%	2			20.9	32.6	23.5			14.3	23.9	23.5			20.6		14.7		88.2%	8.8%	$23,075	$1,322	$21,753

Frequently Asked Questions about Highview Elementary School

How many students attend Highview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Highview Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Highview Elementary School?

Students at Highview Elementary School are 92% White, 5% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Highview Elementary School in?

Crestwood School District

Is Highview Elementary School a good school?

Highview Elementary School ranks 356^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Highview Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Riverside Middle School
High : Crestwood High School

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