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Uriah H Lawton School

Public Grades K-5

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Uriah H Lawton School is an exceptional elementary school in Ann Arbor Public Schools, serving 424 students in grades K-5. The school has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Michigan, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Uriah H Lawton School stands out for its strong academic performance, outperforming the Ann Arbor Public Schools district and the state of Michigan in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 56.3% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking among the top 20-35 elementary schools in Michigan for female, male, Asian, and white students, and among the top 11 for African American students.

While the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, ranging from 15.8% to 41.9%, these rates are still lower than the state average and the district average. Additionally, the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $14,350 to $20,679 over the past few years, may contribute to its strong academic performance and the support it provides to its diverse student population. Compared to nearby schools in the Ann Arbor Public Schools district, Uriah H Lawton School outperforms most in terms of academic performance, student subgroup performance, and school rankings.

422

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,679

Per pupil spending ?

14%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2250 S 7th St
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-6145

(734) 994-1946

District: Ann Arbor Public Schools

Students who attend Uriah H Lawton School usually attend:

Middle:	Slauson Middle School
High:	Pioneer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.1%

Asian:

22.3%

Two or more races:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (74% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg60%

Michigan avg39%

34^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Ann Arbor Public Schools

71^st of 613Ann Arbor Public Schools 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	96.4	34 of 1488	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	46 of 1486	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	49 of 1470	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	56 of 1344	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	63 of 1153	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	96 of 1408	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	58 of 1448	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	90.1	75 of 1466	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	88.8	117 of 1548	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	88.3	124 of 1580	92.2%	★★★★★
2014	94.0	32 of 1533	97.9%	★★★★★
2013	94.8	23 of 1563	98.5%	★★★★★
2012	92.8	44 of 1566	97.2%	★★★★★
2011	81.9	122 of 1552	92.1%	★★★★★
2010	77.3	237 of 1552	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	87.0	43 of 1589	97.3%	★★★★★
2008	85.2	64 of 1577	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.6	47 of 1565	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	86.8	43 of 1545	97.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	93.0	11 of 321	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	20 of 95	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	4 of 97	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	11 of 84	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	25 of 36	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.4	17 of 101	83.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	84.5	23 of 184	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	45 of 270	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	35 of 1338	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	32 of 1342	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	48 of 1321	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	49 of 1106	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	89 of 1171	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	22 of 1443	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	416 of 1346	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	604 of 1397	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	33 of 1366	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	54 of 1347	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	54 of 1334	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	65 of 1139	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	156 of 1196	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	163 of 1446	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	36 of 1206	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	88 of 1204	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	84 of 1198	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	146 of 1102	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	104 of 1128	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	63 of 1253	95.0%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2023)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math78%+40 vs state

English Language Arts75%+33 vs state

Science71%+31 vs state

Social Studies60%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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
Uriah H Lawton School	Public	K-5	2250 S 7th St	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1946	422	26	16.1	14.0%	207 (49.1%)	30 (7.1%)	29 (6.9%)	94 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.7%)	96.4	34^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.7%		95.3	46^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.9%	12			75.4	78.7	71.4			78.3	81.3	75.3			71.4		59.7		$20,679	$1,187	$19,493
Dicken Elementary School	Public	K-5	2135 Runnymede Blvd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1928	320	19	17.1	24.1%	196 (61.3%)	28 (8.8%)	43 (13.4%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.3%)	81.9	246^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.5%		87.7	155^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.6%	91			44.0	71.7	58.3			47.2	73.6	64.6			60.4		47.9		$21,539	$1,522	$20,017
Eberwhite School	Public	K-5	800 Soule Blvd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1934	353	23	15.6	15.9%	244 (69.1%)	14 (4.0%)	25 (7.1%)	20 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.2%)	91.6	99^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.3%		94.3	58^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.1%	41			54.1	58.5	83.0			71.0	67.9	62.5			80.4		64.3		$17,698	$628	$17,070
Bach Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 W Jefferson St	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1949	334	21	15.9	14.4%	222 (66.5%)	24 (7.2%)	29 (8.7%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.2%)	96.9	27^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.2%		96.1	36^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.6%	9			77.2	80.4	76.5			78.9	78.4	68.6			74.5		60.8		$19,357	$1,081	$18,276
Honey Creek Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1735 S Wagner Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Honey Creek Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(734) 994-2636	236	21	11.0	10.2%	163 (69.1%)	7 (3.0%)	23 (9.7%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.6%)	72.7	376^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.7%		73.4	350^th of 1486 public elementary schools	76.4%	26		50.0	55.6	59.3	48.3	70.8	75.9	51.9	51.9	31.0	41.7	55.2	51.7	72.2	42.9	72.2	$14,467	$905	$13,562
Washtenaw Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program	Public	PK, KG-8	1735 S Wagner Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8100	4	5	.8		2 (50.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Burns Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1414 Wells St	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1919	477	29	16.3	19.5%	289 (60.6%)	39 (8.2%)	40 (8.4%)	56 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.9%)	91.7	97^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.5%		90.8	97^th of 1486 public elementary schools	93.5%				58.6	78.6	66.1			58.9	77.5	72.6			72.6		62.9		$16,490	$1,005	$15,485
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	344 Gralake Ave	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 994-1953	258	22	11.9	35.3%	112 (43.4%)	4 (1.6%)	76 (29.5%)	34 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.4%)	64.7	497^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.6%		75	325^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.1%	172			39.6	63.2	46.7			41.7	69.2	37.5			43.8		37.5		$21,667	$961	$20,706
Pattengill School	Public	3-5	2100 Crestland St	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 994-1961	206	17	11.8	48.1%	82 (39.8%)	55 (26.7%)	33 (16.0%)	18 (8.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	67.3	458^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.2%		50.1	695^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.2%	237			34.4	42.9	62.3			34.8	45.3	46.6			60.3		56.2		$21,545	$1,212	$20,332
Ann Arbor Open at Mack School	Public	K-8	920 Miller Ave	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1910	508	34	14.8	10.0%	355 (69.9%)	9 (1.8%)	43 (8.5%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.2%)	91.2	105^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.9%		89.9	113^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.4%	8	91.1	64.4	56.1	67.8	86.8	81.6	67.5	47.4	66.1	69.1	65.3	65.0	85.2	61.7	64.8	83.0	$17,637	$752	$16,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Uriah H Lawton School

What schools do graduates of Uriah H Lawton School attend?

Students who attend Uriah H Lawton School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Slauson Middle School
High : Pioneer High School

How many students attend Uriah H Lawton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Uriah H Lawton School.

What is the racial makeup of Uriah H Lawton School?

Students at Uriah H Lawton School are 49% White, 22% Asian, 15% Two or more races, 7% African American, 7% Hispanic.

Is Uriah H Lawton School a good school?

Yes! Uriah H Lawton School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Uriah H Lawton School in?

Ann Arbor Public Schools

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