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Thurston Elementary School

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Thurston Elementary School ranks 168 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Thurston Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ann Arbor Public Schools, serving 526 students in grades K-5. The school consistently performs above state and district averages on standardized tests, with particularly strong results for male students and English Language Learners.

Thurston Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic performance, ranking in the top 10% of Michigan elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade students scored 67.1% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 56.3% for the Ann Arbor district and 38.9% for the state. The school also maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, lower than the district's average of 38.1%.

Compared to nearby Wines Elementary, Pattengill School, and other Ann Arbor elementary schools, Thurston's performance is consistently stronger. This success may be attributed to factors such as the school's higher per-student spending, smaller class sizes, and focus on supporting specific student subgroups.

506

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,498

Per pupil spending ?

20.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 Prairie St
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1444

(734) 994-1970

District: Ann Arbor Public Schools

Students who attend Thurston Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clague Middle School
High:	Huron High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

Asian:

28.5%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2014 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg60%

Michigan avg39%

168^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	87.3	168 of 1488	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	82 of 1486	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	89 of 1470	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	130 of 1344	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	66 of 1408	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	100 of 1448	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.2	53 of 1466	96.4%	★★★★★
2016	90.2	96 of 1548	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	89.1	111 of 1580	93.0%	★★★★★
2014	90.5	69 of 1533	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	92.2	52 of 1563	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	95.0	25 of 1566	98.4%	★★★★★
2011	81.3	138 of 1552	91.1%	★★★★★
2010	81.0	116 of 1552	92.5%	★★★★★
2009	80.6	188 of 1589	88.2%	★★★★☆
2008	85.1	66 of 1577	95.8%	★★★★★
2007	84.0	101 of 1565	93.5%	★★★★★
2006	82.0	135 of 1545	91.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	97.8	6 of 475	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	41 of 95	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	32 of 97	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	29 of 84	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	37 of 51	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.2	30 of 101	70.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	25 of 173	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	15 of 184	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	13 of 180	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	227 of 1338	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	152 of 1342	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	158 of 1321	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	143 of 1106	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	68 of 1171	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	90 of 1443	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	293 of 1346	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	102 of 1350	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	58.8	545 of 1397	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	130 of 1366	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	57 of 1347	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	35 of 1334	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	133 of 1139	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	62 of 1196	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	125 of 1446	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	238 of 1206	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	186 of 1204	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	115 of 1198	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	94 of 1102	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	39 of 1128	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	66 of 1253	94.7%	★★★★★

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 (2018)99th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math66%+27 vs state

English Language Arts66%+24 vs state

Science54%+14 vs state

Social Studies43%+13 vs state

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

bad school,mean teachers,bad kids,dirty halls i dont reccomend Close Quote

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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
Thurston Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Prairie St	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1970	506	32	15.7	20.2%	227 (44.9%)	46 (9.1%)	38 (7.5%)	144 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.1%)	87.3	168^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.7%		91.8	82^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	94.5%	86			67.1	66.7	62.5			65.2	68.6	63.4			54.3		42.9		$20,498	$879	$19,619
Logan Elementary School	Public	K-5	2685 Traver Blvd	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1807	349	24	14.5	16.6%	164 (47.0%)	25 (7.2%)	27 (7.7%)	91 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	91.4	102^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	93.1%		92	78^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.8%	24			65.3	60.7	65.4			76.9	73.0	60.4			62.3		60.4		$24,432	$626	$23,806
Martin Luther King Elementary School	Public	K-5	3800 Waldenwood Dr	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1940	511	33	15.4	9.0%	145 (28.4%)	16 (3.1%)	37 (7.2%)	219 (42.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (18.2%)	97.8	16^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.6	6^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.6%	10			72.4	68.3	88.5			87.4	78.6	89.9			88.6		73.4		$17,067	$1,137	$15,930
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School	Public	PK, KG-8	912 Barton Dr	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1958	614	43	14.3	21.7%	327 (53.3%)	68 (11.1%)	55 (9.0%)	84 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (12.9%)	87.1	171^st of 1488 public elementary schools	88.5%		86.4	169^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.6%	2	89.3	57.1	58.0	68.0	66.7	50.8	63.0	68.1	68.4	51.4	47.7	67.4	65.3	70.4	47.2	58.5	$19,475	$884	$18,591
Angell School	Public	K-5	1608 S University Ave	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1907	294	18	16.6	17.0%	161 (54.8%)	15 (5.1%)	34 (11.6%)	44 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.6%)	98.5	8^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.1	11^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.3%	3			80.0	72.5	90.2			89.6	88.2	90.2			76.5		74.5		$18,508	$691	$17,817
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
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
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
Wines Elementary School	Public	K-5	1701 Newport Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1973	465	27	17.2	9.7%	343 (73.8%)	7 (1.5%)	31 (6.7%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.8%)	95	53^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	96.4%		97.1	19^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.7%	34			68.6	73.0	71.8			74.3	73.3	74.4			66.7		61.5		$16,002	$608	$15,395
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thurston Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Thurston Elementary School?

Students at Thurston Elementary School are 45% White, 28% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American, 8% Hispanic.

What district is Thurston Elementary School in?

Ann Arbor Public Schools

Is Thurston Elementary School a good school?

Thurston Elementary School ranks 168^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Thurston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Thurston Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Thurston Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Clague Middle School
High : Huron High School

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