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Atherton Elementary School

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Atherton Elementary School ranks 1061 st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1061^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Atherton Elementary School in Burton, MI, is a small K-6 school within the Atherton Community Schools district, serving 267 students in a community where over 90% of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Atherton has shown meaningful academic improvement in recent years, climbing from the 4th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 29th percentile by 2025-2026. The school's standout strength is its exceptional performance with its African American students, who ranked in the 86th percentile statewide and earned a 4-star rating—a remarkable achievement that far exceeds the school's overall ranking. This success is particularly notable when compared to nearby Burton Glen Charter Academy, which has a higher overall ranking but no comparable standout subgroup performance. However, grade-level results vary widely; for example, in the most recent year, 6th-grade reading proficiency (40.5%) was nearly four times higher than 5th-grade proficiency (10.5%), suggesting inconsistent instruction across grade levels.

Chronic absenteeism remains a significant hurdle, though it has improved from 53.8% to 33.2% over the past few years. This rate is still above the state average of 27.9% and much higher than nearby Grand Blanc schools like Myers Elementary (9.7%) and Indian Hill Elementary (16.7%). Atherton invests heavily in its students with a low student-teacher ratio of 11.8 and per-pupil spending of $19,138—higher than all Grand Blanc schools—yet academic outcomes remain lower, highlighting the complex challenges of poverty that extend beyond funding. For parents, Atherton offers a caring environment with strong results for specific student groups, but the school continues to work toward consistent achievement across all grades and improved daily attendance.

267

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,138

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3444 S Genesee Rd
Burton, MI 48519-1428

(810) 591-0604

District: Atherton Community Schools

Students who attend Atherton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Atherton Junior Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

African American:

27.7%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Michigan avg37%

1,061^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

532^nd of 625Atherton Community 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	1061 of 1492	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	1197 of 1488	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1195 of 1486	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1127 of 1470	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1120 of 1344	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1104 of 1153	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1239 of 1408	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1288 of 1448	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	1227 of 1466	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	1224 of 1548	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	1285 of 1580	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.7	1188 of 1533	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.8	1371 of 1563	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.2	1179 of 1566	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.3	1070 of 1552	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.2	1239 of 1552	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.0	1241 of 1589	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.0	1125 of 1577	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.6	991 of 1565	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.5	1177 of 1545	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	54 of 388	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	31.9	320 of 475	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	847 of 1343	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.6	975 of 1338	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1076 of 1342	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	916 of 1321	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1004 of 1106	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	966 of 1171	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1184 of 1443	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	748 of 1352	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	994 of 1346	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1048 of 1381	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	940 of 1350	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	818 of 1099	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	733 of 749	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	976 of 1134	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1193 of 1397	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	984 of 1372	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	1209 of 1366	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1138 of 1347	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1159 of 1334	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1044 of 1139	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1169 of 1196	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1299 of 1446	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	37.2	250 of 403	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	881 of 1199	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	1091 of 1206	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1094 of 1204	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1075 of 1198	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1009 of 1102	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1083 of 1128	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1217 of 1253	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2014	30.1	686 of 921	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	754 of 919	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.8	622 of 900	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.8	584 of 858	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.5	709 of 851	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	693 of 847	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.7	569 of 839	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.9	611 of 823	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.4	674 of 806	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)86th percentile+57 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2018)38th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

White (2026)27th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-13 vs state

Math24%-12 vs state

Science13%-27 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

I had to pull my kids out of school because they have been getting bully and the staff would do nothing about it. Also my son has an IEP and they would not follow any the IEP and he is falling school. He was do good when he attended a different school. this school jsut does not care about kids who needs help Close Quote

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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)		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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Atherton Elementary School	Public	K-6	3444 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0604	267	22	11.8	90.3%	134 (50.2%)	74 (27.7%)	24 (9.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.6%)	26.4	1061^st of 1492 public elementary schools	28.9%		18	1197^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.6%	136			1271.7	29.3	10.5	40.5		29.7	22.0	15.8	29.7		13.2		1467.2		$19,138	$3,031	$16,107
Burton Glen Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4171 E Atherton Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Burton Glen Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 744-2300	709	33	21.4	94.5%	64 (9.0%)	491 (69.3%)	34 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (16.8%)	36.2	912^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.9%		31.2	991^st of 1488 public elementary schools	33.4%	79	42.9	26.5	32.2	32.3	42.3	23.5	27.8	40.2	32.3	33.8	19.6	35.2	28.6	20.4	12.9	28.6	$13,806	$1,837	$11,970
Grand Blanc Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5135 E Hill Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 953-3140	279	25	11.3	96.4%	40 (14.3%)	187 (67.0%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.0%)	12.9	1314^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.6	1232^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.2%	82	53.3	363.3	1268.0	22.2	21.1	10.7	17.9	1264.8	14.8	15.8	1558.4	1668.6	15.8	1781.1	1468.4	33.3	$15,414	$2,846	$12,567
Barhitte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6080 Roberta St	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9647	309	18	17.1	72.2%	203 (65.7%)	31 (10.0%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.6%)	20.1	1177^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.1%		23.1	1109^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.5%	68			17.4	30.5	35.3			21.7	23.7	5.9			25.5		9.8		$13,638	$1,559	$12,079
Freeman School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	4001 Ogema Ave	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1797	207	10	21.5	98.1%	34 (16.4%)	144 (69.6%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)	7	1437^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.4	1349^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.3%	88			14.0	13.5	11.9	7.0		8.0	9.6	1454.4	1555.3		11.9		7.3		$25,174	$10,521	$14,653
Myers Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 Sun Valley Dr	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-3000	479	26	18.4	47.4%	334 (69.7%)	53 (11.1%)	39 (8.1%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)	84.6	205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.3%		86	190^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.2%	15			56.0	55.3	65.4			60.0	55.3	56.8			56.8		53.1		$13,719	$775	$12,944
South Bendle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	4341 Larkin Dr	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-0620	246	16	15.8	87.8%	176 (71.5%)	19 (7.7%)	19 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.0%)								(n/a)																	$16,103	$2,209	$13,894
Indian Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	11240 Woodbridge Dr	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4100	406	26	15.7	45.1%	271 (66.7%)	37 (9.1%)	32 (7.9%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.9%)	74.1	354^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.3%		68.2	438^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.6%	84			59.2	53.8	61.3			39.4	39.7	41.3			57.3		61.3		$14,281	$769	$13,511
McGrath Elementary School	Public	2-5	5288 Todd St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5827	380	24	16.0	68.4%	220 (57.9%)	75 (19.7%)	34 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.2%)	40.4	855^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.7%		18.8	1184^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.4%	329			42.7	31.5	42.9			42.7	25.2	14.3			38.9		26.7		$14,651	$1,635	$13,016
West Bendle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	4020 Cerdan Dr	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-0880	209	15	14.4	92.3%	152 (72.7%)	17 (8.1%)	17 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	26.2	1068^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.4%		21.8	1128^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.2%	60			31.6	23.9	33.9			39.2	19.7	18.6			18.6		15.3		$19,083	$2,470	$16,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Atherton Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Atherton Elementary School attend?

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

High : Atherton Junior Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Atherton Elementary School?

Students at Atherton Elementary School are 50% White, 28% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Atherton Elementary School in?

Atherton Community Schools

How many students attend Atherton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Atherton Elementary School.

Is Atherton Elementary School a good school?

Atherton Elementary School ranks 1061^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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