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Auburn Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Auburn Elementary School in Auburn Hills, MI, serves 333 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Avondale School District. The school has faced significant academic challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking declining from the 48th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 20th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year, placing it among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Michigan.

Academic proficiency rates at Auburn Elementary are well below both district and state averages. For example, only 18.6% of 3rd graders were proficient in math in the most recent school year, compared to a district average of 50.5% and a state average of 42.9%. This pattern holds across all subjects and grade levels. The gap is especially stark when compared to nearby schools in the Rochester Community School District, Troy School District, and Bloomfield Hills Schools, where proficiency rates often exceed 70-80%. Chronic absenteeism is also a serious concern, with 35.5% of students chronically absent—well above the state average of 27.9% and the district average of 21.1%. By contrast, nearby Hamilton Elementary School has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.3%.

Interestingly, the school spends more per student ($25,512) than higher-performing schools like Deerfield Elementary School ($19,240) and Meadow Brook Elementary School ($16,046), suggesting that funding alone isn't the issue. There is also notable variation within the Avondale district itself: while Auburn and R Grant Graham Elementary School perform at similar low levels, Deerfield Elementary—just under three miles away—ranks in the 63rd percentile statewide. One positive note: Auburn Elementary's African American students ranked in the 60th percentile statewide, earning a 3-star rating, which indicates some instructional approaches may be working well for this group. However, the school's overall downward trajectory over the past decade points to deep-rooted challenges that will require substantial, targeted interventions.

333

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,512

Per pupil spending ?

61.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

2900 Waukegan St
Auburn Hills, MI 48326-3264

(248) 537-6500

District: Avondale School District

Students who attend Auburn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Avondale Middle School
High:	Avondale High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.6%

White:

24.6%

Hispanic:

18.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (21% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg48%

Michigan avg38%

1,191^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Avondale School District

388^th of 625Avondale 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	19.2	1191 of 1492	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	1242 of 1488	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1241 of 1486	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1256 of 1470	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1269 of 1344	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1079 of 1153	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1195 of 1408	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1034 of 1448	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.5	959 of 1466	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.1	809 of 1548	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.4	601 of 1580	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.5	789 of 1533	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.6	854 of 1563	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.5	850 of 1566	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.4	934 of 1552	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.8	992 of 1552	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.5	1116 of 1589	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	59.3	788 of 1577	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.6	667 of 1565	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.4	1097 of 1545	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	248 of 388	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	148 of 369	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	166 of 348	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	204 of 475	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	43.6	141 of 270	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	1187 of 1343	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	1196 of 1338	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1143 of 1342	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1201 of 1321	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1071 of 1106	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1015 of 1171	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1021 of 1443	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	28.0	136 of 188	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	100 of 222	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	958 of 1352	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	1021 of 1346	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1123 of 1381	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1164 of 1350	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1050 of 1099	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1046 of 1134	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1124 of 1397	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	1029 of 1372	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	1099 of 1366	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1154 of 1347	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1115 of 1334	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1057 of 1196	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	994 of 1446	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	29.2	314 of 403	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	666 of 1199	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.4	929 of 1206	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	851 of 1204	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	978 of 1198	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1034 of 1102	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	756 of 1005	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	992 of 1128	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	861 of 1253	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)48th percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)28th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2018)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Science24%-16 vs state

Math15%-23 vs state

Social Studies9%-19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, November 11, 2017

Worst principal yet as of 2017-2018, her priorities are not the students, what's going on in the classroom or why students have failed to attend as she lacks the ability to create a safe learning environment . Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, August 27, 2009

My children attend this school. The staff excel in being attentive to the children's needs. Excellent school 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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Auburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Waukegan St	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 537-6500	333	27	12.2	61.9%	82 (24.6%)	175 (52.6%)	60 (18.0%)	14 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.2	1191^st of 1492 public elementary schools	20.2%		16.1	1242^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	16.5%	51			25.4	28.3	35.6			18.6	15.2	11.1			24.4		8.9		$25,512	$904	$24,608
R Grant Graham Elementary School	Public	K-5	2450 Old Salem Rd	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 537-6800	390	25	15.6	62.1%	71 (18.2%)	197 (50.5%)	74 (19.0%)	38 (9.7%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20.7	1166^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.8%		22.1	1124^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.5%	42			16.9	27.0	32.3			18.3	22.2	18.5			27.7		15.4		$17,586	$753	$16,833
Eastover Elementary School	Public	K-5	2800 Kensington Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48304	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 341-7100	589	44	13.4	15.1%	422 (71.6%)	46 (7.8%)	39 (6.6%)	46 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	79.8	267^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.1%		82.7	234^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.3%	33			52.5	61.0	54.4			59.6	64.1	51.5			53.4		35.9		$23,565	$631	$22,934
Herrington School	Public	K-6	541 Bay St	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7790	319	16	20.4	85.9%	10 (3.1%)	238 (74.6%)	55 (17.2%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	4.3	1491^st of 1492 public elementary schools	0.1%		5.3	1463^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.7%	28			1269.9	6.9	1459.4			6.3	6.7	1457.5			1462.9		1459.3		$22,818	$4,548	$18,271
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	3600 Crooks Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 537-6700	333	23	14.3	31.8%	174 (52.3%)	74 (22.2%)	41 (12.3%)	40 (12.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	59.9	557^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.7%		72.9	370^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.1%	187			59.6	58.9	44.0			70.2	35.7	30.0			32.0		26.0		$19,240	$745	$18,495
Great Lakes Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	46312 Woodward Ave	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Great Lakes Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 334-6434	162	13	12.4	87.7%	3 (1.9%)	132 (81.5%)	20 (12.3%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)	30.0	354.0	1256.4	1361.6	1461.1	1567.4	1670.3	1262.1	1355.9	1451.1	1558.7	1658.8	1469.8	1777.2	1462.8	1785.7	$16,852	$2,444	$14,408
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	K-5	5625 Northfield Pkwy	Troy	48098	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4400	460	26	17.9	9.3%	197 (42.8%)	17 (3.7%)	23 (5.0%)	192 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	96	41^st of 1492 public elementary schools	97.3%		97	25^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.3%	16			61.4	71.6	83.1			79.5	82.7	71.4			75.3		54.5		$14,939	$374	$14,565
Rogers School	Public	K-5	2600 Dexter Rd	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7850	280	14	20.5	70.0%	25 (8.9%)	124 (44.3%)	93 (33.2%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	17.7	1223^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	18.0%		19.1	1179^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.8%	44			9.8	21.1	18.8			36.6	23.7	18.8			12.9		12.5		$20,321	$4,783	$15,538
Pontiac Academy for Excellence Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	196 Cesar E Chavez	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Pontiac Academy for Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(248) 745-9420	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	5.1	1480^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.8%					(n/a)			1266.9	6.4	1475.4			9.8	6.4	1466.5			11.8		1465.5
Meadow Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 Munster Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4100	428	24	17.5	11.0%	299 (69.9%)	14 (3.3%)	40 (9.3%)	48 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.8%)	85.3	193^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	87.1%		85.8	192^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	87.1%	1			45.9	57.1	85.2			57.4	55.8	75.9			63.0		64.8		$16,046	$576	$15,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Auburn Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Auburn Elementary School?

Students at Auburn Elementary School are 53% African American, 25% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Auburn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Auburn Elementary School.

Is Auburn Elementary School a good school?

Auburn Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Auburn Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Avondale Middle School
High : Avondale High School

What district is Auburn Elementary School in?

Avondale School District

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