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R Grant Graham Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

R Grant Graham Elementary School in Auburn Hills, MI, serves 390 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Avondale School District. The school has seen a significant decline in its state ranking over the past decade, falling from the 52nd percentile in 2015-2016 to the 22nd percentile by 2025-2026, placing it in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools.

Academic proficiency at Graham is well below both district and state averages. In English Language Arts, proficiency rates range from 16.9% to 32.3%, compared to the district's 49.7% to 56.1% and the state's 38.2% to 43.8%. Math proficiency is even more concerning, with rates between 18.3% and 22.2%, versus district averages of 41.8% to 50.5% and state averages of 32.2% to 42.9%. A major contributing factor appears to be chronic absenteeism: 34.7% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district's 21.1% and the state's 27.9%. The school also faces economic challenges, with 62% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Notably, the school's low-income students rank in the 9th percentile statewide, indicating that the school is struggling to support its most vulnerable learners despite spending $17,586 per student—higher than the state average.

For context, nearby Deerfield Elementary School, also in the Avondale district, ranks in the 63rd percentile with a free/reduced lunch rate of 31.8%—nearly half of Graham's. Just a few miles away, Eastover Elementary School in Bloomfield Hills Schools ranks in the 82nd percentile, and Way Elementary School ranks in the 95th percentile, both with much lower poverty rates. There is one bright spot: in 2022-2023, Graham's English Language Learner students ranked in the 73rd percentile, showing the school can achieve success with specific groups. However, that progress was not sustained, and rankings for nearly all student subgroups have declined in recent years, pointing to a need for comprehensive, school-wide intervention focused on attendance and academic support.

390

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,586

Per pupil spending ?

62.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

2450 Old Salem Rd
Auburn Hills, MI 48326-3432

(248) 537-6800

District: Avondale School District

Students who attend R Grant Graham Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Avondale Middle School
High:	Avondale High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.5%

Hispanic:

19.0%

White:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg48%

Michigan avg38%

1,166^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	20.7	1166 of 1492	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	1124 of 1488	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1169 of 1486	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	979 of 1470	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	806 of 1344	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	969 of 1153	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	799 of 1408	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	827 of 1448	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	869 of 1466	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.8	740 of 1548	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.2	951 of 1580	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.8	660 of 1533	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.4	588 of 1563	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.3	726 of 1566	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.4	611 of 1552	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.8	528 of 1552	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.3	569 of 1589	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.0	664 of 1577	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	720 of 1565	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.1	1184 of 1545	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	283 of 388	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.6	223 of 369	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	236 of 348	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	149 of 321	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	45 of 158	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	75 of 212	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	130 of 475	72.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	60.3	49 of 101	51.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	141 of 188	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.5	71 of 173	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	48 of 180	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	10 of 117	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	35 of 270	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	1051 of 1343	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	1163 of 1338	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	997 of 1342	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	929 of 1321	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	741 of 1106	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	530 of 1171	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	791 of 1443	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	199 of 225	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.0	99 of 209	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	82 of 201	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	1231 of 1352	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1112 of 1346	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1114 of 1381	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	980 of 1350	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	731 of 1099	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	651 of 1134	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	849 of 1397	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	1234 of 1372	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	1039 of 1366	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1181 of 1347	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	938 of 1334	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	755 of 1139	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	764 of 915	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	835 of 1196	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	828 of 1446	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	26.7	335 of 403	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	865 of 1199	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	840 of 1206	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	706 of 1128	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	708 of 1253	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2018)51st percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)17th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-12 vs state

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Math20%-19 vs state

Social Studies15%-12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

The principal does a great job of acting like a father and actually, truly caring for the kids. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, December 21, 2017

So far our experience with Graham has been very positive. Our son is in kindergarten and loves going to school everyday. All of the staff from the teachers to the office staff are all very caring and hard-working. Previous posts criticizing the principal's leadership couldn't be more wrong. We have found Mr Harris to be very engaged and approachable. He seems to have an excellent handle on discipline in the building (I wonder if negative reviews were due to behavior problems that he wouldn't tolerate). Diversity in the school is an asset. Lastly our son is visually impaired and the district has been exceptional with helping to accommodate his special needs. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, November 11, 2017

Poor leadership as set forth by the principal. The front office us completely rude and lack the support for children. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Way Elementary School	Public	K-5	765 W Long Lake Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-7800	506	39	12.9	10.9%	362 (71.5%)	37 (7.3%)	27 (5.3%)	53 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)	93.9	70^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.3%		93.8	68^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.4%	2			65.6	75.6	70.1			71.9	82.1	72.4			67.8		46.0		$22,227	$621	$21,606
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
Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 W Montcalm St	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7950	611	51	11.8	74.1%	18 (2.9%)	253 (41.4%)	298 (48.8%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	6.4	1450^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.8%		7.8	1404^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.6%	46			1262.2	11.6	13.3			1254.9	1355.5	1457.8			11.3		1466.3		$25,349	$4,612	$20,737

Frequently Asked Questions about R Grant Graham Elementary School

What district is R Grant Graham Elementary School in?

Avondale School District

What schools do graduates of R Grant Graham Elementary School attend?

Students who attend R Grant Graham Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Avondale Middle School
High : Avondale High School

What is the racial makeup of R Grant Graham Elementary School?

Students at R Grant Graham Elementary School are 51% African American, 19% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is R Grant Graham Elementary School a good school?

R Grant Graham Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend R Grant Graham Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended R Grant Graham Elementary School.

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