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West Bendle Elementary School

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West Bendle Elementary School ranks 1068 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 3-5

1068^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

West Bendle Elementary School in Burton, MI, serves 209 students in grades 3 through 5 within the Bendle Public Schools district, where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting the high-need nature of the surrounding community.

While West Bendle's overall state test scores have historically placed it in the bottom quartile of Michigan elementary schools, there are several encouraging signs for parents to consider. The school has shown consistent year-over-year improvement in its state ranking, climbing from the 15th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 28th percentile in 2025-2026—a positive trajectory that contrasts with stagnation seen at some nearby schools. Notably, West Bendle's performance for its low-income students is a standout: this subgroup ranked in the 41st percentile statewide in 2025-2026, earning a 2-star rating. This is actually higher than the overall rankings of nearby Atherton Elementary School (29th percentile) and Burton Glen Charter Academy (39th percentile), suggesting the school is finding ways to support its primary student population effectively. Chronic absenteeism, while still high at 33.7%, has dropped dramatically from a peak of 75% in 2020-2021 and is now well below the district average of 47.6%, indicating better attendance management than its sister school, South Bendle Elementary School.

Parents should be aware of a clear pattern in test scores: 3rd graders perform significantly better than 4th and 5th graders. For example, 3rd-grade math proficiency was 39.2% in 2025-2026, compared to just 19.7% in 4th grade and 18.6% in 5th grade. The 5th-grade math scores have been a particular concern, though they have improved from a low of 4.17% proficiency in 2022-2023. A comparison with Reid Elementary School, just 3 miles away in the Grand Blanc Community Schools district, highlights the impact of socioeconomic factors: Reid has a 46% poverty rate and significantly higher test scores (43.2% 4th-grade ELA proficiency vs. West Bendle's 23.9%). Despite these challenges, West Bendle's upward trend and relative success with its low-income students offer a hopeful picture for families considering this school.

209

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,083

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4020 Cerdan Dr
Burton, MI 48529-1608

(810) 591-0880

District: Bendle Public Schools

Students who attend West Bendle Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bendle Middle School
High:	Bendle High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Two or more races:

9.6%

African American:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 21 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Michigan avg38%

1,068^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

538^th of 625Bendle 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
2026	26.2	1068 of 1492	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	1128 of 1488	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1166 of 1486	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1243 of 1470	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1132 of 1344	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	965 of 1153	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1176 of 1408	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1215 of 1448	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	1159 of 1466	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.2	1205 of 1548	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	1347 of 1580	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.6	1202 of 1533	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.6	1168 of 1563	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.2	1252 of 1566	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.9	1375 of 1552	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.2	1284 of 1552	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	1387 of 1589	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	1319 of 1577	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	1296 of 1565	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.5	1348 of 1545	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	977 of 1343	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	1086 of 1338	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1105 of 1342	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1143 of 1321	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	997 of 1106	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	965 of 1171	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1215 of 1443	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	797 of 1352	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.1	895 of 1346	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1035 of 1381	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1096 of 1350	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	822 of 1099	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	497 of 749	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	853 of 1134	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1049 of 1397	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	1025 of 1372	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	1082 of 1366	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1161 of 1347	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1200 of 1334	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	994 of 1139	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1066 of 1196	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1178 of 1446	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	66 of 93	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	54 of 78	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	66 of 81	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	203 of 252	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	1084 of 1199	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	1139 of 1206	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1121 of 1204	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1152 of 1198	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1066 of 1102	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	933 of 1005	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1062 of 1128	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1201 of 1253	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Math27%-11 vs state

Science19%-21 vs state

Social Studies15%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, June 10, 2017

This current school year 16/17 have two grand sons attending Bendle West. With the conclusion of this school year now within a matter of days left,both one in the third, the eldest in the fifth are graduating their grades both with a second grade comprehension level in all regards.(2.5 /2.9).. I find this highly disappointing from the teaching staff to the principal who seems to hold little concern in resolving issues. 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
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
Gladys Dillon Elementary School	Public	K-3	1197 E Schumacher St	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3590	215	17	12.6	90.7%	68 (31.6%)	119 (55.3%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)								(n/a)			17.3					21.6									$20,471	$2,888	$17,583
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
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
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	5290 Leroy St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5829	203	19	10.6	74.9%	97 (47.8%)	50 (24.6%)	25 (12.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.8%)								(n/a)																	$15,799	$2,425	$13,374
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
Early Childhood Programs and Services	Public	PK, KG-5	5089 Pilgrim Rd	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Genesee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4883	106	23	4.7	64.2%	69 (65.1%)	26 (24.5%)	6 (5.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Eisenhower School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1235 Pershing St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1607	169	12	14.6	93.5%	46 (27.2%)	94 (55.6%)	12 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.5%)								(n/a)			1272.4	20.0	1477.5	1566.6		1262.6	20.0	1462.1	1557.9		1475.2		1465.4		$29,144	$12,063	$17,081
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
Reid Elementary School	Public	K-5	2103 E Reid Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-7128	433	26	16.9	46.0%	268 (61.9%)	92 (21.2%)	30 (6.9%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	39.5	870^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.7%		41	847^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.1%	23			42.9	43.2	33.9			30.2	37.8	29.3			23.7		16.9		$12,359	$848	$11,511

Frequently Asked Questions about West Bendle Elementary School

Is West Bendle Elementary School a good school?

West Bendle Elementary School ranks 1068^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend West Bendle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended West Bendle Elementary School.

What district is West Bendle Elementary School in?

Bendle Public Schools

What schools do graduates of West Bendle Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Bendle Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bendle Middle School
High : Bendle High School

What is the racial makeup of West Bendle Elementary School?

Students at West Bendle Elementary School are 73% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 8% Hispanic.

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