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Barhitte Elementary School

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Barhitte Elementary School ranks 1109 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Barhitte Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Burton, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 317 students. The school is part of the Bentley Community School District, which is ranked 471 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barhitte Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 38.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.8% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 81.07% to 89.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

When comparing Barhitte Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Hill Elementary School, which is part of the Davison Community Schools district, it becomes evident that Barhitte is performing significantly worse academically, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points lower. The high chronic absenteeism rates and low socioeconomic status are also reflected in many of the nearby schools, suggesting that these challenges are not unique to Barhitte Elementary School but may be indicative of broader systemic issues in the area.

309

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,575

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6080 Roberta St
Burton, MI 48509-2223

(810) 591-9647

District: Bentley Community School District

Students who attend Barhitte Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bentley Middle School
High:	Bentley Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.7%

Two or more races:

12.6%

Hispanic:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Michigan avg39%

1,109^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

471^st of 613Bentley Community 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
2025	23.1	1109 of 1488	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1075 of 1486	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1125 of 1470	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1008 of 1344	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1026 of 1153	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1180 of 1408	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1245 of 1448	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	1267 of 1466	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	1174 of 1548	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.8	989 of 1580	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.0	1137 of 1533	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	1102 of 1563	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.2	1071 of 1566	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.9	903 of 1552	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.4	1114 of 1552	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	56.2	900 of 1589	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.6	919 of 1577	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.9	563 of 1565	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.1	380 of 1545	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	882 of 1338	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	991 of 1342	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	999 of 1321	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	890 of 1106	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1265 of 1443	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1083 of 1346	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	949 of 1381	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	943 of 1350	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	752 of 1099	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	567 of 749	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	912 of 1134	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1136 of 1397	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1230 of 1366	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1052 of 1347	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1176 of 1334	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	947 of 1139	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1068 of 1196	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1146 of 1446	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1065 of 1206	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1037 of 1204	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1101 of 1198	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	953 of 1102	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	940 of 1005	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1068 of 1128	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1197 of 1253	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-13 vs state

Science28%-13 vs state

Math21%-17 vs state

Social Studies20%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Barhitte Elementary School

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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
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%)	23.1	1109^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.5%		26.4	1075^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.7%	34			22.8	30.2	33.3			24.6	20.8	17.6			27.5		19.6		$13,575	$1,745	$11,830
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%)	31.2	991^st of 1488 public elementary schools	33.4%		29.8	1020^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.4%	29	59.6	23.4	28.8	33.8	25.5	27.3	20.7	41.3	38.7	16.4	23.6	20.7	7.3	25.5		36.2	$13,519	$2,158	$11,362
Gates Elementary School	Public	1-4	2359 S Irish Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5001	506	26	19.7	62.1%	388 (76.7%)	32 (6.3%)	42 (8.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	72.5	379^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.5%		70.8	394^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.5%	15			50.0	48.4				57.9	53.2								$14,031	$1,749	$12,282
Atherton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	18	1197^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.6%		18.3	1195^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.6%	2			23.8	10.5	31.7	21.9		23.8	15.8	17.1	18.8		19.5		14.6		$16,608	$3,958	$12,649
Weston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2499 Cashin St	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-8483	380	22	17.3	81.6%	254 (66.8%)	56 (14.7%)	38 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)								(n/a)																	$13,807	$3,149	$10,658
Richfield Public School Academy Early Learning Center PK2	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	4358 Richfield Rd	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Richfield Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 736-1281	216	15	14.2	94.9%	33 (15.3%)	149 (69.0%)	22 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)								(n/a)																	$14,375	$5,108	$9,268
Potter School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2500 N Averill Ave	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1813	221	7	34.0	94.6%	45 (20.4%)	129 (58.4%)	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	5.1	1471^st of 1488 public elementary schools	1.1%		8.3	1378^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.3%	93			7.1		9.1	9.7											$26,314	$16,553	$9,761
Kate Dowdall Elementary School	Public	K-5	3333 Shillelagh Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-2274	405	23	17.7	81.7%	262 (64.7%)	64 (15.8%)	37 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.1%)								(n/a)			33.0					40.9									$14,501	$2,419	$12,082
Pierce School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1101 W Vernon Dr	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1386	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$29,595	$18,661	$10,934
Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	404 Aloha St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0839	261	14	18.2	48.3%	214 (82.0%)	6 (2.3%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	89.7	124^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.7%		91.5	89^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.0%	35			60.0	60.8				74.5	68.6								$14,625	$1,379	$13,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Barhitte Elementary School

How many students attend Barhitte Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Barhitte Elementary School.

Is Barhitte Elementary School a good school?

Barhitte Elementary School ranks 1109^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Barhitte Elementary School in?

Bentley Community School District

What schools do graduates of Barhitte Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bentley Middle School
High : Bentley Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Barhitte Elementary School?

Students at Barhitte Elementary School are 66% White, 13% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American.

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