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Burton Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Burton Elementary School is a highly-regarded public elementary school located in Huntington Woods, Michigan, serving 443 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Berkley School District, which is ranked 54th out of 613 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burton Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Michigan, with a statewide ranking of 11th out of 1,153 schools in the 2020-2021 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly higher than the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. Additionally, Burton Elementary School excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking 17th out of 1,334 Michigan elementary schools for male students and 21st out of 1,198 schools for white students in the 2022-2023 school year.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Berkley School District, Burton Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies across all grade levels. The school's success is not solely dependent on socioeconomic factors, as it maintains high academic performance despite having a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Burton Elementary School has also maintained its 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years, a testament to its commitment to providing a quality education to its students.

461

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,802

Per pupil spending ?

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26315 Scotia Rd
Huntington Woods, MI 48070-1140

(248) 837-8600

District: Berkley School District

Students who attend Burton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Berkley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

African American:

4.3%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (69% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Berkley School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg57%

Michigan avg39%

96^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Berkley School District

54^th of 613Berkley 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	91.7	96 of 1488	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	37 of 1486	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	26 of 1470	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	15 of 1344	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	11 of 1153	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	13 of 1408	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	18 of 1448	98.8%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	33 of 1466	97.7%	★★★★★
2016	95.7	31 of 1548	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	95.0	37 of 1580	97.7%	★★★★★
2014	94.0	33 of 1533	97.8%	★★★★★
2013	93.7	39 of 1563	97.5%	★★★★★
2012	93.0	40 of 1566	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	86.3	22 of 1552	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.5	14 of 1552	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	89.4	11 of 1589	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	88.4	19 of 1577	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	89.8	10 of 1565	99.4%	★★★★★
2006	85.9	59 of 1545	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	151 of 1338	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	89 of 1342	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	36 of 1321	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	20 of 1106	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	5 of 902	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	50 of 1171	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	25 of 1443	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	60 of 1366	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	14 of 1347	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	17 of 1334	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	10 of 1139	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	22 of 915	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	8 of 1196	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	14 of 1446	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	124 of 1206	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	94.1	39 of 1204	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	21 of 1198	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	20 of 1102	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	9 of 1005	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	19 of 1128	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	24 of 1253	98.1%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+35 vs state

Math71%+32 vs state

Social Studies66%+36 vs state

English Language Arts66%+24 vs state

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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
Burton Elementary School	Public	K-5	26315 Scotia Rd	Huntington Woods	48070	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8600	461	28	16.3	3.3%	419 (90.9%)	20 (4.3%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	91.7	96^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.9	37^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.5%	59			47.3	70.0	83.1			66.2	75.7	70.8			75.4		66.2		$15,802	$306	$15,496
Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2265 Hamilton Ave	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8800	366	24	15.1	13.4%	302 (82.5%)	34 (9.3%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	77.3	301^st of 1488 public elementary schools	79.8%		77.8	287^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.7%	14			42.6	59.0	61.2			44.3	65.6	49.3			62.7		44.8		$16,715	$489	$16,226
Norup International School	Public	K-8	14450 Manhattan St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8300	672	41	16.4	20.7%	377 (56.1%)	209 (31.1%)	22 (3.3%)	21 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	81.7	250^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.2%		71.1	389^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.8%	139	89.3	58.3	52.5	53.5	53.8	54.9	60.2	62.3	55.8	52.9	48.7	55.8	61.5	77.5	40.4	78.4	$16,149	$851	$15,298
Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus	Public, Magnet	K-6	24220 Rosewood St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 547-0880	501	30	16.6	45.3%	261 (52.1%)	187 (37.3%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	44.9	795^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.6%		33.7	959^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.5%	164			48.4	43.8	46.6			37.6	24.1	21.0			42.6		23.3		$15,349	$1,445	$13,904
Pepper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24301 Church St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7680	416	26	16.1	78.6%	6 (1.4%)	388 (93.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	8.1	1395^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.3%		6.3	1430^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.8%	35			16.0	15.6	17.8			4.0	7.8	6.8			15.1		8.2		$20,678	$2,922	$17,756
Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus	Public	K-3	23501 Rosewood St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 548-1950	517	31	16.6	48.2%	261 (50.5%)	180 (34.8%)	34 (6.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)								(n/a)																	$17,083	$1,883	$15,200
Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23400 Jerome St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7610	516	27	19.2	83.3%	29 (5.6%)	470 (91.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8.3	1387^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.8%		5.6	1449^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.5%	62			10.3	7.9	26.9			12.8	6.7	10.3			14.1		3.9		$18,904	$1,923	$16,981
Angell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3849 Beverly Blvd	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8500	411	24	17.0	19.0%	320 (77.9%)	53 (12.9%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	75.8	324^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.2%		71.5	380^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.4%	56			59.4	40.6	52.6			56.3	49.3	58.6			67.2		44.8		$16,956	$505	$16,451
Northwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	926 W 12 Mile Rd	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 541-0229	446	25	17.6	12.8%	360 (80.7%)	29 (6.5%)	18 (4.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	93.7	70^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.3%		90.2	108^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.7%	38			60.5	71.2	76.7			61.7	72.6	69.9			80.8		71.2		$14,883	$1,046	$13,837
Thompson K8 International Academy	Public	K-8	16300 Lincoln Dr	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-7404	544	35	15.7	64.5%	21 (3.9%)	444 (81.6%)	56 (10.3%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	14.9	1259^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.4%		11.9	1312^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.7%	53	22.2		28.3	25.0	26.9	13.3	21.7	24.6	18.5	7.3		15.2	12.3	8.8	9.9	14.0	$24,147	$1,953	$22,194

Frequently Asked Questions about Burton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Burton Elementary School?

Students at Burton Elementary School are 91% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Is Burton Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Burton Elementary School ranks in the top 6.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Burton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Burton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Burton Elementary School attend?

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

High : Berkley High School

What district is Burton Elementary School in?

Berkley School District

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