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Way Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Way Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, serving 473 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Bloomfield Hills Schools district, which is ranked 18th out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Way Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Michigan, with a statewide ranking between 22nd and 84th over the past several years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on the M-Step assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Way Elementary also ranks 14th out of 252 Michigan elementary schools for its performance with special education students, indicating a strong focus on supporting students with special needs. While the school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (around 14% in recent years), it still maintains a diverse student population with strong performance across different demographic groups.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Bloomfield Hills district and the surrounding area, Way Elementary consistently outperforms its peers on academic measures, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Way Elementary's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 76.5%, compared to 65.6% for the Bloomfield Hills district and 38.9% for the state. While the school faces some challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, its overall track record of excellence and commitment to student success are clear.

506

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,956

Per pupil spending ?

10.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

765 W Long Lake Rd
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-1552

(248) 341-7800

District: Bloomfield Hills Schools

Students who attend Way Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

South Hills Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.5%

Asian:

10.5%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (70% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bloomfield Hills Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg65%

Michigan avg39%

68^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Bloomfield Hills Schools

18^th of 613Bloomfield Hills 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
2025	93.8	68 of 1488	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	75 of 1486	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	56 of 1470	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	37 of 1344	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	22 of 1153	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	84 of 1408	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	127 of 1448	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	88.9	85 of 1466	94.2%	★★★★★
2016	84.2	178 of 1548	88.5%	★★★★☆
2015	87.4	138 of 1580	91.3%	★★★★★
2014	93.3	42 of 1533	97.3%	★★★★★
2013	94.8	22 of 1563	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	92.3	49 of 1566	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	86.6	19 of 1552	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	80.4	130 of 1552	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	87.4	32 of 1589	98.0%	★★★★★
2008	87.7	30 of 1577	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	88.8	15 of 1565	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	88.5	26 of 1545	98.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	48 of 95	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	38 of 101	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	65 of 1338	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	82 of 1342	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	75 of 1321	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	9 of 1106	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	40 of 902	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	22 of 1171	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	144 of 1443	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	75 of 1366	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	77 of 1347	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	55 of 1334	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	44 of 1139	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	10 of 915	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	151 of 1196	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	112 of 1446	92.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	14 of 252	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	73 of 1206	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	73 of 1204	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	56 of 1198	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	32 of 1102	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	32 of 1005	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	109 of 1128	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	159 of 1253	87.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+34 vs state

Math72%+34 vs state

Science63%+23 vs state

Social Studies49%+19 vs state

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Excellent school, the academics are tops, as well as the staff, who go above the call of duty. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	93.8	68^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.4%		92.4	75^th of 1486 public elementary schools	95.0%	7	76.5	75.9	75.0	81.7	69.0	66.7	63.1	48.8	$21,956	$808	$21,148
Conant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Quarton Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-7000	504	35	14.4	6.7%	391 (77.6%)	32 (6.3%)	17 (3.4%)	38 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	92.2	89^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.0%		95.5	41^st of 1486 public elementary schools	97.2%	48	68.1	76.1	74.2	73.4	73.9	58.8	66.3	44.9	$20,491	$812	$19,679
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%)	82.7	234^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.3%		85.7	179^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.0%	55	57.8	68.3	59.6	63.4	64.4	51.9	58.1	36.8	$22,403	$1,028	$21,375
Quarton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	771 Chesterfield Ave	Birmingham	48009	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-3429	371	23	16.0	2.4%	329 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	92.8	81^st of 1488 public elementary schools	94.6%		97	20^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.7%	61	70.8	64.6	78.0	75.4	62.5	61.0	73.2	51.2	$20,507	$634	$19,873
Lone Pine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Lone Pine Rd	West Bloomfield	48323	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 341-7300	432	33	13.1	11.8%	337 (78.0%)	22 (5.1%)	25 (5.8%)	27 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	91.7	95^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.6%		90.5	101^st of 1486 public elementary schools	93.2%	6	61.7	59.7	80.7	62.2	58.2	71.6	78.4	62.5	$23,728	$713	$23,015
West Maple Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	6275 Inkster Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48301	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-5100	529	35	14.9	10.0%	419 (79.2%)	33 (6.2%)	21 (4.0%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	91.7	93^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	93.8%		90.2	107^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.8%	14	68.8	78.6	66.7	82.7	73.3	57.5	56.3	50.6	$19,167	$693	$18,474
Harlan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3595 N Adams Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48304	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-3268	373	24	15.4	5.9%	298 (79.9%)	12 (3.2%)	18 (4.8%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.8%)	86.9	173^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	88.4%		90.3	105^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.9%	68	69.0	78.0	56.3	65.5	78.0	67.2	61.5	38.5	$19,333	$804	$18,529
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%)	22.1	1124^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.5%		19.4	1169^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.3%	45	23.8	32.4	28.8	25.4	14.1	19.2	26.9	19.2	$15,820	$2,141	$13,679
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)			26.3						$12,973	$1,429	$11,544
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%)	16.1	1242^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	16.5%		15.7	1241^st of 1486 public elementary schools	16.5%	1	27.3	31.4	16.7	22.7	11.8	8.3	20.8	12.5	$20,654	$2,716	$17,938

Frequently Asked Questions about Way Elementary School

Is Way Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Way Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 68^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Way Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Way Elementary School.

What district is Way Elementary School in?

Bloomfield Hills Schools

What schools do graduates of Way Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : South Hills Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Way Elementary School?

Students at Way Elementary School are 72% White, 10% Asian, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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