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Crothers Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Crothers Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Warren, Michigan, serving 333 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Center Line Public Schools district, which is ranked 503 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crothers Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools, with a ranking between 1076 and 1360 out of around 1,500 schools over the past 10 years. The school significantly underperforms compared to state averages on M-Step standardized tests, with only 11.5% of 3rd graders, 21.6% of 4th graders, and 18.2% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 25% of 3rd graders, 14% of 4th graders, and 8.89% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in math. Crothers Elementary also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 43.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Center Line Public Schools district, such as May V Peck Elementary and Mark C Roose Elementary, as well as schools in the Fitzgerald Public Schools and Hazel Park School District, Crothers Elementary performs significantly worse, with lower academic proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. Despite these challenges, the school has not shown any significant improvement in its performance or ranking over the past decade.

322

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,938

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25310 Masch Ave
Warren, MI 48091-5023

(586) 510-2400

District: Center Line Public Schools

Students who attend Crothers Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wolfe Middle School
High:	Center Line High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.4%

African American:

29.2%

Asian:

15.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg22%

Michigan avg40%

1,326^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Center Line Public Schools

503^rd of 613Center Line 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
2025	11.6	1326 of 1488	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1151 of 1486	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1223 of 1470	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1136 of 1344	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1076 of 1153	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1201 of 1408	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1226 of 1448	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	1325 of 1466	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	1331 of 1548	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	1360 of 1580	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.4	1309 of 1533	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	1220 of 1563	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.4	899 of 1566	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.6	1254 of 1552	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.8	945 of 1552	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.9	1143 of 1589	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	54.2	934 of 1577	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.7	661 of 1565	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.8	1071 of 1545	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	20.6	438 of 475	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	25.6	227 of 270	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1258 of 1338	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	897 of 1342	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1206 of 1321	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	964 of 1106	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1200 of 1443	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1201 of 1346	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	883 of 1381	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1080 of 1350	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	881 of 1099	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	906 of 1134	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1151 of 1397	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1191 of 1366	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1194 of 1347	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1118 of 1334	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1012 of 1196	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1199 of 1446	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1089 of 1206	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	939 of 1204	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1006 of 1198	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1051 of 1128	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1178 of 1253	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2018)8th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math20%-21 vs state

English Language Arts17%-25 vs state

Social Studies11%-18 vs state

Science9%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 4, 2020

My little cousins and my son go here, soon my younger son will too in the fall and in a few years my youngest will too. The teachers really care about education and it's clear it's not about the paycheck. My son is already reading above the average level for a first grader and I firmly believe it's because of his teacher. The principal is amazing too, the kids love him. Close Quote

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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
Crothers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25310 Masch Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 510-2400	322	20	16.3	75.8%	114 (35.4%)	94 (29.2%)	21 (6.5%)	49 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.7%)	11.6	1326^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.9%		21.7	1151^st of 1486 public elementary schools	22.5%	175			11.5	21.6	18.2			25.0	14.0				8.9		11.4		$17,938	$2,730	$15,209
Mark C Roose Elementary School	Public	K-5	4701 Marcy St	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 510-2700	369	25	14.6	75.9%	99 (26.8%)	65 (17.6%)	18 (4.9%)	158 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	36	918^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.3%		17.5	1211^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.5%	293			16.9	27.6	49.1			20.0	20.5	41.8			40.0		36.4		$16,941	$1,763	$15,178
Great Oaks Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4257 Bart Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Great Oaks Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 427-4540	768	37	20.5	90.8%	11 (1.4%)	623 (81.1%)	11 (1.4%)	40 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (10.5%)	37.3	904^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.2%		39	868^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.6%	36	70.4	22.5	28.6	37.2	35.3	44.4	57.3	41.7	27.3	18.6	37.0	22.7	29.4	47.9	10.5	47.9	$14,609	$3,250	$11,358
Siersma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3100 Donna Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 698-4369	494	33	14.8	77.1%	135 (27.3%)	108 (21.9%)	13 (2.6%)	215 (43.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	39.8	866^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.8%		50.8	686^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.8%	180			32.3	33.7	47.4			28.6	46.7	25.3			35.4		16.5		$17,431	$2,106	$15,325
Westview Elementary School	Public	K-3	24077 Warner Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-5520	446	28	15.9	77.8%	51 (11.4%)	217 (48.7%)	30 (6.7%)	103 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.1%)								(n/a)			21.2					25.1									$18,825	$2,663	$16,162
Mound Park Elementary School	Public	4-5	5356 Toepfer Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-7590	296	18	16.0	79.7%	55 (18.6%)	129 (43.6%)	20 (6.8%)	64 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	16	1245^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.3%		12.1	1307^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.0%	62				22.7	28.9				13.0	9.9			21.9		16.4		$21,930	$8,365	$13,564
Madison District Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	25601 Couzens Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 542-5465	64	10	6.5	89.1%	24 (37.5%)	27 (42.2%)	6 (9.4%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																	$18,066	$2,015	$16,051
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23720 Hoover Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-5300	280	21	13.5	81.1%	102 (36.4%)	163 (58.2%)	7 (2.5%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8.5	1382^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.1%		16.9	1223^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	17.7%	159			10.3	10.0	16.3			8.8	12.5	12.2			14.3		12.2		$00	$00	$00
May V Peck Elementary School	Public	K-5	26201 Lorraine	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 510-2600	493	31	15.8	68.0%	143 (29.0%)	175 (35.5%)	26 (5.3%)	82 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.2%)	18	1196^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.6%		18.9	1182^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	20.5%	14			35.2	13.2	22.7			29.5	11.6	12.0			17.3		12.0		$16,665	$3,994	$12,671
Schofield Elementary School	Public	K	21555 Warner Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-5150	169	13	12.8	83.4%	20 (11.8%)	65 (38.5%)	10 (5.9%)	51 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.6%)								(n/a)																	$22,371	$3,870	$18,501

Frequently Asked Questions about Crothers Elementary School

Is Crothers Elementary School a good school?

Crothers Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Crothers Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Wolfe Middle School
High : Center Line High School

What district is Crothers Elementary School in?

Center Line Public Schools

How many students attend Crothers Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Crothers Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Crothers Elementary School?

Students at Crothers Elementary School are 35% White, 29% African American, 15% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

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