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Crothers Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Crothers Elementary School in Warren, MI, is a K-5 school within the Center Line Public Schools district, serving 322 students in a predominantly low-income community where about 76% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Crothers faces significant academic challenges, with overall performance ranking in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools. However, there are some encouraging signs. The school's state ranking improved from the 11th percentile to the 24th percentile in the most recent school year, and 3rd-grade reading scores showed remarkable growth—jumping from 11.5% proficiency to 27.8%, which actually exceeds the district average. This suggests early literacy instruction may be a relative strength to build upon. The most pressing concern is 5th-grade math, where only 9.4% of students met proficiency standards—less than a third of the state average and a persistent weakness over multiple years. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from 43.7% to 31.8%, remains above the state average and likely contributes to inconsistent academic performance.

Perhaps the most telling comparison is with Mark C Roose Elementary, located just 0.4 miles away in the same district. Despite serving nearly identical student demographics and spending comparable amounts per pupil, Roose consistently outperforms Crothers across nearly every subject and grade level—for example, Roose's 5th-grade reading proficiency (41%) is dramatically higher than Crothers' (28.3%). Additionally, Great Oaks Academy, a charter school less than a mile away, also achieves stronger results. These nearby comparisons suggest that while Crothers faces real challenges, the resources and strategies exist in neighboring schools to achieve better outcomes, making the school's struggles a matter of implementation rather than circumstance.

322

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,227

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: Improving — 14th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (23% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

Michigan avg38%

1,132^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Center Line Public Schools

503^rd of 625Center 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
2026	22.5	1132 of 1492	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	93 of 100	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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
2026	18.2	1130 of 1343	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.0	994 of 1352	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.7	1087 of 1372	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.6	942 of 1199	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile~ school

White (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-8 vs school

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

Asian (2026)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Science23%-17 vs state

Math21%-17 vs state

Social Studies21%-7 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 (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
Crothers Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	22.5	1132^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	24.1%		11.6	1326^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.9%	194			27.8	23.9	28.3			30.6	19.1	9.4			22.6		20.8		$17,227	$1,552	$15,674
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%)	40.8	847^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.2%		36	918^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.3%	71			32.2	29.7	41.0			32.2	28.8	28.2			34.6		34.6		$18,250	$1,600	$16,650
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%)	45	778^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.9%		37.3	904^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.2%	126	78.1	29.7	45.3	36.9	43.8	36.7	64.9	45.9	35.7	27.5	24.1	42.9	31.3	46.0	17.7	68.3	$13,407	$1,368	$12,038
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%)	31.9	975^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.7%		39.8	866^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.8%	109			19.8	36.2	37.8			33.0	37.9	26.7			26.7		17.8		$19,506	$1,441	$18,065
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)			33.8					37.7									$18,236	$1,556	$16,680
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%)	12.7	1316^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.8%		16	1245^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.3%	71				17.6	29.0				10.6	7.1			18.6		10.0		$16,996	$1,498	$15,498
Unity Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	27800 Dequindre Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Unity Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(734) 369-9500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	60.3	552^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	63.0%					(n/a)	50.0	30.0	32.0	46.4	47.4	48.6	55.0	32.0	42.9	26.3	56.8	65.0		50.0		70.0
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)																	$25,772	$1,227	$24,545
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%)	9.4	1380^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.5%		8.5	1382^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.1%	2			25.0	10.2	17.8			12.5	8.5	6.7			13.3		6.7		$17,883	$2,239	$15,644
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%)	16.6	1248^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.4%		18	1196^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.6%	52			19.4	33.3	13.0			18.1	26.4	8.7			13.0		11.6		$15,074	$1,419	$13,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Crothers Elementary School

How many students attend Crothers Elementary School?

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

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

Is Crothers Elementary School a good school?

Crothers Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Crothers Elementary School in?

Center Line Public Schools

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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