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Shawnee Elementary School

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Shawnee Elementary School ranks 408 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

408^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Shawnee Elementary School in Macomb, MI, is a large, highly-rated public school within the Chippewa Valley Schools district, serving 662 students in grades PK through 5 and earning a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

Shawnee stands out as a top academic performer in its immediate area. In the most recent school year, its overall state ranking (73rd percentile) was significantly higher than nearby schools like Fox Elementary (38th), Ojibwa Elementary (51st), and Cherokee Elementary (58th). The school shows exceptional strength in early literacy and math, with 3rd-grade proficiency rates (48.3% in ELA and 60.3% in math) dramatically exceeding district and state averages. Shawnee also excels in 5th-grade Social Studies, where 39.2% of students were proficient—far above the district (28.5%) and state (27.5%) averages. Another key differentiator is student attendance: Shawnee's chronic absenteeism rate is just 13.3%, roughly half the district average (23.1%) and well below the state average (27.9%), indicating strong student engagement and a supportive environment.

While Shawnee's overall performance remains strong, there are a few areas worth noting. The school has seen a gradual decline in its state percentile ranking over the past five years, though its test scores have stayed stable—suggesting other schools are improving faster rather than Shawnee slipping. There is also a notable dip in 5th-grade math proficiency (38.2% compared to 60.3% in 3rd grade), which may point to a transition challenge in upper-elementary math. Interestingly, Sequoyah Elementary, the highest-performing nearby school with similar demographics, consistently outperforms Shawnee in nearly every subject, suggesting there may be instructional strategies worth studying. On a positive note, Shawnee's per-student spending of $14,167 is in the middle of the pack—less than Cheyenne Elementary ($17,255) and Sequoyah ($16,806)—yet it achieves stronger results than Cheyenne, indicating efficient use of resources.

662

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,167

Per pupil spending ?

19%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21555 Vesper Dr
Macomb, MI 48044-1378

(586) 723-6800

District: Chippewa Valley Schools

Students who attend Shawnee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Seneca Middle School
High:	Dakota High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.7%

Hispanic:

3.5%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chippewa Valley Schools

✓Above the Michigan median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg38%

Michigan avg38%

408^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Elementary Schools in the Chippewa Valley Schools

225^th of 625Chippewa Valley 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	70.0	408 of 1492	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	373 of 1488	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	307 of 1486	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	221 of 1470	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	199 of 1344	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	139 of 1153	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	148 of 1408	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	220 of 1448	84.8%	★★★★☆
2017	77.9	248 of 1466	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	230 of 1548	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	367 of 1580	76.8%	★★★★☆
2014	70.3	424 of 1533	72.3%	★★★★☆
2013	64.8	541 of 1563	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.9	495 of 1566	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.3	240 of 1552	84.5%	★★★★☆
2010	76.7	258 of 1552	83.4%	★★★★☆
2009	74.4	360 of 1589	77.3%	★★★★☆
2008	68.0	557 of 1577	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.4	349 of 1565	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.7	301 of 1545	80.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	121 of 188	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.8	49 of 173	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	79 of 184	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	73 of 180	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.5	55 of 270	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	485 of 1343	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	592 of 1338	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	362 of 1342	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	192 of 1321	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	186 of 1106	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	149 of 902	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	82 of 1171	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	163 of 1443	88.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	535 of 1352	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.1	485 of 1346	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	218 of 1381	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	111 of 1350	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	74.4	171 of 1099	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	211 of 1397	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	373 of 1372	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	264 of 1366	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	245 of 1347	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	240 of 1334	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	207 of 1139	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	132 of 915	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	223 of 1196	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	299 of 1446	79.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	61.3	22 of 81	72.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	100 of 252	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	135 of 225	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	91 of 195	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	46 of 403	88.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	463 of 1199	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	450 of 1206	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	345 of 1204	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	235 of 1198	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	198 of 1102	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	153 of 1005	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	155 of 1128	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	277 of 1253	77.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)64th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%+10 vs state

Math50%+12 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

Social Studies39%+12 vs state

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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
Shawnee Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	21555 Vesper Dr	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-6800	662	35	18.8	19.0%	587 (88.7%)	15 (2.3%)	23 (3.5%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	70	408^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.7%		72.8	373^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	74.9%	35			48.3	48.4	58.8			60.3	50.8	38.2			40.2		39.2		$14,167	$782	$13,385
Cheyenne Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	47600 Heydenreich Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-5000	440	28	15.7	24.5%	323 (73.4%)	44 (10.0%)	15 (3.4%)	30 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	66.1	470^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.5%		63.4	520^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.1%	50			36.5	46.8	53.9			52.7	45.6	41.6			48.1		40.8		$17,255	$1,196	$16,059
Ojibwa Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	46950 Heydenreich Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-6400	622	34	18.5	42.8%	398 (64.0%)	94 (15.1%)	35 (5.6%)	24 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.9%)	48.1	729^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.1%		49.5	726^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.2%	3			29.6	41.1	54.0			38.0	27.1	26.6			46.8		29.0		$14,017	$925	$13,092
Sequoyah Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	18500 24 Mile Rd	Macomb	48042	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-7000	490	28	17.5	19.8%	432 (88.2%)	14 (2.9%)	15 (3.1%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	77.3	302^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	79.8%		75.6	329^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.9%	27			50.6	65.9	64.6			59.5	50.0	46.3			48.8		35.4		$16,806	$1,076	$15,729
Mohawk Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	48101 Romeo Plank Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-6200	463	28	16.7	26.1%	381 (82.3%)	30 (6.5%)	15 (3.2%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	60.2	555^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.8%		55.2	644^th of 1488 public elementary schools	56.7%	89			39.5	40.7	46.3			48.1	41.9	47.5			41.3		37.5		$14,012	$873	$13,139
Atwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	45690 North Ave	Macomb	48042	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 493-5250	612	33	18.5	35.6%	464 (75.8%)	59 (9.6%)	23 (3.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.0%)	72.8	371^st of 1492 public elementary schools	75.1%		63.9	507^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.9%	136			43.0	56.1	56.6			49.5	50.9	53.3			50.8		34.4		$14,514	$921	$13,593
Fox Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	17500 Millstone Dr	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-5600	471	28	16.8	51.4%	308 (65.4%)	63 (13.4%)	56 (11.9%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	35.7	918^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.5%		29.8	1018^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.6%	100			33.0	39.8	31.7			38.5	28.9	27.0			22.2		22.2		$14,665	$896	$13,769
Floyd Ebeling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15970 Haverhill Dr	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-4700	711	36	19.9	34.6%	533 (75.0%)	17 (2.4%)	54 (7.6%)	75 (10.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	60.3	553^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	62.9%		73.6	359^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.9%	194			31.5	38.6	52.7	57.4		55.1	22.8	38.0	34.7		45.0		39.5		$13,137	$567	$12,570
Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School	Public	K-5	27100 24 Mile Rd	Chesterfield	48051	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 493-5230	656	35	18.9	41.2%	458 (69.8%)	93 (14.2%)	27 (4.1%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.9%)	52	669^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.2%		44.9	793^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	46.7%	124			40.7	37.2	44.4			44.7	31.0	29.6			50.0		32.4		$13,834	$1,073	$12,761
Endeavour Elementary and Middle School	Public	K-8	22505 26 Mile Rd	Ray	48048	Macomb County	New Haven Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 749-8067	595	36	16.3	50.6%	427 (71.8%)	100 (16.8%)	25 (4.2%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	38.3	885^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.7%		44.5	799^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.3%	86	65.5	25.5	47.1	43.9	35.2	45.0	39.8	55.9	41.5	8.4	21.3	25.2	32.4	27.5	10.3	47.7	$10,613	$1,000	$9,614

Frequently Asked Questions about Shawnee Elementary School

What district is Shawnee Elementary School in?

Chippewa Valley Schools

What schools do graduates of Shawnee Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Seneca Middle School
High : Dakota High School

Is Shawnee Elementary School a good school?

Shawnee Elementary School ranks 408^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Shawnee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Shawnee Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Shawnee Elementary School?

Students at Shawnee Elementary School are 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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