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Ojibwa Elementary School

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Ojibwa Elementary School ranks 729 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

729^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Ojibwa Elementary School in Macomb, MI, is a mid-sized elementary school within the Chippewa Valley Schools district, serving 622 students in grades PK through 5. The school has maintained a stable, average performance profile over the past decade, typically earning a 3-star rating, with recent state rankings placing it in the 51st percentile for the 2025-2026 school year.

Ojibwa's most significant challenge is its high rate of chronic absenteeism, which stood at 25.9% for the 2024-2025 school year. This rate is more than double that of nearby schools like Sequoyah Elementary School (10.2%), Mohawk Elementary School (12.2%), and Cheyenne Elementary School (12.3%). The school also shows a clear gender achievement gap, ranking in the 52nd percentile for female students but only the 41st percentile for male students. More concerning is the school's performance with special education students, where it ranks in the 2nd percentile statewide—a steep decline from the 17th percentile just three years ago. This suggests the support systems for these students are severely underperforming and warrant immediate attention from parents and administrators.

Despite these challenges, Ojibwa demonstrates notable strengths. The school excels in 5th-grade science, with 46.8% of students proficient compared to the state average of 40%. It also shows pockets of success with specific student subgroups, ranking in the 68th percentile for multi-racial students. However, academic performance varies widely by grade and subject—5th-grade ELA proficiency (54%) far exceeds the state average, while 4th-grade math proficiency (27.1%) falls well below it. The school's overall trajectory has been declining, slipping from the 64th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 51st percentile currently. When compared to Sequoyah Elementary School, just three miles away, the contrast is stark—Sequoyah ranks in the 80th percentile with dramatically higher proficiency rates across most subjects. Parents considering Ojibwa should be aware of these strengths and challenges, particularly the high absenteeism rate and the need for stronger support for male and special education students.

622

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,017

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

88.8%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 10% (any vaccine)

46950 Heydenreich Rd
Macomb, MI 48044-4423

(586) 723-6400

District: Chippewa Valley Schools

Students who attend Ojibwa Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Seneca Middle School
High:	Dakota High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.0%

African American:

15.1%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

Michigan avg38%

729^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	48.1	729 of 1492	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	726 of 1488	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	535 of 1486	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	634 of 1470	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	514 of 1344	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	587 of 1153	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	428 of 1408	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	344 of 1448	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	67.3	392 of 1466	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	72.2	382 of 1548	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	71.3	426 of 1580	73.0%	★★★★☆
2014	70.7	407 of 1533	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	57.4	697 of 1563	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.1	490 of 1566	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.6	447 of 1552	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	75.1	319 of 1552	79.4%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	422 of 1589	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	346 of 1577	78.1%	★★★★☆
2007	71.1	419 of 1565	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	62.6	654 of 1545	57.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	163 of 388	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	90 of 348	74.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	80.4	39 of 270	85.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	646 of 1343	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	580 of 1338	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	431 of 1342	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	651 of 1321	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	543 of 1106	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	515 of 902	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	348 of 1171	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	345 of 1443	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	957 of 1352	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	928 of 1346	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	821 of 1381	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	825 of 1350	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	633 of 1099	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	587 of 749	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	466 of 1134	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	276 of 1397	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	804 of 1372	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	832 of 1366	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	643 of 1347	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	612 of 1334	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	470 of 1139	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	630 of 915	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	486 of 1196	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	365 of 1446	74.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	33 of 104	68.3%	★★★★☆
2025	33.6	61 of 93	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	32 of 78	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.6	76 of 81	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	241 of 246	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	199 of 225	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	162 of 195	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	232 of 403	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	704 of 1199	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.2	517 of 1206	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	396 of 1204	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	574 of 1198	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	427 of 1102	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	453 of 1005	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	364 of 1128	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	350 of 1253	72.1%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)86th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)68th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science47%+7 vs state

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Math30%-8 vs state

Social Studies29%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)				M-Step Math (2026)				M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	88.8%	10%	$14,017	$925	$13,092
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	83.3%	8.3%	$17,255	$1,196	$16,059
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	86.8%	10.5%	$14,012	$873	$13,139
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	84%	12%	$14,665	$896	$13,769
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	90.7%	2.7%	$14,167	$782	$13,385
Cherokee Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	42900 Rivergate Dr	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-4800	526	27	19.8	40.3%	368 (70.0%)	69 (13.1%)	29 (5.5%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.7%)	55.4	623^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	58.2%		52.5	678^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.4%	55	48.1	48.8	43.0		41.6	36.6	38.7		40.9	26.9	90.9%	9.1%	$13,663	$846	$12,817
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	90.8%	7.9%	$14,514	$921	$13,593
Erie Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	42276 Romeo Plank Rd	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-5400	474	29	16.6	36.3%	357 (75.3%)	59 (12.4%)	24 (5.1%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.9%)	37.4	897^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.9%		44	810^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.6%	87	35.6	41.3	40.0		31.0	23.8	18.2		34.5	27.3	86.8%	7.9%	$15,395	$1,222	$14,173
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	88.8%	7.5%	$13,137	$567	$12,570
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	86.5%	13.5%	$16,806	$1,076	$15,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Ojibwa Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Ojibwa Elementary School?

Students at Ojibwa Elementary School are 64% White, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What district is Ojibwa Elementary School in?

Chippewa Valley Schools

What schools do graduates of Ojibwa Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Seneca Middle School
High : Dakota High School

Is Ojibwa Elementary School a good school?

Ojibwa Elementary School ranks 729^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ojibwa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Ojibwa Elementary School.

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