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Ottawa Elementary School

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Ottawa Elementary School ranks 1118 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Ottawa Elementary School in Clinton Twp, MI, is a PK-5 school within the Chippewa Valley Schools district, serving 519 students in a suburban area where about half of the student body qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

Ottawa Elementary is currently performing in the bottom quartile of Michigan elementary schools, ranking in the 25th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. This marks a significant decline from a decade ago when the school ranked in the 48th percentile. The most striking area of concern is mathematics, particularly in the early grades. In 3rd grade, only 12.2% of students were proficient in math—a staggering 28.6 percentage points below the district average and 30.7 points below the state average. This is the lowest proficiency rate among all comparable schools within a two-mile radius. The gap narrows somewhat by 5th grade, where math proficiency reaches 20.9%, but still remains well below district and state averages. English Language Arts scores are also below average, though not as dramatically as math.

What makes Ottawa's situation particularly noteworthy is the stark contrast with nearby schools in the same district. Huron Elementary School, located just 2.16 miles away, ranks in the 51st percentile and consistently scores 20-30 percentage points higher in both ELA and math across all grade levels. The comparison with Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy, a nearby charter school, is even more pronounced, with proficiency rates often three to four times higher than Ottawa's. Chronic absenteeism affects 29.6% of Ottawa students, higher than the district average of 23.1% and notably above higher-performing peers like Huron (20.3%). Interestingly, Ottawa's per-student spending of $13,985 is actually higher than Huron's $13,028, suggesting the academic challenges stem from factors beyond financial resources. On a positive note, the school shows improvement by 5th grade, with ELA proficiency more than doubling from 16% in 3rd grade to 38.4% by 5th grade, suggesting that interventions may become more effective in upper elementary grades.

519

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,985

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18601 Millar Rd
Clinton Twp, MI 48036-2094

(586) 723-6600

District: Chippewa Valley Schools

Students who attend Ottawa Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Algonquin Middle School
High:	Chippewa Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

African American:

22.0%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg38%

Michigan avg38%

1,118^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	23.1	1118 of 1492	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	1188 of 1488	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1065 of 1486	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1066 of 1470	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	896 of 1344	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.2	976 of 1153	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	926 of 1408	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	856 of 1448	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.3	846 of 1466	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.7	812 of 1548	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.4	896 of 1580	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.2	917 of 1533	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.8	639 of 1563	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.7	717 of 1566	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.3	821 of 1552	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.0	853 of 1552	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.5	988 of 1589	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.7	914 of 1577	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.5	778 of 1565	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.5	792 of 1545	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	201 of 348	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	114 of 475	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	1116 of 1343	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	1208 of 1338	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1078 of 1342	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1083 of 1321	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	757 of 1106	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	793 of 902	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	842 of 1171	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.8	718 of 1443	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	1062 of 1352	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	1195 of 1346	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1002 of 1381	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1022 of 1350	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	788 of 1099	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	565 of 749	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	919 of 1134	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	820 of 1397	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	1109 of 1372	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	1100 of 1366	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1009 of 1347	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1002 of 1334	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	869 of 1139	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	677 of 915	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	877 of 1196	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	905 of 1446	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	33.2	50 of 81	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	30.1	308 of 403	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	944 of 1199	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	1059 of 1206	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	866 of 1204	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	966 of 1198	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	747 of 1102	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.3	866 of 1005	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	857 of 1128	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	817 of 1253	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)38th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2018)24th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Science27%-13 vs state

Social Studies16%-11 vs state

Math16%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, December 8, 2017

Amazing School, Excellent teachers, and an amazing staff. Our children absolutely love this school and all the teachers. The Principal is the Best Principle of any school I have known. Very involved and liked by everyone. The front office staff is very kind always. They have cool programs such as Lego Robotics and Science competitions that are really cool. I am Very proud to have my children at this school. 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
Ottawa Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	18601 Millar Rd	Clinton Twp	48036	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-6600	519	30	17.3	49.9%	304 (58.6%)	114 (22.0%)	41 (7.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	23.1	1118^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.1%		18.6	1188^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.2%	70			16.0	33.9	38.4			12.2	14.3	20.9			26.7		16.3		$13,985	$963	$13,023
Walt Disney Elementary School	Public	K-6	36155 Kelly Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6400	366	20	18.2	40.2%	246 (67.2%)	59 (16.1%)	17 (4.6%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.0%)	56.3	608^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.2%		45.5	783^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	47.4%	175			47.7	41.2	45.6	35.3		65.9	51.0	31.6	35.3		33.3		24.6		$13,977	$793	$13,185
Salk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17601 15 Mile Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6800	455	28	16.1	37.1%	320 (70.3%)	68 (14.9%)	23 (5.1%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	54	639^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.2%		61.8	538^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.8%	101			31.0	35.5	51.9	49.4		51.7	37.1	27.8	37.7		40.7		22.2		$15,619	$1,349	$14,270
Charles C McGlinnen School	Public	PK, KG-5	21415 Sunnyview St	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-3400	409	23	17.7	80.9%	145 (35.5%)	190 (46.5%)	22 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	18.9	1198^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.7%		9.1	1373^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%	175			12.5	38.1	23.1			14.3	27.0	9.8			21.2		11.5		$14,411	$1,767	$12,644
Seminole Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Mulberry St	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Mount Clemens Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 461-3900	407	21	19.3	92.4%	59 (14.5%)	261 (64.1%)	17 (4.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (15.2%)	7.3	1427^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.7	1431^st of 1488 public elementary schools	3.8%	4			4.8	18.0	1465.2			8.1	13.1	1460.3			1470.7		1464.7		$16,339	$2,762	$13,577
Clinton Valley Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1260 Mulberry St	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-5200	322	18	18.4	57.5%	167 (51.9%)	97 (30.1%)	10 (3.1%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.0%)	22.2	1139^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.7%		27.4	1047^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.6%	92			23.2	33.3	40.7			18.2	11.5	17.2			26.8		5.4		$14,958	$1,265	$13,693
Rainbow Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	33749 Wurfel St	Clinton Twp	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(586) 791-3500	24	9	2.7	83.3%	10 (41.7%)	10 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)								(n/a)																	$42,422	$5,752	$36,670
Red Oak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	22280 E Price Dr	Clinton Twp	48035	Macomb County	Red Oak Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(734) 369-9500	60	6	10.0	98.3%	21 (35.0%)	5 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (55.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	53.3	20.0					35.3					1672.8		33.3		33.3	$24,408	$1,140	$23,268
Mt Clemens Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1070 Hampton Rd	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 465-5545	278	14	19.5	35.6%	170 (61.2%)	80 (28.8%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	62.7	520^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.1%		65.9	479^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.8%	41			44.7	46.3	48.5			48.9	41.5	34.4			45.5		42.4		$11,866	$848	$11,018
Huron Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15800 Terra Bella St	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-5800	522	27	19.2	41.2%	321 (61.5%)	79 (15.1%)	73 (14.0%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	47.8	734^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.8%		50.1	716^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.9%	18			41.8	45.2	47.7			39.2	31.0	29.1			34.9		25.6		$13,028	$743	$12,285

Frequently Asked Questions about Ottawa Elementary School

How many students attend Ottawa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Ottawa Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ottawa Elementary School?

Students at Ottawa Elementary School are 59% White, 22% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ottawa Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Algonquin Middle School
High : Chippewa Valley High School

Is Ottawa Elementary School a good school?

Ottawa Elementary School ranks 1118^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Ottawa Elementary School in?

Chippewa Valley Schools

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