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Ottawa Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Ottawa Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school located in Clinton Twp, MI, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 513. The school is part of the Chippewa Valley Schools district, which is ranked 240 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $11,607 to $14,763 over the past few years, Ottawa Elementary School is struggling to achieve better outcomes for its students. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.6% to 31.2%, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Ottawa Elementary School's test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 38.7% for the district and 38.9% for the state.

When comparing Ottawa Elementary School to the nearby schools within the same district, such as Clinton Valley Elementary, Huron Elementary, and Miami Elementary, it becomes evident that Ottawa Elementary School is performing significantly worse across various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and free/reduced lunch rates. This trend is worrying and suggests the need for significant interventions and improvements to address the root causes of these issues and improve educational outcomes for all students.

519

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,763

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 — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (21% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg39%

Michigan avg39%

1,188^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Chippewa Valley Schools

240^th of 613Chippewa 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
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
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
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
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
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

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-16 vs state

Science20%-20 vs state

Social Studies19%-10 vs state

Math15%-23 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	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%)	18.6	1188^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.2%		27.3	1065^th of 1486 public elementary schools	28.3%	123	17.7	30.1	33.0		8.8	22.9	17.0		20.5	19.3	$14,763	$1,051	$13,712
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%)	45.5	783^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	47.4%		48	730^th of 1486 public elementary schools	50.9%	53	30.6	38.2	37.7	43.8	54.0	38.2	32.1	25.7	30.2	22.6	$14,035	$934	$13,101
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%)	61.8	538^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.8	461^st of 1486 public elementary schools	69.0%	77	42.0	45.1	44.6	63.9	46.4	41.1	33.8	45.2	50.0	27.0	$14,873	$1,267	$13,606
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%)	9.1	1373^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%		15.2	1245^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.2%	128	16.4	17.5	8.1		17.9	22.2	4.1		8.1		$17,385	$1,669	$15,716
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%)	6.7	1431^st of 1488 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.9	1442^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	3.0%	11	15.5		8.2		6.9				10.2	8.2	$17,650	$4,436	$13,214
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%)	27.4	1047^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.6%		28.9	1036^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.3%	11	47.3	32.2	33.9		23.6	20.3	19.6		25.0	8.9	$14,323	$1,323	$13,001
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)
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)				53.9				61.5
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%)	65.9	479^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.8%		68.8	424^th of 1486 public elementary schools	71.5%	55	42.9	55.6	56.7		47.6	27.8	43.3		53.3	53.3	$11,680	$1,673	$10,008
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%)	50.1	716^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.9%		63.3	510^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.7%	206	42.9	47.1	41.6		50.0	37.6	32.1		29.5	28.2	$14,297	$1,083	$13,214

Frequently Asked Questions about Ottawa Elementary School

What district is Ottawa Elementary School in?

Chippewa Valley Schools

How many students attend Ottawa Elementary School?

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

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

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.

Is Ottawa Elementary School a good school?

Ottawa Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

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