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Botsford Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Botsford Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Livonia, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 324 students. The school is part of the Clarenceville School District, which is ranked 496 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Botsford Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.4% to 44.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Grandview Elementary (29.5%) and Beech Elementary (29.5%). The school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 23.2% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9%.

Botsford Elementary also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 75.15% to 79.32% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools, with a ranking between 970 and 1136 out of approximately 1,500 schools over the past several years, placing it in the bottom 25% of schools statewide. Despite increased spending per student, from $12,092 in 2020-2021 to $14,713 in 2022-2023, the school has not shown significant improvement in its metrics, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of its strategies and resource allocation.

347

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19515 Lathers St
Livonia, MI 48152-2221

(248) 919-0402

District: Clarenceville School District

Students who attend Botsford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clarenceville Middle School
High:	Clarenceville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

African American:

32.0%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 21 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg26%

Michigan avg39%

1,126^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Clarenceville School District

496^th of 613Clarenceville School District 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	22.0	1126 of 1488	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1103 of 1486	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	970 of 1470	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1106 of 1344	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1028 of 1153	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1124 of 1408	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1136 of 1448	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	1226 of 1466	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	1233 of 1548	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	1277 of 1580	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.5	1007 of 1533	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.1	781 of 1563	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.3	949 of 1566	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.2	967 of 1552	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.7	1006 of 1552	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.4	1068 of 1589	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.7	1053 of 1577	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.7	940 of 1565	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.0	696 of 1545	55.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	36.3	288 of 475	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1097 of 1338	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1092 of 1342	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	801 of 1321	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	792 of 1106	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	998 of 1171	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1160 of 1443	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	963 of 1346	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	984 of 1381	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	792 of 1350	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	775 of 1099	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	591 of 749	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	801 of 1134	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1071 of 1397	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1052 of 1366	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1051 of 1347	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	904 of 1334	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1058 of 1139	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	861 of 915	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	945 of 1196	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1035 of 1446	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	991 of 1206	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	961 of 1204	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	830 of 1198	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	922 of 1102	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	817 of 1005	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	979 of 1128	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1052 of 1253	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)39th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-12 vs state

Science26%-14 vs state

Math21%-18 vs state

Social Studies9%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Botsford Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	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	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
Botsford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19515 Lathers St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Clarenceville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 919-0402	347	26	13.1	68.9%	178 (51.3%)	111 (32.0%)	23 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.9%)	22	1126^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.3%		24.1	1103^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	25.8%	23			23.2	28.6	39.3			26.8	23.9	10.5			26.3		8.8		$00	$00	$00
Grand River Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	28111 8 Mile Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Grand River Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 893-6100	727	41	17.7	80.5%	18 (2.5%)	573 (78.8%)	28 (3.9%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.4%)	12.8	1303^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	12.4%		15.2	1247^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.1%	56	44.4	23.6	19.2	14.5	18.7	16.9	28.0	26.0	8.2	9.5	10.7	20.0	17.3	36.1	14.7	37.5	$11,824	$1,050	$10,775
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19814 Louise St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Clarenceville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 919-0404	332	24	13.7	73.5%	110 (33.1%)	161 (48.5%)	24 (7.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.2%)	31.4	988^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.6%		28.2	1050^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.3%	62			19.0	41.0	45.1			30.2	27.9	11.8			37.3		18.0		$00	$00	$00
B Beck Education Center	Public	PK-K	27100 Bennett	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(313) 242-3501	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Coolidge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	30500 Curtis Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2705	535	33	16.4	18.9%	416 (77.8%)	32 (6.0%)	41 (7.7%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	87.6	164^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.0%		86.6	168^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.7%	4			60.8	62.3				73.0	59.1								$15,595	$1,228	$14,367
Redford Service Learning Academy Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	25490 Grand River Ave	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 541-7619	445	29	15.3	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	441 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11.1	1337^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.1%		7.6	1397^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.0%	60	37.8		21.7	6.3	8.7		9.1	26.1						6.7			$13,369	$1,646	$11,723
Beech Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19990 Beech Daly Rd	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-6100	457	34	13.6	84.0%	82 (17.9%)	304 (66.5%)	37 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	14.5	1268^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.8%		13.4	1275^th of 1486 public elementary schools	14.2%	7			16.1	26.4	21.0	17.2		24.2	25.0	9.7	9.4		13.1		9.7		$32,748	$6,224	$26,524
Fostering Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	16511 Delaware Ave	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Fostering Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(313) 531-9971	76	7	10.8	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	76 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$21,606	$4,211	$17,395
Discovery Creative Pathways Redford	Public, Charter	K-8	17175 Olympia	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Discovery Creative Pathways	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 916-7490	208	15	13.8	91.8%	7 (3.4%)	192 (92.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	11	1338^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.1%					(n/a)	27.8			13.6		17.4				11.5			15.4	27.8			$17,062	$1,883	$15,179
Hilbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	26440 Puritan	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 242-3801	397	30	13.2	80.6%	60 (15.1%)	277 (69.8%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	11.8	1321^st of 1488 public elementary schools	11.2%					(n/a)			15.1	16.1	12.5	28.6		15.1	9.1		11.9		13.2		10.5		$23,845	$6,385	$17,460

Frequently Asked Questions about Botsford Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Botsford Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Clarenceville Middle School
High : Clarenceville High School

Is Botsford Elementary School a good school?

Botsford Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Botsford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Botsford Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Botsford Elementary School?

Students at Botsford Elementary School are 51% White, 32% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What district is Botsford Elementary School in?

Clarenceville School District

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