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JA Lanigan Elementary School

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JA Lanigan Elementary School ranks 624 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

624^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

JA Lanigan Elementary School in Farmington Hills, MI, serves 473 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade as part of the highly rated Farmington Public School District. The school has shown a steady upward trajectory in recent years, climbing from the 47th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to its current 58th percentile ranking, suggesting that recent school-wide initiatives are yielding positive results.

What truly sets JA Lanigan apart is its exceptional success with specific student groups. The school ranks in the 91st percentile statewide for its African American students, a remarkable achievement that has improved dramatically over the past three years. Similarly, English Language Learners at JA Lanigan perform in the 72nd percentile, well above state averages for this group. These results indicate highly effective, targeted instructional strategies. However, there is a notable gender gap, with female students ranking in the 61st percentile compared to males at the 46th percentile. The school also serves a more economically diverse population than many nearby schools, with 43.34% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch—a stark contrast to Longacre Elementary (13.54%) and Farmington STEAM Academy (9.66%).

Academic performance varies by grade and subject. While 4th-grade proficiency in ELA (47.9%) and Math (48.4%) approaches district averages, 3rd-grade Math proficiency (34.3%) lags significantly behind the district (56%) and state (42.9%). Chronic absenteeism remains a persistent challenge at 23.6%, though it has improved from a high of 32.1% in 2021-2022. The presence of the Farmington STEAM Academy, a magnet school ranking in the 94th percentile, draws many high-achieving students away from neighborhood schools, making direct comparisons less about school quality and more about demographics. Despite these challenges, JA Lanigan's consistent improvement and outstanding subgroup performance suggest a school effectively meeting the needs of its diverse student body.

473

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,023

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

88.9%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.8% (any vaccine)

23800 Tuck Rd
Farmington Hills, MI 48336-2769

(248) 489-3722

District: Farmington Public School District

Students who attend JA Lanigan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Middle School
	Power Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

African American:

29.4%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Farmington Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg48%

Michigan avg38%

624^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Farmington Public School District

145^th of 625Farmington Public 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
2026	55.4	624 of 1492	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	625 of 1488	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	786 of 1486	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	770 of 1470	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	665 of 1344	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.2	788 of 1153	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	629 of 1408	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	577 of 1448	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.0	855 of 1466	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	823 of 1548	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.5	856 of 1580	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.2	1029 of 1533	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.7	600 of 1563	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.1	579 of 1566	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	780 of 1552	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.3	915 of 1552	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.5	867 of 1589	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.4	760 of 1577	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.2	538 of 1565	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.1	614 of 1545	60.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	36 of 388	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	72.2	58 of 369	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	125 of 348	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	67 of 321	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	23 of 158	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	51 of 475	89.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	48 of 173	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	60 of 184	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	78 of 180	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	189 of 270	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	518 of 1343	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	613 of 1338	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	797 of 1342	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	779 of 1321	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	588 of 1106	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	706 of 902	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	625 of 1171	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	639 of 1443	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	718 of 1352	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	554 of 1346	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	845 of 1381	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	651 of 1350	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	273 of 1099	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	267 of 749	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	348 of 1134	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	603 of 1397	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	738 of 1372	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	619 of 1366	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	711 of 1347	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	717 of 1334	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	641 of 1139	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	537 of 915	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	481 of 1196	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	483 of 1446	66.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	563 of 1199	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	515 of 1206	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	626 of 1204	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	714 of 1198	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	632 of 1102	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	723 of 1005	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	463 of 1128	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	457 of 1253	63.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science46%+6 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Math40%~ state avg

Social Studies30%+3 vs state

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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	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	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
JA Lanigan Elementary School	Public	K-5	23800 Tuck Rd	Farmington Hills	48336	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 489-3722	473	32	14.8	43.3%	262 (55.4%)	139 (29.4%)	29 (6.1%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	55.4	624^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.2%		56.3	625^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.0%	1			37.1	47.9	40.8			34.3	48.4	35.1			46.1		30.3		88.9%	4.8%	$18,023	$1,018	$17,005
Beechview Elementary School	Public	K-5	26850 Westmeath Ct	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 489-3655	366	25	14.8	29.5%	180 (49.2%)	115 (31.4%)	17 (4.6%)	24 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	65.5	485^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.5%		45.3	786^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.2%	301			43.5	56.1	58.1			53.6	58.9	27.9			41.9		25.6		94.8%	5.2%	$18,567	$721	$17,845
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%)	17.3	1232^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	17.4%		12.8	1303^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	12.4%	71	52.7	23.0	27.9	26.7	19.6	17.1	36.7	18.0	24.3	11.8	13.0	21.7	20.0	20.0	7.8	36.0	86.3%	8.2%	$13,116	$1,647	$11,469
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%)	22.1	1140^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.6%		31.4	988^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.6%	152			16.7	40.3	25.4			25.5	29.0	12.7			17.5		14.5		78.3%	10.9%	$15,516	$1,683	$13,833
Longacre Elementary School	Public	K-5	34850 Arundel Dr	Farmington	48335	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 489-3733	443	29	15.3	13.5%	155 (35.0%)	55 (12.4%)	13 (2.9%)	189 (42.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	74.2	351^st of 1492 public elementary schools	76.5%		76.9	309^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.2%	42			47.0	57.1	58.5			57.1	58.3	48.5			52.9		27.9		94.7%	3.5%	$18,313	$509	$17,804
Gill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21195 Gill Rd	Farmington	48335	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 489-3690	543	31	17.5	28.7%	274 (50.5%)	106 (19.5%)	31 (5.7%)	91 (16.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	65.6	481^st of 1492 public elementary schools	67.8%		64.4	501^st of 1488 public elementary schools	66.3%	20			54.2	45.9	50.5			59.7	48.6	38.9			42.2		30.0		92.9%	4.1%	$15,666	$842	$14,824
Farmington STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	32800 W 12 Mile Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 785-2070	714	37	19.4	9.7%	281 (39.4%)	121 (16.9%)	20 (2.8%)	236 (33.1%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	92.6	92^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	93.8%		88.1	156^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.5%	64	91.6	71.1	63.6	65.8	64.6	57.5	59.3	86.8	72.2	62.0	61.3	65.4	65.8	74.1	49.4	81.2	95.8%	2.8%	$15,094	$510	$14,584
NW Wayne Trainable Center	Public	K-6	32401 Pembroke St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2795	62	11	5.4	45.2%	30 (48.4%)	20 (32.3%)	7 (11.3%)	2 (3.2%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)																			$16,043	$301	$15,742
Webster Elementary School	Public, Magnet	1-6	32401 Pembroke St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 774-2795	253	15	17.1	9.9%	159 (62.8%)	8 (3.2%)	8 (3.2%)	63 (24.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)								(n/a)			1325.6	1430.6	1531.1	1630.2		1338.8	1433.9	1526.2	1625.9		1529.5		88.2				$24,322	$918	$23,404
Wood Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	28400 Harwich Dr	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 785-2077	434	28	15.5	34.6%	152 (35.0%)	212 (48.8%)	23 (5.3%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	44.3	790^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.1%		40.6	857^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.4%	67			36.4	28.9	51.6			37.3	32.9	31.3			36.4		27.7		86.9%	1.2%	$18,008	$663	$17,344

Frequently Asked Questions about JA Lanigan Elementary School

How many students attend JA Lanigan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended JA Lanigan Elementary School.

What district is JA Lanigan Elementary School in?

Farmington Public School District

What is the racial makeup of JA Lanigan Elementary School?

Students at JA Lanigan Elementary School are 55% White, 29% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is JA Lanigan Elementary School a good school?

JA Lanigan Elementary School ranks 624^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of JA Lanigan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend JA Lanigan Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle School
Middle : Power Middle School

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