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JA Lanigan Elementary School

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JA Lanigan Elementary School ranks 625 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

JA Lanigan Elementary School is a public elementary school in Farmington Hills, Michigan, serving 487 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Farmington Public School District, which is ranked 138 out of 613 school districts in the state.

While JA Lanigan's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students have performed better than the state average in English Language Arts and Math, they have generally lagged behind the district average. The school also faces higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state target. However, JA Lanigan has shown strong performance for specific student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and African American students, who have ranked in the top quartile of Michigan elementary schools in recent years.

Comparing JA Lanigan to other nearby schools in the district, Gill Elementary School and Longacre Elementary School have generally outperformed JA Lanigan on state assessments. Additionally, Farmington STEAM Academy, a magnet school in the district, has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state. The increased per-student spending at JA Lanigan, from $12,722 in 2020-2021 to $18,338 in 2023-2024, may help address some of the academic and attendance challenges the school faces.

473

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,338

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 46th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Michigan median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg47%

Michigan avg39%

625^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

138^th of 613Farmington 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)84th percentile+26 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile~ school

White (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%+6 vs state

Math41%+3 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

Social Studies30%~ state avg

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Schools Near JA Lanigan 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
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%)	56.3	625^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.0%		43.9	786^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.1%	161			43.2	49.3	51.3			47.2	48.0	28.4			38.3		29.6		$18,338	$1,806	$16,532
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%)	45.3	786^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.2%		58.7	571^st of 1486 public elementary schools	61.6%	215			50.0	45.7	39.0			51.8	47.8	20.7			24.1		15.8		$17,929	$1,850	$16,079
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
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%)	76.9	309^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.2%		81.5	236^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.1%	73			49.1	53.1	55.4			59.6	66.7	54.1			47.1		42.4		$18,798	$1,727	$17,071
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%)	64.4	501^st of 1488 public elementary schools	66.3%		64.1	498^th of 1486 public elementary schools	66.5%	3			37.5	56.5	58.3			51.4	52.2	38.5			45.6		29.1		$15,837	$1,241	$14,596
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%)	88.1	156^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.5%		88.1	149^th of 1486 public elementary schools	90.0%	7	90.4	67.5	56.6	67.9	61.5	56.6	68.7	78.9	70.5	56.4	67.1	65.1	56.4	74.7	42.9	78.3	$14,937	$946	$13,991
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)																	$6,032	$465	$5,567
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%)	99.9	1^st of 1488 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.9	1^st of 1486 public elementary schools	99.9%					94.4						92.2					89.1		$22,015	$1,015	$20,999
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%)	40.6	857^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.4%		40.3	840^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.5%	17			29.1	28.1	46.6			38.3	28.1	45.2			38.7		19.4		$18,840	$1,197	$17,643

Frequently Asked Questions about JA Lanigan Elementary School

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

What district is JA Lanigan Elementary School in?

Farmington Public School District

How many students attend JA Lanigan Elementary School?

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

Is JA Lanigan Elementary School a good school?

JA Lanigan Elementary School ranks 625^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

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