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Farmington STEAM Academy

Public Grades K-8

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Farmington STEAM Academy is a public K-8 magnet school in Farmington Hills, MI, serving 714 students as part of the highly-rated Farmington Public School District.

This school stands out for its exceptional academics. In the 2025-2026 school year, it ranked in the 94th percentile of all Michigan elementary schools and earned a 5-star rating. Test scores are dramatically higher than nearby schools—for example, 3rd-grade math proficiency hit 86.8%, compared to the district average of 56% and the state's 42.9%. The STEAM focus (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) shows its strongest results in STEM subjects: 8th-grade science proficiency was 74.1% versus the district's 46.6%, and 8th-grade math PSAT scores reached 71.1% versus 40.9% district-wide. The school also has a notably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.6%, roughly half that of nearby JA Lanigan Elementary School (23.6%) and Longacre Elementary School (22.0%). Interestingly, it achieves these results while spending less per student ($15,094) than many comparable schools like Kenbrook Elementary School ($19,538).

What makes this school particularly noteworthy is its effectiveness with specific student groups. It ranks in the 98th percentile for African American students and the 95th percentile for Special Education students—an uncommon achievement that suggests the instructional model successfully closes achievement gaps. However, there is a consistent gender gap: the school ranks in the 97th percentile for female students but only the 87th percentile for male students, a pattern that has persisted for three years. The K-8 structure also provides a continuous educational pathway, with strong middle school scores that aren't available at nearby K-5 schools like Wood Creek Elementary School or Forest Elementary School. While the school serves a more affluent population (only 9.66% eligible for free/reduced lunch versus 43.34% at JA Lanigan), its subgroup performance shows it delivers strong results for students who face additional challenges. For families seeking a rigorous, STEM-focused education through middle school, this academy is a standout choice.

714

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,094

Per pupil spending ?

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32800 W 12 Mile Rd
Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3303

(248) 785-2070

District: Farmington Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.4%

Asian:

33.1%

African American:

16.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2019 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (68% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Farmington Public School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg49%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

92^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

33^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	92 of 1492	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	156 of 1488	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	149 of 1486	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	125 of 1470	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	107 of 1344	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	76.8	210 of 1153	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	67 of 1408	95.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	9 of 388	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	87.4	21 of 369	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	29 of 348	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	29 of 321	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	3 of 212	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	35 of 100	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.6	33 of 95	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	35 of 97	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	39 of 84	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	12 of 51	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	14 of 36	61.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	54 of 173	68.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	20 of 184	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	22 of 180	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	35 of 1343	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	91 of 1338	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	139 of 1342	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	98 of 1321	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	76 of 1106	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	39 of 902	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	55 of 1171	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	228 of 1352	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	160 of 1346	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	172 of 1381	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	68 of 1350	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	175 of 1372	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	213 of 1366	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	159 of 1347	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	146 of 1334	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	175 of 1139	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	211 of 915	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	75 of 1196	93.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	13 of 246	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	79.9	30 of 252	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	197 of 1199	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	195 of 1206	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	163 of 1204	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	123 of 1198	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	123 of 1102	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	215 of 1005	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	84 of 1128	92.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	33 of 896	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.1	29 of 890	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	15 of 897	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	14 of 883	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	24 of 776	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	10 of 675	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	33 of 792	95.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	20 of 337	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	15 of 338	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	8 of 300	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	8 of 310	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	4 of 196	98.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	20 of 87	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	26 of 85	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	24 of 88	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	16 of 87	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	23 of 57	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	17 of 39	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	29 of 789	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.5	12 of 789	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	14 of 771	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	7 of 770	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	8 of 657	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	5 of 521	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	42 of 658	93.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	17 of 834	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	39 of 832	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	4 of 836	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	39 of 825	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	93.4	44 of 813	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	52 of 798	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	24 of 786	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	26 of 776	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	53 of 658	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	17 of 540	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	27 of 639	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	48 of 687	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	97.2	7 of 696	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	11 of 701	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	24 of 688	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	21 of 638	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	17 of 577	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	47 of 624	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)98th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)84th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2026)65th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

African American (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)77th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics71%+38 vs state

Science70%+31 vs state

Math69%+33 vs state

Social Studies66%+27 vs state

English Language Arts62%+22 vs state

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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
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	$15,094	$510	$14,584
Kenbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	32130 Bonnet Hill Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 489-3711	388	24	16.1	26.5%	185 (47.7%)	105 (27.1%)	28 (7.2%)	47 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	59.6	564^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.2%		68.1	441^st of 1488 public elementary schools	70.4%	123			35.4	53.1	46.4			41.5	56.3	42.9			42.9		25.0		$19,538	$568	$18,969
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		$18,567	$721	$17,845
Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	34545 Old Timber Rd	Farmington Hills	48331	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 785-2068	404	26	15.7	11.4%	274 (67.8%)	75 (18.6%)	15 (3.7%)	24 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	81.9	238^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.0%		77.3	303^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	79.6%	65			55.9	60.8	67.6			69.5	46.8	50.0			52.9		44.1		$18,275	$532	$17,743
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		$18,008	$663	$17,344
Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-5	36801 W 11 Mile Rd	Farmington Hills	48335	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 489-3773	682	39	17.3	16.6%	273 (40.0%)	135 (19.8%)	28 (4.1%)	205 (30.1%)	15 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)	71.4	386^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.1%		68	444^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.2%	58			43.8	45.7	52.6			59.4	51.4	46.9			49.0		40.8		$16,383	$556	$15,827
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		$18,023	$1,018	$17,005
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		$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		$15,666	$842	$14,824
Doherty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3575 Walnut Lake Rd	West Bloomfield	48323	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 865-6020	476	31	15.5	27.7%	196 (41.2%)	195 (41.0%)	20 (4.2%)	31 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.5%)	38.3	886^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.6%		35	936^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.1%	50			32.3	39.7	38.6			36.9	32.8	30.0			28.6		20.0		$16,145	$669	$15,476

Frequently Asked Questions about Farmington STEAM Academy

What is the racial makeup of Farmington STEAM Academy?

Students at Farmington STEAM Academy are 39% White, 33% Asian, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Farmington STEAM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 714 students attended Farmington STEAM Academy.

Is Farmington STEAM Academy a good school?

Yes. Farmington STEAM Academy ranks in the top 6.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Farmington STEAM Academy in?

Farmington Public School District

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