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North Road Elementary School

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North Road Elementary School ranks 289 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

North Road Elementary School in Fenton, MI, serves 351 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the highly-rated Fenton Area Public Schools district, which ranks in the 90th percentile statewide.

What truly sets North Road apart is its remarkable success with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Nearly half of its students (47.58%) qualify for free or reduced lunch—a much higher percentage than its district peers TomekEastern Elementary (39.47%) and State Road Elementary (23.99%). Despite this, North Road ranks in the 93rd percentile statewide for its effectiveness with these students, earning a 5-star rating. The school achieves results comparable to State Road Elementary, which serves a much more affluent student body, and it outperforms schools in the neighboring Holly Area School District. North Road also spends more per student ($18,735) than its direct district peers, likely funding additional support staff and intervention programs. Overall, the school has shown steady improvement over the past decade, climbing from the 52nd to the 81st percentile in state rankings.

The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism. At 23.3%, North Road's rate is dramatically higher than the district average (16.6%) and far exceeds TomekEastern (13.8%) and State Road (9.6%). This persistent issue—which has remained around 23-24% for three years—represents a significant opportunity for growth. Additionally, 4th-grade test scores lag behind district averages in both math (49.2% vs. 60.1%) and ELA (50.8% vs. 58.1%), while 3rd and 5th grades perform strongly. Performance with special education students has also been inconsistent, fluctuating from the 93rd to the 62nd percentile in recent years. If North Road can address its attendance challenges, this already high-performing school has the potential to reach even greater heights.

351

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,735

Per pupil spending ?

47.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

525 North Rd
Fenton, MI 48430-1840

(810) 591-1500

District: Fenton Area Public Schools

Students who attend North Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Andrew G Schmidt Middle School
High:	Fenton Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.8%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (52% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

Michigan avg38%

289^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Fenton Area Public Schools

65^th of 625Fenton Area Public 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
2026	77.9	289 of 1492	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	261 of 1488	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	400 of 1486	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	384 of 1470	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	295 of 1344	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	330 of 1153	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	556 of 1408	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	681 of 1448	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.6	573 of 1466	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.5	744 of 1548	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.7	470 of 1580	70.3%	★★★★☆
2014	64.5	540 of 1533	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.1	288 of 1563	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	248 of 1566	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	215 of 1552	86.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.8	373 of 1552	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	74.6	355 of 1589	77.7%	★★★★☆
2008	68.4	547 of 1577	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.0	304 of 1565	80.6%	★★★★☆
2006	70.4	428 of 1545	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	250 of 1343	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	203 of 1338	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	400 of 1342	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	214 of 1321	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	294 of 1106	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	279 of 902	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	412 of 1171	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	730 of 1443	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	95 of 1352	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.8	92 of 1346	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.2	150 of 1381	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	185 of 1350	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	110 of 1099	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	69.3	164 of 749	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	318 of 1134	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	49.4	739 of 1397	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	361 of 1372	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	330 of 1366	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	406 of 1347	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	562 of 1334	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	318 of 1139	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	382 of 915	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	563 of 1196	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	618 of 1446	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	93 of 246	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	85.2	17 of 252	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	60.6	73 of 225	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	133 of 403	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	326 of 1199	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	214 of 1206	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	472 of 1204	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	409 of 1198	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	360 of 1102	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	351 of 1005	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	532 of 1128	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	745 of 1253	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science55%+15 vs state

Math54%+16 vs state

English Language Arts52%+11 vs state

Social Studies46%+18 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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 North Rd	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Fenton Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-1500	351	28	12.3	47.6%	294 (83.8%)	6 (1.7%)	28 (8.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	77.9	289^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.6%		80.8	261^st of 1488 public elementary schools	82.5%	28			46.9	50.8	57.6			61.2	49.2	53.0			54.5		45.5		$18,735	$1,207	$17,528
TomekEastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 4th St	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Fenton Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-6800	380	26	14.5	39.5%	335 (88.2%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	88.7	155^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.6%		87.9	160^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.2%	5			59.6	62.0	67.3			57.7	67.6	59.6			69.2		46.2		$16,455	$1,033	$15,422
State Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	1161 State Rd	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Fenton Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-2400	396	28	14.1	24.0%	345 (87.1%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	79.1	277^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.4%		85.8	191^st of 1488 public elementary schools	87.2%	86			49.3	60.6	57.9			53.5	62.1	39.5			56.6		50.0		$17,153	$538	$16,616
West Shore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3076 Lahring Rd	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Lake Fenton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-6542	505	28	18.3	27.9%	447 (88.5%)	6 (1.2%)	30 (5.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	$12,213	$545	$11,669
Torrey Hill Intermediate School	Public	3-5	12410 Torrey Rd	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Lake Fenton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3617	422	23	18.7	25.1%	379 (89.8%)	7 (1.7%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	84	220^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.3%		80.7	265^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.2%	45			55.7	58.0	58.9			58.1	63.2	50.4			62.8		46.5		$12,614	$759	$11,856
Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	400 S Bridge St	Linden	48451	Genesee County	Linden Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9130	295	16	18.0	31.2%	250 (84.7%)	4 (1.4%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.5%)								(n/a)			64.9					67.6									$15,862	$1,072	$14,790
Holly Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	820 Academy Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 634-5554	520	36	14.5	19.8%	468 (90.0%)	6 (1.2%)	16 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.6%)	92.2	101^st of 1492 public elementary schools	93.2%		89.6	126^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.5%	25	487.3	57.5	70.2	70.3	74.7	73.2	67.3	73.7	64.6	57.3	48.8	55.1	61.3	57.5	50.7	77.5	$13,382	$1,089	$12,293
Patterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3231 Grange Hall Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 328-3700	408	30	13.5	56.9%	341 (83.6%)	6 (1.5%)	27 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	58.6	578^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.3%		53.1	673^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	54.8%	95			50.0	51.4	43.5			39.7	48.6	42.0			36.2		26.1		$16,683	$1,611	$15,072
Hyatt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	325 Stan Eaton Dr	Linden	48451	Genesee County	Linden Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-8180	351	21	16.8	32.8%	320 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)								(n/a)			56.7					60.8									$15,933	$1,049	$14,885
Holly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 E Maple St	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 328-3600	307	21	14.7	51.1%	263 (85.7%)	8 (2.6%)	15 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	57.3	591^st of 1492 public elementary schools	60.4%		45.3	788^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.0%	197			49.1	42.6	43.1			63.5	34.0	37.3			41.2		23.5		$18,464	$1,229	$17,235

Frequently Asked Questions about North Road Elementary School

How many students attend North Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended North Road Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of North Road Elementary School?

Students at North Road Elementary School are 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is North Road Elementary School in?

Fenton Area Public Schools

What schools do graduates of North Road Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Road Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Andrew G Schmidt Middle School
High : Fenton Senior High School

Is North Road Elementary School a good school?

North Road Elementary School ranks 289^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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