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Salk Elementary School

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Salk Elementary School ranks 639 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Salk Elementary School in Clinton Township, MI, is a PK-6 school within the Fraser Public Schools district, serving 455 students and holding a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salk stands out as the clear academic leader among its district peers. While other Fraser elementaries like Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School, Eisenhower Elementary School, and Thomas A Edison Elementary School all rank in the bottom half of Michigan schools, Salk consistently ranks in the top half—currently at the 57th percentile statewide. The school's most impressive strength is in upper-grade reading: 5th-grade ELA proficiency (51.9%) and 6th-grade ELA proficiency (49.4%) both significantly exceed state averages, and 6th-grade scores have topped 60% in recent years. Salk also demonstrates notable success with its African American students, who ranked in the 86th percentile statewide. Chronic absenteeism is another bright spot at 19.4%, dramatically lower than the district average of 29.9% and far better than nearby schools like Walt Disney Elementary School (30.0%) or schools in the Clintondale Community Schools district, which range from 37.8% to 57.5%.

There are a few areas worth noting. While Salk excels in upper-grade reading, its 3rd and 4th-grade scores hover near or slightly below state averages, suggesting students experience significant growth during their time at the school. Math proficiency in upper grades is a relative weakness—5th-grade math sits at 27.8%, below the state's 32.2%. The school also achieves strong results efficiently, spending $15,619 per student, which is less than lower-performing neighbors like Eisenhower ($17,153) and Black Elementary School ($22,275) in Warren Consolidated Schools. With a declining free/reduced lunch rate now at 37.14%, Salk offers a compelling combination of academic strength, improving attendance, and efficient resource use for families considering this Clinton Township school.

455

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,619

Per pupil spending ?

37.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

17601 15 Mile Rd
Clinton Township, MI 48035-2400

(586) 439-6800

District: Fraser Public Schools

Students who attend Salk Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richards Middle School
High:	Fraser High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

African American:

14.9%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg35%

Michigan avg37%

639^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Fraser Public Schools

288^th of 625Fraser 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	54.0	639 of 1492	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.8	538 of 1488	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	461 of 1486	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	566 of 1470	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	584 of 1344	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	627 of 1153	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	475 of 1408	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	480 of 1448	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.2	404 of 1466	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	74.9	329 of 1548	78.7%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	456 of 1580	71.1%	★★★★☆
2014	61.4	606 of 1533	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.0	480 of 1563	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.0	508 of 1566	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.9	225 of 1552	85.5%	★★★★☆
2010	74.9	330 of 1552	78.7%	★★★★☆
2009	75.4	337 of 1589	78.8%	★★★★☆
2008	68.5	541 of 1577	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	82.4	138 of 1565	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	79.1	194 of 1545	87.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	50 of 369	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	78 of 475	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	682 of 1343	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	678 of 1338	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	501 of 1342	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	515 of 1321	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	432 of 1106	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	465 of 902	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	388 of 1171	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	411 of 1443	71.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	524 of 1352	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	422 of 1346	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	406 of 1381	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	215 of 1350	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	250 of 1099	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	310 of 749	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	483 of 1134	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	514 of 1397	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	606 of 1372	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.5	373 of 1366	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	418 of 1347	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	616 of 1334	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	604 of 1139	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	620 of 915	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	546 of 1196	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	538 of 1446	62.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	528 of 1199	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	458 of 1206	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	370 of 1204	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	494 of 1198	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	556 of 1102	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	517 of 1005	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.6	334 of 1128	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	444 of 1253	64.6%	★★★☆☆

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)86th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile~ school

Male (2026)56th percentile~ school

Female (2026)49th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Science41%~ state avg

Math39%~ state avg

Social Studies22%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17601 15 Mile Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6800	455	28	16.1	37.1%	320 (70.3%)	68 (14.9%)	23 (5.1%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	54	639^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.2%		61.8	538^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.8%	101	31.0	35.5	51.9	49.4	51.7	37.1	27.8	37.7	40.7	22.2	$15,619	$1,349	$14,270
Walt Disney Elementary School	Public	K-6	36155 Kelly Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6400	366	20	18.2	40.2%	246 (67.2%)	59 (16.1%)	17 (4.6%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.0%)	56.3	608^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.2%		45.5	783^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	47.4%	175	47.7	41.2	45.6	35.3	65.9	51.0	31.6	35.3	33.3	24.6	$13,977	$793	$13,185
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17470 Sewel	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6500	378	24	16.0	52.6%	217 (57.4%)	105 (27.8%)	8 (2.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)	39.1	873^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	41.5%		46.1	774^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.0%	99	20.0	44.4	44.4	30.4	25.0	53.3	27.8	23.9	27.8	14.8	$17,584	$1,599	$15,985
Ottawa Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	18601 Millar Rd	Clinton Twp	48036	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-6600	519	30	17.3	49.9%	304 (58.6%)	114 (22.0%)	41 (7.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	23.1	1118^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.1%		18.6	1188^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.2%	70	16.0	33.9	38.4		12.2	14.3	20.9		26.7	16.3	$13,985	$963	$13,023
Rainbow Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	33749 Wurfel St	Clinton Twp	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(586) 791-3500	24	9	2.7	83.3%	10 (41.7%)	10 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)								(n/a)											$42,422	$5,752	$36,670
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-6	32151 Danna	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6700	345	19	18.6	44.3%	260 (75.4%)	39 (11.3%)	10 (2.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	38.5	881^st of 1492 public elementary schools	41.0%		49	736^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.5%	145	36.5	34.0	42.3	38.6	32.7	37.7	17.0	29.5	34.0	11.5	$13,994	$1,093	$12,901
Lucile S Patton Elementary School	Public	K-5	18851 McKinnon St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5795	171	10	17.2	88.9%	41 (24.0%)	99 (57.9%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.7%)	19.9	1179^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.0%		23.6	1102^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	25.9%	77	16.7	27.3	32.1		10.0	1367.6	14.3		25.0	21.4	$15,363	$1,748	$13,615
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	31275 Eveningside	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6600	391	22	17.8	46.3%	216 (55.2%)	119 (30.4%)	16 (4.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	38.4	883^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	40.8%		33.6	962^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	35.3%	79	31.1	39.1	42.4	40.0	40.0	41.3	28.8	20.0	20.7	10.2	$17,153	$876	$16,277
Charles C McGlinnen School	Public	PK, KG-5	21415 Sunnyview St	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-3400	409	23	17.7	80.9%	145 (35.5%)	190 (46.5%)	22 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	18.9	1198^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.7%		9.1	1373^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%	175	12.5	38.1	23.1		14.3	27.0	9.8		21.2	11.5	$14,411	$1,767	$12,644
Black Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14100 Heritage Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2840	458	31	14.7	62.9%	226 (49.3%)	117 (25.5%)	12 (2.6%)	72 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	28.4	1026^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.2%		34.9	940^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.8%	86	27.9	27.0	28.6		45.0	33.8	20.0		27.1	8.6	$22,275	$1,415	$20,860

Frequently Asked Questions about Salk Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Salk Elementary School?

Students at Salk Elementary School are 70% White, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Salk Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Salk Elementary School.

What district is Salk Elementary School in?

Fraser Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Salk Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Richards Middle School
High : Fraser High School

Is Salk Elementary School a good school?

Salk Elementary School ranks 639^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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