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Walt Disney Elementary School

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Walt Disney Elementary School ranks 783 rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Walt Disney Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Clinton Township, Michigan, serving 368 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Fraser Public Schools district, which is ranked 299 out of 613 school districts in the state.

Walt Disney Elementary School has consistently performed below the district and state averages in M-Step assessments for English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were 30.6% in ELA and 54% in Math, compared to the district's 39% and 46.1%, and the state's 38.9% and 42.7%, respectively. The school's performance has also declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 422 out of 1,448 Michigan elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 783 out of 1,488 in 2024-2025. The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 51.36% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, and a consistently high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 29.5% to 32.7% over the past few years.

While Thomas A. Edison Elementary and Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary, other schools within the Fraser Public Schools district, generally perform better than Walt Disney Elementary on academic measures, they also have higher percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In comparison, schools in the neighboring Clintondale Community Schools and Roseville Community Schools districts have much higher percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds but perform significantly worse academically than Walt Disney Elementary.

366

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,035

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36155 Kelly Rd
Clinton Township, MI 48035-1317

(586) 439-6400

District: Fraser Public Schools

Students who attend Walt Disney Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richards Middle School
High:	Fraser High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

African American:

16.1%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 10 pts below the Michigan average

!Near the bottom of Fraser Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Michigan avg38%

783^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Fraser Public Schools

299^th of 613Fraser 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
2025	45.5	783 of 1488	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	730 of 1486	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	662 of 1470	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	674 of 1344	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	731 of 1153	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	494 of 1408	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	422 of 1448	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	64.8	424 of 1466	71.1%	★★★★☆
2016	66.5	475 of 1548	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	687 of 1580	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.3	520 of 1533	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.9	519 of 1563	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.4	599 of 1566	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.3	396 of 1552	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	77.8	218 of 1552	86.0%	★★★★☆
2009	71.6	450 of 1589	71.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.9	615 of 1577	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.1	475 of 1565	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.0	496 of 1545	67.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	12 of 369	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	37 of 348	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	50 of 321	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	785 of 1338	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	741 of 1342	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	660 of 1321	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	694 of 1106	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	615 of 902	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	463 of 1171	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	553 of 1443	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	693 of 1346	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	535 of 1381	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	492 of 1350	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	503 of 1099	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	308 of 749	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	432 of 1134	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	403 of 1397	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	757 of 1366	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	627 of 1347	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	591 of 1334	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	594 of 1139	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	685 of 915	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.1	344 of 1196	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	311 of 1446	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	792 of 1206	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	727 of 1204	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	641 of 1198	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	631 of 1102	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	594 of 1005	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	466 of 1128	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	404 of 1253	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)97th percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-3 vs state

Math36%~ state avg

Science30%-10 vs state

Social Studies23%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
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%)	45.5	783^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	47.4%		48	730^th of 1486 public elementary schools	50.9%	53	30.6	38.2	37.7	43.8	54.0	38.2	32.1	25.7	30.2	22.6	$14,035	$934	$13,101
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%)	61.8	538^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.8	461^st of 1486 public elementary schools	69.0%	77	42.0	45.1	44.6	63.9	46.4	41.1	33.8	45.2	50.0	27.0	$14,873	$1,267	$13,606
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%)	18.6	1188^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.2%		27.3	1065^th of 1486 public elementary schools	28.3%	123	17.7	30.1	33.0		8.8	22.9	17.0		20.5	19.3	$14,763	$1,051	$13,712
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)
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%)	9.1	1373^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%		15.2	1245^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.2%	128	16.4	17.5	8.1		17.9	22.2	4.1		8.1		$17,385	$1,669	$15,716
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%)	46.1	774^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.0%		42.4	809^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.6%	35	42.6	32.1	26.8	54.2	48.9	33.9	19.5	39.0	31.7	14.6	$15,721	$2,010	$13,711
Seminole Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Mulberry St	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Mount Clemens Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 461-3900	407	21	19.3	92.4%	59 (14.5%)	261 (64.1%)	17 (4.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (15.2%)	6.7	1431^st of 1488 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.9	1442^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	3.0%	11	15.5		8.2		6.9				10.2	8.2	$17,650	$4,436	$13,214
Red Oak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	22280 E Price Dr	Clinton Twp	48035	Macomb County	Red Oak Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(734) 369-9500	60	6	10.0	98.3%	21 (35.0%)	5 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (55.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				53.9				61.5
Robbie Hall Parker School	Public	PK, KG-5	22055 Quinn Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-6900	337	19	17.5	90.8%	7 (2.1%)	307 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	4.8	1477^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.7%		9.1	1360^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.5%	117	5.0	12.5	6.3		6.7	8.9			8.3		$17,445	$2,470	$14,975
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%)	23.6	1102^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	25.9%		19.4	1170^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.3%	68	28.0	41.4	25.7		20.0	13.8	17.1		22.9	22.9	$16,049	$4,558	$11,491

Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Disney Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Walt Disney Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Walt Disney Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richards Middle School
High : Fraser High School

What is the racial makeup of Walt Disney Elementary School?

Students at Walt Disney Elementary School are 67% White, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Walt Disney Elementary School a good school?

Walt Disney Elementary School ranks 783^rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Walt Disney Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Walt Disney Elementary School.

What district is Walt Disney Elementary School in?

Fraser Public Schools

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