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Parsons Elementary School

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Parsons Elementary School ranks 547 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

547^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Parsons Elementary School in Rockwood, MI, serves 418 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Gibraltar School District, and has shown a strong upward trend in its state ranking, moving from the 47th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 63rd percentile in 2025-2026.

Parsons' standout strength is its consistent English Language Arts (ELA) performance. In the most recent school year, proficiency rates held remarkably steady across grade levels—52.8% in 3rd, 49.3% in 4th, and 50.8% in 5th grade—all well above state averages. This consistency is notable because nearby schools like Chapman Elementary and Frank E Weiss Elementary experience significant drops in ELA between 3rd and 4th grade. The school also boasts a chronic absenteeism rate of just 13.9%, far lower than the district average of 22.8% and less than half the state's 27.9%, indicating strong attendance and engagement. Additionally, Parsons spends $14,953 per student—less than several peers like Hunter Elementary ($18,292) and Yake Elementary ($19,120)—while still achieving higher rankings than some, suggesting efficient use of resources.

However, math is a clear area for growth. Proficiency drops sharply from 50.9% in 3rd grade to just 37% in 4th and 36.9% in 5th grade. This contrasts with Hunter Elementary, the district's top performer (81st percentile), which achieves 72.1% in 3rd-grade math. There are also notable shifts in subgroup performance: while male students now rank in the 71st percentile, female students dropped to the 47th percentile—a reversal from the prior year. Similarly, support for low-income students swung dramatically from the 71st to the 43rd percentile. Despite these challenges, Parsons significantly outperforms John M Barnes Elementary (30th percentile) in every subject and grade, confirming it provides a solid academic foundation for most students.

418

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,953

Per pupil spending ?

27%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14473 Middle Gibraltar Rd
Rockwood, MI 48173-9772

(734) 379-7050

District: Gibraltar School District

Students who attend Parsons Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Shumate Middle School
High:	Oscar A Carlson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.0%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Gibraltar School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

547^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Gibraltar School District

224^th of 625Gibraltar 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
2026	60.8	547 of 1492	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	434 of 1488	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	623 of 1486	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	664 of 1470	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	715 of 1344	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	434 of 1153	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	458 of 1408	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	623 of 1448	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.1	719 of 1466	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.7	856 of 1548	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.2	932 of 1580	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	66.5	500 of 1533	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.9	326 of 1563	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	64.2	535 of 1566	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.1	342 of 1552	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	64.3	711 of 1552	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.7	446 of 1589	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	69.2	521 of 1577	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.0	389 of 1565	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	68.0	494 of 1545	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	716 of 1343	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.0	377 of 1338	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	636 of 1342	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	623 of 1321	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	667 of 1106	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	521 of 902	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	523 of 1171	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	637 of 1443	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	765 of 1352	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.6	387 of 1346	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	43.3	746 of 1381	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	806 of 1350	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.4	392 of 1099	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.7	1141 of 1397	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	403 of 1372	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	60.2	509 of 1366	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	616 of 1347	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	695 of 1334	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	735 of 1139	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	373 of 915	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	367 of 1196	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	600 of 1446	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	71.4	64 of 403	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	598 of 1199	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	493 of 1206	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	638 of 1204	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	705 of 1198	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	714 of 1102	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	459 of 1005	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	548 of 1128	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	676 of 1253	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)84th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%+10 vs state

Science43%+3 vs state

Math41%+3 vs state

Social Studies28%~ state avg

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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/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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th 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
Parsons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14473 Middle Gibraltar Rd	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-7050	418	25	16.8	27.0%	347 (83.0%)	14 (3.3%)	31 (7.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	60.8	547^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.3%		68.4	434^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.8%	113	52.8	49.3	50.8	50.9	37.0	36.9	43.1	27.7	$14,953	$692	$14,261
Hunter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21320 Roche Rd	Brownstown Township	48183	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 379-6390	418	29	14.4	39.0%	331 (79.2%)	22 (5.3%)	38 (9.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	79.1	280^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.2%		71.3	398^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.3%	118	59.0	50.0	60.0	72.1	52.7	45.5	52.7	40.0	$18,292	$1,174	$17,119
Frank E Weiss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26631 Reaume St	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 379-7060	285	18	15.9	41.1%	185 (64.9%)	41 (14.4%)	35 (12.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	60.6	549^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.2%		54.8	649^th of 1488 public elementary schools	56.4%	100	53.5	33.3	47.9	62.8	29.2	45.8	45.8	31.3	$18,407	$1,416	$16,991
Richard C Hedke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Marian Dr	Trenton	48183	Wayne County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 692-4563	541	35	15.3	33.5%	420 (77.6%)	28 (5.2%)	59 (10.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.4%)	49.3	707^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.6%		49.3	732^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	50.8%	25	39.5	51.1	40.5	44.2	43.6	17.9	33.3	28.6	$25,650	$1,550	$24,101
Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31500 Olmstead Rd	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-6380	434	27	16.0	32.9%	364 (83.9%)	19 (4.4%)	25 (5.8%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	62.8	519^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.2%		64.1	505^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.1%	14	52.2	34.8	43.9	56.7	37.7	40.4	49.1	40.4	$16,133	$690	$15,443
Erving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	24175 Hall Rd	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 692-2212	379	23	16.6	51.2%	241 (63.6%)	55 (14.5%)	52 (13.7%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	59.7	560^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.5%		54.8	650^th of 1488 public elementary schools	56.3%	90	40.3	50.0		45.8	43.6				$17,930	$2,132	$15,798
Jesse L Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Harrison Ave	Trenton	48183	Wayne County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 676-2177	617	33	18.8	28.4%	536 (86.9%)	12 (1.9%)	45 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	74.5	343^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	77.0%		65.4	487^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.3%	144	57.0	45.5	61.2	67.3	62.4	30.1	53.9	35.3	$14,508	$589	$13,919
John M Barnes Elementary School	Public	3-5	24925 Meadows Ave	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 535-6800	353	21	16.6	48.7%	279 (79.0%)	28 (7.9%)	19 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	27.9	1040^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.3%		20.6	1147^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.9%	107	29.7	23.4	32.2	18.6	22.5	24.3	36.5	21.9	$15,768	$1,563	$14,205
Yake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16400 Carter Rd	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 692-2230	373	26	14.3	34.0%	264 (70.8%)	40 (10.7%)	32 (8.6%)	21 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	89.3	143^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	90.4%		88.4	148^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.1%	5	59.2	65.0		63.4	71.3				$19,120	$923	$18,197
Bates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	22811 Gudith Rd	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 692-2217	379	25	15.4	52.2%	208 (54.9%)	57 (15.0%)	58 (15.3%)	37 (9.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	48.1	727^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.3%		54.2	657^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.8%	70	37.3	42.5		41.2	35.8				$17,012	$1,599	$15,413

Frequently Asked Questions about Parsons Elementary School

What district is Parsons Elementary School in?

Gibraltar School District

What schools do graduates of Parsons Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Shumate Middle School
High : Oscar A Carlson High School

Is Parsons Elementary School a good school?

Parsons Elementary School ranks 547^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Parsons Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Parsons Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Parsons Elementary School?

Students at Parsons Elementary School are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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