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Hunter Elementary School

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Hunter Elementary School ranks 280 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Hunter Elementary School in Brownstown Township, MI, is a PK-5 public school serving 418 students within the Gibraltar School District. It has become the highest-ranked elementary school in its district, climbing from the 27th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to an impressive 81st percentile in 2025-2026—a jump from a 1-star to a 4-star rating that signals a sustained, multi-year turnaround.

What truly sets Hunter apart is its remarkable success with student groups that often face extra challenges. In 2025-2026, the school ranked in the 96th percentile statewide for the academic performance of its Special Education students, and in the 92nd percentile for students from low socio-economic backgrounds (39% of the student body qualifies for free/reduced lunch). This means Hunter isn't just strong for the general population—it's exceptionally effective at ensuring all learners thrive. Academically, proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math consistently beat district and state averages. For example, 3rd-grade math proficiency hit 72.1%, compared to 60.4% for the district and 42.9% for the state. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism low at 17.4%, well below the district (22.8%) and state (27.9%) averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Hunter stands out clearly. It outperforms Chapman Elementary School (65th percentile), Parsons Elementary School (63rd), and Frank E Weiss Elementary School (63rd) in the same district, as well as Richard C Hedke Elementary School (53rd) and John M Barnes Elementary School (30th) nearby. The contrast with Weiss—just 0.75 miles away with a similar free-lunch rate—is especially telling, suggesting school culture and instructional strategies drive Hunter's superior results. One area to watch: math proficiency dips from 72.1% in 3rd grade to 45.5% by 5th grade, though scores still outpace district and state levels. With the highest per-student spending among district elementaries ($18,292) and a favorable 14.4 student-teacher ratio, Hunter appears well-resourced to keep its upward momentum going.

418

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,292

Per pupil spending ?

39.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

88.2%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 11.8% (any vaccine)

21320 Roche Rd
Brownstown Township, MI 48183-4888

(734) 379-6390

District: Gibraltar School District

Students who attend Hunter Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.2%

Hispanic:

9.1%

African American:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (54% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

280^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	79.1	280 of 1492	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	398 of 1488	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	674 of 1486	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	992 of 1470	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	975 of 1344	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	796 of 1153	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	562 of 1408	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	727 of 1448	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.6	622 of 1466	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.5	535 of 1548	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.0	548 of 1580	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.0	245 of 1533	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	66.7	503 of 1563	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.4	663 of 1566	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.1	498 of 1552	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.0	628 of 1552	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.0	512 of 1589	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.9	614 of 1577	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.0	744 of 1565	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.5	542 of 1545	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	220 of 1343	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	291 of 1338	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	497 of 1342	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	878 of 1321	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	881 of 1106	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	702 of 902	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	621 of 1171	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	944 of 1443	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	106 of 1352	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	70.6	289 of 1346	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	478 of 1381	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	768 of 1350	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	465 of 1099	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	515 of 1134	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	767 of 1397	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	369 of 1372	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	488 of 1366	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	707 of 1347	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1020 of 1334	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	791 of 1139	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	541 of 915	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	511 of 1196	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	503 of 1446	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	10 of 246	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	50.6	113 of 252	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	98 of 403	75.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	313 of 1199	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	386 of 1206	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	625 of 1204	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	964 of 1198	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	957 of 1102	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	791 of 1005	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	537 of 1128	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	709 of 1253	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)96th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

White (2026)74th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math57%+19 vs state

English Language Arts56%+15 vs state

Science53%+13 vs state

Social Studies40%+12 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	88.2%	11.8%	$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	74.4%	16.3%	$18,407	$1,416	$16,992
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				91.4%	2.9%	$17,930	$2,132	$15,798
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	84.6%	10.8%	$16,133	$690	$15,443
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
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	84.4%	12.5%	$14,953	$692	$14,261
Ethel C Bobcean Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	28300 Evergreen St	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 535-6900	376	22	16.8	54.5%	292 (77.7%)	26 (6.9%)	28 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)								(n/a)									87.3%	7.1%	$17,094	$1,506	$15,588
Huron AI Center FRCS Bobcean Program	Public	PK, KG-2	28300 Evergreen St	Flat Rock	48164	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-6360	0	3	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$64,276	$3,814	$60,462
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	90.4%	7.2%	$25,650	$1,550	$24,101
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				95%	3.3%	$17,012	$1,599	$15,413

Frequently Asked Questions about Hunter Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hunter Elementary School?

Students at Hunter Elementary School are 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hunter Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Hunter Elementary School in?

Gibraltar School District

How many students attend Hunter Elementary School?

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

Is Hunter Elementary School a good school?

Hunter Elementary School ranks 280^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 M-Step, PSAT & SAT test scoresSep 4, 2026

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