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Brendel Elementary School

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Brendel Elementary School ranks 533 rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Brendel Elementary School in Grand Blanc, MI, serves 462 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the highly-rated Grand Blanc Community Schools district.

Brendel is a school on the rise. After earning a 2-star rating in the 2023-2024 school year, it has improved to a 3-star rating for the past two years, climbing from the 46th to the 64th percentile in statewide rankings. This upward trend is visible in subjects like 5th-grade math, where proficiency jumped from 22.8% to 51.9% in just one year. The school also shows notable strengths with specific groups of students—its African American, White, and low-income students all ranked in the 70th percentile statewide, earning 4-star ratings. In fact, Brendel's 4th-grade math scores (62.5% proficient) recently outpaced the district average (48.8%) and even surpassed high-achieving peers like Myers Elementary School (55.3%). However, performance is uneven across grade levels; 3rd-grade reading proficiency (35.8%) trails the district average (49.2%) and falls well behind schools like Indian Hill Elementary School (59.2%).

The biggest challenge facing Brendel is chronic absenteeism. In the 2024-2025 school year, 31.2% of students were chronically absent—more than three times the rate at Myers (9.7%) and more than double that at Lillian G Mason Elementary School (13.4%). This pattern has persisted for three years, hovering around 29-31%. Interestingly, despite this challenge, the students who do attend regularly are performing well and driving the school's academic improvements. With 63.64% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Brendel serves a more economically diverse population than some neighboring schools. The school's student-teacher ratio of 17.5 is slightly higher than its immediate peers, and per-student spending ($13,723) is above the state average. For parents, the key takeaway is that Brendel is making real academic progress, but addressing attendance will be critical to unlocking even greater success for all students.

462

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,723

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

223 Bush St
Grand Blanc, MI 48439-1341

(810) 591-6106

District: Grand Blanc Community Schools

Students who attend Brendel Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grand Blanc Middle School West
High:	Grand Blanc Community High School
Alternative:	Bobcat Innovation

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

African American:

23.2%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (44% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg49%

Michigan avg38%

533^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Grand Blanc Community Schools

152^nd of 625Grand Blanc Community 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	61.4	533 of 1492	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.5	695 of 1488	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	799 of 1486	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.3	545 of 1470	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	480 of 1344	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	529 of 1153	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	988 of 1408	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.5	689 of 1448	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.1	720 of 1466	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.7	432 of 1548	72.1%	★★★★☆
2015	58.5	653 of 1580	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.2	369 of 1533	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	71.5	415 of 1563	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	73.3	382 of 1566	75.6%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	383 of 1552	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	64.4	708 of 1552	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.1	370 of 1589	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	73.8	367 of 1577	76.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	117 of 388	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	52.5	132 of 369	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	66 of 348	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	126 of 321	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	90 of 475	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	557 of 1343	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.8	790 of 1338	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	751 of 1342	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	412 of 1321	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.0	136 of 1106	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.0	423 of 902	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.2	905 of 1171	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.1	603 of 1443	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	404 of 1352	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	45.4	704 of 1346	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	704 of 1381	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	481 of 1350	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	251 of 1099	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	50.1	346 of 749	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	899 of 1134	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.2	609 of 1397	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	540 of 1372	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	620 of 1366	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	835 of 1347	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	631 of 1334	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	669 of 1139	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	542 of 915	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	936 of 1196	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.3	783 of 1446	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	51 of 104	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.6	52 of 93	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	139 of 246	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.7	65 of 252	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	130 of 403	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	355 of 1199	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	452 of 1206	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	519 of 1204	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	411 of 1198	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	400 of 1102	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	431 of 1005	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	830 of 1128	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.4	584 of 1253	53.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)70th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)70th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)51st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math48%+10 vs state

English Language Arts45%+3 vs state

Science42%~ state avg

Social Studies32%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 24, 2019

We have been having our kids go here for several years. The staff and principal are amazing. The work with you and have lots of ways to interact with your kids. I love it and my kids love it too. Close Quote

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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
Brendel Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	223 Bush St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-6106	462	26	17.5	63.6%	246 (53.2%)	107 (23.2%)	39 (8.4%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.3%)	61.4	533^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	64.3%		51.5	695^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.3%	162			35.8	51.3	47.5			42.0	62.5	37.3			42.4		32.2		$13,723	$1,351	$12,373
Indian Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	11240 Woodbridge Dr	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4100	406	26	15.7	45.1%	271 (66.7%)	37 (9.1%)	32 (7.9%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.9%)	74.1	354^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.3%		68.2	438^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.6%	84			59.2	53.8	61.3			39.4	39.7	41.3			57.3		61.3		$14,281	$769	$13,511
Lillian G Mason Elementary School	Public	2-5	4455 E Cook Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-7840	331	20	16.4	38.1%	211 (63.7%)	55 (16.6%)	21 (6.3%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.2%)	91.3	112^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.5%		85.7	195^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.9%	83			55.6	70.5	70.9			63.5	67.9	66.7			61.8		68.9		$13,663	$886	$12,777
Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4433 E Cook Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-7910	397	24	16.8	40.1%	239 (60.2%)	72 (18.1%)	27 (6.8%)	22 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.3%)								(n/a)																	$13,601	$856	$12,745
Grand Blanc Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5135 E Hill Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 953-3140	279	25	11.3	96.4%	40 (14.3%)	187 (67.0%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.0%)	12.9	1314^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.6	1232^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.2%	82	53.3	363.3	1268.0	22.2	21.1	10.7	17.9	1264.8	14.8	15.8	1558.4	1668.6	15.8	1781.1	1468.4	33.3	$15,414	$2,846	$12,567
Woodland Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2083 E Grand Blanc Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Woodland Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 695-4710	278	23	11.8	84.2%	46 (16.5%)	186 (66.9%)	16 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	17.8	1217^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.4%		20	1157^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.2%	60	52.6	347.4	1268.2	33.3	25.0	10.8	13.6	12.5	25.6	1467.2	8.1	13.6	20.8	21.1	12.5	36.8	$13,917	$1,837	$12,080
Reid Elementary School	Public	K-5	2103 E Reid Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-7128	433	26	16.9	46.0%	268 (61.9%)	92 (21.2%)	30 (6.9%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	39.5	870^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.7%		41	847^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.1%	23			42.9	43.2	33.9			30.2	37.8	29.3			23.7		16.9		$12,359	$848	$11,511
McGrath Elementary School	Public	2-5	5288 Todd St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5827	380	24	16.0	68.4%	220 (57.9%)	75 (19.7%)	34 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.2%)	40.4	855^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.7%		18.8	1184^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.4%	329			42.7	31.5	42.9			42.7	25.2	14.3			38.9		26.7		$14,651	$1,635	$13,016
Myers Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 Sun Valley Dr	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-3000	479	26	18.4	47.4%	334 (69.7%)	53 (11.1%)	39 (8.1%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)	84.6	205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.3%		86	190^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.2%	15			56.0	55.3	65.4			60.0	55.3	56.8			56.8		53.1		$13,719	$775	$12,944
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	5290 Leroy St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5829	203	19	10.6	74.9%	97 (47.8%)	50 (24.6%)	25 (12.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.8%)								(n/a)																	$15,799	$2,425	$13,374

Frequently Asked Questions about Brendel Elementary School

Is Brendel Elementary School a good school?

Brendel Elementary School ranks 533^rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Brendel Elementary School in?

Grand Blanc Community Schools

How many students attend Brendel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Brendel Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Brendel Elementary School?

Students at Brendel Elementary School are 53% White, 23% African American, 12% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Brendel Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Grand Blanc Middle School West
High : Grand Blanc Community High School
Alternative : Bobcat Innovation

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