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McGrath Elementary School

Public Grades 2-5

1184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

McGrath Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Grand Blanc, Michigan, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 390 students. The school is part of the Grand Blanc Community Schools district, which is ranked 203 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, McGrath Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 21.8% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, McGrath has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.37% to 68.04% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing McGrath Elementary to nearby schools within the Grand Blanc Community Schools district, such as Brendel Elementary, Indian Hill Elementary, and Reid Elementary, these schools generally outperform McGrath in academic achievement. Addressing the root causes of the school's challenges, such as chronic absenteeism and equity concerns, could be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students at McGrath Elementary School.

380

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,470

Per pupil spending ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5288 Todd St
Grand Blanc, MI 48439-4213

(810) 591-5827

District: Grand Blanc Community Schools

Students who attend McGrath Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.9%

African American:

19.7%

Two or more races:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg45%

Michigan avg39%

1,184^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

203^rd of 613Grand 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
2025	18.8	1184 of 1488	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1171 of 1486	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1086 of 1470	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1142 of 1344	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	934 of 1153	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	807 of 1408	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	796 of 1448	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.1	810 of 1466	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.8	760 of 1548	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	825 of 1580	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.6	766 of 1533	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.1	797 of 1563	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.8	587 of 1566	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	590 of 1552	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.3	514 of 1552	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.6	806 of 1589	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.8	617 of 1577	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.1	585 of 1565	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.7	707 of 1545	54.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	218 of 369	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	107 of 321	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	101 of 212	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	88.9	25 of 475	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1123 of 1338	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1199 of 1342	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1070 of 1321	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1017 of 1106	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	816 of 902	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	858 of 1171	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	729 of 1443	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1035 of 1346	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1121 of 1381	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	918 of 1350	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	932 of 1099	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	592 of 749	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	677 of 1134	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	568 of 1397	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	1188 of 1366	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1125 of 1347	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1049 of 1334	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1052 of 1139	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	763 of 915	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	674 of 1196	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	804 of 1446	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	84 of 93	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	76 of 78	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	74 of 81	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	41 of 81	49.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1110 of 1206	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1070 of 1204	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1030 of 1198	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1048 of 1102	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	858 of 1005	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	730 of 1128	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	794 of 1253	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-17 vs state

Math21%-17 vs state

Science20%-20 vs state

Social Studies14%-16 vs state

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Schools Near McGrath Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 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
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%)	18.8	1184^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.4%		19.3	1171^st of 1486 public elementary schools	21.2%	13		21.8	28.1	25.3			32.7	19.6	10.5			20.0		13.7		$14,470	$7,030	$7,440
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)																$13,246	$6,359	$6,888
South Bendle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	4341 Larkin Dr	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-0620	246	16	15.8	87.8%	176 (71.5%)	19 (7.7%)	19 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.0%)								(n/a)																$16,960	$3,416	$13,544
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%)	41	847^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.1%		41.8	819^th of 1486 public elementary schools	44.9%	28		44.2	43.3	24.6			44.2	33.3	24.6			28.6		22.8		$12,612	$3,561	$9,050
Gladys Dillon Elementary School	Public	K-3	1197 E Schumacher St	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3590	215	17	12.6	90.7%	68 (31.6%)	119 (55.3%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)								(n/a)		29.2					34.0									$17,860	$2,957	$14,903
West Bendle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	4020 Cerdan Dr	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-0880	209	15	14.4	92.3%	152 (72.7%)	17 (8.1%)	17 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	21.8	1128^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.2%		19.5	1166^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.5%	38		26.4	35.6	32.9			25.0	27.1	13.7			19.2		9.6		$17,246	$3,405	$13,841
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%)	68.2	438^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.6%		55.1	634^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.3%	196		36.4	48.6	62.9			37.9	40.3	54.3			51.4		61.4		$13,124	$784	$12,340
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%)	20	1157^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.2%		11.7	1317^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.4%	160	28.6	34.2	20.8	19.5	25.0	20.0	31.6	29.2	7.3	21.7	15.0	14.6	25.0	9.8	25.0	$13,843	$2,994	$10,848
Freeman School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	4001 Ogema Ave	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1797	207	10	21.5	98.1%	34 (16.4%)	144 (69.6%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)	10.4	1349^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.3%		20.5	1161^st of 1486 public elementary schools	21.9%	188				14.8	15.4							14.8		11.1		$24,927	$15,350	$9,577
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%)	51.5	695^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.3%		43.1	799^th of 1486 public elementary schools	46.2%	104		35.4	41.0	39.5			37.8	44.3	51.9			38.3		29.6		$13,628	$4,306	$9,323

Frequently Asked Questions about McGrath Elementary School

What district is McGrath Elementary School in?

Grand Blanc Community Schools

What schools do graduates of McGrath Elementary School attend?

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

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

What is the racial makeup of McGrath Elementary School?

Students at McGrath Elementary School are 58% White, 20% African American, 13% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

Is McGrath Elementary School a good school?

McGrath Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend McGrath Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended McGrath Elementary School.

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