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Borland Elementary School

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Borland Elementary School ranks 731 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Borland Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Imlay City, Michigan, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 391 students. The school is part of the Imlay City Community Schools district, which is ranked 286 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Borland Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is generally on par with or slightly above the Imlay City Community Schools district average, but below the state average in most subject areas and grade levels. The school has also experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 19.3% in 2023-2024 to 30.8% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state's average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.43% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby schools, Borland Elementary School generally performs at a lower level. For instance, Chatfield School, a public charter school located 13 miles away, consistently outperforms Borland Elementary School on M-Step tests across multiple grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Borland Elementary School's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 720 out of 1,153 Michigan elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 731 out of 1,488 in 2024-2025, suggesting the need for the school and district to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes.

396

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,178

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 W Borland Rd
Imlay City, MI 48444-1414

(810) 724-9813

District: Imlay City Community Schools

Students who attend Borland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Imlay City Middle School
High:	Imlay City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.2%

Hispanic:

26.3%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Michigan median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Michigan avg39%

731^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

286^th of 613Imlay City 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	49.4	731 of 1488	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	734 of 1486	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	813 of 1470	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	782 of 1344	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	720 of 1153	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	913 of 1408	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	825 of 1448	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.0	829 of 1466	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.0	870 of 1548	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.3	948 of 1580	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.1	995 of 1533	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	1068 of 1563	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	884 of 1566	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.6	664 of 1552	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.3	713 of 1552	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.6	643 of 1589	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	753 of 1577	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.3	470 of 1565	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	68.2	486 of 1545	68.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	102 of 173	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	127 of 184	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.1	162 of 180	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	64 of 117	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	236 of 270	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	727 of 1338	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	705 of 1342	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	763 of 1321	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	639 of 1106	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	616 of 902	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	861 of 1171	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	849 of 1443	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	132 of 209	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	129 of 201	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	149 of 188	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	64 of 86	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	54 of 86	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	135 of 222	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	445 of 1346	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	639 of 1381	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	777 of 1350	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	693 of 1099	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	534 of 749	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	778 of 1134	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	659 of 1397	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	697 of 1366	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	765 of 1347	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	841 of 1334	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	817 of 1139	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	625 of 915	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	862 of 1196	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	768 of 1446	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	212 of 252	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	209 of 225	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	192 of 195	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	339 of 403	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	676 of 1206	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	597 of 1204	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	693 of 1198	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	665 of 1102	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	544 of 1005	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	773 of 1128	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	728 of 1253	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%+3 vs state

Math39%~ state avg

Science32%-8 vs state

Social Studies24%-5 vs state

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Very satisfied with my child's first year at this school. The staff is wonderful. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (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	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
Borland Elementary School	Public	3-5	500 W Borland Rd	Imlay City	48444	Lapeer County	Imlay City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 724-9813	396	20	20.2	58.8%	282 (71.2%)	3 (0.8%)	104 (26.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49.4	731^st of 1488 public elementary schools	50.9%		47.8	734^th of 1486 public elementary schools	50.6%	3			44.2	45.8	43.7			51.9	44.7	22.1			32.4		24.3		$14,178	$2,297	$11,882
Weston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	275 Weston St	Imlay City	48444	Lapeer County	Imlay City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 724-9812	389	27	14.6	62.5%	264 (67.9%)	5 (1.3%)	107 (27.5%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)																	$15,821	$2,612	$13,210
Dryden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3835 N Mill Rd	Dryden	48428	Lapeer County	Dryden Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 448-4001	224	23	9.7	53.1%	200 (89.3%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	50.6	710^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.3%		41.7	827^th of 1486 public elementary schools	44.3%	117			33.3	58.3	39.3	35.1		37.0	50.0	42.9	16.2		53.6		25.0		$14,371	$2,081	$12,290
Orchard Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4664 Kidder Rd	Almont	48003	Lapeer County	Almont Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 798-7019	428	25	17.3	32.5%	382 (89.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)								(n/a)			67.0					73.2									$12,763	$1,303	$11,460
Capac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	351 W Kempf Ct	Capac	48014	St. Clair County	Capac Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 395-3636	326	19	17.1	52.5%	277 (85.0%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	30.9	1000^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.8%		40.2	842^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	43.3%	158			34.8	30.6	31.4	25.0		34.8	30.6	17.1	22.5		40.0		8.6		$00	$00	$00
Leonard Elementary School	Public	K-5	335 E Elmwood	Leonard	48367	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5300	241	18	13.5	29.9%	207 (85.9%)	10 (4.1%)	13 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	29.5	1020^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.5%		36.5	913^th of 1486 public elementary schools	38.6%	107			37.5	40.5	36.7			32.5	16.2	12.2			28.6		18.4		$18,970	$1,210	$17,760
Elva Lynch Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2035 Roods Lake Rd	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 667-2448	390	21	18.9	54.4%	339 (86.9%)	5 (1.3%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	39.7	868^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.7%		56.1	613^th of 1486 public elementary schools	58.7%	255			42.7	42.5	38.6			36.0	41.7	21.4			27.1		17.1		$13,393	$2,358	$11,035
Kingsbury Country Day School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5000 Hosner Rd	Oxford	48370	Oakland County	Kingsbury Country Day School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 628-2571	335	26	12.8	18.2%	285 (85.1%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	69.2	423^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	71.6%		79.4	257^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.7%	166	71.4	35.7	55.3	38.5	66.7	57.1	60.7	44.7	38.5	33.3	34.3	46.4	63.9	53.3	55.6	70.0	$9,646	$417	$9,229
Turrill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	785 S Elm St	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 667-2438	389	23	17.1	49.6%	334 (85.9%)	8 (2.1%)	25 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	56.2	627^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.9%		59.4	560^th of 1486 public elementary schools	62.3%	67			39.3	39.7	59.3			37.5	42.9	32.2			45.8		37.3		$15,496	$1,167	$14,329
Emma Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Pratt Rd	Metamora	48455	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 538-2345	374	18	20.7	31.0%	329 (88.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	67.9	446^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.0%		73.2	353^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	76.2%	93			49.1	46.8	63.2			54.7	43.5	35.3			52.9		38.2		$13,969	$2,200	$11,769

Frequently Asked Questions about Borland Elementary School

What district is Borland Elementary School in?

Imlay City Community Schools

How many students attend Borland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Borland Elementary School.

Is Borland Elementary School a good school?

Borland Elementary School ranks 731^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Borland Elementary School?

Students at Borland Elementary School are 71% White, 26% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Borland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Imlay City Middle School
High : Imlay City High School

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