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Ardmore Elementary School

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Ardmore Elementary School ranks 455 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Ardmore Elementary School in Saint Clair Shores, MI, is a K-5 school within the Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb) district, serving 370 students and earning a 3-star rating with a strong upward trend in recent state rankings.

Ardmore stands out for its exceptional performance in the early grades. In 3rd and 4th grade, proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math are dramatically higher than district and state averages—often by 20 percentage points or more. For example, 3rd-grade math proficiency is 63.5%, compared to the state average of 42.9%. The school also excels at supporting students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 88th percentile statewide for their academic achievement—a remarkable jump from the 52nd percentile just one year prior. This suggests that targeted interventions are working well for these students. Chronic absenteeism is also a non-issue here, with a rate of 17.6% that is significantly better than the district (24.4%) and state (27.9%) averages, indicating strong family engagement.

However, there is a notable concern: a significant drop-off in 5th-grade performance. While 5th-grade ELA (50%) and Math (37.5%) remain near or above state averages, the Social Studies proficiency rate of just 10.4% is alarmingly low—less than half the district average and a fraction of the state average. This pattern has persisted for three years, suggesting a curriculum or instructional weakness specific to 5th-grade Social Studies. Compared to nearby schools, Ardmore outperforms Greenwood Elementary, Princeton Elementary, and Harmon Elementary in the same district, and far exceeds schools in neighboring districts like Ruth H Green Elementary and Forest Park Elementary. For parents, Ardmore offers a strong foundation in early grades with excellent support for all learners, but it's worth asking the school about their 5th-grade social studies curriculum and how they plan to address this persistent gap.

370

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,462

Per pupil spending ?

29.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27001 Greater Mack Ave
Saint Clair Shores, MI 48081-1952

(586) 445-4160

District: Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)

Students who attend Ardmore Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Lakeview High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Two or more races:

8.9%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 48th percentile in 2023 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 70th (2026) from a 48th-percentile low (2023)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)

Worth a look

!Social Studies scores 17 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg43%

Michigan avg38%

455^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)

202^nd of 625Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb) 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	66.8	455 of 1492	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	590 of 1488	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	688 of 1486	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	761 of 1470	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.3	350 of 1344	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	367 of 1153	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	326 of 1408	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	273 of 1448	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	70.7	342 of 1466	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	81.9	220 of 1548	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	254 of 1580	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	83.9	170 of 1533	88.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.5	374 of 1563	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	371 of 1566	76.3%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	351 of 1552	77.4%	★★★★☆
2010	68.0	598 of 1552	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.2	315 of 1589	80.2%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	397 of 1577	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	71.6	404 of 1565	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	70.4	425 of 1545	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	420 of 1343	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	682 of 1338	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	696 of 1342	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	808 of 1321	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	494 of 1106	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	294 of 902	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	374 of 1171	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.7	236 of 1443	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	164 of 1352	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	49.2	644 of 1346	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	621 of 1381	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	762 of 1350	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.6	267 of 1099	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	191 of 749	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	139 of 1134	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	128 of 1397	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	395 of 1372	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	56.3	572 of 1366	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	690 of 1347	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	673 of 1334	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.9	328 of 1139	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	365 of 915	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	283 of 1196	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	305 of 1446	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	429 of 1199	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.5	585 of 1206	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	770 of 1204	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	765 of 1198	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	388 of 1102	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	413 of 1005	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	285 of 1128	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	244 of 1253	80.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)88th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)69th percentile~ school

White (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%+17 vs state

Math54%+16 vs state

Science35%-5 vs state

Social Studies10%-17 vs state

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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/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	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
Ardmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	27001 Greater Mack Ave	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	No	(586) 445-4160	370	19	19.2	29.5%	297 (80.3%)	20 (5.4%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.9%)	66.8	455^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.5%		58.3	590^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.3%	135			59.6	63.0	50.0			63.5	59.3	37.5			35.4		10.4		$14,462	$557	$13,905
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27900 Joan St	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-4178	430	24	17.9	51.6%	297 (69.1%)	58 (13.5%)	24 (5.6%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.8%)	59	573^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	61.6%		57.8	598^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.8%	25			36.6	49.3	61.5			37.8	47.8	49.2			43.1		21.5		$14,663	$788	$13,875
Princeton Elementary School	Public	K-5	20300 Statler St	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	No	(586) 445-4190	652	34	19.2	43.4%	463 (71.0%)	80 (12.3%)	41 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.1%)	65.5	486^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.4%		66.1	477^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.9%	9			36.9	50.9	57.9			32.1	39.1	50.8			55.6		33.3		$14,064	$547	$13,517
Rodgers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21601 Lanse St	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 285-8600	534	28	19.3	44.0%	392 (73.4%)	62 (11.6%)	28 (5.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.2%)	38.8	879^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.1%		31.6	986^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.7%	107			26.0	26.5	46.7			32.3	12.2	42.7			44.0		25.3		$15,156	$1,107	$14,049
Harmon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24800 Harmon St	Saint Clair Shores	48080	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-4184	317	19	17.1	57.1%	184 (58.0%)	69 (21.8%)	19 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.9%)	39.6	869^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.8%		40.4	858^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.3%	11			28.6	25.9	50.0			44.9	29.6	30.4			28.3		26.1		$15,649	$870	$14,779
Reach Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	25275 Chippendale St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Reach Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 498-9171	528	37	14.2	86.7%	8 (1.5%)	444 (84.1%)	19 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.0%)	19.4	1186^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.5%		15.6	1253^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	15.8%	67	42.6	5.6	21.1	11.3	25.5	38.7	31.8	28.9	9.9	7.3	21.3	11.4	14.5	12.7	10.9	30.9	$15,483	$1,957	$13,526
Ruth H Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18530 Marquette St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5780	440	31	14.0	83.0%	120 (27.3%)	256 (58.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.0%)	13	1312^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.1%		11.7	1322^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	11.2%	10			21.1	20.7	21.6			16.9	13.4	10.8			16.2		12.2		$16,491	$1,715	$14,776
John R Kment Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20033 Washington St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5756	255	21	12.3	80.0%	121 (47.5%)	86 (33.7%)	5 (2.0%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.8%)	28.9	1017^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.8%		22.3	1121^st of 1488 public elementary schools	24.7%	104			30.2	15.2	41.9			22.6	17.4	25.0			45.2		22.6		$20,542	$2,413	$18,128
Violet Elementary School	Public	K-5	22020 Violet St	Saint Clair Shores	48082	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 285-8700	471	25	18.5	43.1%	372 (79.0%)	47 (10.0%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	43.1	807^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.9%		35.8	924^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.9%	117			40.8	30.3	34.7			46.5	43.4	32.0			34.7		16.0		$15,540	$1,238	$14,302
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	18361 Forest Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 533-3300	356	17	20.8	85.4%	45 (12.6%)	275 (77.2%)	11 (3.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	6.1	1457^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.3%					(n/a)			5.8	10.8	13.2			5.8	1365.7	1462.9			18.4		1470.7		$13,795	$2,735	$11,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Ardmore Elementary School

How many students attend Ardmore Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Ardmore Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ardmore Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Jefferson Middle School
High : Lakeview High School

Is Ardmore Elementary School a good school?

Ardmore Elementary School ranks 455^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ardmore Elementary School?

Students at Ardmore Elementary School are 80% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Ardmore Elementary School in?

Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)

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