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Princeton Elementary School

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Princeton Elementary School ranks 486 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Princeton Elementary School in Saint Clair Shores, MI, is a K-5 school serving 652 students within the Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb) district, where 43.4% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Princeton stands out as a strong, steady performer, currently ranking in the 67th percentile statewide and earning a 3-star rating. What truly sets it apart is its remarkable success with specific student groups and subject areas. For instance, its African American students rank in the 93rd percentile statewide—a dramatic improvement from just two years prior. Fifth graders also shine in science and social studies, with 55.6% proficient in science and 33.3% in social studies, both well above district and state averages. The school shows a powerful upward trend in math: while only 32.1% of 3rd graders are proficient, that number climbs to 50.8% by 5th grade, outpacing the district (44.9%) and state (32.2%). This suggests the school is highly effective at accelerating student growth over time.

Attendance is another major strength. Princeton’s chronic absenteeism rate is just 12.3%, dramatically lower than the district (24.4%) and state (27.9%) averages, and far better than nearby schools like Kaiser Elementary (39.5%) or Reach Charter Academy (55.9%). Within its own district, Princeton is the top performer, ranking higher than Ardmore Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, and notably Harmon Elementary, which sits just 0.43 miles away yet ranks in the 42nd percentile. While the school excels broadly, there is room for growth with male and white students, who perform in the 59th and 60th percentiles respectively—suggesting an opportunity to apply its successful strategies more universally.

652

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,064

Per pupil spending ?

43.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

93.1%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.9% (any vaccine)

20300 Statler St
Saint Clair Shores, MI 48081-2181

(586) 445-4190

District: Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)

Students who attend Princeton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Lakeview High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

African American:

12.3%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg43%

Michigan avg38%

486^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	65.5	486 of 1492	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.1	477 of 1488	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	570 of 1486	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	482 of 1470	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	375 of 1344	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	411 of 1153	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	515 of 1408	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	458 of 1448	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.0	405 of 1466	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	73.1	360 of 1548	76.7%	★★★★☆
2015	68.1	483 of 1580	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.8	432 of 1533	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	68.7	463 of 1563	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	43.2	990 of 1566	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	1016 of 1552	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.5	702 of 1552	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.8	931 of 1589	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	74.4	354 of 1577	77.6%	★★★★☆
2007	72.4	377 of 1565	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	62.9	644 of 1545	58.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	28 of 388	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	66.4	74 of 369	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	42.6	171 of 348	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	140 of 321	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	187 of 475	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	398 of 1343	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.0	397 of 1338	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	580 of 1342	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	514 of 1321	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	522 of 1106	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	450 of 902	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	532 of 1171	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	546 of 1443	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	439 of 1352	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.2	417 of 1346	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	457 of 1381	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	434 of 1350	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	258 of 1099	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	188 of 749	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	302 of 1134	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	249 of 1397	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	568 of 1372	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	541 of 1366	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	572 of 1347	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	452 of 1334	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	291 of 1139	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	362 of 915	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	480 of 1196	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	383 of 1446	73.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	56 of 104	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.7	30 of 93	67.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	28 of 78	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	47 of 81	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	474 of 1199	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	424 of 1206	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	510 of 1204	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	370 of 1198	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	330 of 1102	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	360 of 1005	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	439 of 1128	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	397 of 1253	68.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)93rd percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile~ school

White (2026)60th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science56%+16 vs state

English Language Arts50%+9 vs state

Math42%+4 vs state

Social Studies33%+6 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)		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	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	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
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		93.1%	5.9%	$14,064	$547	$13,517
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		87.8%	4.1%	$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	84.5%	8.5%	$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		81.4%	4.7%	$16,491	$1,715	$14,776
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		94.2%	2.9%	$14,663	$788	$13,875
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		95%	3.3%	$14,462	$557	$13,905
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		87.5%	5.4%	$13,795	$2,735	$11,060
Avalon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	20000 Avalon St	Saint Clair Shores	48080	Macomb County	South Lake Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 435-1001	345	19	18.1	58.0%	113 (32.8%)	186 (53.9%)	16 (4.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)								(n/a)																	90.3%	7.5%	$15,403	$2,207	$13,195
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		85.7%	8.6%	$15,156	$1,107	$14,049
Kaiser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16700 Wildwood St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5785	215	19	11.5	84.7%	85 (39.5%)	100 (46.5%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.8%)	32.7	960^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.7%		27.8	1039^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.2%	79			22.2	19.4	40.5			18.5	8.3	32.4			43.2		27.0		85.7%	8.6%	$18,288	$3,983	$14,305

Frequently Asked Questions about Princeton Elementary School

Is Princeton Elementary School a good school?

Princeton Elementary School ranks 486^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Princeton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Jefferson Middle School
High : Lakeview High School

How many students attend Princeton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Princeton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Princeton Elementary School?

Students at Princeton Elementary School are 71% White, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Princeton Elementary School in?

Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)

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