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Lessenger Elementary School

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Lessenger Elementary School ranks 437 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lessenger Elementary School is a public elementary school in Madison Heights, Michigan, serving around 250 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Lamphere Public Schools district, Lessenger has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Michigan elementary schools over the past 10 years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

Lessenger Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 61.2% of 5th-grade students at Lessenger were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 50.6% for the district and 44.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly impressive in ELA, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students consistently scoring above 50% proficiency. Lessenger also shows impressive results across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

However, Lessenger Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 19.7% in the 2022-2023 school year to 29.5% in the 2023-2024 school year. This is an area of concern that the school and district should address, as high chronic absenteeism can negatively impact student learning and academic achievement. When compared to nearby schools, Lessenger outperforms other elementary schools in the Lamphere Public Schools district, but its performance is mixed when compared to higher-performing schools in the neighboring Royal Oak Schools district.

259

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,502

Per pupil spending ?

39.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30150 Campbell Rd
Madison Heights, MI 48071-4462

(248) 589-0556

District: Lamphere Public Schools

Students who attend Lessenger Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Page Middle School
High:	Lamphere High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.9%

African American:

13.1%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lamphere Public Schools

✓Above the Michigan median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg39%

Michigan avg39%

437^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Lamphere Public Schools

284^th of 613Lamphere Public 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	68.2	437 of 1488	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	170 of 1486	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	232 of 1470	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	386 of 1344	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	261 of 1153	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	342 of 1408	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	140 of 1448	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	63.0	450 of 1466	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	81.5	225 of 1548	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	89.4	105 of 1580	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	75.6	330 of 1533	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.2	232 of 1563	85.2%	★★★★☆
2012	79.9	262 of 1566	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	321 of 1552	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	68.5	581 of 1552	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.9	440 of 1589	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.8	343 of 1577	78.2%	★★★★☆
2007	72.1	382 of 1565	75.6%	★★★★☆
2006	72.1	378 of 1545	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	475 of 1338	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.3	214 of 1342	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	282 of 1321	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	337 of 1106	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	271 of 902	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	266 of 1171	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	204 of 1443	85.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	347 of 1346	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	91 of 1381	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	47 of 1350	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	84 of 1099	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	119 of 1134	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	76 of 1397	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	383 of 1366	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	138 of 1347	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	184 of 1334	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	238 of 1139	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	200 of 915	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	257 of 1196	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	122 of 1446	91.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	354 of 1206	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	179 of 1204	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	226 of 1198	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	377 of 1102	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	281 of 1005	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	368 of 1128	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.1	135 of 1253	89.2%	★★★★☆

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)74th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+15 vs state

Science49%+9 vs state

Math42%+4 vs state

Social Studies39%+9 vs state

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Saturday, March 16, 2013

Wonderful school, full of wonderful teachers, support staff, and children. 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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
Lessenger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30150 Campbell Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-0556	259	17	14.8	39.4%	181 (69.9%)	34 (13.1%)	14 (5.4%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	68.2	437^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.6%		86.3	170^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.6%	267			47.4	59.2	61.2		43.2	49.0	34.7		49.0		38.8		$17,502	$2,824	$14,678
Oak Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	506 E 13 Mile Rd	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 588-8353	404	26	15.3	22.3%	299 (74.0%)	44 (10.9%)	18 (4.5%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	84.6	210^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.9%		67.4	451^st of 1486 public elementary schools	69.7%	241			59.7	67.2	68.3		56.9	53.1	43.3		73.3		55.0		$15,610	$1,432	$14,178
Keller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 N Campbell Rd	Royal Oak	48067	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 542-6500	470	29	16.0	18.7%	366 (77.9%)	40 (8.5%)	16 (3.4%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	71.4	393^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	73.6%		79.2	262^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	82.4%	131			50.0	57.1	55.7		60.2	53.2	29.5		54.1		36.1		$17,497	$1,135	$16,362
Hiller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E La Salle Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 589-0406	272	21	12.9	70.6%	113 (41.5%)	62 (22.8%)	51 (18.8%)	27 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	35.9	922^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	38.0%		40.1	846^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.1%	76			30.4	40.0	38.1		32.6	37.8	31.8		29.5		13.6		$21,024	$2,423	$18,601
Edmonson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	621 E Katherine Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 547-5342	305	16	19.0	48.5%	228 (74.8%)	27 (8.9%)	16 (5.2%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	56.4	620^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.3%		67.1	455^th of 1486 public elementary schools	69.4%	165			29.3	60.8	55.8		51.2	45.1	40.4		34.6		21.2		$15,002	$869	$14,132
Northwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	926 W 12 Mile Rd	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 541-0229	446	25	17.6	12.8%	360 (80.7%)	29 (6.5%)	18 (4.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	93.7	70^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.3%		90.2	108^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.7%	38			60.5	71.2	76.7		61.7	72.6	69.9		80.8		71.2		$14,883	$1,046	$13,837
Simonds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30000 Rose St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 547-5292	260	21	12.3	60.8%	173 (66.5%)	33 (12.7%)	22 (8.5%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	36.4	915^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.5%		33.9	958^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.5%	43			33.3	32.4	43.2		28.2	29.7	18.9		37.8		29.7		$18,115	$878	$17,237
Four Corners Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1075 E Gardenia Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Four Corners Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 542-7001	235	15	15.6	46.4%	127 (54.0%)	54 (23.0%)	19 (8.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.8%)	42.9	824^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.6%		31.8	991^st of 1486 public elementary schools	33.3%	167	85.7	28.6	42.4	38.5	45.2	50.0	25.0	15.4	12.9	23.1	45.2	57.1	32.3	53.6	$11,927	$1,978	$9,949
Clawson Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Phillips Ave	Clawson	48017	Oakland County	Clawson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 655-4949	543	40	13.4	31.1%	437 (80.5%)	55 (10.1%)	27 (5.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	62	534^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.1%		49.8	698^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.0%	164			41.6	49.5	62.1		40.4	42.1	31.6		51.6		38.9		$15,664	$927	$14,737
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	27107 Hales St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 542-3414	411	26	15.6	83.2%	170 (41.4%)	184 (44.8%)	24 (5.8%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	8	1397^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.1%		10.4	1335^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.2%	62			12.9	14.3	16.9		16.5		6.8		8.2		6.9		$21,454	$4,048	$17,405

Frequently Asked Questions about Lessenger Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lessenger Elementary School?

Students at Lessenger Elementary School are 70% White, 13% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lessenger Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Page Middle School
High : Lamphere High School

How many students attend Lessenger Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Lessenger Elementary School.

What district is Lessenger Elementary School in?

Lamphere Public Schools

Is Lessenger Elementary School a good school?

Lessenger Elementary School ranks 437^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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