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Johnson Upper Elementary School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Johnson Upper Elementary School is a public middle school located in Westland, Michigan, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 489 students. The school is part of the Livonia Public Schools School District, which is ranked 86 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Johnson Upper Elementary School has a higher per-student spending compared to the district average, its academic performance lags behind its nearby peers. The school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.8% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's test scores, as measured by the M-Step assessments, are generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies are all below the district and state averages.

When compared to other middle schools in the Livonia Public Schools District and the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District, Johnson Upper Elementary School is underperforming. Schools like Holmes Middle School and Frost Middle School, both in the Livonia district, consistently outperform Johnson Upper Elementary School on test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Similarly, West Middle School, East Middle School, and Pioneer Middle School, in the Plymouth-Canton district, also significantly outperform Johnson Upper Elementary School on various academic measures.

503

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,699

Per pupil spending ?

28%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8400 N Hix Rd
Westland, MI 48185-1083

(734) 744-2740

District: Livonia Public Schools School District

Students who attend Johnson Upper Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Churchill High School

Feeder schools for Johnson Upper Elementary School:

Elementary:	Kennedy Elementary School
	Randolph Elementary School
	Rosedale Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.8%

African American:

20.5%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2006 → 79th in 2014

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (42% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2006

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg49%

Michigan avg36%

528^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 4 pts since 2024

From top 40% (2024) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^th of 613Livonia Public Schools School District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	528 of 1488	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	589 of 1486	60.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	146 of 369	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	175 of 348	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	79 of 95	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	78 of 97	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	557 of 1338	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	648 of 1342	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	21 of 209	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	41.1	100 of 201	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	686 of 1346	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	633 of 1381	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	514 of 1366	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	555 of 1347	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	22 of 93	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	26 of 78	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	233 of 252	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	474 of 1206	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	476 of 1204	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2014	74.7	189 of 921	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.7	205 of 919	77.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.5	129 of 900	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	203 of 858	76.3%	★★★★☆
2010	71.3	266 of 851	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.1	191 of 847	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	65.8	336 of 839	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.4	284 of 823	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.6	253 of 806	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-48 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%+8 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

Math39%+7 vs state

Social Studies34%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Johnson Upper Elementary School

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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 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th 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
Johnson Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	8400 N Hix Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2740	503	37	13.7	28.0%	306 (60.8%)	103 (20.5%)	33 (6.6%)	27 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)								(n/a)			50.0	48.5		42.5	35.3		39.9		33.5		$18,699	$1,058	$17,641
East Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1042 S Mill St	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 416-4955	725	37	19.8	16.1%	384 (53.0%)	67 (9.2%)	27 (3.7%)	212 (29.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	97.1	15^th of 890 public middle schools	98.3%		97.5	10^th of 897 public middle schools	98.9%	5	86.8	66.9		75.2	71.9		69.5	72.3		67.4		78.0	$15,369	$1,041	$14,328
Garden City Middle School	Public	7-8	1851 Radcliff St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 762-8400	423	26	16.5	47.3%	313 (74.0%)	44 (10.4%)	38 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	25.4	637^th of 890 public middle schools	28.4%		32.1	596^th of 897 public middle schools	33.6%	41	53.3	13.2			22.0			17.0		26.7		32.0	$17,966	$1,030	$16,936
Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	14041 Stark Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2670	641	41	15.7	25.3%	429 (66.9%)	88 (13.7%)	39 (6.1%)	47 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	87.3	92^nd of 890 public middle schools	89.7%		89	78^th of 897 public middle schools	91.3%	14	75.7	49.6			64.8			53.9		57.6		61.3	$17,553	$1,559	$15,994
Farmington 56 Campus	Public	5-6	33411 Marquette St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 762-8460	455	25	17.9	49.5%	352 (77.4%)	31 (6.8%)	42 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)								(n/a)			29.3	36.9		24.9	23.0		27.6		17.3		$17,854	$1,949	$15,905
West Middle School	Public	6-8	44401 W Ann Arbor Trl	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7599	667	35	18.8	13.8%	533 (79.9%)	46 (6.9%)	40 (6.0%)	21 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	88.8	82^nd of 890 public middle schools	90.8%		90.7	69^th of 897 public middle schools	92.3%	13	85.6	50.4		48.6	63.9		41.4	55.3		71.9		74.4	$15,386	$1,152	$14,235
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	45083 Hanford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7952	731	42	17.4	32.0%	436 (59.6%)	107 (14.6%)	50 (6.8%)	82 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	68.7	226^th of 890 public middle schools	74.6%		67.1	227^th of 897 public middle schools	74.7%	1	80.6	35.1		39.9	51.2		31.7	40.6		46.2		51.0	$15,493	$1,231	$14,262
Adlai Stevenson Middle School	Public	6-8	38501 Palmer Rd	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2351	768	41	18.6	56.6%	422 (54.9%)	246 (32.0%)	47 (6.1%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.7%)	24.9	645^th of 890 public middle schools	27.5%		25.3	662^nd of 897 public middle schools	26.2%	17	52.8	10.9		25.8	22.2		12.8	15.6		28.6		35.5	$19,283	$2,272	$17,011
Holmes Middle School	Public	7-8	16200 Newburgh Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2675	670	32	20.9	16.4%	552 (82.4%)	31 (4.6%)	39 (5.8%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	89.4	78^th of 890 public middle schools	91.2%		88.4	82^nd of 897 public middle schools	90.9%	4	84.5	44.4			59.0			53.1		65.8		70.2	$15,458	$938	$14,520
Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	46081 Ann Arbor Rd W	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-2770	827	41	20.3	16.3%	558 (67.5%)	75 (9.1%)	43 (5.2%)	108 (13.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.5%)	93.8	49^th of 890 public middle schools	94.5%		92.6	55^th of 897 public middle schools	93.9%	6	86.1	54.9		66.3	61.8		69.4	62.1		61.2		71.1	$14,650	$994	$13,656

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnson Upper Elementary School

How many students attend Johnson Upper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Johnson Upper Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Johnson Upper Elementary School?

Students at Johnson Upper Elementary School are 61% White, 20% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Johnson Upper Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Johnson Upper Elementary School usually go on to attend Churchill High School

What district is Johnson Upper Elementary School in?

Livonia Public Schools School District

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