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Buchanan Elementary School

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Buchanan Elementary School ranks 151 st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Buchanan Elementary School in Livonia, MI, is a K-4 public school serving 483 students within the highly-rated Livonia Public Schools School District, and it has earned a 4-star rating while ranking in the 90th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year.

What truly sets Buchanan apart is its ability to achieve top-tier academic results while serving a more diverse socioeconomic population than its closest high-performing peers. In the 2024-2025 school year, 20.5% of Buchanan students were eligible for free/reduced lunch—a figure notably higher than the 9.88% at Webster Elementary School (ranked #1 in the state) and the 11.45% at Hoover Elementary School (ranked in the 93rd percentile). Despite this, Buchanan's test scores remain competitive with these schools. The school's subgroup ranking for "Low Socio Economic Status Students" is particularly impressive—37th out of 1,346 schools in Michigan, placing it in the 97th percentile. This indicates Buchanan is exceptionally effective at closing the achievement gap and ensuring its economically disadvantaged students perform far above their peers in similar situations across the state.

Buchanan also stands out for its dramatically lower chronic absenteeism rate of 13.6%, which is less than half the state average of 27.9% and well below the district average of 23.1%. Nearby schools like Roosevelt Elementary School and Kennedy Elementary School have rates around 22-23%, while schools in the neighboring Clarenceville School District—such as Grandview Elementary School and Botsford Elementary School—hover near 28-29%. Buchanan's story is one of remarkable, sustained improvement: it jumped from the 47th percentile in 2015-2016 to consistently ranking in the top quartile of Michigan elementary schools, achieving 5-star ratings in recent years. While there was a slight dip in 4th-grade ELA proficiency in 2022-2023, the school rebounded strongly, with 4th-grade scores reaching 77.2% in 2024-2025—a testament to its ongoing commitment to student growth.

483

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,517

Per pupil spending ?

20.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

16400 Hubbard St
Livonia, MI 48154-6100

(734) 744-2690

District: Livonia Public Schools School District

Students who attend Buchanan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Holmes Middle School
	Riley Upper Elementary School
High:	Stevenson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Hispanic:

8.1%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (65% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg58%

Michigan avg40%

151^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 42 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Livonia Public Schools School District

88^th of 625Livonia 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
2026	89.0	151 of 1492	89.9%	★★★★☆
2025	92.2	88 of 1488	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	90 of 1486	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	279 of 1470	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	327 of 1344	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	176 of 1153	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	396 of 1408	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	188 of 1448	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	46.7	741 of 1466	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	814 of 1548	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.7	724 of 1580	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.2	363 of 1533	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	79.6	259 of 1563	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	71.7	414 of 1566	73.6%	★★★★☆
2011	62.6	701 of 1552	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.2	308 of 1552	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	71.5	458 of 1589	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	64.8	646 of 1577	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.9	392 of 1565	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	82.1	130 of 1545	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	131 of 1343	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	127 of 1338	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	125 of 1342	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	72.1	281 of 1321	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	289 of 1106	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	143 of 902	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	323 of 1171	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	189 of 1443	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	217 of 1352	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	92.7	37 of 1346	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	56 of 1381	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	69.2	298 of 1350	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	334 of 1099	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.5	64 of 749	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	54.5	472 of 1134	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	254 of 1397	81.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	140 of 1372	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	92.7	65 of 1366	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	76 of 1347	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	258 of 1334	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	335 of 1139	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	171 of 915	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	398 of 1196	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.0	205 of 1446	85.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	148 of 1199	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	87.2	117 of 1206	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	83 of 1204	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	71.7	293 of 1198	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	357 of 1102	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.5	181 of 1005	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	423 of 1128	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.2	196 of 1253	84.4%	★★★★☆

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

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+29 vs state

Math61%+20 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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buchanan Elementary School	Public	K-4	16400 Hubbard St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2690	483	28	17.5	20.5%	402 (83.2%)	15 (3.1%)	39 (8.1%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	89	151^st of 1492 public elementary schools	89.9%		92.2	88^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.1%	63			64.4	73.3				60.4	62.0								$15,517	$323	$15,194
Branch Line School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	32940 Schoolcraft Rd	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Branch Line School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 335-0663	141	7	19.5	48.9%	94 (66.7%)	21 (14.9%)	12 (8.5%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	22.8	1125^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.6%		46.3	772^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	48.1%	353	35.7	346.4	1277.5	27.3		20.0	37.5	23.1	27.3		1565.9	25.0		28.6		42.9	$00	$00	$00
Coolidge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	30500 Curtis Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2705	535	33	16.4	18.9%	416 (77.8%)	32 (6.0%)	41 (7.7%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	89.3	144^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.3%		87.6	164^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.0%	20			66.3	64.6				71.4	57.6								$14,507	$321	$14,186
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	30200 Lyndon St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2775	409	32	12.6	28.1%	304 (74.3%)	39 (9.5%)	28 (6.8%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	84.7	203^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	86.4%		82.9	230^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.5%	27			57.1	65.8				61.4	56.6								$19,656	$780	$18,876
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-4	14201 Hubbard St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2745	472	30	15.5	28.8%	333 (70.6%)	55 (11.7%)	29 (6.1%)	20 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	83.3	227^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.8%		84.8	209^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.0%	18			56.8	55.1				62.2	62.9								$14,686	$477	$14,209
American Montessori Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-1	14800 Middlebelt Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	American Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 525-7100	152	15	10.2	56.6%	36 (23.7%)	100 (65.8%)	14 (9.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																	$13,244	$1,182	$12,062
NW Wayne Trainable Center	Public	K-6	32401 Pembroke St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2795	62	11	5.4	45.2%	30 (48.4%)	20 (32.3%)	7 (11.3%)	2 (3.2%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)																	$16,043	$301	$15,742
Webster Elementary School	Public, Magnet	1-6	32401 Pembroke St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 774-2795	253	15	17.1	9.9%	159 (62.8%)	8 (3.2%)	8 (3.2%)	63 (24.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)								(n/a)			1325.6	1430.6	1531.1	1630.2		1338.8	1433.9	1526.2	1625.9		1529.5		88.2		$24,322	$918	$23,404
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19814 Louise St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Clarenceville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 919-0404	332	24	13.7	73.5%	110 (33.1%)	161 (48.5%)	24 (7.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.2%)	22.1	1140^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.6%		31.4	988^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.6%	152			16.7	40.3	25.4			25.5	29.0	12.7			17.5		14.5		$15,516	$1,683	$13,833
Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-4	15900 Levan Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2730	524	30	17.4	11.5%	451 (86.1%)	11 (2.1%)	23 (4.4%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	91.7	107^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.8%		91.4	101^st of 1488 public elementary schools	93.2%	6			63.1	72.2				71.2	63.3								$14,248	$321	$13,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Buchanan Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Buchanan Elementary School?

Students at Buchanan Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Buchanan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Buchanan Elementary School.

What district is Buchanan Elementary School in?

Livonia Public Schools School District

What schools do graduates of Buchanan Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Holmes Middle School
Middle : Riley Upper Elementary School
High : Stevenson High School

Is Buchanan Elementary School a good school?

Buchanan Elementary School ranks 151^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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