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Memphis Elementary School

Q: Is Memphis Elementary School a good school?

Memphis Elementary School ranks 416 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Memphis Elementary School in Memphis, MI, serves 321 students from Pre-K through 6th grade and is part of the Memphis Community Schools district, which holds a 3-star rating. The school itself has earned a 4-star rating and ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide, a remarkable climb from the 49th percentile just five years ago. This steady upward trend shows a school that is consistently improving and actively working to boost student outcomes.

The most impressive differentiator for Memphis Elementary is its exceptional success with students from low socio-economic backgrounds. In the most recent school year, this subgroup ranked in the 91st percentile statewide, earning a 5-star rating—far outpacing the school's overall ranking. This is a consistent pattern over the past three years, suggesting the school has found effective ways to close achievement gaps. Another standout is 5th-grade performance: proficiency rates hit 63.6% in Math and 62.2% in ELA, well above state averages of 32.2% and 43.8%. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism low at 17.3%, compared to the state's 27.9%, which points to a strong culture of attendance. When compared to nearby Capac Elementary School (35th percentile), Memphis Elementary clearly outperforms, and while schools like John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School and Orville C Krause Elementary School rank higher overall, none match Memphis Elementary's standout results with low-SES students.

One area worth watching is the transition to 6th grade, where proficiency drops noticeably—Math falls from 63.6% in 5th grade to 35.8%, and ELA from 62.2% to 52.8%. This could signal a challenging shift to middle school or a change in curriculum rigor. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8 and per-student spending of $15,539, the school appears to use resources efficiently. Overall, Memphis Elementary is a high-performing school on a clear upward path, particularly effective at supporting its most vulnerable learners and building strong foundational skills in earlier grades.

321

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,539

Per pupil spending ?

32.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

34165 Bordman Rd
Memphis, MI 48041-4464

(810) 392-2125

District: Memphis Community Schools

Students who attend Memphis Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Memphis JuniorSenior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (72nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Michigan avg37%

416^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

209^th of 625Memphis Community 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
2026	69.5	416 of 1492	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	345 of 1488	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	346 of 1486	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	476 of 1470	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	558 of 1344	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	585 of 1153	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	716 of 1408	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	634 of 1448	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.7	725 of 1466	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.6	534 of 1548	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.8	467 of 1580	70.4%	★★★★☆
2014	63.9	559 of 1533	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.3	722 of 1563	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.4	516 of 1566	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.2	492 of 1552	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.1	593 of 1552	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.0	547 of 1589	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.4	452 of 1577	71.3%	★★★★☆
2007	69.9	455 of 1565	70.9%	★★★★☆
2006	69.9	440 of 1545	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	428 of 1343	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.5	339 of 1338	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	401 of 1342	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	285 of 1321	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	385 of 1106	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	434 of 902	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	588 of 1171	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	629 of 1443	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	125 of 1352	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	80.7	149 of 1346	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	203 of 1381	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	255 of 1350	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	401 of 1099	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	266 of 749	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	355 of 1134	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	500 of 1397	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	405 of 1372	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	348 of 1366	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	275 of 1347	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.2	638 of 1334	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	656 of 1139	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	575 of 915	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	714 of 1196	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	614 of 1446	57.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	492 of 1199	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	418 of 1206	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	421 of 1204	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	504 of 1198	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	617 of 1102	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	631 of 1005	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	780 of 1128	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	716 of 1253	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)91st percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

Female (2026)68th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%+11 vs state

Science48%+8 vs state

Math48%+11 vs state

Social Studies32%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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 Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Memphis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	34165 Bordman Rd	Memphis	48041	St. Clair County	Memphis Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 392-2125	321	25	12.8	32.1%	303 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	69.5	416^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.1%		74.3	345^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.8%	71	40.0	49.0	62.2	52.8	43.2	50.0	63.6	35.8	47.7	31.8	$15,539	$877	$14,662
Orville C Krause Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23900 Armada Center Rd	Armada	48005	Macomb County	Armada Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 784-2600	778	46	16.8	21.5%	748 (96.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	77.7	292^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	80.4%		70.3	409^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.5%	117	41.2	55.8	61.2		51.5	56.5	55.0		57.4	44.2	$14,227	$979	$13,248
Will L Lee School	Public	PK, KG-3	68399 S Forest Ave	Richmond	48062	Macomb County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 727-2509	478	36	13.3	32.6%	429 (89.7%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	10 (2.1%)								(n/a)	52.4				63.7						$14,316	$1,101	$13,215
John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Kinney Rd	Emmett	48022	St. Clair County	Yale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 384-1300	211	12	17.2	30.8%	201 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	84.9	199^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.7%		82.8	231^st of 1488 public elementary schools	84.5%	32	72.7	62.9	75.0		66.7	54.3	36.1		66.7	44.4	$16,265	$639	$15,627
Capac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	351 W Kempf Ct	Capac	48014	St. Clair County	Capac Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 395-3636	326	19	17.1	52.5%	277 (85.0%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	31.9	976^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.6%		30.9	1000^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.8%	24	37.8	29.5	25.5	12.1	51.4	45.5	14.9	18.2	29.8	12.8	$14,960	$1,293	$13,667
New Haven Elementary School	Public	K-4	57701 River Oaks Dr	New Haven	48048	Macomb County	New Haven Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 749-8360	458	25	18.4	62.2%	300 (65.5%)	77 (16.8%)	18 (3.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.2%)	28.6	1023^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	31.4%		26.1	1062^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.6%	39	31.6	32.9			22.4	28.2					$16,961	$1,147	$15,813
Avoca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8751 Willow St	Kenockee	48006	St. Clair County	Yale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 324-2660	243	17	14.5	33.3%	217 (89.3%)	4 (1.6%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	73.9	357^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.1%		74.7	341^st of 1488 public elementary schools	77.1%	16	51.3	61.5	63.0		66.7	36.5	44.4		55.6	33.3	$15,541	$760	$14,781
Orchard Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4664 Kidder Rd	Almont	48003	Lapeer County	Almont Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 798-7019	428	25	17.3	32.5%	382 (89.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)								(n/a)	66.3				62.4						$14,373	$1,035	$13,337
Amanda Moore Elementary School	Public	K-5	209 Dickenson St	Romeo	48065	Macomb County	Romeo Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 752-0260	457	28	16.4	26.9%	374 (81.8%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	56.7	601^st of 1492 public elementary schools	59.7%		54.6	652^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	56.2%	51	30.7	40.2	54.1		44.0	40.2	59.0		41.0	31.1	$14,105	$204	$13,901
Francois Maconce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6300 Church Rd	Ira	48023	St. Clair County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 725-0284	319	23	13.9	64.6%	253 (79.3%)	7 (2.2%)	27 (8.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	31.4	981^st of 1492 public elementary schools	34.2%		44.4	802^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	46.1%	179	30.1	37.3			26.4	28.8					$15,714	$2,089	$13,625

Frequently Asked Questions about Memphis Elementary School

What district is Memphis Elementary School in?

Memphis Community Schools

What schools do graduates of Memphis Elementary School attend?

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

High : Memphis JuniorSenior High School

Is Memphis Elementary School a good school?

Memphis Elementary School ranks 416^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Memphis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Memphis Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Memphis Elementary School?

Students at Memphis Elementary School are 94% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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