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Clayton H Symons Elementary School

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Clayton H Symons Elementary School ranks 636 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-4

636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Clayton H Symons Elementary School is a public elementary school in Milan, Michigan, serving 379 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Milan Area Schools district, which is ranked 205 out of 613 districts in the state.

Academically, Clayton H Symons Elementary has shown mixed performance, with proficiency rates in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts and Math on par with district and state averages, but stronger performance in 5th grade Science and Social Studies. The school faces challenges with a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and a significant increase in chronic absenteeism. Compared to nearby schools, Harvest Elementary, Woodland Meadows Elementary, and Heritage School in the Saline Area Schools district consistently outperform Clayton H Symons in academic measures.

Despite increased per-student spending and a higher student-teacher ratio, the impact on academic outcomes at Clayton H Symons Elementary is not yet evident. The school and district may benefit from learning best practices from the successful neighboring schools and addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and low academic achievement in certain grade levels.

356

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,025

Per pupil spending ?

41.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

432 S Platt Rd
Milan, MI 48160-1664

(734) 439-5300

District: Milan Area Schools

Students who attend Clayton H Symons Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Milan Middle School
High:	Milan High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Two or more races:

7.6%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Michigan avg41%

636^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

205^th of 613Milan Area 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	55.7	636 of 1488	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	673 of 1486	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	425 of 1470	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	400 of 1344	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	33.8	764 of 1153	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	664 of 1408	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	624 of 1448	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.5	529 of 1466	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.1	413 of 1548	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	65.9	515 of 1580	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.6	437 of 1533	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	58.6	670 of 1563	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.1	904 of 1566	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.4	1007 of 1552	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.4	958 of 1552	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.2	879 of 1589	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.7	1056 of 1577	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.5	1131 of 1565	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.9	1128 of 1545	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	657 of 1338	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	557 of 1342	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	526 of 1321	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	515 of 1106	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.2	752 of 902	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	618 of 1171	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.0	577 of 1443	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	487 of 1346	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	748 of 1381	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	603 of 1350	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	519 of 1099	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.4	647 of 749	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	547 of 1134	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	733 of 1397	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	594 of 1366	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	798 of 1347	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.1	343 of 1334	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	331 of 1139	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	37.8	567 of 915	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	697 of 1196	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	660 of 1446	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	138 of 252	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.7	218 of 225	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	92 of 195	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2018	65.5	93 of 403	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	711 of 1206	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	722 of 1204	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	437 of 1198	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	426 of 1102	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	743 of 1005	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	660 of 1128	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	640 of 1253	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)64th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math48%+7 vs state

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

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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 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
Clayton H Symons Elementary School	Public	2-4	432 S Platt Rd	Milan	48160	Monroe County	Milan Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 439-5300	356	27	13.4	41.9%	292 (82.0%)	8 (2.2%)	25 (7.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	55.7	636^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.3%		52.5	673^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	54.7%	37			39.7	37.9				52.1	44.3								$17,025	$1,130	$15,895
Paddock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	707 Marvin St	Milan	48160	Washtenaw County	Milan Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 439-5100	279	29	9.7	40.1%	225 (80.6%)	4 (1.4%)	23 (8.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.0%)								(n/a)																	$18,215	$2,554	$15,660
South Arbor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8200 Carpenter Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	South Arbor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 528-2821	800	41	19.7	31.9%	359 (44.9%)	146 (18.3%)	65 (8.1%)	133 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (12.1%)	94.9	54^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.1	49^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.7%	5	84.8	68.5	70.2	71.3	77.8	69.7	63.3	61.9	72.4	69.7	72.7	73.9	77.8	68.5	54.5	76.1	$11,183	$832	$10,351
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-3	229 Pleasant Ridge Dr	Saline	48176	Washtenaw County	Saline Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 401-4801	474	29	16.3	14.3%	388 (81.9%)	9 (1.9%)	24 (5.1%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)								(n/a)			63.8					71.6									$17,761	$760	$17,001
Brick Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	8970 Whittaker Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 484-7031	500	35	14.4	71.0%	224 (44.8%)	143 (28.6%)	43 (8.6%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (15.4%)	21.1	1139^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.5%		21.7	1148^th of 1486 public elementary schools	22.7%	9			23.6	28.7	25.6			13.7	17.8	29.5			24.4		16.7		$19,722	$2,018	$17,704
Bishop Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	8888 Whittaker Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 484-7074	486	34	14.2	57.4%	231 (47.5%)	97 (20.0%)	78 (16.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (15.0%)	27.2	1053^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	29.2%		29.3	1030^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.7%	23			26.0	32.9	32.5			37.3	17.6	14.6			32.9		19.5		$17,834	$1,025	$16,810
Childs Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	7300 Bemis Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 484-7035	493	33	14.7	53.3%	264 (53.5%)	110 (22.3%)	31 (6.3%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (16.0%)	25.5	1067^th of 1488 public elementary schools	28.3%		32.1	984^th of 1486 public elementary schools	33.8%	83			38.0	32.6	29.8			34.2	29.5	13.1			15.5		9.5		$17,266	$992	$16,274
Harvest Elementary School	Public	K-3	1155 Campus Pkwy	Saline	48176	Washtenaw County	Saline Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 401-4501	439	26	16.8	10.3%	322 (73.3%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.4%)	41 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)								(n/a)			72.5					78.4									$18,535	$369	$18,166
Woodland Meadows Elementary School	Public	K-3	350 Woodland Dr	Saline	48176	Washtenaw County	Saline Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 401-4901	453	28	16.1	17.0%	358 (79.0%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.5%)								(n/a)			69.4					72.6									$16,009	$369	$15,640
Heritage School	Public	4-5	290 Woodland Dr	Saline	48176	Washtenaw County	Saline Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 401-4101	646	37	17.4	13.2%	499 (77.2%)	14 (2.2%)	42 (6.5%)	28 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.6%)	91.7	94^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.7%		87.6	156^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.5%	62				66.3	68.8				64.6	67.8			66.1		53.9		$14,800	$516	$14,284

Frequently Asked Questions about Clayton H Symons Elementary School

What district is Clayton H Symons Elementary School in?

Milan Area Schools

What is the racial makeup of Clayton H Symons Elementary School?

Students at Clayton H Symons Elementary School are 82% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Clayton H Symons Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Clayton H Symons Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milan Middle School
High : Milan High School

How many students attend Clayton H Symons Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Clayton H Symons Elementary School.

Is Clayton H Symons Elementary School a good school?

Clayton H Symons Elementary School ranks 636^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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