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Custer Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Custer Elementary School in Monroe, MI, is a large PK-4 school serving 769 students in a community where over 74% of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it is part of the Monroe Public Schools district.

Custer has held a 1-star rating for several years, ranking in the 15th percentile among Michigan elementary schools—a level that places it well below most nearby options. For example, Raisinville School (47th percentile) and Manor Elementary School (44th percentile) are in the same district but perform dramatically better, while Ida Elementary School (72nd percentile) and Mason Central School (71st percentile) far outpace Custer academically. The most striking weakness is math: only 9.7% of 4th graders were proficient in 2025-2026, compared to 19.5% district-wide and 39.4% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern at 31.3%, higher than the state average and nearly double the rate at Triumph Academy (17.7%).

Despite spending a hefty $17,748 per student—more than higher-performing schools like Raisinville ($16,760) and Manor ($15,401)—Custer's results remain low, suggesting resources may not be translating into effective instruction. Interestingly, the data shows that poverty is not destiny: Raisinville and Manor serve significant low-income populations yet achieve far better outcomes. There is one bright spot: 5th-grade science scores (26.7%) actually exceeded the district average (25%) in 2023-2024, showing that Custer can reach closer to peer levels in certain subjects. For parents weighing options, the contrast within Monroe Public Schools is stark—Custer and Hollywood Elementary sit at the bottom, while other district schools achieve 2-star ratings, pointing to school-level leadership and climate as key factors rather than district-wide policies.

769

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,748

Per pupil spending ?

74.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

5003 W Albain Rd
Monroe, MI 48161-9558

(734) 265-4300

District: Monroe Public Schools

Students who attend Custer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Monroe Middle School
High:	Monroe High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Two or more races:

13.8%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg26%

Michigan avg40%

1,266^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Monroe Public Schools

491^st of 625Monroe 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
2026	15.4	1266 of 1492	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	1246 of 1488	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1229 of 1486	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1235 of 1470	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1236 of 1344	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1228 of 1408	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1113 of 1448	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	1124 of 1466	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.7	990 of 1548	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.7	1090 of 1580	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.9	1105 of 1533	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.2	988 of 1563	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.3	1036 of 1566	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.7	961 of 1552	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.7	1087 of 1552	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.1	1032 of 1589	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.1	1108 of 1577	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.1	1268 of 1565	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.9	1275 of 1545	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	42.7	249 of 475	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	1221 of 1343	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	1226 of 1338	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1118 of 1342	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1146 of 1321	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1086 of 1106	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1089 of 1171	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1083 of 1443	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	1125 of 1352	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	1136 of 1346	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1246 of 1381	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1181 of 1350	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1070 of 1099	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1037 of 1134	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1123 of 1397	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	1224 of 1372	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	1149 of 1366	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1208 of 1347	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1207 of 1334	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1100 of 1139	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1129 of 1196	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1091 of 1446	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	99 of 104	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	35.3	266 of 403	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	1160 of 1199	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	1163 of 1206	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1118 of 1204	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1125 of 1198	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1091 of 1102	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1100 of 1128	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1111 of 1253	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)48th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2018)34th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)5th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-16 vs state

Math16%-25 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, October 18, 2019

there are way to many kids in a classroom instead of helping parents deal with a child that has behavioral and learning issue they send them home or tell you you have to take a day off work to come in and sit with your child in class. Oh how things have changed. sorry we cant help its your problem we don,t want to deal with it its easier to send them home our 5 year old has had more suspensions than all my family members combined in a lifetime and its only 2 months into the school year. what a disappointment. Gonna have to move . Close Quote

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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
Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5003 W Albain Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4300	769	47	16.4	74.3%	581 (75.6%)	67 (8.7%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (13.8%)	15.4	1266^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.1%		15.9	1246^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.3%	20			24.8	21.5				20.5	9.7								$17,748	$1,568	$16,180
Waterloo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1933 S Custer Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-5100	0	0	17.2	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	26.8	1056^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.2%					(n/a)			22.7	37.0				22.7	25.9
Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1731 W Lorain St	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4700	444	24	18.5	61.3%	300 (67.6%)	55 (12.4%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (16.0%)	41.4	833^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	44.2%		32	981^st of 1488 public elementary schools	34.1%	148			54.3	31.7				41.3	19.4								$15,401	$1,739	$13,662
Hollywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1135 Riverview Ave	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4500	462	32	14.4	79.4%	242 (52.4%)	109 (23.6%)	32 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.9%)	8.2	1405^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.8%		8.3	1386^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.9%	19			11.1	10.0				19.4	1363.5								$20,655	$2,304	$18,351
Mason Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Lakeside Dr	Erie	48133	Monroe County	Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 848-9402	421	28	15.3	43.5%	369 (87.6%)	11 (2.6%)	32 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	68.5	429^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.2%		75.2	335^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.5%	94			32.8	61.2	56.2			46.3	50.7	40.4			47.2		41.6		$15,176	$1,282	$13,893
Triumph Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 Vivian Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Triumph Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 240-2610	777	36	21.5	61.3%	525 (67.6%)	31 (4.0%)	101 (13.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (14.7%)	58.9	575^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.5%		61.5	544^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.4%	31	63.0	43.8	37.3	52.3	45.1	42.9	52.1	47.0	47.7	28.0	39.0	50.7	39.0	50.7	34.1	57.5	$12,635	$944	$11,691
Raisinville School	Public	PK, KG-4	2300 N Raisinville Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4800	443	24	18.3	54.4%	365 (82.4%)	29 (6.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	44	795^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.7%		40	863^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	42.0%	68			32.7	40.6				34.6	39.1								$16,760	$1,535	$15,225
Ida Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7900 Ida St	Ida	48140	Monroe County	Ida Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 269-3605	514	30	17.1	23.0%	478 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	68.8	424^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.6%		64.7	498^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.5%	74			47.1	50.4				60.9	43.7								$13,294	$550	$12,745
Sodt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2888 Nadeau Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 322-2501	236	14	16.8	53.8%	196 (83.1%)	7 (3.0%)	18 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)								(n/a)																	$16,844	$1,364	$15,480
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8400 Newport South Rd	Newport	48166	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 654-4141	242	15	16.2	58.3%	211 (87.2%)	7 (2.9%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	55.7	616^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.7%		55.7	637^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.2%	21			33.3	44.2				51.0	44.2								$14,262	$831	$13,431

Frequently Asked Questions about Custer Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Custer Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Monroe Middle School
High : Monroe High School

What is the racial makeup of Custer Elementary School?

Students at Custer Elementary School are 76% White, 14% Two or more races, 9% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Is Custer Elementary School a good school?

Custer Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Custer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 769 students attended Custer Elementary School.

What district is Custer Elementary School in?

Monroe Public Schools

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