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Arborwood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Arborwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Monroe, Michigan, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 404 students. The school is part of the Monroe Public Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arborwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools, with a ranking between 1150 and 1412 out of around 1500 schools over the past decade. The school's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby Custer Elementary and Raisinville School, which have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite relatively high spending per student, Arborwood Elementary has not shown any significant improvement in its academic performance or state ranking over the past decade.

The school's challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 26.3% to 35.8% and a high concentration of students from low-income families, with 77.94% to 82.99% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing factors to its poor academic performance. Addressing these underlying issues could be crucial in improving student outcomes at Arborwood Elementary.

462

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,625

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1135 Riverview Ave
Monroe, MI 48162-3033

(734) 265-4500

District: Monroe Public Schools

Students who attend Arborwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Monroe Middle School
High:	Monroe High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.4%

African American:

23.6%

Two or more races:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (11% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg22%

Michigan avg39%

1,386^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

499^th of 613Monroe 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
2025	8.3	1386 of 1488	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1412 of 1486	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1290 of 1470	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1242 of 1344	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1334 of 1408	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1249 of 1448	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	1261 of 1466	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	1150 of 1548	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	1222 of 1580	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.7	1220 of 1533	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	1238 of 1563	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	1289 of 1566	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	1386 of 1552	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	1351 of 1552	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.0	1344 of 1589	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	1239 of 1577	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.0	1269 of 1565	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.3	1230 of 1545	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	28.8	352 of 475	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1294 of 1338	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1289 of 1342	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1103 of 1321	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1058 of 1106	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1142 of 1171	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1214 of 1443	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	13.5	215 of 222	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1298 of 1346	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1349 of 1381	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1195 of 1350	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	994 of 1099	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1082 of 1134	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1172 of 1397	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1280 of 1366	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1309 of 1347	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1273 of 1334	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	1118 of 1139	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1171 of 1196	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1222 of 1446	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	30.2	307 of 403	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1176 of 1206	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1168 of 1204	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1155 of 1198	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	1097 of 1102	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1114 of 1128	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1125 of 1253	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)26th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2018)24th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2018)3rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science13%-27 vs state

English Language Arts12%-29 vs state

Math10%-28 vs state

Social Studies6%-24 vs state

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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
Arborwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	8.3	1386^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.9%		7.1	1412^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.0%	26			12.7	10.3	5.7	21.0		7.3	10.3		11.3		12.9		5.7		$19,625	$2,737	$16,888
Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	32	981^st of 1488 public elementary schools	34.1%		37.6	894^th of 1486 public elementary schools	39.8%	87			23.0	21.7	40.0	37.7		21.3	23.2	24.6	32.1		32.3		26.2		$16,338	$2,121	$14,217
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%)	61.5	544^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.4%		63	513^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.5%	31	74.6	44.8	50.0	47.5	48.2	56.0	53.8	43.3	40.0	25.9	53.6	47.5	43.5	56.7	29.4	64.2	$12,395	$1,519	$10,876
Waterloo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1933 S Custer Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-3000	0	0	17.2		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$18,233	$2,835	$15,398
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)																	$15,050	$1,789	$13,261
Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	15.9	1246^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.3%		16.5	1229^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.3%	17			28.6	25.2	26.7	23.0		16.2	11.7	6.7	13.0		20.2		9.2		$17,225	$1,990	$15,235
Raisinville School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	40	863^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	42.0%		28.9	1037^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.2%	174			32.9	36.9	41.0	27.7		28.8	33.8	31.1	23.4		37.7		32.8		$16,090	$1,604	$14,485
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	637^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.2%		53.9	651^st of 1486 public elementary schools	56.2%	14			41.5	25.5				56.6	50.9								$13,222	$619	$12,604
North Elementary School	Public	2-5	8281 N Dixie Hwy	Newport	48166	Monroe County	Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 322-2451	366	22	16.6	56.3%	316 (86.3%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	24.2	1093^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	26.5%		36	919^th of 1486 public elementary schools	38.2%	174			19.1	22.7	28.6			30.3	28.1	23.8			31.0		17.9		$14,854	$1,615	$13,239
Joseph C Sterling Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	160 Fessner Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 654-6846	370	22	16.7	45.9%	339 (91.6%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	76.6	315^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.8%		77.9	284^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.9%	31			57.7	50.6				60.6	51.9								$12,827	$1,283	$11,544

Frequently Asked Questions about Arborwood Elementary School

Is Arborwood Elementary School a good school?

Arborwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Arborwood Elementary School?

Students at Arborwood Elementary School are 52% White, 24% African American, 17% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What district is Arborwood Elementary School in?

Monroe Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Arborwood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Monroe Middle School
High : Monroe High School

How many students attend Arborwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Arborwood Elementary School.

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