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George Defer Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

George Defer Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, serving 464 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district, which is ranked 41 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George Defer Elementary consistently performs exceptionally well on state assessments, with 67.4% of 3rd-grade students and 80% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 68.5% of 3rd-grade students and 76.3% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in Math. These scores are significantly higher than the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district and the state of Michigan averages. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking 37 out of 1,366 Michigan elementary schools for male students and 37 out of 1,206 for white students in English Language Arts, and 6 out of 252 for special education students.

While George Defer Elementary has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 29.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, this rate is still lower than the state average and the nearby Grosse Pointe Public Schools district schools. The school also spends approximately $15,528 per student, which is higher than the state average and the nearby district schools. When compared to other elementary schools in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district, George Defer consistently outperforms its peers on state assessments, such as Richard Elementary School and Lewis Maire Elementary School.

460

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,564

Per pupil spending ?

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15425 Kercheval Ave
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230-1337

(313) 432-4000

District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Students who attend George Defer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pierce Middle School
High:	Grosse Pointe South High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Two or more races:

6.3%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg65%

Michigan avg41%

61^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools

41^st of 613Grosse Pointe 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	94.5	61 of 1488	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	102 of 1486	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	106 of 1470	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	29 of 1344	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	40 of 1153	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	86 of 1408	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	147 of 1448	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	87.3	102 of 1466	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	83.0	202 of 1548	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	81.4	236 of 1580	85.1%	★★★★☆
2014	81.9	206 of 1533	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	89.5	86 of 1563	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.1	117 of 1566	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	80.7	159 of 1552	89.8%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	435 of 1552	72.0%	★★★★☆
2009	80.4	190 of 1589	88.0%	★★★★☆
2008	82.6	129 of 1577	91.8%	★★★★★
2007	82.1	147 of 1565	90.6%	★★★★★
2006	77.8	227 of 1545	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	79 of 1338	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	151 of 1342	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	140 of 1321	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	93.4	30 of 1106	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	26 of 902	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	98 of 1171	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	74.8	331 of 1443	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	88 of 1346	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	181 of 1381	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	48.9	646 of 1350	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	245 of 1099	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.3	831 of 1397	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	37 of 1366	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	62 of 1347	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	61 of 1334	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	12 of 1139	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	25 of 915	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	103 of 1196	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	71 of 1446	95.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	6 of 252	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	67.2	57 of 225	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	38.2	243 of 403	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	37 of 1206	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	82 of 1204	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	113 of 1198	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	11 of 1102	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	20 of 1005	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	67 of 1128	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	81 of 1253	93.5%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+33 vs state

Math72%+31 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 (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	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
George Defer Elementary School	Public	K-4	15425 Kercheval Ave	Grosse Pointe Park	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4000	460	27	16.8	12.2%	372 (80.9%)	28 (6.1%)	18 (3.9%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	94.5	61^st of 1488 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.3	102^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	93.1%	41			67.4	80.0				68.5	76.3								$16,564	$726	$15,838
Detroit Merit Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1091 Alter Rd	Detroit	48215	Wayne County	Detroit Merit Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 331-3328	719	39	18.4	82.3%	2 (0.3%)	647 (90.0%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.5%)	17.8	1204^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.1%		18.1	1199^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.3%	5	41.9	12.9	22.5	28.0	34.9	24.0	33.8	18.8	21.7	16.3	8.0	16.4	16.3	19.7	4.7	19.7	$14,134	$1,932	$12,202
Lewis Maire Elementary School	Public	K-4	740 Cadieux Rd	Grosse Pointe	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4300	252	13	19.0	6.0%	202 (80.2%)	10 (4.0%)	15 (6.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	96.6	31^st of 1488 public elementary schools	97.9%		96.8	24^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.4%	7			65.9	84.2				80.5	77.2								$16,464	$607	$15,856
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	13000 Essex Ave	Detroit	48215	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-5500	266	19	14.0	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	263 (98.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	19.1					14.8	13.0	10.0									$25,080	$2,316	$22,764
Ronald Brown Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11530 E Outer Dr	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 886-2611	834	47	17.7	92.0%	1 (0.1%)	815 (97.7%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	4.4	1483^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.3	1485^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.1%	2	9.6		4.7	3.7	7.8	4.9	8.6	7.5		4.0	6.3	7.0					$20,443	$1,906	$18,536
Hamilton Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	14223 Southampton St	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 870-0556	358	23	15.5	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	353 (98.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.6	1434^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.6%		4.5	1475^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.7%	41	11.4		6.5		11.8	6.8		17.4				8.3					$21,008	$2,247	$18,761
Richard Elementary School	Public	K-4	176 McKinley Ave	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4900	313	18	17.7	8.6%	273 (87.2%)	8 (2.6%)	15 (4.8%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	95.8	44^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.0%		97	22^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	98.5%	22			72.7	79.7				70.9	76.3								$17,665	$768	$16,897
Detroit Enterprise Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11224 Kercheval St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Enterprise Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 823-5799	686	38	18.0	88.9%	2 (0.3%)	618 (90.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.4%)	21.1	1137^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.6%		28.7	1041^st of 1486 public elementary schools	29.9%	96	50.0	26.3	22.8	27.0	27.3	20.0	35.2	26.6	31.5	13.0	21.7	33.8	15.6	19.7	16.9	23.7	$14,595	$1,639	$12,956
Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10633 Courville St	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-0400	234	16	14.6	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	226 (96.6%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	5.7	1450^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.6%		9.1	1359^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.5%	91			6.4	9.7	8.7			6.4		10.9			10.9				$23,403	$1,872	$21,531
Barack Obama Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10800 E Canfield St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Barack Obama Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 823-6000	329	8	41.1	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	321 (97.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.6	1436^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.5%					(n/a)	25.8		9.1		16.1	7.5		6.8					16.1	9.7			$15,422	$00	$15,422

Frequently Asked Questions about George Defer Elementary School

What district is George Defer Elementary School in?

Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Is George Defer Elementary School a good school?

Yes! George Defer Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 61^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of George Defer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George Defer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pierce Middle School
High : Grosse Pointe South High School

What is the racial makeup of George Defer Elementary School?

Students at George Defer Elementary School are 81% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

How many students attend George Defer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended George Defer Elementary School.

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