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Kerby Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Kerby Elementary School is a public elementary school in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, serving 295 students in grades K-4. 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.

Kerby Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic assessments, with 74% of 3rd-grade students and 69.4% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 60.3% and 68.1% for the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district, and 38.9% and 42.4% for the state of Michigan, respectively. The school has been ranked among the top 10% of elementary schools in Michigan, placing 42nd out of 1,488 in the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Kerby also demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking 41st out of 1,338 for female students and 34th out of 1,366 for male students, both with 5-star ratings.

While Kerby Elementary's performance is exceptional, nearby schools within the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district, such as Lewis Maire Elementary and Richard Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic achievement, ranking among the top 50 elementary schools in Michigan. However, when compared to schools outside the Grosse Pointe district, such as Tyrone Elementary in Harper Woods and Ronald Brown Academy in Detroit, the performance gap becomes more pronounced.

321

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,201

Per pupil spending ?

7.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

285 Kerby Rd
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3147

(313) 432-4200

District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Students who attend Kerby Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brownell Middle School
High:	Grosse Pointe South High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.0%

Two or more races:

5.0%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Michigan elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg65%

Michigan avg41%

42^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	96.0	42 of 1488	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	18 of 1486	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	132 of 1470	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	144 of 1344	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	134 of 1153	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	91 of 1408	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	176 of 1448	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	90.7	70 of 1466	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	93.7	54 of 1548	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	97.8	8 of 1580	99.5%	★★★★★
2014	95.1	19 of 1533	98.8%	★★★★★
2013	94.0	36 of 1563	97.7%	★★★★★
2012	92.8	42 of 1566	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	85.5	35 of 1552	97.7%	★★★★★
2010	85.0	7 of 1552	99.5%	★★★★★
2009	87.9	29 of 1589	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	86.3	41 of 1577	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	86.7	44 of 1565	97.2%	★★★★★
2006	84.0	88 of 1545	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	41 of 1338	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	6 of 1342	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	105 of 1321	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	145 of 1106	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	91.1	35 of 902	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	86 of 1171	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	175 of 1443	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	34 of 1366	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	35 of 1347	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	262 of 1334	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	266 of 1139	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	209 of 915	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	125 of 1196	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	208 of 1446	85.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	48 of 1206	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	10 of 1204	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	126 of 1198	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	193 of 1102	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	118 of 1005	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	90 of 1128	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	192 of 1253	84.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math82%+41 vs state

English Language Arts71%+31 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 24, 2021

We have had an excellent experience since our children have attended Kerby. All of the teachers go above and beyond and truly care about the children's education. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (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	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
Kerby Elementary School	Public	K-4	285 Kerby Rd	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4200	321	18	18.1	7.2%	276 (86.0%)	13 (4.0%)	9 (2.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	96	42^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	97.2%		97.2	18^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.8%	24		74.0	69.4				76.0	86.1								$17,201	$2,092	$15,109
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								$18,416	$770	$17,647
John Monteith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1275 Cook Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 432-4500	456	30	15.2	16.7%	311 (68.2%)	73 (16.0%)	13 (2.9%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.6%)	77.8	294^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.2%		76	316^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.7%	22		48.9	56.3				63.3	54.7								$17,583	$1,386	$16,198
Marquette ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	6145 Canyon St	Detroit	48236	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 417-9360	422	28	15.2	91.5%	3 (0.7%)	413 (97.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5.3	1464^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.6%		6.9	1417^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.6%	47	17.6	5.6	8.9	9.8	8.0	11.1	5.6	11.1	7.5				8.3			$22,290	$2,471	$19,819
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								$17,649	$916	$16,733
Tyrone Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	19525 Tyrone St	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 245-5379	336	16	20.6	89.0%	3 (0.9%)	323 (96.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	6.3	1442^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	3.1%		5.8	1445^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.8%	3		4.4	12.2	19.0			4.3		3.5			12.1		7.0		$17,185	$1,979	$15,206
Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods	Public, Charter	K-8	19360 Harper Ave	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Discovery Creative Pathways	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 916-7590	603	33	18.2	87.9%	5 (0.8%)	572 (94.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4.5	1481^st of 1488 public elementary schools	0.5%		6.3	1429^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.8%	52	33.3	5.3	8.7	6.6	10.3	12.1	6.8	4.4	6.6		6.9	4.0	5.9		17.4	$12,903	$1,891	$11,012
Stevens T Mason Elementary School	Public	K-4	1640 Vernier Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 432-4400	274	22	12.3	39.1%	149 (54.4%)	89 (32.5%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.4%)	49.6	722^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	51.5%		53.8	652^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	56.1%	70		35.3	50.0				37.3	38.5								$21,600	$2,666	$18,934
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					$17,625	$2,036	$15,590
Ferry Elementary School	Public	K-4	748 Roslyn Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4100	357	20	18.0	11.5%	293 (82.1%)	28 (7.8%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	79.2	281^st of 1488 public elementary schools	81.1%		79.5	255^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.8%	26		60.9	58.6				55.1	51.7								$19,549	$756	$18,793

Frequently Asked Questions about Kerby Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Kerby Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Brownell Middle School
High : Grosse Pointe South High School

Is Kerby Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Kerby Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 42^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Kerby Elementary School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Kerby Elementary School?

Students at Kerby Elementary School are 86% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Kerby Elementary School in?

Grosse Pointe Public Schools

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