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Kerby Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Kerby Elementary School in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, is a highly rated K-4 public school serving 321 students within the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district, a community known for strong family support and economic advantage.

Kerby is an academic standout, consistently ranking among the top 10% of elementary schools in Michigan. In the most recent school year, it placed 118th out of 1,492 schools statewide, with exceptional math proficiency—86.1% of 4th graders met state standards, nearly 20 points above the district average and more than double the state average. The school also shines in attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.3%, far below the district's 17.4% and the state's 27.9%. This combination of high test scores and strong attendance places Kerby alongside other top performers in its district, such as Lewis Maire Elementary School and Richard Elementary School, while significantly outpacing schools like Stevens T Mason Elementary School in both academics and attendance.

One of the most notable findings is Kerby's efficiency: at $16,069 per student, it spends the least among comparable area schools, yet achieves superior results. For context, Stevens T. Mason spends over $22,000 per student but has lower test scores and double the absenteeism. While Kerby's state ranking has dipped slightly from a historic high of 18th in 2023-2024—likely reflecting post-pandemic learning disruptions—it remains a top-tier school. The contrast with nearby Tyrone Elementary School in the Harper Woods The School District of the City of is stark, with Tyrone reporting 51.4% chronic absenteeism and 7.6% math proficiency. For parents, Kerby offers a proven track record of academic excellence, strong attendance, and efficient resource use, making it a compelling choice for elementary education.

321

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,069

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: Declining — 97th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (67% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg61%

Michigan avg40%

118^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

56^th of 625Grosse 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
2026	90.9	118 of 1492	92.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	86.1	134 of 1343	90.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	90.2	104 of 1372	92.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	85.0	156 of 1199	87.0%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math70%+29 vs state

English Language Arts64%+24 vs state

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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 (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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%)	90.9	118^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.1%		96	42^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	97.2%	76			67.2	60.0				69.0	70.9								$16,069	$1,747	$14,323
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%)	94.9	53^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.8	44^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.0%	9			68.7	69.5				79.1	71.2								$17,665	$768	$16,897
John Monteith Elementary School	Public	K-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	307^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.4%		77.8	294^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.2%	13			59.6	52.2				53.2	54.3								$17,742	$1,106	$16,636
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%)	10.7	1359^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.9%		5.3	1464^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.6%	105	15.4	7.7	1261.6	11.6	17.5	8.1	10.5	16.9	21.4	12.5	1555.1	1663.8	7.5	8.1	12.5	13.9	$23,028	$2,071	$20,958
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%)	95.2	50^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.6%		96.6	31^st of 1488 public elementary schools	97.9%	19			70.7	82.2				65.9	80.0								$16,464	$607	$15,856
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%)	6.9	1440^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.5%		6.3	1442^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	3.1%	2			5.0	13.6	21.6			7.6	1361.2	2.9			11.8		5.9		$17,674	$1,893	$15,781
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%)	8.5	1399^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.2%		4.5	1481^st of 1488 public elementary schools	0.5%	82	21.9	340.9	22.1	8.5	13.5	14.3	15.7	15.9	4.2	1456.4	5.7	5.9	8.1	10.9	1462.4	42.2	$13,032	$1,653	$11,379
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%)	40.6	851^st of 1492 public elementary schools	43.0%		49.6	722^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	51.5%	129			37.3	39.2				33.3	31.4								$22,767	$1,633	$21,133
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%)	5.3	1475^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.1%		4.4	1483^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	0.3%	8	20.0	8.6	7.0	8.3	4.7	11.4	10.1	8.1	7.3	1448.7	3.4	11.4	1465.3	1769.4	1459.6	6.9	$20,443	$1,906	$18,536
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%)	74.2	349^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.6%		79.2	281^st of 1488 public elementary schools	81.1%	68			50.0	61.4				59.7	42.9								$19,577	$736	$18,842

Frequently Asked Questions about Kerby Elementary School

Is Kerby Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Kerby Elementary School ranks in the top 7.9% of 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

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

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