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Bentley Elementary School

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Bentley Elementary School ranks 516 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bentley Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Canton, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 476. It is part of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district, which is ranked 90 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bentley Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 139th out of 1,580 Michigan elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 516th out of 1,488 in 2024-2025. However, Bentley still performs better than the state average in most subject areas, with 3rd-5th grade students scoring higher than the Michigan average in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Compared to the district average, Bentley's performance is mixed, with some grades and subjects exceeding the district, while others fall behind. The school has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 20.1% in 2022-2023 to 29.5% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district, Bentley's performance is mixed. Some schools, such as Tonda Elementary School and Dodson Elementary School, consistently outperform Bentley, while others, like Field Elementary School and Eriksson Elementary School, lag behind. Addressing the root causes of Bentley's high chronic absenteeism and learning from the successes of nearby high-performing schools could help the school improve its overall educational outcomes.

479

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,085

Per pupil spending ?

20.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 S Sheldon Rd
Canton, MI 48188-3257

(734) 397-6360

District: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Students who attend Bentley Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Canton High School
	Plymouth High School
	Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.1%

Asian:

16.1%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg57%

Michigan avg39%

516^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

90^th of 613Plymouth-Canton Community 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	63.6	516 of 1488	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	550 of 1486	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	379 of 1470	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	340 of 1344	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	274 of 1153	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	381 of 1408	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	364 of 1448	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	64.2	430 of 1466	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	68.1	443 of 1548	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	87.3	139 of 1580	91.2%	★★★★★
2014	79.5	261 of 1533	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	324 of 1563	79.3%	★★★★☆
2012	83.4	199 of 1566	87.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	262 of 1552	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	274 of 1552	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	325 of 1589	79.5%	★★★★☆
2008	77.2	285 of 1577	81.9%	★★★★☆
2007	70.8	427 of 1565	72.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.0	318 of 1545	79.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	74.1	76 of 475	84.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	36 of 95	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	64 of 97	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	78 of 101	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	97 of 184	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	56 of 180	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	94.2	13 of 270	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	621 of 1338	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	573 of 1342	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	330 of 1321	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	324 of 1106	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	240 of 902	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	320 of 1171	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	293 of 1443	79.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	497 of 1346	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	353 of 1381	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	272 of 1350	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	128 of 1099	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	129 of 1134	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	624 of 1397	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	422 of 1366	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	556 of 1347	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	450 of 1334	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	348 of 1139	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	253 of 915	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	421 of 1196	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	457 of 1446	68.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	618 of 1206	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	644 of 1204	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.1	361 of 1198	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	369 of 1102	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	327 of 1005	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	455 of 1128	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	355 of 1253	71.7%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2018)84th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science54%+13 vs state

Social Studies50%+20 vs state

English Language Arts47%+5 vs state

Math40%~ state avg

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by a parent
Monday, February 1, 2010

In a nutshell, Bentley and the Canton school district in general is not a good place for children to attend school. Lower elementary has very little academic content and teachers only provide feedback if you go find them. Teachers take the lazy way out by not doing anything beyond what is necessary. The school does not coordinate with the Kids Time. Kids Time is advertised as having academic content but has nearly zero. Do not enroll your kindergarteners in Kids Time in the trailer because those long time alleged teachers will not give your new kindergartener lunch if you forget to tell them menu selections. Worse yet, they will not tell you of that issue for several days. And if your child is bleeding from a bad cut, they are so lazy that they will find an elementary child to take your child to wash it in the restroom without any antiseptic. They do not adequately supervise children on the playground either. Totally unacceptable, but totally Bentley, and totally true. Bentley is a good place to socialize, but that is not the primary purpose of sending children to school. The Canton school district government is non-responsive to parent communications and uncaring about their customers. Try Novi, Troy, Farmington Hills, Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Rochester, or even Livonia for better schooling. How about home schooling? Anything but supporting the Canton school district. Close Quote

Schools Near Bentley Elementary School

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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
Bentley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 S Sheldon Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 397-6360	479	30	16.0	20.5%	288 (60.1%)	51 (10.6%)	27 (5.6%)	77 (16.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	63.6	516^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.3%		60	550^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.0%	34			40.0	38.3	61.7			56.7	29.6	36.9			53.6		50.0		$17,085	$1,295	$15,790
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3085 S Canton Center Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 398-5658	822	41	20.2	46.8%	224 (27.3%)	268 (32.6%)	35 (4.3%)	186 (22.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (13.1%)	88.6	143^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	90.4%		87.1	162^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	89.1%	19	85.7	39.3	69.6	54.4	75.8	67.7	67.3	69.6	55.3	54.9	51.6	60.0	65.9	53.6	57.1	60.7	$11,782	$963	$10,819
Hoben Elementary School	Public	K-5	44680 Saltz Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 981-8670	443	27	16.6	24.6%	300 (67.7%)	40 (9.0%)	32 (7.2%)	48 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	68.9	425^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.4%		66.7	463^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	68.8%	38			49.3	65.0	55.0			54.1	70.0	37.5			37.5		35.0		$15,541	$1,377	$14,163
Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 S Haggerty Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 397-6346	467	31	15.1	35.1%	234 (50.1%)	113 (24.2%)	28 (6.0%)	54 (11.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.5%)	47	762^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	48.8%		39.8	850^th of 1486 public elementary schools	42.8%	88			55.9	33.8	52.9			47.5	36.8	23.2			36.2		17.4		$15,692	$1,748	$13,944
Star International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	45081 Geddes Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Star International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 565-0507	370	25	14.9	87.8%	340 (91.9%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.7	913^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.6%		34	953^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	35.9%	40	76.5	29.4	28.9	37.5	43.2	24.4	44.7	28.9	50.0	29.5	22.0	38.3	34.1	17.7	18.2	47.1	$9,815	$1,402	$8,413
Dodson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	205 N Beck Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 981-8003	470	32	14.6	20.4%	294 (62.6%)	48 (10.2%)	13 (2.8%)	76 (16.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	82.5	237^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.1%		89	134^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.0%	103			43.9	65.2	78.2			54.9	68.1	67.9			55.1		42.3		$17,599	$1,682	$15,917
Eriksson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1275 N Haggerty Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 981-6995	443	32	14.0	36.3%	259 (58.5%)	81 (18.3%)	21 (4.7%)	45 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.1%)	50.8	705^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.6%		35.7	924^th of 1486 public elementary schools	37.8%	219			53.8	30.1	53.3			42.5	31.1	18.3			40.0		41.7		$17,650	$2,152	$15,499
Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	43721 Hanford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 416-4800	480	29	16.4	36.0%	290 (60.4%)	92 (19.2%)	32 (6.7%)	35 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	56.9	609^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.1%		67.1	454^th of 1486 public elementary schools	69.4%	155			47.6	53.6	42.5			52.4	48.6	30.1			37.0		26.0		$16,351	$1,661	$14,690
Workman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	250 N Denton Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 582-6700	637	36	17.8	10.7%	374 (58.7%)	59 (9.3%)	28 (4.4%)	143 (22.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.1%)	81.4	256^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.8%		74.6	331^st of 1486 public elementary schools	77.7%	75			59.6	54.6	69.2			60.5	44.4	47.8			67.4		52.2		$15,718	$1,296	$14,423
Tonda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	46501 Warren Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-6100	476	28	17.1	14.1%	381 (80.0%)	15 (3.2%)	19 (4.0%)	33 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	87.8	161^st of 1488 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.6	122^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	91.8%	39			62.5	57.1	70.9			70.0	71.4	51.2			64.0		46.5		$15,753	$1,582	$14,171

Frequently Asked Questions about Bentley Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bentley Elementary School?

Students at Bentley Elementary School are 60% White, 16% Asian, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Bentley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Bentley Elementary School.

What district is Bentley Elementary School in?

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

What schools do graduates of Bentley Elementary School attend?

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

High : Canton High School
High : Plymouth High School
High : Salem High School

Is Bentley Elementary School a good school?

Bentley Elementary School ranks 516^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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