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Dodson Elementary School

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Dodson Elementary School ranks 207 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dodson Elementary School is a highly regarded public school in Canton, MI, serving 470 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district.

Dodson consistently ranks among the top 15-20% of elementary schools in Michigan, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 207th out of 1,492 schools statewide. Its academic performance is notably strong across all subjects, with 5th-grade English Language Arts proficiency at 69%—well above the district average of 59.9% and state average of 43.8%. Math scores are equally impressive, with 5th-grade proficiency at 59.2%, outperforming nearby Eriksson Elementary School by a wide margin. The school also excels in science, with 59.2% of 5th graders proficient, exceeding both district and state averages. What sets Dodson apart is its consistency—there are no major weak spots across grade levels or subjects, and student performance actually improves as children progress through the grades, suggesting strong foundational teaching.

Dodson also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.6%, dramatically better than the district (19.3%) and state (27.9%) averages. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1 and demonstrates efficient use of resources, achieving higher academic outcomes than schools with similar or greater spending. While nearby charter schools like South Canton Scholars Charter Academy and Achieve Charter Academy post competitive scores in lower grades, Dodson holds its own and even excels in 5th-grade math. The school has seen a slight dip in its state ranking over recent years, and special education subgroup performance has declined, but Dodson remains a top-tier, stable choice for families seeking a well-rounded public elementary education in the Canton area.

470

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,722

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

205 N Beck Rd
Canton, MI 48187-4808

(734) 981-8003

District: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Students who attend Dodson Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Canton High School
	Plymouth High School
	Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

Asian:

16.2%

African American:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (58% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg55%

Michigan avg38%

207^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

106^th of 625Plymouth-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
2026	84.6	207 of 1492	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	237 of 1488	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	134 of 1486	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	177 of 1470	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	165 of 1344	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	151 of 1153	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	178 of 1408	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	167 of 1448	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	84.1	149 of 1466	89.8%	★★★★☆
2016	86.1	144 of 1548	90.7%	★★★★★
2015	96.6	21 of 1580	98.7%	★★★★★
2014	93.3	43 of 1533	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	94.6	26 of 1563	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	90.0	84 of 1566	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	81.1	146 of 1552	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	74.6	345 of 1552	77.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	195 of 1589	87.7%	★★★★☆
2008	80.8	182 of 1577	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	77.0	267 of 1565	82.9%	★★★★☆
2006	73.6	327 of 1545	78.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	99.9	3 of 475	99.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	50 of 95	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	53 of 97	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	53 of 84	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	50 of 101	50.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	37 of 173	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	31 of 184	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	49 of 180	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	46 of 270	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	281 of 1343	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	217 of 1338	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	163 of 1342	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	209 of 1321	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	177 of 1106	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	220 of 902	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	158 of 1171	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	142 of 1443	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	138 of 1352	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	57.0	504 of 1346	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	337 of 1381	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	294 of 1350	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	143 of 1372	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	254 of 1366	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	118 of 1347	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	148 of 1334	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	151 of 1139	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	115 of 915	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	187 of 1196	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	226 of 1446	84.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	152 of 246	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.4	41 of 195	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	127 of 403	68.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	303 of 1199	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	283 of 1206	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	173 of 1204	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	184 of 1198	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	156 of 1102	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	171 of 1005	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	198 of 1128	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	198 of 1253	84.2%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-37 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%+20 vs state

Math60%+21 vs state

Science59%+19 vs state

Social Studies41%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 29, 2012

This is an excellent school. I am glad I am sending both my kids here. They not only focus on academics, but overall development of the kid. Parent involvement is really good. All the teachers are very experienced and excellent. Their focus on reading is probably one of the best in the state. There is some scope for improvement in Math, but they are better than lots of schools in the district. Overall I am very satisfied with this school. The current principal is really considerate to students and she is leading the school in the right direction 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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%)	84.6	207^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.1%		82.5	237^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.1%	30			50.0	63.1	69.0			56.9	61.9	59.2			59.2		40.8		$18,722	$373	$18,349
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%)	76.1	321^st of 1492 public elementary schools	78.5%		81.4	256^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.8%	65			56.6	53.1	60.2			65.7	35.4	48.7			61.1		37.2		$16,400	$596	$15,804
Canton Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	49100 Ford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Canton Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 453-9517	774	37	20.8	35.3%	151 (19.5%)	191 (24.7%)	51 (6.6%)	303 (39.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (9.7%)	84.4	213^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.7%		81.5	254^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.9%	41	78.0	58.0	44.6	58.4	73.6	67.8	83.6	51.8	51.7	58.2	52.5	74.5	63.3	56.0	57.8	68.0	$12,166	$586	$11,580
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%)	79.8	266^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.2%		68.9	425^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.4%	159			55.6	53.3	68.3			57.5	56.4	42.6			63.9		37.7		$15,537	$510	$15,027
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%)	41.4	832^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	44.2%		63.6	516^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.3%	316			29.5	35.1	41.3			41.0	46.8	20.5			39.8		18.1		$17,213	$797	$16,416
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%)	87.4	172^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	88.5%		87.8	161^st of 1488 public elementary schools	89.2%	11			52.9	64.6	58.6			70.6	65.9	58.0			54.3		55.7		$16,564	$661	$15,903
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%)	87.4	171^st of 1492 public elementary schools	88.5%		88.6	143^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	90.4%	28	81.6	63.2	65.2	63.7	65.7	73.8	71.8	67.8	65.7	60.2	77.0	51.3	50.9	68.4	36.1	78.9	$12,302	$599	$11,703
Achieve Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3250 Denton Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Achieve Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 397-0960	771	36	21.3	29.4%	132 (17.1%)	159 (20.6%)	18 (2.3%)	371 (48.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.0%)	89.1	148^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.1%		95.2	50^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.6%	98	88.6	60.0	68.5	73.3	63.3	75.6	60.0	75.3	74.4	51.1	59.0	56.0	53.3	55.7	36.7	75.7	$11,732	$678	$11,053
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%)	52.1	668^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.2%		56.9	609^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.1%	59			41.3	26.9	49.3			56.0	36.7	22.2			45.8		33.3		$15,997	$643	$15,354
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%)	59.3	568^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.9%		36.7	913^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.6%	345	78.6	47.6	45.1	37.0	50.0	48.9	20.6	51.0	37.0	45.0	42.6	17.6	42.5	38.1	17.5	52.4	$9,667	$1,306	$8,361

Frequently Asked Questions about Dodson Elementary School

Is Dodson Elementary School a good school?

Dodson Elementary School ranks 207^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dodson Elementary School?

Students at Dodson Elementary School are 63% White, 16% Asian, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Dodson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Dodson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Dodson Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Dodson Elementary School in?

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

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