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Dodson Elementary School

Q: Is Dodson Elementary School a good school?

Dodson Elementary School ranks 237 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dodson Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, serving 485 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic performance, with 78.2% of its 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better in ELA, compared to 66.7% for the district and 44.4% for the state.

Dodson Elementary has a strong track record of supporting diverse student populations, ranking highly for its performance with African American, English Language Learner, and Special Education students compared to other Michigan elementary schools. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 29.5% in 2023-2024, this rate is still lower than the nearby Eriksson Elementary and Hoben Elementary schools. Dodson's higher per-student spending of $17,599 in 2023-2024, compared to the district average of $15,753 to $17,650 for the other schools, suggests the school may have access to additional resources and programs that contribute to its academic success.

Overall, Dodson Elementary School stands out as a high-performing elementary school within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district, with a track record of academic excellence and strong support for diverse student populations. While the school faces potential attendance challenges, its consistent performance and resource allocation suggest effective strategies that could provide insights for other schools in the area.

470

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,599

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 99th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (59% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg57%

Michigan avg39%

237^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	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
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
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
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
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
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

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)79th percentile-9 vs school

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

White (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math63%+25 vs state

English Language Arts62%+20 vs state

Science55%+15 vs state

Social Studies42%+12 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 (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
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
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
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%)	81.5	254^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.9%		90.5	98^th of 1486 public elementary schools	93.4%	156	87.5	75.0	50.0	60.4	63.5	69.8	63.5	53.8	58.7	45.3	66.7	54.7	51.8	69.6	50.6	87.0	$11,363	$1,152	$10,211
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
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
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
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
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%)	95.2	50^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.6%		91.8	83^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	94.4%	33	93.9	68.3	77.8	77.4	82.0	70.4	69.9	81.5	62.7	66.3	58.5	64.9	66.3	74.4	57.3	82.9	$11,333	$661	$10,672
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dodson Elementary School

Is Dodson Elementary School a good school?

Dodson Elementary School ranks 237^th of 1488 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.

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

How many students attend Dodson Elementary School?

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

What district is Dodson Elementary School in?

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

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