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Isbister Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Isbister Elementary School is a public elementary school in Plymouth, Michigan, serving 417 students in grades K-5. As part of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district, which is ranked 90 out of 613 districts in Michigan, Isbister consistently outperforms the district and the state in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.

Isbister Elementary has been ranked among the top 4% of elementary schools in Michigan, reaching as high as 59th out of 1,488 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also shows strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking 42nd out of 1,338 Michigan elementary schools for female students and 83rd out of 1,366 for male students in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, Isbister maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average, and it spends more per student than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district, such as Hoben Elementary School, Tonda Elementary School, and Miller Elementary School, Isbister Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic proficiency. This consistent high performance over the years suggests a strong and effective educational program that supports student learning effectively.

422

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,638

Per pupil spending ?

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9300 N Canton Center Rd
Plymouth, MI 48170-3968

(734) 416-6050

District: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Students who attend Isbister Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Middle School
High:	Canton High School
	Plymouth High School
	Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (70% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg57%

Michigan avg39%

59^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	94.5	59 of 1488	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	95 of 1486	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	115 of 1470	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	100 of 1344	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.9	161 of 1153	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	199 of 1408	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	157 of 1448	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	77.4	256 of 1466	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	81.7	224 of 1548	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	88.9	117 of 1580	92.6%	★★★★★
2014	84.8	155 of 1533	89.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	269 of 1563	82.8%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	181 of 1566	88.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	166 of 1552	89.3%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	120 of 1552	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	83.0	127 of 1589	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	81.0	174 of 1577	89.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.5	224 of 1565	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.1	316 of 1545	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	42 of 1338	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	74.7	252 of 1342	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	153 of 1321	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	198 of 1106	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	112 of 902	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	138 of 1171	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	152 of 1443	89.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	215 of 1346	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	155 of 1381	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	279 of 1350	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	100 of 1397	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	83 of 1366	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	68 of 1347	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	93 of 1334	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	42 of 1139	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	100 of 915	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	235 of 1196	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	183 of 1446	87.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	68 of 1206	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	150 of 1204	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	103 of 1198	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	105 of 1102	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	84 of 1005	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.7	210 of 1128	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	203 of 1253	83.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+36 vs state

Math72%+33 vs state

English Language Arts69%+27 vs state

Social Studies64%+34 vs state

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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
Isbister Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9300 N Canton Center Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-6050	422	28	15.2	13.5%	346 (82.0%)	13 (3.1%)	25 (5.9%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	94.5	59^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.0%		91	95^th of 1486 public elementary schools	93.6%	36			64.6	65.3	77.3			75.4	68.0	72.7			75.8		63.6		$15,638	$1,327	$14,312
Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	1298 McKinley St	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-4860	364	22	16.7	11.8%	297 (81.6%)	16 (4.4%)	14 (3.8%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	88.6	144^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.3%		92.3	77^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.8%	67			63.8	69.4	74.0			66.0	61.3	54.0			62.0		46.0		$17,649	$1,258	$16,391
Gallimore Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8375 N Sheldon Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 416-3155	336	23	14.9	4.5%	122 (36.3%)	8 (2.4%)	5 (1.5%)	179 (53.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.7%)								(n/a)															93.0		$14,906	$828	$14,078
Bird Elementary School	Public	K-5	220 N Sheldon Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-3100	476	25	18.9	17.6%	390 (81.9%)	20 (4.2%)	30 (6.3%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	86.7	180^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.9%		89.7	119^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.0%	61			66.7	69.6	68.9			70.8	45.6	51.4			60.8		58.9		$15,875	$1,159	$14,716
Hulsing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8055 Fleet St	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 416-7532	468	28	16.4	35.7%	283 (60.5%)	94 (20.1%)	24 (5.1%)	24 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	49.5	724^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.3%		48	731^st of 1486 public elementary schools	50.8%	7			28.6	38.8	52.6			31.4	26.1	41.8			50.6		31.6		$15,940	$1,538	$14,402
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
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
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	48484 N Territorial Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 459-6149	823	37	22.0	19.2%	217 (26.4%)	68 (8.3%)	31 (3.8%)	419 (50.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (9.8%)	98.8	5^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.7%		95.5	42^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	97.2%	37	90.5	73.8	80.6	87.0	85.6	78.2	81.3	83.7	87.0	75.6	71.3	81.3	77.8	73.5	76.7	77.1	$11,376	$834	$10,542
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Isbister Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Isbister Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Middle School
High : Canton High School
High : Plymouth High School
High : Salem High School

What district is Isbister Elementary School in?

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Isbister Elementary School?

Students at Isbister Elementary School are 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Isbister Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Isbister Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 59^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Isbister Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Isbister Elementary School.

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