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Miller Elementary School

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Miller Elementary School ranks 668 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

668^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Miller Elementary School is a mid-sized public school in Canton, MI, serving approximately 500 students in grades PK-5 as part of the highly-rated Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district.

Miller Elementary presents a mixed picture for parents to consider. On one hand, the school has a standout achievement: it is a top performer in the state for its African American students, ranking in the 92nd percentile with a 5-star rating in the most recent school year. This is a consistent strength that suggests effective, targeted support. Additionally, the school has shown remarkable progress in its special education program, jumping from the 26th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 87th percentile by 2023-2024—a clear sign of successful program improvements. However, these strengths coexist with significant challenges. The school struggles with its low-income students, who rank in the 48th percentile, and there is a sharp drop in test scores between 3rd and 4th grade. While 3rd-grade proficiency in ELA (41.3%) and Math (56%) is near the district average, 4th-grade scores plummet to just 26.9% in ELA and 36.7% in Math—far below the district average of over 57%. This "4th-grade slump" is a red flag that warrants a conversation with the school about curriculum transitions or support for that grade level.

Chronic absenteeism is another area of concern. At 19.4%, Miller's rate is nearly three times higher than nearby high-performing schools like Isbister Elementary School (7.2%) and Smith Elementary School (8.8%). The contrast with Hoben Elementary School, located less than a mile away, is also striking—Hoben ranks in the 82nd percentile with higher proficiency and lower absenteeism. While Miller spends a comparable amount per student (~$16,000), its higher rate of economic disadvantage (36% free/reduced lunch) appears to be a more significant factor than funding. For parents, this means Miller is a school with clear pockets of excellence, particularly for African American students and special education, but also with specific areas—4th-grade performance and attendance—that need attention and open dialogue with the school's leadership.

480

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,997

Per pupil spending ?

36%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43721 Hanford Rd
Canton, MI 48187-2809

(734) 416-4800

District: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Students who attend Miller Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Discovery Middle School
High:	Canton High School
	Plymouth High School
	Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.4%

African American:

19.2%

Asian:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Plymouth-Canton Community Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg55%

Michigan avg38%

668^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	52.1	668 of 1492	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	609 of 1488	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	454 of 1486	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	693 of 1470	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	493 of 1344	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	403 of 1153	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	695 of 1408	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	753 of 1448	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.7	775 of 1466	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.5	710 of 1548	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	95.3	31 of 1580	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	92.0	56 of 1533	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	91.4	61 of 1563	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	90.9	70 of 1566	95.5%	★★★★★
2011	82.6	99 of 1552	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	77.3	236 of 1552	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	85.3	70 of 1589	95.6%	★★★★★
2008	87.8	29 of 1577	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	82.0	154 of 1565	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	77.8	226 of 1545	85.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	32 of 388	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	66.0	76 of 369	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	15 of 321	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	45.9	226 of 475	52.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	57 of 173	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	66 of 270	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	688 of 1343	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.8	601 of 1338	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	309 of 1342	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	527 of 1321	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	389 of 1106	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	301 of 902	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	663 of 1171	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	698 of 1443	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	705 of 1352	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	796 of 1346	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	601 of 1381	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	783 of 1350	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.5	307 of 1099	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	182 of 749	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.9	722 of 1134	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	943 of 1397	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	635 of 1372	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	607 of 1366	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	612 of 1347	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	833 of 1334	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	577 of 1139	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	360 of 915	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	678 of 1196	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	791 of 1446	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	80.5	29 of 225	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	30.9	299 of 403	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	509 of 1199	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	476 of 1206	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	347 of 1204	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	43.6	671 of 1198	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.9	386 of 1102	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	388 of 1005	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	627 of 1128	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	618 of 1253	50.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)92nd percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2024)87th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile~ school

Female (2026)49th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science46%+6 vs state

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Math38%~ state avg

Social Studies33%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Miller is a wonderful school! The staff, along with the entire school community, is dedicated to the growth and success of every student. We couldn't be happier! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

great school.
TAG program is really good. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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%)	36.1	914^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.7%		49.5	724^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.3%	190	45.1	34.2	29.1	26.8	30.1	24.4	29.5	26.6	$15,907	$722	$15,185
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%)	51.6	674^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.8%		50.8	705^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.6%	31	44.3	46.1	37.5	41.8	53.8	24.7	36.4	26.3	$16,477	$496	$15,981
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)	1334.4	1432.6	1538.3	1343.7	1438.3	1532.6	97.7	93.8	$15,985	$720	$15,265
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
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
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%)	90	134^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.0%		94.5	59^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.0%	75	75.0	63.8	63.6	78.1	72.5	54.5	61.0	42.9	$16,863	$507	$16,356
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%)	54	640^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.1%		47	762^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	48.8%	122	60.3	37.7	45.5	62.0	31.9	25.8	33.3	24.2	$16,693	$1,006	$15,688
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%)	91.2	114^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.4%		88.6	144^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.3%	30	54.2	63.8	74.6	59.3	74.5	63.5	69.8	58.7	$17,933	$367	$17,565

Frequently Asked Questions about Miller Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Miller Elementary School?

Students at Miller Elementary School are 60% White, 19% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Miller Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Miller Elementary School.

Is Miller Elementary School a good school?

Miller Elementary School ranks 668^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Miller Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Discovery Middle School
High : Canton High School
High : Plymouth High School
High : Salem High School

What district is Miller Elementary School in?

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

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