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Musson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Musson Elementary School in Rochester Hills, MI, is a top-ranked public school serving 505 students in grades PK through 5 within the highly-regarded Rochester Community School District.

Musson is an academic standout, currently ranked in the top 1% of all elementary schools in Michigan (11th out of nearly 1,500 schools for 2025-2026). This places it well above nearby schools like North Hill Elementary (ranked 39th) and Brewster Elementary (ranked 63rd). What truly sets Musson apart is its consistency: while many schools see test scores dip in upper grades, Musson's English Language Arts proficiency actually rises from 69% in 3rd grade to 85.6% in 5th grade, with math proficiency staying above 81% across all grades. The school also excels at supporting students with special needs, ranking 3rd in the state for this subgroup—an exceptional achievement. Additionally, Musson's chronic absenteeism rate is just 8.4%, less than half the district rate and a third of the state average, reflecting strong student engagement.

Musson achieves these results with notable efficiency, spending less per student ($15,397) than several lower-ranked peers like Brewster ($17,905) and University Hills Elementary ($17,710). The contrast with Rogers School, part of the Pontiac City School District and located just 2.5 miles away, is stark—Rogers has a 65.6% chronic absenteeism rate and proficiency in the single digits. While Musson's social studies scores (62.2%) are its lowest subject area, they still far exceed district and state averages. For parents seeking a school with elite academics, strong special education support, and high attendance, Musson is an outstanding choice.

505

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,397

Per pupil spending ?

4.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

86.2%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 9.2% (any vaccine)

3500 Dutton Rd
Rochester Hills, MI 48306-2228

(248) 726-4200

District: Rochester Community School District

Students who attend Musson Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Rochester Adams High School
	Van Hoosen Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Asian:

27.7%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (79% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rochester Community School District

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg65%

Michigan avg38%

11^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 13Elementary Schools in the Rochester Community School District

27^th of 625Rochester Community School District 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	98.3	11 of 1492	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	98.2	10 of 1488	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	63 of 1486	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	71 of 1470	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	28 of 1344	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	82 of 1153	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	10 of 1408	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	35 of 1448	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	99.1	5 of 1466	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	98.6	6 of 1548	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	98.7	3 of 1580	99.8%	★★★★★
2014	96.2	10 of 1533	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	96.0	12 of 1563	99.2%	★★★★★
2012	95.5	19 of 1566	98.8%	★★★★★
2011	87.4	10 of 1552	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	83.2	47 of 1552	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	88.0	25 of 1589	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	89.2	9 of 1577	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	89.8	11 of 1565	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	90.1	5 of 1545	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	4 of 100	96.0%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	3 of 95	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	23 of 97	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	15 of 84	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	13 of 51	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	25 of 101	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	11 of 1343	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	22 of 1338	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	48 of 1342	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	160 of 1321	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	96.0	12 of 1106	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	139 of 902	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	95.8	16 of 1171	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	31 of 1443	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	11 of 1372	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	11 of 1366	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	121 of 1347	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	47 of 1334	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	47 of 1139	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	42 of 915	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	44 of 1196	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	46 of 1446	96.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	3 of 246	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	1 of 225	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	95.1	25 of 1199	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	21 of 1206	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	92 of 1204	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	108 of 1198	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	79 of 1102	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	121 of 1005	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	96.3	14 of 1128	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	41 of 1253	96.7%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math83%+45 vs state

Science82%+42 vs state

English Language Arts79%+38 vs state

Social Studies62%+35 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

An incompetent, arrogant and under qualified principle with a ton of attitude. The school is overrated with an environment that allows for bullying 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Musson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Dutton Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4200	505	26	19.4	4.8%	312 (61.8%)	10 (2.0%)	26 (5.1%)	140 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	98.3	11^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.2	10^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.3%	1	69.0	81.0	85.6	86.9	82.1	81.1	82.2	62.2	86.2%	9.2%	$15,397	$433	$14,964
Brewster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1535 Brewster Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3300	377	27	14.1	4.8%	252 (66.8%)	5 (1.3%)	27 (7.2%)	73 (19.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	94.2	63^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	95.8%		92.6	85^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.3%	22	77.8	58.3	75.0	79.4	72.1	68.1	68.5	52.1	94.1%	5.9%	$17,905	$393	$17,511
Delta Kelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3880 Adams Rd	Oakland	48363	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3500	643	36	17.9	3.1%	347 (54.0%)	15 (2.3%)	54 (8.4%)	191 (29.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	94.1	66^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.6%		92.1	91^st of 1488 public elementary schools	93.9%	25	68.3	70.7	63.1	84.2	77.0	71.7	65.5	50.4	90.4%	6.4%	$14,587	$461	$14,126
Rogers School	Public	K-5	2600 Dexter Rd	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7850	280	14	20.5	70.0%	25 (8.9%)	124 (44.3%)	93 (33.2%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	17.7	1223^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	18.0%		19.1	1179^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.8%	44	9.8	21.1	18.8	36.6	23.7	18.8	12.9	12.5	83.3%	6.7%	$20,321	$4,783	$15,538
Baldwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4325 Bannister Rd	Rochester	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3200	534	28	18.9	3.6%	440 (82.4%)	7 (1.3%)	20 (3.7%)	32 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	94	69^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.4%		89.6	128^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.4%	59	64.1	63.8	83.3	71.8	68.1	63.1	68.7	63.1	87.7%	9.9%	$13,910	$492	$13,418
Long Meadow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Allston Dr	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3900	528	32	16.4	10.2%	393 (74.4%)	14 (2.7%)	33 (6.3%)	55 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.9%)	92.8	88^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.1%		93.1	76^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.9%	12	61.2	73.7	80.0	69.4	65.8	60.0	67.1	51.4	93.3%	4.5%	$15,114	$437	$14,677
Meadow Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 Munster Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4100	428	24	17.5	11.0%	299 (69.9%)	14 (3.3%)	40 (9.3%)	48 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.8%)	85.3	193^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	87.1%		85.8	192^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	87.1%	1	45.9	57.1	85.2	57.4	55.8	75.9	63.0	64.8	92.5%	3%	$16,046	$576	$15,470
Stadium Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	244 Stadium Dr	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 693-5475	444	23	18.9	12.4%	279 (62.8%)	15 (3.4%)	56 (12.6%)	61 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	88.8	154^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.7%		83.4	227^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.7%	73	56.2	72.1	69.3	72.6	67.6	68.0	60.0	37.3	87.7%	5.5%	$14,649	$291	$14,358
University Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Croydon Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4400	379	25	15.1	8.4%	247 (65.2%)	14 (3.7%)	27 (7.1%)	80 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	91.4	111^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.6%		91.9	92^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	93.8%	19	57.1	69.7	76.5	65.3	70.1	64.7	60.3	48.5	97.7%	2.3%	$17,710	$455	$17,255
McGregor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 1st St	Rochester	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 726-4000	443	26	17.2	34.3%	241 (54.4%)	16 (3.6%)	85 (19.2%)	61 (13.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.6%)	84.2	217^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.5%		66.7	470^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.4%	253	68.9	63.3	63.9	73.8	55.0	46.5	59.2	36.6	89.5%	3.5%	$17,048	$1,060	$15,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Musson Elementary School

Is Musson Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Musson Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Musson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Musson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Musson Elementary School attend?

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

High : Rochester Adams High School
High : Van Hoosen Middle School

What district is Musson Elementary School in?

Rochester Community School District

What is the racial makeup of Musson Elementary School?

Students at Musson Elementary School are 62% White, 28% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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