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Barth Elementary School

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Barth Elementary School ranks 541 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Barth Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school in Romulus, Michigan, serving 221 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Romulus Community Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barth Elementary School has shown consistent improvement in its academic performance, with its statewide ranking improving from 1115 out of 1344 Michigan elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 541 out of 1488 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on the M-Step assessments is generally higher than the Romulus Community Schools district and the state of Michigan averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. For example, in 2024-2025, 51.9% of 5th-grade students at Barth Elementary School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 33.1% for the Romulus district and 44.4% for the state. In Math, 50% of 5th-grade students at Barth Elementary School were proficient or better, compared to 21.5% for the Romulus district and 32.9% for the state.

Despite the school's strong academic performance, Barth Elementary School has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 52.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school generally outperforms the other Romulus Community Schools elementary schools, Hale Creek and Wick, in academic performance, but nearby charter schools, such as Metro Charter Academy and Keystone Academy, tend to have higher academic achievement.

233

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,968

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38207 Barth St
Romulus, MI 48174-1064

(734) 532-1250

District: Romulus Community Schools

Students who attend Barth Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Romulus Middle School
High:	Romulus Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.8%

White:

37.8%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (45% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Romulus Community Schools

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg34%

Michigan avg39%

541^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Romulus Community Schools

437^th of 613Romulus 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	541 of 1488	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	572 of 1486	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	694 of 1470	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.3	1115 of 1344	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	845 of 1153	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	858 of 1408	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	642 of 1448	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.0	688 of 1466	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.4	766 of 1548	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.7	934 of 1580	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.4	935 of 1533	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.6	1077 of 1563	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.5	1154 of 1566	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.1	1249 of 1552	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.1	1320 of 1552	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.7	1246 of 1589	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.6	952 of 1577	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.3	881 of 1565	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.0	1105 of 1545	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	15 of 369	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	15 of 348	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.8	32 of 321	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	9 of 212	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	10 of 475	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	516 of 1338	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	456 of 1342	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	602 of 1321	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	787 of 1171	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	845 of 1443	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	220 of 1346	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	335 of 1381	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.7	590 of 1350	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	793 of 1099	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	461 of 749	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	502 of 1134	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	245 of 1397	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	569 of 1366	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	589 of 1347	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	629 of 1334	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	10.0	1062 of 1139	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	496 of 915	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	735 of 1196	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	712 of 1446	50.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	469 of 1206	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	442 of 1204	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	580 of 1198	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.1	925 of 1005	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1020 of 1128	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	828 of 1253	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2017	99.5	2 of 821	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	35.1	682 of 851	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	60.4	437 of 847	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.8	334 of 839	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.7	440 of 823	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	68.4	283 of 806	64.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)96th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science48%+8 vs state

Math46%+7 vs state

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Social Studies41%+11 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
Barth Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	38207 Barth St	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1250	233	16	14.3	75.1%	88 (37.8%)	95 (40.8%)	28 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.0%)	61.8	541^st of 1488 public elementary schools	63.6%		58.6	572^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	61.5%	31			43.6	39.5	51.9			48.7	39.5	50.0			48.1		40.7		$21,968	$4,976	$16,992
William D Miller Elementary School	Public	1-5	18955 Hannan Rd	New Boston	48164	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 753-4421	489	33	14.7	33.9%	429 (87.7%)	13 (2.7%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	55.5	638^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.1%		54.3	644^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.7%	6			42.9	39.8	48.6			58.3	50.5	39.3			36.4		21.5		$16,706	$1,525	$15,181
Savage Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	42975 Savage Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 699-5050	342	19	18.3	42.1%	185 (54.1%)	109 (31.9%)	21 (6.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.0%)	71.7	389^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.9%		57.1	595^th of 1486 public elementary schools	60.0%	206			54.5	41.7				63.6	51.7								$15,954	$1,811	$14,143
Edgemont Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 Edgemont St	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-8002	358	25	14.2	55.6%	201 (56.1%)	102 (28.5%)	24 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	22	1127^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.3%		27.7	1061^st of 1486 public elementary schools	28.6%	66			19.8	26.3				24.7	30.0								$20,088	$3,113	$16,975
Wick Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	36900 Wick Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1503	281	16	17.2	80.8%	30 (10.7%)	223 (79.4%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	31.4	987^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.7%		21.8	1145^th of 1486 public elementary schools	22.9%	158			40.5	41.3	28.0			30.2	23.9	15.7			17.6		31.4		$18,241	$3,973	$14,267
Tyler Road Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	42200 Tyler Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 699-5818	388	24	16.3	53.6%	116 (29.9%)	213 (54.9%)	13 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	26.9	1054^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.2%		26.4	1077^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.5%	23			20.0	28.6				26.7	35.1								$16,153	$2,557	$13,597
Metro Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	34800 Ecorse Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Metro Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 641-3200	421	26	16.1	69.4%	17 (4.0%)	335 (79.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.7%)	39.3	876^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.1%		38.4	879^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.8%	3	57.9	15.8	37.8	31.9	35.7	57.6	43.6	37.8	29.8	16.7	57.6	23.1	23.8	41.0	7.1	46.2	$15,071	$1,918	$13,152
Hale Creek Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	16200 Harrison	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1353	223	14	15.6	90.1%	52 (23.3%)	147 (65.9%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	29.5	1021^st of 1488 public elementary schools	31.4%		29.3	1029^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.8%	8			20.0	37.2	27.8			45.7	39.5	16.7			16.7		13.9		$20,231	$4,827	$15,404
Keystone Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	47925 Bemis Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Keystone Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-9470	721	39	18.3	53.1%	442 (61.3%)	127 (17.6%)	52 (7.2%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.5%)	81.7	252^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	83.1%		84.4	198^th of 1486 public elementary schools	86.7%	54	70.3	56.3	50.7	53.7	66.7	68.6	68.8	49.3	48.8	49.3	61.4	51.6	58.7	61.5	56.0	55.4	$11,891	$1,367	$10,524
Summit Academy North Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	28697 Sibley Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Summit Academy North	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 789-1428	642	40	16.0	73.1%	168 (26.2%)	422 (65.7%)	34 (5.3%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17.2	1217^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.2%		19.2	1173^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	21.1%	44			31.5	22.8	29.3			19.6	19.6	7.8			16.4		12.9		$13,838	$3,640	$10,199

Frequently Asked Questions about Barth Elementary School

How many students attend Barth Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Barth Elementary School.

Is Barth Elementary School a good school?

Barth Elementary School ranks 541^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Barth Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Romulus Middle School
High : Romulus Senior High School

What district is Barth Elementary School in?

Romulus Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Barth Elementary School?

Students at Barth Elementary School are 41% African American, 38% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

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