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Hale Creek Elementary School

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Hale Creek Elementary School ranks 814 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

814^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Hale Creek Elementary School in Romulus, MI, is a K-5 school within the Romulus Community Schools district, serving 223 students in a community where over 90% of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Hale Creek is a school on the rise. Its state ranking has climbed dramatically from the 13th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 45th percentile in 2025-2026—a more pronounced improvement than any nearby school. This progress shows up in test scores: 3rd-grade reading proficiency jumped from 20% to 34.3% in just one year, and 5th-grade math proficiency more than doubled from 16.7% to 35.9%. The school is particularly strong for certain student groups, ranking in the top quartile statewide for African American and White students. That's a stark contrast to schools in the nearby Taylor School District, like Bernice McDowell Elementary School and Holland Elementary School, which serve similar demographics but rank in the bottom 15th percentile statewide. However, gains aren't uniform across all grades—4th-grade math actually dipped from 39.5% to 29.4%—suggesting the turnaround is real but still developing.

The biggest challenge facing Hale Creek is chronic absenteeism. At 45.5%, the rate is more than double that of higher-performing nearby schools like Brown Elementary School (19.4%) and Wegienka Elementary School (20.3%) in the Huron School District and Woodhaven-Brownstown School District. It's even higher than schools with similar poverty levels, such as Summit Academy North Elementary School (38.9%). Notably, Hale Creek spends over $20,000 per student—more than the high-performing schools in wealthier districts—yet still achieves better outcomes than similarly funded schools in Taylor. This suggests that while funding matters, how it's used matters more. Reducing absenteeism could be the single most powerful lever for Hale Creek to continue its upward trajectory.

223

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,873

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16200 Harrison
Romulus, MI 48174-3060

(734) 532-1353

District: Romulus Community Schools

Students who attend Hale Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Romulus Middle School
High:	Romulus Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.9%

White:

23.3%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg35%

Michigan avg38%

814^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Romulus Community Schools

427^th of 625Romulus 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
2026	42.7	814 of 1492	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.5	1021 of 1488	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1029 of 1486	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1120 of 1470	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1095 of 1344	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1221 of 1408	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1246 of 1448	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	1192 of 1466	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	1353 of 1548	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	1263 of 1580	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.8	1326 of 1533	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	1350 of 1563	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.6	1246 of 1566	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	1334 of 1552	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	1325 of 1552	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	1423 of 1589	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.5	1398 of 1577	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	1357 of 1565	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.8	1363 of 1545	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	82 of 388	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	54.8	116 of 369	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	138 of 348	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	166 of 321	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	84 of 158	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	93 of 212	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	280 of 475	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	838 of 1343	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.8	972 of 1338	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1032 of 1342	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	930 of 1321	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	895 of 1106	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	957 of 1171	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1138 of 1443	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	476 of 1352	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	779 of 1346	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	815 of 1381	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	983 of 1350	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	820 of 1099	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	939 of 1134	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1090 of 1397	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	787 of 1372	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	770 of 1366	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	888 of 1347	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1075 of 1334	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1065 of 1196	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1242 of 1446	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	27.0	333 of 403	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	208 of 1199	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	464 of 1204	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	704 of 1198	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	978 of 1253	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2010	38.9	656 of 851	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.8	803 of 847	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	664 of 839	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.1	618 of 823	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.9	545 of 806	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

White (2026)83rd percentile+37 vs school

African American (2026)79th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2018)17th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Math34%-4 vs state

Science31%-9 vs state

Social Studies23%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	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	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
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%)	42.7	814^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.4%		29.5	1021^st of 1488 public elementary schools	31.4%	207			34.3	40.0	43.6			37.1	29.4	35.9			30.8		23.1		$20,873	$3,220	$17,653
Myers Elementary School	Public	K-5	16201 Lauren St	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 946-6602	315	21	15.2	95.9%	47 (14.9%)	225 (71.4%)	21 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)	11	1351^st of 1492 public elementary schools	9.5%		4.5	1482^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	0.4%	131			6.4		24.3								18.9				$21,042	$3,242	$17,800
Summit Academy North Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-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	1238^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.0%		17.2	1217^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.2%	21			22.3	31.0	23.2			23.3	17.9	11.1			18.2		10.1		$12,687	$1,560	$11,127
Taylor Exemplar Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	26727 Goddard Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor Exemplar Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 941-7742	660	34	19.3	77.0%	148 (22.4%)	336 (50.9%)	62 (9.4%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (14.8%)	41.6	830^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.4%		34.9	939^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.9%	109	68.1	23.4	42.0	30.7	49.2	44.2	49.2	40.3	30.7	27.0	26.9	31.3	29.0	27.1	9.7	46.8	$13,150	$1,590	$11,561
Holland Elementary School	Public	K-5	10201 Holland Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 295-5795	310	18	17.0	79.0%	150 (48.4%)	92 (29.7%)	29 (9.4%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.0%)	15.1	1274^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.6%		18.2	1192^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	19.9%	82			18.6	22.4	22.6			15.3	14.9	17.0			18.5		16.7		$19,912	$2,605	$17,307
Gudith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	22700 Sibley Rd	Brownstown	48193	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 783-5386	385	29	13.4	62.9%	186 (48.3%)	84 (21.8%)	41 (10.6%)	41 (10.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	51.6	675^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.8%		59.2	575^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.4%	100			49.3	39.2				44.9	30.7								$42,349	$2,126	$40,223
Bernice McDowell Elementary School	Public	K-5	22929 Brest	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 374-1240	341	20	16.7	83.3%	141 (41.3%)	132 (38.7%)	30 (8.8%)	21 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	11.5	1341^st of 1492 public elementary schools	10.1%		10.4	1348^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.4%	7			20.4	13.5	22.4			14.8	13.5	8.2			18.4		10.2		$20,711	$2,894	$17,817
Wegienka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	23925 Arsenal Rd	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 783-3367	392	24	16.4	37.8%	249 (63.5%)	46 (11.7%)	52 (13.3%)	18 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	66.5	462^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	69.0%		71.4	394^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.5%	68			46.2	45.7				59.0	44.4								$17,685	$904	$16,782
Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	24678 Merriman Rd	New Boston	48164	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 984-1330	180	10	17.4	41.7%	151 (83.9%)	6 (3.3%)	14 (7.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)								(n/a)																	$17,756	$1,182	$16,574
Brown Elementary School	Public	1-5	25485 Middlebelt Rd	New Boston	48164	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 782-2716	434	29	14.7	29.7%	368 (84.8%)	12 (2.8%)	32 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	74.8	340^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.2%		58.1	591^st of 1488 public elementary schools	60.3%	251			47.1	52.9	57.0			58.6	54.0	54.4			50.6		32.9		$16,620	$1,210	$15,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Hale Creek Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Hale Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hale Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Romulus Middle School
High : Romulus Senior High School

Is Hale Creek Elementary School a good school?

Hale Creek Elementary School ranks 814^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hale Creek Elementary School in?

Romulus Community Schools

How many students attend Hale Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 223 students attended Hale Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hale Creek Elementary School?

Students at Hale Creek Elementary School are 66% African American, 23% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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