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Fordline Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Fordline Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Southgate, Michigan, serving 305 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Southgate Community School District, which is ranked 414 out of 613 districts in the state.

Fordline Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20-25% of Michigan elementary schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step assessments are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.5% of 3rd graders, 24.1% of 4th graders, and 24.1% of 5th graders at Fordline Elementary were proficient or better in M-Step English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 29.7%, 33.5%, and 38.4%, respectively, and the state averages of 38.9%, 42.4%, and 44.4%. Fordline Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 39.8% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as North Pointe Elementary, Grogan Elementary, and Allen Elementary, generally perform better academically than Fordline Elementary School, with higher proficiency rates in M-Step assessments and higher SchoolDigger rankings. For example, in 2024-2025, 50.8% of 3rd graders at Washington Elementary (a nearby school) were proficient or better in M-Step English Language Arts, compared to only 27.5% at Fordline Elementary. Despite its relatively high per-student spending, Fordline Elementary School's academic performance lags behind its peers, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

308

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,306

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14775 Fordline St
Southgate, MI 48195-2567

(734) 246-4640

District: Southgate Community School District

Students who attend Fordline Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Davidson Middle School
High:	Southgate Anderson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.1%

Hispanic:

20.1%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2024 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg33%

Michigan avg39%

1,233^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Southgate Community School District

414^th of 613Southgate 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
2025	16.6	1233 of 1488	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1353 of 1486	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1160 of 1470	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1203 of 1344	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1101 of 1408	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	972 of 1448	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.8	1178 of 1466	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	1169 of 1548	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.7	1180 of 1580	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.8	1126 of 1533	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.6	907 of 1563	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.4	874 of 1566	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.1	784 of 1552	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.5	771 of 1552	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.9	755 of 1589	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.9	997 of 1577	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.1	844 of 1565	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.0	1086 of 1545	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	1177 of 1338	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1223 of 1342	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	985 of 1321	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	985 of 1106	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1002 of 1171	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	762 of 1443	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1075 of 1346	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1203 of 1381	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1250 of 1350	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	834 of 1134	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	821 of 1397	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1195 of 1366	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1302 of 1347	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1136 of 1334	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	764 of 1196	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1095 of 1446	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1168 of 1206	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1198 of 1204	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1118 of 1198	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1054 of 1128	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	975 of 1253	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-17 vs state

Math19%-20 vs state

Science16%-25 vs state

Social Studies12%-18 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 (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	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
Fordline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14775 Fordline St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4640	308	21	14.8	74.0%	182 (59.1%)	48 (15.6%)	62 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	16.6	1233^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.1%		9.7	1353^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	9.0%	120			27.5	24.1	24.1			27.5	15.5	13.8			15.5		12.1		$22,306	$1,611	$20,694
Grogan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13300 Burns St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4642	353	23	15.1	63.5%	235 (66.6%)	43 (12.2%)	58 (16.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	31.7	982^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	34.0%		19.4	1168^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.4%	186			21.6	25.5	35.6			45.1	25.5	16.9			23.7		35.6		$20,538	$1,314	$19,224
Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16500 McCann St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4644	359	22	16.5	63.8%	241 (67.1%)	36 (10.0%)	51 (14.2%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	63.6	513^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.5%		54.8	638^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.1%	125			37.0	48.0	48.3			50.0	56.0	44.8			46.6		34.5		$19,493	$1,368	$18,125
Shelters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12600 Fordline St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4631	327	24	13.4	67.3%	175 (53.5%)	56 (17.1%)	57 (17.4%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.0%)	51.3	697^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.2%		46	754^th of 1486 public elementary schools	49.3%	57			33.9	40.5	45.6			46.4	64.3	36.8			38.6		19.3		$20,327	$1,121	$19,207
Creative Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	15100 Northline Rd	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Creative Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 284-5600	759	41	18.7	60.5%	295 (38.9%)	240 (31.6%)	170 (22.4%)	20 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	20.8	1141^st of 1488 public elementary schools	23.3%		22.7	1132^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	23.8%	9	75.0	43.2	11.6	20.2	37.6	31.7	31.0	18.9	11.2	17.6	23.8	19.7	25.9	52.3	17.6	56.8	$12,302	$1,884	$10,417
Huntington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17752 Kennebec St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 283-4820	328	22	15.2	45.1%	249 (75.9%)	47 (14.3%)	23 (7.0%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.8	1002^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	32.7%		33	970^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.7%	32			35.7	29.5	22.6			33.9	40.9	30.2			28.3		5.7		$14,942	$620	$14,323
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1440 Superior Blvd	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-6100	379	25	15.1	48.0%	272 (71.8%)	12 (3.2%)	73 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	50.2	714^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.0%		53.2	663^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	55.4%	51			50.8	30.0	42.4			53.8	25.0	40.7			33.9		30.5		$18,557	$1,246	$17,311
Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Grove St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5800	349	22	16.1	58.7%	272 (77.9%)	19 (5.4%)	46 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	38.9	881^st of 1488 public elementary schools	40.8%		37.8	890^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.1%	9			44.4	51.1	28.4			44.4	45.5	25.0			25.0		11.9		$17,043	$1,060	$15,983
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13425 Colvin St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 285-4080	435	23	19.3	55.4%	331 (76.1%)	36 (8.3%)	58 (13.3%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37	908^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.0%		34.8	939^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.8%	31			33.3	48.4	32.3			44.8	25.0	18.8			32.3		18.5		$12,816	$903	$11,912
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1515 15th St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5600	473	26	18.2	54.3%	360 (76.1%)	33 (7.0%)	58 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	39.1	879^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.9%		38.4	878^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.9%	1			37.8	49.3	41.1			38.8	44.9	13.5			18.7		17.3		$15,623	$1,037	$14,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Fordline Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Fordline Elementary School?

Students at Fordline Elementary School are 59% White, 20% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Fordline Elementary School in?

Southgate Community School District

Is Fordline Elementary School a good school?

Fordline Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Fordline Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Davidson Middle School
High : Southgate Anderson High School

How many students attend Fordline Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Fordline Elementary School.

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