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Violet Elementary School

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Violet Elementary School ranks 924 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

924^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Violet Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 465 students. The school is part of the Lake Shore Public Schools district, which is ranked 345 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Violet Elementary School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.1% to 46.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Masonic Heights Elementary (29.5%) and Rodgers Elementary (29.5%). Additionally, the school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with its 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate at 37.5% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 38.9% and the district average of 31.1%.

While Violet Elementary School's special education students have performed relatively well, ranking in the top 169 out of 252 Michigan elementary schools in 2024-2025, its white students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds have struggled, ranking in the bottom 1,000 schools in the state. The school's performance on the SchoolDigger ranking has also declined over the years, from a high of 432 out of 1,448 Michigan elementary schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 983 out of 1,153 schools in 2020-2021. To address these issues, the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions, such as attendance-tracking programs, academic support for struggling students, and initiatives to engage families and the community.

471

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,573

Per pupil spending ?

43.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22020 Violet St
Saint Clair Shores, MI 48082-1976

(586) 285-8700

District: Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)

Students who attend Violet Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kennedy Middle School
High:	Lake Shore High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.0%

African American:

10.0%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Michigan avg39%

924^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)

345^th of 613Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb) 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	35.8	924 of 1488	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	969 of 1486	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	942 of 1470	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	794 of 1344	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	983 of 1153	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	924 of 1408	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.2	432 of 1448	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	43.0	813 of 1466	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.1	808 of 1548	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.0	713 of 1580	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.7	1003 of 1533	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	789 of 1563	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.8	865 of 1566	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	912 of 1552	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.4	1070 of 1552	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.5	1293 of 1589	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.1	1186 of 1577	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	61.9	693 of 1565	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.8	535 of 1545	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	904 of 1338	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	731 of 1342	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	852 of 1321	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	645 of 1106	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	732 of 902	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	829 of 1171	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	74.0	353 of 1443	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	927 of 1346	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1069 of 1381	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	925 of 1350	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	485 of 1099	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	493 of 749	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	627 of 1134	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.4	311 of 1397	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	914 of 1366	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1061 of 1347	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	946 of 1334	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	829 of 1139	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	821 of 915	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	857 of 1196	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.5	546 of 1446	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	169 of 252	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.9	26 of 403	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	890 of 1206	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	963 of 1204	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	988 of 1198	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	781 of 1102	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	917 of 1005	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	851 of 1128	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.2	512 of 1253	59.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-5 vs state

English Language Arts34%-8 vs state

Math31%-8 vs state

Social Studies22%-7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, June 8, 2018

I pulled my daughter out when they wanted to hold her back last year. Retaining a child will not correct undesirable behavior. She has since been tested and requires an IEP, which Lakeshore Schools refused to give her. It would have been nice to not have to drive her back to where we used to live for school, but the quality of the administration and educators is significantly higher. The new principal of Violet speaks condescendingly and mistakenly assumes parents to be uneducated fools who are not aware of their rights. Choose another school for your child, this one fails. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 3, 2011

Dedicated, quality educators that truly care about student growth and success Close Quote

Schools Near Violet Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
Violet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22020 Violet St	Saint Clair Shores	48082	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 285-8700	471	25	18.5	43.1%	372 (79.0%)	47 (10.0%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	35.8	924^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.9%		33	969^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.8%	45	37.5	31.6	34.2		37.5	34.2	21.1		35.5	22.4	$14,573	$1,502	$13,072
Masonic Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22100 Masonic Blvd	Saint Clair Shores	48082	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 285-8500	466	28	16.7	49.8%	335 (71.9%)	70 (15.0%)	20 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.6%)	43.4	818^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.0%		39	866^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.7%	48	34.7	32.5	49.4		40.0	44.2	21.5		36.7	25.3	$13,220	$1,260	$11,960
Rodgers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21601 Lanse St	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 285-8600	534	28	19.3	44.0%	392 (73.4%)	62 (11.6%)	28 (5.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.2%)	31.6	986^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.7%		23.5	1111^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.2%	125	22.2	45.5	40.7		18.5	31.2	27.2		32.1	13.6	$15,634	$2,369	$13,265
John R Kment Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20033 Washington St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5756	255	21	12.3	80.0%	121 (47.5%)	86 (33.7%)	5 (2.0%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.8%)	22.3	1121^st of 1488 public elementary schools	24.7%		29.3	1028^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.8%	93	21.4	24.2	35.4		26.2	24.2	12.5		27.1	18.8	$18,279	$5,854	$12,425
Lucile S Patton Elementary School	Public	K-5	18851 McKinnon St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5795	171	10	17.2	88.9%	41 (24.0%)	99 (57.9%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.7%)	23.6	1102^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	25.9%		19.4	1170^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.3%	68	28.0	41.4	25.7		20.0	13.8	17.1		22.9	22.9	$16,049	$4,558	$11,491
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27900 Joan St	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-4178	430	24	17.9	51.6%	297 (69.1%)	58 (13.5%)	24 (5.6%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.8%)	57.8	598^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.8%		54.8	637^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.1%	39	46.3	47.8	53.6		45.0	33.3	44.6		41.1	28.6	$16,118	$1,468	$14,649
Robbie Hall Parker School	Public	PK, KG-5	22055 Quinn Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-6900	337	19	17.5	90.8%	7 (2.1%)	307 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	4.8	1477^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.7%		9.1	1360^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.5%	117	5.0	12.5	6.3		6.7	8.9			8.3		$17,445	$2,470	$14,975
Rainbow Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	33749 Wurfel St	Clinton Twp	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(586) 791-3500	24	9	2.7	83.3%	10 (41.7%)	10 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)								(n/a)
Ardmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	27001 Greater Mack Ave	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	No	(586) 445-4160	370	19	19.2	29.5%	297 (80.3%)	20 (5.4%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.9%)	58.3	590^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.3%		50.5	688^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.7%	98	66.1	41.3	53.1		62.7	37.0	33.3		40.7	22.2	$16,052	$1,307	$14,746
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	31275 Eveningside	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6600	391	22	17.8	46.3%	216 (55.2%)	119 (30.4%)	16 (4.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	33.6	962^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	35.3%		33.4	963^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	35.2%	1	35.7	34.5	34.5	40.7	50.0	37.9	7.3	24.1	14.5	7.3	$15,766	$1,322	$14,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Violet Elementary School

How many students attend Violet Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Violet Elementary School.

What district is Violet Elementary School in?

Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)

Is Violet Elementary School a good school?

Violet Elementary School ranks 924^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Violet Elementary School?

Students at Violet Elementary School are 79% White, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Violet Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Kennedy Middle School
High : Lake Shore High School

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