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Burr Elementary School

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Burr Elementary School ranks 1078 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1078^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Burr Elementary School is a PK-6 school in Sterling Heights, MI, serving 490 students as part of Utica Community Schools, a district with a strong 4-star rating. However, Burr itself has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Michigan elementary schools, currently sitting at the 28th percentile. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 81% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—a figure that has remained stable over the past three years.

The most pressing challenge at Burr is chronic absenteeism. Nearly 30% of students miss 10% or more of the school year, a rate significantly higher than the district average of 18.5% and even above the state average. This attendance gap is particularly striking when compared to Schuchard Elementary School, a peer school in the same district with an even higher poverty rate (86%) but a chronic absenteeism rate of just 16.8%. Schuchard also outperforms Burr academically—for example, in 4th grade math, Schuchard achieves 35.8% proficiency versus Burr's 21.1%. This suggests that poverty alone doesn't determine outcomes and that improving attendance could be a powerful lever for change at Burr.

Academically, Burr trails district averages significantly, and the gap widens as students progress. In 3rd grade, Burr is about 14 points behind the district in English Language Arts; by 6th grade, that gap grows to 25 points. One notable strength is 3rd grade math, where Burr's 44.2% proficiency actually exceeds the state average. However, this advantage evaporates by 4th grade, suggesting a critical transition point. There are bright spots worth celebrating: African American students at Burr rank in the 80th percentile statewide, and English Language Learner outcomes are improving. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.9 and spends $15,842 per student—more than higher-performing peers like Schwarzkoff Elementary School ($14,512), which ranks in the 68th percentile. For parents, this suggests that resources aren't the primary issue; rather, targeted efforts around attendance and early intervention could help Burr unlock its potential.

490

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,842

Per pupil spending ?

81.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

81.8%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 11.7% (any vaccine)

41460 Ryan Rd
Sterling Heights, MI 48314-3940

(586) 797-4100

District: Utica Community Schools

Students who attend Burr Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Davis Junior High School
High:	Adlai Stevenson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.7%

African American:

10.0%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg44%

Michigan avg37%

1,078^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Utica Community Schools

177^th of 625Utica 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	25.5	1078 of 1492	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	1033 of 1488	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1053 of 1486	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1044 of 1470	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1000 of 1344	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1029 of 1153	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	890 of 1408	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	979 of 1448	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.0	649 of 1466	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	552 of 1548	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.8	503 of 1580	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.3	308 of 1533	79.9%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	245 of 1563	84.3%	★★★★☆
2012	68.0	479 of 1566	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.7	1024 of 1552	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.7	1157 of 1552	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	57.6	864 of 1589	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.6	1132 of 1577	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.3	1202 of 1565	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.2	948 of 1545	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	79 of 388	79.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	92 of 188	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	122 of 184	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	117 of 180	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	83 of 98	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	69 of 117	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	193 of 270	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	1050 of 1343	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	1074 of 1338	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1052 of 1342	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	948 of 1321	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	907 of 1106	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	866 of 902	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	707 of 1171	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1004 of 1443	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	976 of 1352	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.1	792 of 1346	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	868 of 1381	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	930 of 1350	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	706 of 1099	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	596 of 749	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	597 of 1134	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	890 of 1397	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	1078 of 1372	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	952 of 1366	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	993 of 1347	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1028 of 1334	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	943 of 1139	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	874 of 915	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	802 of 1196	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	930 of 1446	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	1108 of 1199	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	1051 of 1206	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1093 of 1204	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1033 of 1198	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	944 of 1102	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	966 of 1005	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	832 of 1128	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1046 of 1253	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2014	90.7	57 of 921	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	79.8	139 of 919	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	75.1	183 of 900	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	55.5	495 of 858	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.6	546 of 851	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.6	363 of 847	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.1	648 of 839	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	62.8	369 of 823	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.6	254 of 806	68.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)80th percentile+52 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)51st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math26%-10 vs state

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Science23%-17 vs state

Social Studies12%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, November 17, 2018

This school used to be wonderful and then our principal retired. Now it’s a joke. Classrooms have 26-32 kids in each. Those misbehaving are not being disciplined and sent back to class to continue to disrupt. The good thing about it are the teachers. They care and work so hard but how long before they give up. I’ve had a couple go through and couple more to go. I don’t know if we’ll stick around. Administration (principal) is horrendous. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, December 10, 2009

My son absolutely loves the school and my Wife and I have never had any issue with anything inappropriate. We are in the process of looking for a new place and I am strongly hoping that we find something close enough for our son to continue attending Burr. 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 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	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
Burr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41460 Ryan Rd	Sterling Heights	48314	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4100	490	31	15.9	81.0%	366 (74.7%)	49 (10.0%)	25 (5.1%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	25.5	1078^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.7%		28.7	1033^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	30.6%	45	28.6	17.5	29.1	24.7	44.2	21.1	16.1	21.0	23.2	12.5	81.8%	11.7%	$15,842	$1,069	$14,773
Schuchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2900 Holly Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6200	602	35	17.4	86.0%	472 (78.4%)	21 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	84 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	46	761^st of 1492 public elementary schools	49.0%		44.4	803^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	46.0%	42	29.9	32.6	46.2	29.1	49.5	35.8	32.1	31.4	39.7	25.6	88.4%	9.3%	$15,622	$1,195	$14,427
Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4600 Forsyth Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3500	363	26	13.9	12.7%	195 (53.7%)	23 (6.3%)	26 (7.2%)	87 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	80.6	255^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.9%		81.9	247^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.4%	8	71.7	47.8	67.8		79.2	59.7	67.8		57.6	22.0	90.6%	5.7%	$18,270	$411	$17,859
Wass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Willard Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3900	413	24	17.1	8.5%	225 (54.5%)	8 (1.9%)	24 (5.8%)	130 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	93	86^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.2%		95.2	49^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.7%	37	70.5	74.6	66.7		77.0	66.7	64.3		61.4	50.0	92.6%	7.4%	$15,185	$389	$14,796
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37555 Carol Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2680	408	26	15.6	79.7%	240 (58.8%)	56 (13.7%)	7 (1.7%)	92 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	48.6	719^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.8%		56.9	610^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.0%	109	35.7	38.6	39.5		44.3	42.1	39.5		31.6	27.6	87.5%	8.3%	$18,378	$1,453	$16,926
Holden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	37565 Calka Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2670	341	25	13.8	83.3%	227 (66.6%)	46 (13.5%)	9 (2.6%)	49 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	26.1	1070^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.3%		36	920^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.2%	150	28.8	28.8	28.1		38.5	23.1	20.3		28.1	12.5	93.3%	2.2%	$22,249	$1,394	$20,855
Noor International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	37412 Dequindre Rd	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Noor International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 365-5000	186	11	16.7	59.7%	89 (47.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	86.7	176^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.2%		74.6	344^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.9%	168	61.3	71.4	1519.6	60.0	61.3	42.9	68.8	60.0	75.0	62.5	96.7%	3.3%	$12,808	$1,343	$11,466
Schwarzkoff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8401 Constitution Blvd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6300	597	35	17.3	76.2%	425 (71.2%)	85 (14.2%)	20 (3.4%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	65.5	484^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.6%		52.7	676^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.6%	192	49.3	44.3	54.8	51.4	56.2	45.1	42.9	39.2	38.1	27.4	88.9%	6.3%	$14,512	$998	$13,514
Barnard Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Forge Dr	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4300	400	25	15.7	17.8%	186 (46.5%)	23 (5.8%)	25 (6.3%)	142 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	90.5	125^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.6%		90.8	108^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.7%	17	53.9	80.0	69.0		74.0	85.2	54.8		64.4	43.8	89.4%	10.6%	$17,343	$644	$16,700
West Utica Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5415 W Utica Rd	Shelby Township	48317	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6600	522	29	17.8	79.9%	290 (55.6%)	124 (23.8%)	64 (12.3%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	25.7	1075^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.9%		17.7	1205^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.0%	130	20.4	27.3	38.6	22.1	26.0	21.7	14.1	8.8	29.4	25.9	84.4%	6.3%	$14,904	$1,019	$13,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Burr Elementary School

How many students attend Burr Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Burr Elementary School.

Is Burr Elementary School a good school?

Burr Elementary School ranks 1078^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Burr Elementary School?

Students at Burr Elementary School are 75% White, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Burr Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Davis Junior High School
High : Adlai Stevenson High School

What district is Burr Elementary School in?

Utica Community Schools

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