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West Utica Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

West Utica Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 496 students in grades PK-6 in Shelby Township, Michigan. It is part of the Utica Community Schools district, which is ranked 155 out of 613 districts in the state.

While the Utica Community Schools district and the state of Michigan perform reasonably well, West Utica Elementary School consistently underperforms. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.2% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.5% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.7% to 41.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, West Utica Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a large proportion of students from low-income families.

When comparing West Utica Elementary to other nearby schools within the Utica Community Schools district, it becomes clear that the school is one of the lower-performing ones. Browning Elementary, Issac Monfort Elementary, and Wiley Elementary consistently outperform West Utica in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. Despite spending more per student ($15,940 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, West Utica Elementary's performance has remained stagnant, suggesting that the school may be facing systemic challenges that require a comprehensive approach to address.

522

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,940

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5415 W Utica Rd
Shelby Township, MI 48317-5066

(586) 797-6600

District: Utica Community Schools

Students who attend West Utica Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Frank Jeannette Junior High School
High:	Utica High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.6%

African American:

23.8%

Hispanic:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

1,205^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

155^th of 613Utica 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1205 of 1488	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1189 of 1486	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1164 of 1470	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1023 of 1344	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	945 of 1153	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	983 of 1408	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	875 of 1448	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.7	873 of 1466	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.6	959 of 1548	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	998 of 1580	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.8	1082 of 1533	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.1	992 of 1563	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.8	864 of 1566	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	1028 of 1552	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.2	1102 of 1552	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.7	1112 of 1589	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.5	1076 of 1577	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.2	1149 of 1565	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.1	1015 of 1545	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	77.0	64 of 475	86.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	37.9	168 of 270	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1065 of 1338	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1059 of 1342	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1014 of 1321	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	919 of 1106	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	841 of 902	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	871 of 1171	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	896 of 1443	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1118 of 1346	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1165 of 1381	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1063 of 1350	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	773 of 1099	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	606 of 749	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	655 of 1134	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	698 of 1397	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1204 of 1366	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1240 of 1347	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1105 of 1334	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	806 of 1139	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	712 of 915	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	882 of 1196	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	811 of 1446	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	48.3	184 of 403	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	1124 of 1206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1071 of 1204	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1062 of 1198	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	946 of 1102	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	881 of 1005	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	870 of 1128	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	897 of 1253	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)87th percentile+47 vs school

Special Education (2018)54th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Science17%-24 vs state

Math15%-21 vs state

Social Studies10%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

The best school Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, March 25, 2018

The principal is good. Outside greeting kids every day, seems to honestly care.

The parents are horrible. They can't even follow simple instructions for drop off and pick up. Very diverse student body which is good if the parents were a bit more involved and pushed academics, but they seemingly do not.

Seriously considering a move to Wylie. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, March 6, 2009

My child is now a sixth grader and has spent thier entire elementry career here. The School is an excelent school, and her current teacher Mr.Cox is very dedicated. Close Quote

Schools Near West Utica 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
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%)	17.7	1205^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.0%		18.6	1189^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.0%	16	13.2	34.8	25.0	30.6	26.5	12.9	8.3	15.7	16.7	9.7	$15,940	$2,203	$13,738
Wiley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	47240 Shelby Rd	Shelby Township	48317	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6700	570	31	18.3	47.0%	424 (74.4%)	16 (2.8%)	60 (10.5%)	41 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	64.8	496^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.7%		62.3	521^st of 1486 public elementary schools	64.9%	25	60.8	54.5	52.9	43.0	55.4	22.4	41.6	36.7	43.2	37.1	$14,528	$1,334	$13,194
Flickinger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	45400 Vanker Ave	Utica	48317	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4900	422	26	16.5	46.0%	311 (73.7%)	31 (7.3%)	32 (7.6%)	17 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.6%)	60.1	559^th of 1488 public elementary schools	62.4%		63.9	501^st of 1486 public elementary schools	66.3%	58	44.0	49.2	39.7	61.5	56.0	33.9	27.0	34.6	42.9	38.1	$16,468	$1,432	$15,036
Dresden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11400 Delvin Dr	Sterling Heights	48314	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4500	420	26	16.0	62.4%	310 (73.8%)	32 (7.6%)	33 (7.9%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	54.6	653^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	56.1%		42.1	817^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.0%	164	47.5	40.7	55.6	55.7	36.1	25.4	27.8	24.3	48.1	37.0	$16,254	$1,698	$14,556
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%)	28.7	1033^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	30.6%		28	1053^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	29.1%	20	26.3	31.4	30.7	31.9	36.7	15.7	16.0	20.3	25.3	26.7	$15,660	$2,175	$13,484
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%)	95.2	49^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.7%		95.6	40^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.3%	9	75.7	79.7	74.2		69.3	76.8	74.2		66.7	56.1	$13,902	$728	$13,174
Browning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12400 19 Mile Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4000	368	24	15.4	60.1%	288 (78.3%)	20 (5.4%)	17 (4.6%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	57.5	600^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.7%		55.9	618^th of 1486 public elementary schools	58.4%	18	38.8	60.4	34.5	58.9	44.9	54.0	26.3	59.6	29.8	22.8	$16,932	$1,462	$15,470
Issac Monfort Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6700 Montgomery Dr	Shelby Township	48316	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-5700	525	31	17.1	43.0%	400 (76.2%)	24 (4.6%)	32 (6.1%)	42 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	78.5	287^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.7%		74	339^th of 1486 public elementary schools	77.2%	52	69.2	56.5	60.5	60.6	75.6	42.0	39.5	51.4	56.1	34.1	$15,076	$1,189	$13,887
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%)	52.7	676^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.6%		55.8	622^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	58.1%	54	48.1	47.7	40.5	57.1	55.1	37.1	21.3	43.0	18.9	18.7	$15,530	$2,080	$13,449
Brooklands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	490 E Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 726-3400	442	28	15.8	20.8%	295 (66.7%)	9 (2.0%)	32 (7.2%)	74 (16.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.9%)	84.1	220^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.2%		81.5	234^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.3%	14	55.0	57.6	67.5		56.3	68.2	57.5		53.8	50.0	$13,149	$731	$12,418

Frequently Asked Questions about West Utica Elementary School

Is West Utica Elementary School a good school?

West Utica Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of West Utica Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Utica Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frank Jeannette Junior High School
High : Utica High School

What is the racial makeup of West Utica Elementary School?

Students at West Utica Elementary School are 56% White, 24% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is West Utica Elementary School in?

Utica Community Schools

How many students attend West Utica Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended West Utica Elementary School.

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