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Bruce Collins Elementary School

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Bruce Collins Elementary School ranks 472 nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bruce Collins Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, serving 421 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Utica Community Schools district, which is ranked 155 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bruce Collins Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math assessments across all grade levels, with proficiency rates often higher than the Utica Community Schools district average as well. The school particularly excels for its female and low socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroups, ranking in the top 40% and top 20% of Michigan elementary schools, respectively, in recent years. However, the school's performance for its English Language Learner (ELL) and White student subgroups is more average, ranking in the middle 50% of Michigan elementary schools.

While Bruce Collins Elementary School performs well compared to other schools in the Utica Community Schools district, such as Messmore Elementary and Dekeyser Elementary, which have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism, the school lags behind these district peers in terms of its overall statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 15.2% in 2021-2022 to 30.8% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average and a potential area for improvement.

426

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,753

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12900 Grand Haven Dr
Sterling Heights, MI 48312-3223

(586) 797-4200

District: Utica Community Schools

Students who attend Bruce Collins Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Junior High School
High:	Adlai Stevenson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.2%

African American:

7.0%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (68th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

472^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	66.6	472 of 1488	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	341 of 1486	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	428 of 1470	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	382 of 1344	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	455 of 1153	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	747 of 1408	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.3	451 of 1448	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.9	494 of 1466	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.4	344 of 1548	77.8%	★★★★☆
2015	68.0	485 of 1580	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.9	489 of 1533	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.6	445 of 1563	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	65.9	510 of 1566	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.1	281 of 1552	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	70.7	491 of 1552	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.4	493 of 1589	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.1	393 of 1577	75.1%	★★★★☆
2007	60.4	739 of 1565	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.0	436 of 1545	71.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	68 of 173	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	117 of 184	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	96 of 180	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	65 of 98	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	137 of 270	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	395 of 1338	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	280 of 1342	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	458 of 1321	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	409 of 1106	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	248 of 902	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	547 of 1171	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	442 of 1443	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	212 of 1346	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	204 of 1381	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	291 of 1350	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	222 of 1099	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	192 of 749	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.6	620 of 1134	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.3	210 of 1397	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	532 of 1366	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	400 of 1347	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	416 of 1334	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	381 of 1139	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	593 of 915	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	731 of 1196	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	493 of 1446	65.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	554 of 1206	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	371 of 1204	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	470 of 1198	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	421 of 1102	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	510 of 1005	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	778 of 1128	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	531 of 1253	57.6%	★★★☆☆

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)84th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%+7 vs state

Math46%+10 vs state

Science44%+3 vs state

Social Studies36%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Schools not horrible they just have some really bad first grade teachers. Close Quote

Schools Near Bruce Collins 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
Bruce Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12900 Grand Haven Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4200	426	26	16.2	59.6%	333 (78.2%)	30 (7.0%)	9 (2.1%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	66.6	472^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	68.3%		73.9	341^st of 1486 public elementary schools	77.1%	131	48.3	51.7	56.5	37.1	53.4	49.2	48.4	35.5	43.5	35.5	$14,753	$2,003	$12,750
Oakbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12060 Greenway Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5900	535	28	19.2	61.3%	362 (67.7%)	66 (12.3%)	11 (2.1%)	61 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	72	385^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.5	347^th of 1486 public elementary schools	76.6%	38	54.4	63.6	48.4	71.6	49.4	45.5	42.1	50.0	46.3	33.7	$14,597	$1,591	$13,007
Dekeyser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	38397 Gladstone Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4400	512	27	18.7	49.2%	427 (83.4%)	27 (5.3%)	13 (2.5%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	68.8	426^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.4%		75.2	324^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.2%	102	46.2	53.6	60.8	61.4	57.7	33.3	35.0	64.3	45.0	31.3	$13,801	$1,328	$12,473
Willow Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11001 Daniel Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2850	362	24	15.0	74.0%	211 (58.3%)	73 (20.2%)	6 (1.7%)	56 (15.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	19.4	1174^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.1%		35.9	921^st of 1486 public elementary schools	38.0%	253	25.8	29.1	30.5		28.8	16.4	13.8		17.2	12.1	$21,068	$1,903	$19,165
Maple Lane School	Public	K-5	34600 Dryden Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Macomb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(586) 977-9170	55	13	4.2	72.7%	39 (70.9%)	14 (25.5%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)
Black Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14100 Heritage Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2840	458	31	14.7	62.9%	226 (49.3%)	117 (25.5%)	12 (2.6%)	72 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	34.9	940^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.8%		43.9	787^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.0%	153	26.7	31.3	37.5		34.7	38.8	37.5		23.4	18.8	$19,510	$1,822	$17,689
Messmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8742 Dill Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-5600	332	19	17.1	15.7%	203 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	99 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	96.2	38^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.6	26^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.3%	12	58.7	90.2	82.6	82.9	71.7	70.7	73.9	75.6	73.9	69.6	$16,092	$1,279	$14,814
Plumbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39660 Spalding Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6000	445	31	14.4	57.3%	331 (74.4%)	28 (6.3%)	24 (5.4%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	66.7	468^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.5%		60.9	539^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.7%	71	30.9	58.5	63.1	47.3	31.9	52.8	40.3	42.7	51.5	44.8	$18,653	$1,756	$16,897
Wilde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32343 Bunert Rd	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 294-8490	496	31	16.2	50.4%	308 (62.1%)	77 (15.5%)	16 (3.2%)	52 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	46.7	769^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.3%		40.2	843^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	43.3%	74	33.3	44.6	48.5		38.1	38.6	42.6		32.4	19.1	$18,492	$1,773	$16,720
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bruce Collins Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bruce Collins Elementary School?

Students at Bruce Collins Elementary School are 78% White, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Bruce Collins Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Bruce Collins Elementary School.

Is Bruce Collins Elementary School a good school?

Bruce Collins Elementary School ranks 472^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Bruce Collins Elementary School in?

Utica Community Schools

What schools do graduates of Bruce Collins Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bruce Collins Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heritage Junior High School
High : Adlai Stevenson High School

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