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Graebner Elementary School

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Graebner Elementary School ranks 592 nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Graebner Elementary School in Sterling Heights, MI, is a mid-sized school serving 509 students in grades PK through 6 as part of the highly-rated Utica Community Schools district.

Graebner offers a stable and consistent academic experience, earning a 3-star rating for several years and ranking in the 57th-61st percentile of Michigan elementary schools. The school shows a clear strength in upper-grade English Language Arts, with 4th-grade proficiency (51.4%) running 7 points above the district average, and 5th-grade science scores (43.9%) also exceeding district and state averages. However, the most significant challenge is 3rd-grade math, where proficiency sits at just 31.6%—a striking 21.9 points below the district average. This early math gap is the largest single weakness compared to nearby schools. On a positive note, Graebner invests more per student ($15,305) and maintains a favorable 17:1 student-teacher ratio, which is better than several comparable schools like Oakbrook Elementary School (19.2:1) and Dekeyser Elementary School (18.7:1).

Chronic absenteeism remains a persistent issue, though it improved from 21.6% to 17.9% recently—still higher than the district average and well above the rates at higher-performing neighbors like Dekeyser (11.4%) and Oakbrook (12.3%). The school also experienced a dramatic drop in support for English Language Learner students, falling from a 4-star rating to a 2-star rating in just one year, which is worth investigating. Encouragingly, Graebner outperforms its closest neighbor, Havel Elementary School, in most subjects despite serving a slightly more economically diverse population, and it has shown strong improvement in 5th-grade social studies. For parents, Graebner provides a solid, well-funded education with particular strengths in literacy and science for older students, though early math support and attendance are key areas to watch.

509

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,305

Per pupil spending ?

53%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38397 Gladstone Dr
Sterling Heights, MI 48312-1503

(586) 797-5000

District: Utica Community Schools

Students who attend Graebner Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bemis Junior High School
High:	Henry Ford II High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

African American:

13.4%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg44%

Michigan avg37%

592^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	592 of 1492	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	585 of 1488	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	611 of 1486	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	627 of 1470	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	685 of 1344	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	684 of 1153	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	446 of 1408	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	459 of 1448	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	580 of 1466	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.8	448 of 1548	71.1%	★★★★☆
2015	53.3	747 of 1580	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.5	392 of 1533	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	228 of 1563	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	338 of 1566	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	68.2	531 of 1552	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.8	371 of 1552	76.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.0	295 of 1589	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.8	474 of 1577	69.9%	★★★★☆
2007	68.8	490 of 1565	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.5	423 of 1545	72.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	62.1	124 of 475	73.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	110 of 188	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.2	51 of 173	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	51 of 184	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	40.3	108 of 180	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	588 of 1343	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	561 of 1338	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	545 of 1342	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	507 of 1321	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	574 of 1106	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	589 of 902	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	407 of 1171	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	451 of 1443	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	511 of 1352	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	432 of 1346	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	592 of 1381	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	584 of 1350	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	536 of 1099	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	413 of 749	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	394 of 1134	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	584 of 1397	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	587 of 1372	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.5	595 of 1366	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	666 of 1347	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	748 of 1334	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	710 of 1139	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	547 of 915	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	469 of 1196	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	458 of 1446	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	91 of 246	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	87 of 252	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.8	21 of 403	94.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	484 of 1199	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	544 of 1206	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	529 of 1204	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	520 of 1198	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	570 of 1102	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	706 of 1005	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	480 of 1128	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	458 of 1253	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)74th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile~ school

White (2026)60th percentile~ school

Male (2026)57th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)41st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science44%+4 vs state

English Language Arts43%+3 vs state

Math38%~ state avg

Social Studies32%+4 vs state

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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)	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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Graebner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	38397 Gladstone Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5000	509	30	17.0	53.0%	335 (65.8%)	68 (13.4%)	24 (4.7%)	32 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.6%)	57.2	592^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	60.3%		58.6	585^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.7%	7	31.6	51.4	49.2	43.2	31.6	44.3	37.9	39.2	43.9	31.8	$15,305	$770	$14,536
Havel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41855 Schoenherr Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5200	571	32	17.8	47.8%	433 (75.8%)	62 (10.9%)	24 (4.2%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	54.4	631^st of 1492 public elementary schools	57.7%		53.1	672^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	54.8%	41	40.3	51.7	48.8	40.3	45.5	32.6	29.3	25.8	40.2	34.1	$14,520	$722	$13,798
Jack Harvey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41700 Montroy Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5100	429	30	14.5	64.6%	254 (59.2%)	22 (5.1%)	76 (17.7%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.7%)	46.3	757^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.3%		47	761^st of 1488 public elementary schools	48.9%	4	26.0	53.2	41.4	40.4	24.0	51.1	22.9	31.6	35.7	27.1	$15,741	$1,807	$13,933
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%)	71.8	381^st of 1492 public elementary schools	74.5%		57.5	600^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.7%	219	36.2	56.5	61.1	45.5	53.2	53.2	38.9	54.5	43.4	39.6	$16,686	$790	$15,895
Miami Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	41290 Kentvale Dr	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-6000	473	26	18.3	53.1%	283 (59.8%)	121 (25.6%)	27 (5.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	41.2	836^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.0%		40.9	849^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.9%	13	28.8	43.0	53.2		34.8	26.6	22.1		32.5	26.0	$13,927	$980	$12,947
Huron Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15800 Terra Bella St	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-5800	522	27	19.2	41.2%	321 (61.5%)	79 (15.1%)	73 (14.0%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	47.8	734^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.8%		50.1	716^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.9%	18	41.8	45.2	47.7		39.2	31.0	29.1		34.9	25.6	$13,028	$743	$12,285
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%)	48.4	723^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	51.5%		54.6	653^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	56.1%	70	41.5	27.1	49.2	43.6	45.3	17.2	37.9	30.9	40.7	23.7	$16,336	$841	$15,495
Dekeyser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39600 Atkinson Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	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%)	70	411^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.5%		68.8	426^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.4%	15	48.1	49.4	47.4	47.0	62.3	50.6	37.2	43.4	47.4	35.9	$13,514	$756	$12,758
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	$14,512	$998	$13,514
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%)	62.9	515^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.5%		66.7	468^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.5%	47	40.0	29.6	51.0	61.6	44.4	25.4	41.2	53.4	45.1	49.0	$18,960	$851	$18,109

Frequently Asked Questions about Graebner Elementary School

Is Graebner Elementary School a good school?

Graebner Elementary School ranks 592^nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Graebner Elementary School in?

Utica Community Schools

How many students attend Graebner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Graebner Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Graebner Elementary School?

Students at Graebner Elementary School are 66% White, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Graebner Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bemis Junior High School
High : Henry Ford II High School

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