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Black Elementary School

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Black Elementary School ranks 940 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

940^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Black Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 468 students. The school is part of the Warren Consolidated Schools district, which is ranked 360 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Black Elementary School's performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 26.7%, compared to 32.8% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th-grade Social Studies, with only 18.8% of students proficient, compared to 21.2% for the district and 29.8% for the state. Additionally, Black Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.5% to 36.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Wilkerson Elementary, Willow Woods Elementary, and Wilde Elementary, generally perform better than Black Elementary School on academic measures, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, these nearby schools also serve a lower percentage of students from low-income families, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance. Black Elementary School spends significantly more per student ($19,510 in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby schools, which may indicate a need for more targeted and effective use of resources to improve student outcomes.

458

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,510

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14100 Heritage Rd
Sterling Heights, MI 48312-6535

(586) 825-2840

District: Warren Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Black Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carleton Middle School
High:	Cousino Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

African American:

25.5%

Asian:

15.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2021 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (31% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Science scores 17 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg33%

Michigan avg39%

940^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Warren Consolidated Schools

360^th of 613Warren Consolidated 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	34.9	940 of 1488	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	787 of 1486	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	895 of 1470	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1107 of 1344	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1056 of 1153	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	741 of 1408	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	785 of 1448	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.0	505 of 1466	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.6	731 of 1548	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.3	441 of 1580	72.1%	★★★★☆
2014	56.6	705 of 1533	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.3	548 of 1563	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.7	430 of 1566	72.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.7	231 of 1552	85.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.9	415 of 1552	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	59.6	810 of 1589	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	74.5	350 of 1577	77.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.6	276 of 1565	82.4%	★★★★☆
2006	73.7	324 of 1545	79.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	96 of 369	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	82 of 348	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	111 of 321	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	115 of 475	75.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	106 of 173	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	101 of 184	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.1	52 of 180	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	41.4	58 of 98	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	59 of 117	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	138 of 270	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	792 of 1338	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	683 of 1342	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	831 of 1321	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1033 of 1106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	826 of 902	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	743 of 1171	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	785 of 1443	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	716 of 1346	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	529 of 1381	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	724 of 1350	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	876 of 1099	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	685 of 749	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	435 of 1134	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	633 of 1397	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1018 of 1366	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	882 of 1347	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	844 of 1334	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	992 of 1139	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	892 of 915	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	668 of 1196	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	755 of 1446	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	887 of 1206	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	794 of 1204	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	833 of 1198	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.6	994 of 1102	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	922 of 1005	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	651 of 1128	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	763 of 1253	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)74th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math37%~ state avg

English Language Arts32%-10 vs state

Science23%-17 vs state

Social Studies19%-11 vs state

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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
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
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
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)
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
Wilkerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12100 Masonic Blvd	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2550	481	30	16.1	57.8%	272 (56.5%)	66 (13.7%)	21 (4.4%)	84 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.3%)	37.5	902^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	39.4%		38.7	874^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.2%	28	30.3	34.6	43.9		31.6	35.8	28.8		33.3	22.7	$17,230	$1,744	$15,486
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-6	32151 Danna	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6700	345	19	18.6	44.3%	260 (75.4%)	39 (11.3%)	10 (2.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	49	736^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.5%		44	783^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	47.3%	47	45.3	36.5	34.0	54.5	39.6	26.9	29.8	45.5	34.0	27.7	$12,408	$935	$11,473
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30601 Calahan Rd	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6900	339	19	17.4	48.7%	236 (69.6%)	55 (16.2%)	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.4%)	45.6	781^st of 1488 public elementary schools	47.5%		52.6	671^st of 1486 public elementary schools	54.8%	110	35.6	39.6	44.4	45.7	37.8	30.2	33.3	28.3	40.0	20.0	$15,879	$1,907	$13,973
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17470 Sewel	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6500	378	24	16.0	52.6%	217 (57.4%)	105 (27.8%)	8 (2.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)	46.1	774^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.0%		42.4	809^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.6%	35	42.6	32.1	26.8	54.2	48.9	33.9	19.5	39.0	31.7	14.6	$15,721	$2,010	$13,711
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
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	14411 Bade Dr	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-4405	353	18	19.1	61.5%	192 (54.4%)	82 (23.2%)	13 (3.7%)	47 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	59.8	563^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	62.2%		54.7	640^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.9%	77	35.5	40.4	56.1		47.4	47.4	51.7		39.7	34.5	$16,683	$1,623	$15,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Black Elementary School

What district is Black Elementary School in?

Warren Consolidated Schools

What is the racial makeup of Black Elementary School?

Students at Black Elementary School are 49% White, 26% African American, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Black Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Black Elementary School.

Is Black Elementary School a good school?

Black Elementary School ranks 940^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Black Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Carleton Middle School
High : Cousino Senior High School

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