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Black Elementary School

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Black Elementary School ranks 1026 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1026^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Black Elementary School in Sterling Heights, MI, is a mid-sized PK-5 school within the Warren Consolidated Schools district, serving 458 students in a community where over 60% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Black Elementary is currently performing below both state and district averages, with its overall state ranking declining from the 47th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 31st percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. This downward trend stands in contrast to nearby schools like Wilkerson Elementary, which improved from the 39th to 51st percentile over the same period, and Pinewood Elementary, which has consistently ranked in the 56th-62nd percentile range. Particularly concerning are the 5th-grade scores: math proficiency has been volatile, dropping to just 20% in 2025-2026 (compared to 32.2% statewide), and social studies proficiency sits at an exceptionally low 8.6%—less than a third of the state average. The school also spends significantly more per student ($22,275) than higher-performing neighbors like Oakbrook Elementary ($14,371), which serves a similar percentage of low-income families yet ranks in the 73rd percentile, suggesting that poverty alone doesn't explain the outcomes.

There are some bright spots worth noting. In the 2024-2025 school year, African American students at Black Elementary ranked in the 74th percentile statewide, indicating that instructional approaches work well for certain groups even as overall scores decline. However, chronic absenteeism remains a persistent challenge, with 25% of students missing significant instructional time—though this is better than the district average of 34.4%. Performance also varies notably by gender, with female students ranking in the 41st percentile in 2024-2025 while male students sat at the 25th percentile. For parents considering this school, it's important to weigh the recent academic declines and spending inefficiencies against the school's demonstrated strengths with specific student populations and its location within a supportive district framework.

458

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,275

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: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

!Social Studies scores 19 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

1,026^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

369^th of 625Warren 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
2026	28.4	1026 of 1492	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	38.1	221 of 388	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	38.1	107 of 188	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	24.6	1003 of 1343	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.0	936 of 1352	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	26.6	987 of 1372	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.5	882 of 1199	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)43rd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math32%-6 vs state

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Science27%-13 vs state

Social Studies9%-19 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
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%)	28.4	1026^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.2%		34.9	940^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.8%	86	27.9	27.0	28.6		45.0	33.8	20.0		27.1	8.6	$22,275	$1,415	$20,860
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%)	38.2	888^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.5%		46.7	769^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.3%	119	23.1	50.0	31.8		37.2	48.8	25.6		29.1	11.6	$20,230	$1,304	$18,927
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)	1262.5	1352.8	1457.8		1253.1	1348.8	1440.1		1458.1	1455.5
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%)	59.5	565^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.1%		66.6	472^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	68.3%	93	39.6	44.1	43.6	37.1	50.0	52.5	40.0	27.4	43.6	38.2	$16,815	$2,726	$14,089
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%)	48.2	726^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.3%		37.5	902^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	39.4%	176	30.4	41.5	47.1		43.0	45.1	28.7		38.4	23.3	$17,023	$1,367	$15,656
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%)	38.5	881^st of 1492 public elementary schools	41.0%		49	736^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.5%	145	36.5	34.0	42.3	38.6	32.7	37.7	17.0	29.5	34.0	11.5	$13,994	$1,093	$12,901
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%)	49	713^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.2%		45.6	781^st of 1488 public elementary schools	47.5%	68	42.0	31.1	52.2	35.7	48.0	24.4	39.1	26.2	41.3	21.7	$14,878	$1,333	$13,545
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%)	39.1	873^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	41.5%		46.1	774^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.0%	99	20.0	44.4	44.4	30.4	25.0	53.3	27.8	23.9	27.8	14.8	$17,584	$1,599	$15,985
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%)	29.8	1006^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.6%		19.4	1174^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.1%	168	29.0	36.8	31.0		35.5	41.1	20.7		15.5	10.3	$22,820	$1,533	$21,287
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%)	52.9	659^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.8%		59.8	563^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	62.2%	96	38.5	48.5	36.7		61.5	58.8	31.7		28.3	13.6	$17,412	$1,154	$16,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Black Elementary School

What district is Black Elementary School in?

Warren Consolidated Schools

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

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.

Is Black Elementary School a good school?

Black Elementary School ranks 1026^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Black Elementary School?

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

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