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Lean Elementary School

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Lean Elementary School ranks 711 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

711^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lean Elementary School in Warren, MI, is a PK-5 school within the Warren Consolidated Schools district, serving 619 students in a predominantly low-income area where about 80% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Lean Elementary is a genuine bright spot in its district. Despite its high-poverty context, the school consistently outperforms the district average across nearly all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 5th-grade ELA, Lean students scored 48.8% proficiency compared to the district's 37.3%, and in science, they hit 43.2% versus the district's 31.1%. The school's overall state ranking has climbed from the 39th percentile to the 52nd percentile in recent years. Most impressively, Lean ranks in the 85th percentile statewide for serving low-income students, earning a 4-star rating for its effectiveness with this population. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism remarkably low at 19.7%, compared to 34.4% for the district and 27.9% statewide—a major win for keeping kids in class.

However, there are areas needing attention. Upper-grade math is a persistent weakness: only 25% of 5th graders were proficient in 2025-2026, well below the state average of 32.2%. This is especially notable when compared to Harwood Elementary, a nearby school in the same district with similar demographics, where 5th-grade math proficiency reached 53.2%. Harwood's success with a comparable student body suggests there's a clear blueprint for improvement. Lean also shows a gap in performance for its White students, who rank in the 28th percentile statewide, and special education scores have been volatile. On the positive side, English Language Learners are well-served, ranking in the 63rd percentile. For parents, Lean offers strong literacy instruction, a caring environment that keeps kids coming to school, and remarkable results for its core demographic—but if your child struggles with math, you'll want to stay closely involved and advocate for extra support.

619

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,140

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

2825 Girard Dr
Warren, MI 48092-1840

(586) 574-3230

District: Warren Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Lean Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Beer Middle School
High:	Warren Mott High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Asian:

43.1%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Warren Consolidated Schools

✓Above the Michigan median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

711^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	49.1	711 of 1492	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.6	564 of 1488	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	721 of 1486	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	816 of 1470	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	825 of 1344	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	992 of 1153	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	823 of 1408	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	850 of 1448	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.9	933 of 1466	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.3	887 of 1548	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.6	961 of 1580	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.8	1068 of 1533	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.8	883 of 1563	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.1	457 of 1566	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	67.3	549 of 1552	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	27.2	1341 of 1552	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.6	1148 of 1589	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	60.7	748 of 1577	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.2	976 of 1565	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.9	785 of 1545	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	75.9	71 of 475	85.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	73 of 100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	66 of 95	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	75 of 97	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	70 of 84	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	47 of 51	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	27 of 29	6.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	31 of 36	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	90 of 101	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	69 of 188	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	79 of 173	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	99 of 184	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	88 of 180	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.3	77 of 98	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	91 of 117	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.8	117 of 270	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	763 of 1343	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	608 of 1338	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	719 of 1342	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	767 of 1321	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	778 of 1106	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	859 of 902	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	844 of 1171	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	813 of 1443	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	378 of 1352	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	197 of 1346	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	453 of 1381	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	464 of 1350	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	511 of 1099	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	550 of 749	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.9	434 of 1134	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	592 of 1397	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	687 of 1372	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	524 of 1366	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	704 of 1347	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	857 of 1334	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	801 of 1139	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	838 of 915	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	759 of 1196	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	862 of 1446	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	156 of 246	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	171 of 252	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	71 of 225	68.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	868 of 1199	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.2	749 of 1206	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	835 of 1204	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1053 of 1198	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	828 of 1102	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	982 of 1005	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	861 of 1128	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	846 of 1253	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile~ school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2026)27th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science43%+3 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Math37%~ state avg

Social Studies26%~ state avg

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Sunday, March 20, 2011

The teachers are wonderful. I have never had a bad experience with this school district. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lean Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 Girard Dr	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 574-3230	619	35	17.7	79.8%	267 (43.1%)	48 (7.8%)	14 (2.3%)	267 (43.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	49.1	711^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.3%		59.6	564^th of 1488 public elementary schools	62.1%	147			37.3	37.4	48.8			45.7	37.4	25.0			43.2		26.1		$17,140	$1,596	$15,544
Simonds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30000 Rose St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 547-5292	260	21	12.3	60.8%	173 (66.5%)	33 (12.7%)	22 (8.5%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	30.1	1001^st of 1492 public elementary schools	32.9%		36.4	915^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.5%	86			17.1	23.3	42.1			28.6	14.0	31.6			34.2		26.3		$19,815	$924	$18,891
Green Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4655 Holmes Dr	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2890	496	28	17.7	72.6%	269 (54.2%)	92 (18.5%)	16 (3.2%)	88 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	29.5	1010^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.3%		33	966^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.1%	44			17.2	38.7	29.3			19.3	39.5	16.3			36.6		20.7		$16,184	$1,490	$14,694
Hiller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E La Salle Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 589-0406	272	21	12.9	70.6%	113 (41.5%)	62 (22.8%)	51 (18.8%)	27 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	43.4	803^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	46.2%		35.9	922^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	38.0%	119			43.8	53.5	37.5			50.0	27.3	21.9			18.8		9.4		$21,696	$2,529	$19,167
Unity Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	27800 Dequindre Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Unity Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(734) 369-9500	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	60.3	552^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	63.0%					(n/a)	50.0	30.0	32.0	46.4	47.4	48.6	55.0	32.0	42.9	26.3	56.8	65.0		50.0		70.0
Edmonson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	621 E Katherine Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 547-5342	305	16	19.0	48.5%	228 (74.8%)	27 (8.9%)	16 (5.2%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	53.7	647^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.6%		56.4	620^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.3%	27			30.4	60.5	53.7			40.4	60.0	35.2			35.2		16.7		$16,483	$763	$15,720
Four Corners Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1075 E Gardenia Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Four Corners Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 542-7001	235	15	15.6	46.4%	127 (54.0%)	54 (23.0%)	19 (8.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.8%)	39.1	874^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.4%		42.9	824^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.6%	50	58.3	370.8	13.0	37.9	52.6	47.8	50.0	17.4	24.1	1471.4	30.4	31.8	36.8	25.0	21.1	1787.2	$13,132	$1,508	$11,624
Harwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Southlawn Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2650	498	31	15.8	80.3%	257 (51.6%)	55 (11.0%)	9 (1.8%)	153 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	72	380^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.5%		55.9	634^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.4%	254			48.5	47.5	56.5			61.6	48.8	53.2			45.2		32.3		$14,937	$1,577	$13,360
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	27107 Hales St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 542-3414	411	26	15.6	83.2%	170 (41.4%)	184 (44.8%)	24 (5.8%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	7.9	1412^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.4%		8	1397^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.1%	15			8.3	22.1	7.7			13.3	13.0	1454.9			4.6		1464.0		$17,546	$2,033	$15,513
Siersma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3100 Donna Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 698-4369	494	33	14.8	77.1%	135 (27.3%)	108 (21.9%)	13 (2.6%)	215 (43.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	31.9	975^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.7%		39.8	866^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.8%	109			19.8	36.2	37.8			33.0	37.9	26.7			26.7		17.8		$19,506	$1,441	$18,065

Frequently Asked Questions about Lean Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lean Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Beer Middle School
High : Warren Mott High School

What is the racial makeup of Lean Elementary School?

Students at Lean Elementary School are 43% White, 43% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Lean Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Lean Elementary School.

What district is Lean Elementary School in?

Warren Consolidated Schools

Is Lean Elementary School a good school?

Lean Elementary School ranks 711^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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