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Willow Woods Elementary School

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Willow Woods Elementary School ranks 1006 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1006^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Willow Woods Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Sterling Heights, MI, serving 362 students within the Warren Consolidated Schools district, where 74% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Willow Woods currently ranks in the 33rd percentile statewide, which places it below the state average and below many nearby schools. For example, Messmore Elementary ranks in the 98th percentile and Oakbrook Elementary in the 73rd percentile, both in the neighboring Utica Community Schools district. The gap is most visible in 5th-grade math, where Willow Woods has a 20.7% proficiency rate compared to 53.2% at Harwood Elementary—a school in its own district with a similar or higher percentage of low-income students. This comparison is particularly telling because Harwood ranks in the 75th percentile, showing that high poverty does not have to dictate low performance.

There are some encouraging signs. The school's overall rank improved from the 21st to the 33rd percentile in the most recent school year, with 4th-grade math proficiency jumping from 16.4% to 41.1%—close to the state average. Chronic absenteeism, while still a concern at 22.1%, has declined steadily from a high of 35.8% and is better than the district average of 34.4%. However, the school spends significantly more per student ($22,820) than higher-performing peers like Dekeyser Elementary ($13,514) and Harwood Elementary ($14,937), without commensurate academic results. Performance also varies widely by grade level, suggesting that progress may not be sustained as students advance. For parents, this is a school with real challenges but also recent signs of improvement worth watching.

362

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,820

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11001 Daniel Dr
Sterling Heights, MI 48312-3536

(586) 825-2850

District: Warren Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Willow Woods Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carleton Middle School
High:	Sterling Heights Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.3%

African American:

20.2%

Asian:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

1,006^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	29.8	1006 of 1492	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.4	1174 of 1488	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	921 of 1486	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	857 of 1470	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	952 of 1344	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1019 of 1153	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	779 of 1408	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	801 of 1448	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.2	783 of 1466	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.2	846 of 1548	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.6	1042 of 1580	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.7	1283 of 1533	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.8	1165 of 1563	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	61.0	609 of 1566	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.3	613 of 1552	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.4	742 of 1552	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.2	572 of 1589	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	580 of 1577	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.9	425 of 1565	72.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.2	285 of 1545	81.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	85 of 100	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	122 of 188	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	153 of 184	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	90 of 180	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	70 of 98	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	98 of 117	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	181 of 270	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	899 of 1343	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.3	1110 of 1338	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	843 of 1342	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	919 of 1321	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	745 of 1106	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.7	848 of 902	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	779 of 1171	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	654 of 1443	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	729 of 1352	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.7	1025 of 1346	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	745 of 1381	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	555 of 1350	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	801 of 1099	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	536 of 749	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	457 of 1134	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	637 of 1397	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	1040 of 1372	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	1187 of 1366	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	969 of 1347	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	799 of 1334	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.4	957 of 1139	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	853 of 915	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	740 of 1196	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	869 of 1446	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	169 of 246	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	953 of 1199	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	1160 of 1206	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1041 of 1204	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	908 of 1198	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1006 of 1102	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	977 of 1005	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	829 of 1128	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	910 of 1253	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2026)15th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math32%-6 vs state

English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

Science16%-24 vs state

Social Studies10%-17 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
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
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
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%)	70.3	402^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	73.1%		72	385^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.1%	17	41.1	37.5	62.3	52.1	54.8	48.8	45.5	41.5	48.1	39.0	$14,371	$779	$13,592
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
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%)	96.4	36^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.2	38^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.4%	2	72.0	65.9	85.4	88.1	86.0	61.4	73.2	78.6	75.6	61.0	$16,139	$623	$15,516
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Woods Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Willow Woods Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Willow Woods Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carleton Middle School
High : Sterling Heights Senior High School

Is Willow Woods Elementary School a good school?

Willow Woods Elementary School ranks 1006^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Willow Woods Elementary School?

Students at Willow Woods Elementary School are 58% White, 20% African American, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Willow Woods Elementary School in?

Warren Consolidated Schools

How many students attend Willow Woods Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Willow Woods Elementary School.

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