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Holden Elementary School

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Holden Elementary School ranks 920 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

920^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Holden Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sterling Heights, Michigan, serving 324 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Warren Consolidated Schools district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holden Elementary School faces several key challenges. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on M-Step tests, with proficiency rates as low as 21.3% in 3rd grade English Language Arts, compared to 32.8% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.5% to 36.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Holden Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.32% to 90.43% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Holden Elementary School's per-student spending is relatively high at $20,666 in the 2023-2024 school year, its academic outcomes lag behind both the Warren Consolidated Schools district and many nearby schools, such as Harwood Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School, which are also part of the same district. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive approach involving targeted interventions, increased support for students and families, and a focus on improving teaching and learning practices.

341

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,666

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37565 Calka Dr
Sterling Heights, MI 48310-3507

(586) 825-2670

District: Warren Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Holden Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grissom Middle School
High:	Sterling Heights Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.6%

Asian:

14.4%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg33%

Michigan avg39%

920^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	36.0	920 of 1488	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	929 of 1486	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	901 of 1470	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	955 of 1344	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1018 of 1153	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	827 of 1408	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1053 of 1448	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	1165 of 1466	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.2	1104 of 1548	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.6	1139 of 1580	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.6	1243 of 1533	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	1294 of 1563	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.8	1091 of 1566	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.8	1177 of 1552	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.1	1249 of 1552	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.9	1040 of 1589	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.1	935 of 1577	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.4	812 of 1565	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.7	865 of 1545	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	63 of 95	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	67 of 97	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	118 of 173	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	116 of 184	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	112 of 180	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	66 of 98	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	33 of 42	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.9	46 of 117	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.7	174 of 270	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	985 of 1338	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	906 of 1342	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	862 of 1321	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	958 of 1106	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	782 of 902	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	819 of 1171	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1141 of 1443	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	560 of 1346	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	664 of 1381	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	571 of 1350	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	574 of 1099	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	613 of 749	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.5	376 of 1134	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	976 of 1397	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	805 of 1366	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	934 of 1347	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	927 of 1334	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	793 of 1139	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.1	898 of 915	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	719 of 1196	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	915 of 1446	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1040 of 1206	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1026 of 1204	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1022 of 1198	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1024 of 1102	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	988 of 1005	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1024 of 1128	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1172 of 1253	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-6 vs state

Science31%-10 vs state

Math30%-9 vs state

Social Studies25%-5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, November 21, 2011

We moved to this neighborhood last year and this is the second year that my daughter is in this school. The first year there were problems with one girl that caused a problem for the whole 4th grade class. We thought that the problem was resolved last year, but it continues on in 5th grade.

If you are not of Arabic descent, then stay away from this school. They have a tendency to favor people of Arabic descent. My daughter was blamed for most of the stuff that went on and, yes some of it was her fault, but the majority of it was not.

I have no problem with people of different ethnicity, but for an American school to cater to one particular ethnicity is completely wrong. I can understand that some students need help, but what they do is ridiculous. Close Quote

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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
Holden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	37565 Calka Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2670	341	25	13.8	83.3%	227 (66.6%)	46 (13.5%)	9 (2.6%)	49 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	36	920^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.2%		35.4	929^th of 1486 public elementary schools	37.5%	9	21.3	44.8	37.7		23.4	36.2	28.3		30.6	25.0	$20,666	$2,098	$18,569
Noor International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	37412 Dequindre Rd	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Noor International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 365-5000	186	11	16.7	59.7%	89 (47.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	74.6	344^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.9%		77	302^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	79.7%	42	58.6	47.8	64.7		58.6	30.4	47.1		64.7	52.9	$11,346	$1,214	$10,132
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37555 Carol Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2680	408	26	15.6	79.7%	240 (58.8%)	56 (13.7%)	7 (1.7%)	92 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	56.9	610^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.0%		36.7	909^th of 1486 public elementary schools	38.8%	299	36.1	30.6	51.3		48.4	41.1	48.1		29.9	51.3	$18,522	$1,868	$16,654
Schuchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2900 Holly Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6200	602	35	17.4	86.0%	472 (78.4%)	21 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	84 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	44.4	803^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	46.0%		43.8	789^th of 1486 public elementary schools	46.9%	14	31.6	50.0	37.8	35.1	50.5	41.3	25.6	33.0	27.0	19.1	$15,321	$2,459	$12,862
Susick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Castleton Dr	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2665	391	27	14.5	61.6%	242 (61.9%)	55 (14.1%)	17 (4.3%)	60 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	29.8	1016^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.7%		43.9	788^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.0%	228	32.6	38.7	34.2		34.0	35.5	27.4		15.1	9.6	$20,461	$1,928	$18,533
Barnard Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Forge Dr	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4300	400	25	15.7	17.8%	186 (46.5%)	23 (5.8%)	25 (6.3%)	142 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	90.8	108^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.7%		83.4	214^th of 1486 public elementary schools	85.6%	106	71.0	63.9	66.2		84.1	67.6	59.4		63.8	47.8	$16,710	$786	$15,924
Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4600 Forsyth Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3500	363	26	13.9	12.7%	195 (53.7%)	23 (6.3%)	26 (7.2%)	87 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	81.9	247^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.4%		78.2	280^th of 1486 public elementary schools	81.2%	33	46.9	55.0	67.8		66.2	65.0	68.3		50.0	43.3	$17,915	$847	$17,068
Burr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41460 Ryan Rd	Sterling Heights	48314	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4100	490	31	15.9	81.0%	366 (74.7%)	49 (10.0%)	25 (5.1%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	28.7	1033^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	30.6%		28	1053^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	29.1%	20	26.3	31.4	30.7	31.9	36.7	15.7	16.0	20.3	25.3	26.7	$15,660	$2,175	$13,484
Wass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Willard Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3900	413	24	17.1	8.5%	225 (54.5%)	8 (1.9%)	24 (5.8%)	130 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	95.2	49^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.7%		95.6	40^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.3%	9	75.7	79.7	74.2		69.3	76.8	74.2		66.7	56.1	$13,902	$728	$13,174
Costello Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1333 Hamman Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3700	395	24	16.4	10.4%	217 (54.9%)	7 (1.8%)	25 (6.3%)	121 (30.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	94.3	63^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	95.8%		92.5	73^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	95.1%	10	76.2	76.4	70.7		84.4	69.4	68.4		64.5	52.6	$15,451	$910	$14,541

Frequently Asked Questions about Holden Elementary School

What district is Holden Elementary School in?

Warren Consolidated Schools

How many students attend Holden Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Holden Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Holden Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Grissom Middle School
High : Sterling Heights Senior High School

Is Holden Elementary School a good school?

Holden Elementary School ranks 920^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Holden Elementary School?

Students at Holden Elementary School are 67% White, 14% Asian, 13% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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