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Jefferson Elementary School

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Jefferson Elementary School ranks 610 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

610^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sterling Heights, Michigan, serving 414 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Warren Consolidated Schools district, which is ranked 360 out of 613 districts in the state.

Jefferson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math were 36.1% and 48.4%, compared to the district's 32.8% and 40.2%, and the state's 38.9% and 42.7%. The school's performance has been declining in recent years. Additionally, Jefferson Elementary has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.2% to 36.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Utica Community Schools district and Troy School District, such as Plumbrook Elementary, Messmore Elementary, and Barnard Elementary, generally outperform Jefferson Elementary on academic measures and have lower percentages of students from low-income backgrounds. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the school's demographics may be contributing factors to its academic struggles, suggesting opportunities for targeted interventions and support programs to improve student success.

408

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,522

Per pupil spending ?

79.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37555 Carol Dr
Sterling Heights, MI 48310-3832

(586) 825-2680

District: Warren Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.8%

Asian:

22.5%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Warren Consolidated Schools

✓Above the Michigan median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg33%

Michigan avg39%

610^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	56.9	610 of 1488	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	909 of 1486	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	800 of 1470	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	832 of 1344	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	996 of 1153	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	575 of 1408	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	877 of 1448	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	871 of 1466	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.4	966 of 1548	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.2	1030 of 1580	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.8	1109 of 1533	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.8	997 of 1563	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.9	653 of 1566	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.9	1078 of 1552	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.0	936 of 1552	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.3	775 of 1589	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.8	776 of 1577	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.8	1044 of 1565	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.6	1197 of 1545	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	33 of 369	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	64.9	75 of 348	78.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	64 of 95	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.6	91 of 97	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	90 of 173	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	109 of 184	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	106 of 180	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	69 of 98	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	42 of 117	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	144 of 270	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	559 of 1338	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.0	1013 of 1342	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	809 of 1321	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	808 of 1106	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	788 of 902	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	556 of 1171	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	793 of 1443	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	348 of 1346	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	558 of 1381	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	508 of 1350	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	554 of 1099	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	616 of 749	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.2	217 of 1134	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	712 of 1397	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	649 of 1366	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	845 of 1347	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	804 of 1334	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	811 of 1139	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	890 of 915	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	555 of 1196	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	918 of 1446	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	731 of 1206	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	858 of 1204	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	826 of 1198	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	902 of 1102	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	956 of 1005	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	601 of 1128	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	946 of 1253	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)91st percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies51%+22 vs state

Math46%+7 vs state

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Science30%-10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	55.9	634^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.4%		56.6	605^th of 1486 public elementary schools	59.3%	29	47.1	50.0	56.2		56.5	46.9	36.0		31.5	13.6	$16,095	$1,846	$14,248
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%)	96.2	38^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.6	26^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.3%	12	58.7	90.2	82.6	82.9	71.7	70.7	73.9	75.6	73.9	69.6	$16,092	$1,279	$14,814

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks 610^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Warren Consolidated Schools

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 59% White, 23% Asian, 14% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

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

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

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