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Jefferson Elementary School

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Jefferson Elementary School ranks 719 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

719^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School in Sterling Heights, MI, is a PK-5 school within the Warren Consolidated Schools district, serving 408 students in a predominantly low-income community where nearly 80% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Jefferson has shown a strong upward trajectory in recent years, climbing from the 14th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 59th percentile in 2024-2025, and currently sits at the 52nd percentile statewide. What makes this particularly noteworthy is how effectively the school serves its student population. Jefferson ranks in the 73rd percentile for low-income students, significantly outperforming its overall ranking and demonstrating real success in narrowing achievement gaps. The school also excels with African American students, earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the 91st percentile for this group in 2024-2025. Fifth graders consistently shine in Social Studies, with proficiency rates nearly double the district average. Jefferson also manages attendance better than most district peers, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.8% compared to the district's 34.4%.

Compared to nearby schools, Jefferson delivers strong results with greater efficiency. It spends less per student ($18,378) than Susick Elementary ($20,404) or Holden Elementary ($22,249) while achieving better academic outcomes. However, there are areas needing attention. The school shows a significant gender gap, with boys ranking in the 59th percentile versus girls at the 31st percentile. Additionally, Asian students have ranked consistently low, falling to the 20th percentile in 2025-2026. While Jefferson's performance doesn't match the high-flying schools in nearby Troy School District like Hill Elementary or Barnard Elementary, those schools serve far fewer low-income families. Given its challenges, Jefferson's solid 3-star rating represents meaningful achievement and a school that is clearly moving in the right direction.

408

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,378

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 — 38th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 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 school37%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

719^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	48.6	719 of 1492	51.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	21.7	80 of 100	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	52.9	72 of 188	61.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	28.7	929 of 1343	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	65.7	367 of 1352	72.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	56.1	563 of 1372	59.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	41.2	705 of 1199	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)73rd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)62nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2026)20th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math42%+4 vs state

English Language Arts38%-3 vs state

Science32%-8 vs state

Social Studies28%~ state avg

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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
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%)	48.6	719^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.8%		56.9	610^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.0%	109	35.7	38.6	39.5		44.3	42.1	39.5		31.6	27.6	$18,378	$1,453	$16,926
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%)	26.1	1070^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.3%		36	920^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.2%	150	28.8	28.8	28.1		38.5	23.1	20.3		28.1	12.5	$22,249	$1,394	$20,855
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%)	86.7	176^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.2%		74.6	344^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.9%	168	61.3	71.4	1519.6	60.0	61.3	42.9	68.8	60.0	75.0	62.5	$12,808	$1,343	$11,466
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%)	46	761^st of 1492 public elementary schools	49.0%		44.4	803^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	46.0%	42	29.9	32.6	46.2	29.1	49.5	35.8	32.1	31.4	39.7	25.6	$15,622	$1,195	$14,427
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%)	32.2	970^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.0%		29.8	1016^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.7%	46	30.6	28.9	37.7		38.1	32.6	23.0		29.5	13.1	$20,404	$1,396	$19,008
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%)	25.5	1078^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.7%		28.7	1033^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	30.6%	45	28.6	17.5	29.1	24.7	44.2	21.1	16.1	21.0	23.2	12.5	$15,842	$1,069	$14,773
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%)	80.6	255^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.9%		81.9	247^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.4%	8	71.7	47.8	67.8		79.2	59.7	67.8		57.6	22.0	$18,270	$411	$17,859
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%)	90.5	125^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.6%		90.8	108^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.7%	17	53.9	80.0	69.0		74.0	85.2	54.8		64.4	43.8	$17,343	$644	$16,700
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

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

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.

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 719^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Warren Consolidated Schools

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