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Briarwood Elementary School

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Briarwood Elementary School ranks 972 nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

972^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Briarwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Warren, Michigan, serving 340 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Warren Woods Public Schools district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Briarwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 37.1%, and consistently lower proficiency rates in M-Step English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies compared to state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32.8% of 5th-grade students were proficient in ELA, compared to 44.4% statewide, and just 19% were proficient in 5th-grade Math, compared to 32.9% statewide.

While Briarwood's performance is generally lower than the nearby Pinewood Elementary and Westwood Elementary schools, which are also part of the Warren Woods Public Schools district, it outperforms some of the nearby schools in the Roseville Community Schools and Warren Consolidated Schools districts, which have even lower overall performance. Addressing the root causes of Briarwood's performance issues, such as student engagement, targeted interventions, and curriculum alignment, may be crucial for the school to improve and better serve its student population.

347

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,219

Per pupil spending ?

72.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14100 Leisure Dr
Warren, MI 48088-4349

(586) 439-4404

District: Warren Woods Public Schools

Students who attend Briarwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Warren Woods Middle School
High:	Warren Woods Tower High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.2%

African American:

31.1%

Asian:

13.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (30% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

Michigan avg39%

972^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Warren Woods Public Schools

315^th of 613Warren Woods Public 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	32.7	972 of 1488	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1055 of 1486	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1197 of 1470	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1069 of 1344	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1077 of 1153	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1004 of 1408	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1101 of 1448	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.4	780 of 1466	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.6	1140 of 1548	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.7	1104 of 1580	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.2	1060 of 1533	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.7	956 of 1563	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.2	1121 of 1566	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	55.4	890 of 1552	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.6	498 of 1552	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.8	618 of 1589	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.0	665 of 1577	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.7	804 of 1565	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.0	972 of 1545	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	105 of 369	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	44.9	160 of 348	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	221 of 475	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1025 of 1338	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1046 of 1342	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1104 of 1321	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	858 of 1106	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	714 of 1171	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1015 of 1443	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	827 of 1346	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	850 of 1381	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1054 of 1350	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	867 of 1099	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	684 of 749	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	747 of 1134	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	998 of 1397	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	866 of 1366	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	953 of 1347	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1157 of 1334	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	965 of 1139	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	758 of 915	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	869 of 1196	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1105 of 1446	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	58 of 93	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	752 of 1206	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	924 of 1204	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1061 of 1198	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	826 of 1102	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	975 of 1005	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	807 of 1128	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1004 of 1253	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-5 vs state

Math30%-8 vs state

Science24%-16 vs state

Social Studies14%-16 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
Briarwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	14100 Leisure Dr	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-4404	347	22	15.5	72.9%	136 (39.2%)	108 (31.1%)	10 (2.9%)	48 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.0%)	32.7	972^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	34.7%		27.9	1055^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.0%	83	42.6	35.4	32.8		37.5	35.4	19.0		24.1	13.8	$19,219	$1,759	$17,460
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	14411 Bade Dr	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-4405	353	18	19.1	61.5%	192 (54.4%)	82 (23.2%)	13 (3.7%)	47 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	59.8	563^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	62.2%		54.7	640^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.9%	77	35.5	40.4	56.1		47.4	47.4	51.7		39.7	34.5	$16,683	$1,623	$15,060
Frontier International Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	28111 Imperial Dr	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Frontier International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 354-2044	395	14	28.2	99.0%	46 (11.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (85.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	66.7	469^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.5%		72.5	366^th of 1486 public elementary schools	75.4%	103	50.0	42.3	50.0		62.2	44.2	41.7		47.2	33.3	$11,056	$2,332	$8,724
Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	11999 Martin Rd	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-4406	512	26	19.7	68.4%	244 (47.7%)	123 (24.0%)	17 (3.3%)	77 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.0%)	57	608^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.1%		42.5	807^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.7%	199	45.3	31.3	58.1		55.8	39.6	36.0		50.0	25.6	$14,373	$1,361	$13,011
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30601 Calahan Rd	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6900	339	19	17.4	48.7%	236 (69.6%)	55 (16.2%)	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.4%)	45.6	781^st of 1488 public elementary schools	47.5%		52.6	671^st of 1486 public elementary schools	54.8%	110	35.6	39.6	44.4	45.7	37.8	30.2	33.3	28.3	40.0	20.0	$15,879	$1,907	$13,973
Joseph G Steenland Elementary School	Public	K-5	16335 Chestnut St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5745	362	26	13.9	79.3%	166 (45.9%)	148 (40.9%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.7%)	19.6	1170^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.4%		18.1	1200^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.2%	30	31.6	25.0	25.0		24.3	23.4	10.0		23.3	16.7	$16,935	$4,768	$12,167
Fountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16850 Wellington Ave	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5765	261	20	13.3	77.4%	106 (40.6%)	115 (44.1%)	6 (2.3%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	23 (8.8%)	14.8	1261^st of 1488 public elementary schools	15.3%		11.7	1315^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.5%	54	24.4	27.8	21.7		13.3	16.7	13.0		15.2	13.0	$16,487	$5,208	$11,279
Marjorie Carlson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12355 Mruk Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8345	360	32	11.2	93.3%	81 (22.5%)	192 (53.3%)	9 (2.5%)	34 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.2%)	17.9	1200^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.4%		18.9	1183^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	20.4%	17	28.6	21.8	15.4		44.9	21.8	5.8		7.7	7.7	$00	$00	$00
Kaiser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16700 Wildwood St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5785	215	19	11.5	84.7%	85 (39.5%)	100 (46.5%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.8%)	27.8	1039^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.2%		31	1006^th of 1486 public elementary schools	32.3%	33	8.1	51.4	32.3		13.5	37.8	12.9		25.8	19.4	$17,402	$7,522	$9,880
Dort Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16225 Dort St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5750	215	12	18.0	82.8%	83 (38.6%)	105 (48.8%)	7 (3.3%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	22.7	1116^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.0%		23.5	1110^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.3%	6	13.6	43.2	43.8		15.9	11.4	15.6		28.1	9.4	$19,981	$4,551	$15,431

Frequently Asked Questions about Briarwood Elementary School

What district is Briarwood Elementary School in?

Warren Woods Public Schools

Is Briarwood Elementary School a good school?

Briarwood Elementary School ranks 972^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Briarwood Elementary School?

Students at Briarwood Elementary School are 39% White, 31% African American, 14% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Briarwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Briarwood Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Briarwood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Warren Woods Middle School
High : Warren Woods Tower High School

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