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Parma Elementary School

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Parma Elementary School ranks 269 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Parma Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Western School District in Parma, Michigan. The school has 390 students and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Parma Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in M-Step test scores across grades 3-5 in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. For example, in 2024-2025, 53.9% of 3rd graders, 61.4% of 4th graders, and 58.8% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in ELA, compared to state averages of 38.9%, 42.4%, and 44.4% respectively. The school also demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking well above average in categories like male students, white students, and special education students. Additionally, Parma Elementary generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Western School District, such as Warner Elementary and Bean Elementary.

However, Parma Elementary has experienced fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.2% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is an area of concern. The school spends more per student ($13,985 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, which may contribute to its strong academic performance, and it maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.9. Overall, Parma Elementary School is a strong-performing elementary school that excels in academic achievement, particularly for students from low-income backgrounds, but should continue to address its chronic absenteeism rates.

408

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,985

Per pupil spending ?

61.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

385 Elizabeth St
Parma, MI 49269-0428

(517) 841-8670

District: Western School District

Students who attend Parma Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Western Middle School
High:	Western High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Two or more races:

7.6%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (57% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg51%

Michigan avg39%

269^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Western School District

116^th of 613Western School District 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	80.5	269 of 1488	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	263 of 1486	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	254 of 1470	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	516 of 1344	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	737 of 1153	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	576 of 1408	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	809 of 1448	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.6	798 of 1466	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.5	612 of 1548	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.2	968 of 1580	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.6	908 of 1533	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.9	617 of 1563	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.5	681 of 1566	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.4	671 of 1552	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.3	810 of 1552	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.4	791 of 1589	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.7	1018 of 1577	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.2	1111 of 1565	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	53.2	893 of 1545	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	391 of 1338	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	264 of 1342	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	222 of 1321	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.5	517 of 1106	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.0	755 of 902	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.1	359 of 1171	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	903 of 1443	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	52 of 1346	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	82 of 1381	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	134 of 1350	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	65.3	295 of 1099	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.3	355 of 749	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	313 of 1134	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	655 of 1397	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	178 of 1366	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	256 of 1347	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	338 of 1334	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	436 of 1139	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	420 of 915	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	643 of 1196	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	639 of 1446	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	49.3	180 of 403	55.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	328 of 1206	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	307 of 1204	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	245 of 1198	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	428 of 1102	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	697 of 1005	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	598 of 1128	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	823 of 1253	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)96th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2018)55th percentile+11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science63%+22 vs state

English Language Arts58%+16 vs state

Math57%+19 vs state

Social Studies45%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Elizabeth St	Parma	49269	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-8670	408	24	17.0	61.5%	350 (85.8%)	6 (1.5%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.6%)	80.5	269^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.9%		79.1	263^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	82.3%	6			53.9	61.4	58.8			73.7	52.9	37.3			62.7		45.1		$13,985	$1,112	$12,874
Warner Elementary School	Public	K-5	118 Star Rd	Spring Arbor	49283	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-8570	371	20	18.5	43.1%	318 (85.7%)	9 (2.4%)	17 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.5%)	62.9	525^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.7%		68.7	430^th of 1486 public elementary schools	71.1%	95			46.0	64.6	55.7			36.0	49.4	27.1			50.0		31.4		$13,550	$467	$13,083
Bean Elementary School	Public	K-5	3201 Noble Rd	Spring Arbor	49283	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8470	409	19	21.5	37.9%	342 (83.6%)	8 (2.0%)	23 (5.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.6%)	70.8	403^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	72.9%		70.7	397^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.3%	6			50.0	75.5	55.6			46.3	54.7	38.9			51.4		34.7		$12,977	$416	$12,561
Concord Elementary School	Public	K-5	405 S Main St	Concord	49237	Jackson County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 524-6650	292	17	17.2	60.6%	229 (78.4%)	22 (7.5%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	17.9	1199^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.4%		35.2	931^st of 1486 public elementary schools	37.3%	268			21.4	31.5	23.3			23.3	7.4	7.0			25.0		20.5		$14,992	$1,514	$13,478
Paragon Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3750 McCain Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Paragon Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 750-9500	627	35	17.8	63.8%	263 (41.9%)	138 (22.0%)	78 (12.4%)	50 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	96 (15.3%)	56.6	617^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.5%		53.7	654^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.0%	37	72.7	63.6	36.8	41.7	38.8	37.0	57.6	59.2	46.6	34.3	40.7	45.0	41.8	68.2	32.8	72.7	$12,335	$1,197	$11,137
Harrington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 S Clark St	Albion	49224	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 781-1261	236	20	11.6	81.8%	85 (36.0%)	95 (40.3%)	25 (10.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.3%)	7.3	1417^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.8%		4.9	1465^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.4%	48			7.7	6.1	20.6			17.9					9.4				$21,005	$6,443	$14,562
Dibble Elementary School	Public	K-5	3450 Kibby Rd	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-3970	282	17	17.0	70.2%	133 (47.2%)	74 (26.2%)	18 (6.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (19.1%)	40.1	861^st of 1488 public elementary schools	42.1%		36	920^th of 1486 public elementary schools	38.1%	59			37.7	45.2	46.9			39.6	38.1	20.4			28.6		14.3		$18,066	$5,940	$12,126
Hunt Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1143 N Brown St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2610	366	27	13.5	95.4%	116 (31.7%)	122 (33.3%)	38 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (23.2%)	13.4	1290^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.3%		12.6	1295^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.9%	5			21.6	13.7	15.2			27.5	5.9	10.9			28.3		6.5		$18,094	$4,782	$13,313
Local Based Special Education Early Childhood Programs	Public	PK-K	1226 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 990-3624	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cascades Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1200 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-3900	398	28	14.0	91.0%	117 (29.4%)	164 (41.2%)	29 (7.3%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (19.6%)	11.4	1332^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.5%		6.1	1436^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.4%	104			21.9	9.6	19.6			20.5		7.1			12.5		10.7		$20,288	$6,003	$14,286

Frequently Asked Questions about Parma Elementary School

How many students attend Parma Elementary School?

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

What schools do graduates of Parma Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Western Middle School
High : Western High School

What district is Parma Elementary School in?

Western School District

Is Parma Elementary School a good school?

Parma Elementary School ranks 269^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Parma Elementary School?

Students at Parma Elementary School are 86% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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