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Jefferson Elementary School

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Jefferson Elementary School ranks 613 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

613^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School in Wyandotte, MI, serves 473 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade within the Wyandotte School District of the City of, and has recently emerged as a standout success story in the area.

Jefferson has undergone a remarkable turnaround. In just one year, the school jumped from a 2-star rating (41st percentile statewide) to a 3-star rating (59th percentile), climbing over 260 spots in state rankings. This improvement is broad-based, touching nearly every grade and subject. The school is particularly effective with specific groups of students: it ranks in the 89th percentile for Hispanic students and the 75th percentile for students from low-income backgrounds, both earning 4-star ratings. Special education students also saw dramatic gains, moving from the 20th-29th percentile to the 67th percentile. Academically, 4th grade is a clear highlight, with 58.8% proficiency in English Language Arts and 54.6% in math—well above both district and state averages. The school also excels at keeping kids in class, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 15.5%, far below the district average of 27.8% and every nearby comparable school.

What makes Jefferson's success even more impressive is its efficiency. The school spends $15,623 per student—less than most of its neighbors, including Shelters Elementary School ($20,327) and Keppen School ($19,429)—yet achieves stronger results. Notably, Washington Elementary School, located just 0.76 miles away with a similar student population, has seen its ratings decline over the same period, suggesting Jefferson's success stems from school-specific leadership and practices rather than district-wide trends. While 5th-grade math and social studies remain areas for growth, the school's upward trajectory and strong support for diverse learners make it a compelling choice for families seeking a school that delivers results.

473

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,623

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1515 15th St
Wyandotte, MI 48192-3359

(734) 759-5600

District: Wyandotte School District of the City of

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wilson School
High:	Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Hispanic:

12.3%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wyandotte School District of the City of

✓Above the Michigan median (59th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg34%

Michigan avg38%

613^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Wyandotte School District of the City of

351^st of 625Wyandotte School District of the City of 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	55.8	613 of 1492	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.1	879 of 1488	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	878 of 1486	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	951 of 1470	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	931 of 1344	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	787 of 1153	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	838 of 1408	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	836 of 1448	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.0	904 of 1466	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.6	762 of 1548	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.4	775 of 1580	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.9	926 of 1533	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.3	872 of 1563	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.7	767 of 1566	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.4	705 of 1552	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.7	763 of 1552	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.9	552 of 1589	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.1	497 of 1577	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.2	507 of 1565	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.3	795 of 1545	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	497 of 1343	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.1	807 of 1338	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	702 of 1342	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	758 of 1321	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	730 of 1106	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	565 of 902	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	809 of 1171	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	731 of 1443	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	24 of 225	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	54 of 201	73.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	334 of 1352	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	47.5	670 of 1346	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	696 of 1381	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	790 of 1350	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	670 of 1099	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	492 of 749	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	593 of 1134	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	776 of 1397	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	615 of 1372	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.7	918 of 1366	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	942 of 1347	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1017 of 1334	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	969 of 1139	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	636 of 915	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	766 of 1196	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	883 of 1446	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	81 of 246	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.5	179 of 252	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	175 of 225	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	196 of 403	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	662 of 1199	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.2	889 of 1206	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	919 of 1204	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1012 of 1198	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	958 of 1102	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	816 of 1005	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	895 of 1128	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	882 of 1253	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%+8 vs state

Math43%+5 vs state

Science34%-6 vs state

Social Studies18%-9 vs state

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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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th 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	K-5	1515 15th St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5600	473	26	18.2	54.3%	360 (76.1%)	33 (7.0%)	58 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	55.8	613^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.9%		39.1	879^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.9%	266	43.0	58.8	43.1	41.8	54.6	26.2	33.8	18.5	$15,623	$1,037	$14,585
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1440 Superior Blvd	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-6100	379	25	15.1	48.0%	272 (71.8%)	12 (3.2%)	73 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	42.3	823^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	44.8%		50.2	714^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.0%	109	23.7	56.1	39.7	31.0	50.0	20.6	28.6	22.2	$18,557	$1,246	$17,311
Earl F Carr School	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Ferris Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0230	311	19	16.1	92.0%	127 (40.8%)	41 (13.2%)	130 (41.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	40.4	854^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.8%		53.8	662^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	55.5%	192	31.4	56.4	40.0	25.0	40.0	24.5	24.0	22.0	$20,593	$2,536	$18,057
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	340 Superior Blvd	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5500	418	23	17.8	67.5%	263 (62.9%)	25 (6.0%)	87 (20.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.3%)	21.2	1152^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	22.8%		29.1	1025^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.1%	127	22.9	17.8	35.2	31.4	17.8	14.3	26.8	14.1	$16,835	$1,539	$15,296
Grogan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13300 Burns St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4642	353	23	15.1	63.5%	235 (66.6%)	43 (12.2%)	58 (16.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	46.9	745^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.1%		31.7	982^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	34.0%	237	28.3	34.5	42.3	43.5	32.7	20.8	41.5	47.2	$20,538	$1,314	$19,224
Hoover School	Public	PK, KG-5	3750 Howard St	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0207	287	28	10.1	88.9%	119 (41.5%)	47 (16.4%)	99 (34.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	46.8	748^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.9%		42.1	831^st of 1488 public elementary schools	44.2%	83	51.4	30.8	51.5	43.2	35.9	21.2	36.4	21.2	$30,683	$2,261	$28,421
Shelters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12600 Fordline St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4631	327	24	13.4	67.3%	175 (53.5%)	56 (17.1%)	57 (17.4%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.0%)	43.7	800^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.4%		51.3	697^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.2%	103	23.9	32.0	51.1	28.3	64.0	29.8	34.0	19.1	$20,327	$1,121	$19,207
Keppen School	Public	PK, KG-5	661 Mill St	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0232	332	19	17.7	87.3%	93 (28.0%)	62 (18.7%)	149 (44.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	28.4	1027^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.2%		24.3	1090^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.7%	63	52.9	25.9	40.4	32.7	13.8	9.6	23.1	9.6	$19,429	$2,559	$16,869
James Foote School	Public	PK, KG-5	3250 Abbott Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0216	308	17	17.7	88.0%	106 (34.4%)	43 (14.0%)	132 (42.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.8%)	35.4	926^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.9%		31.6	984^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.9%	58	23.1	41.2	51.9	23.5	32.0	20.4	37.0	13.0	$18,317	$2,908	$15,409
Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Grove St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5800	349	22	16.1	58.7%	272 (77.9%)	19 (5.4%)	46 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	48.8	717^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.9%		38.9	881^st of 1488 public elementary schools	40.8%	164	30.9	57.4	39.0	48.1	38.3	26.8	35.0	24.4	$17,043	$1,060	$15,983

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Wyandotte School District of the City of

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Woodrow Wilson School
High : Roosevelt High School

Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks 613^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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