Buchanan Elementary School

Summary:

Buchanan Elementary School is a public elementary school in Livonia, Michigan, serving 467 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Livonia Public Schools School District, which is ranked 84 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buchanan Elementary School consistently outperforms the Livonia Public Schools District and the state of Michigan in academic proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, Buchanan's 3rd-grade students scored 72.7% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 58.4% for the district and 39.6% for the state. Similarly, Buchanan's 4th-grade students scored 66.7% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 59.6% for the district and 43.3% for the state. However, the school has a higher percentage of White students (81.8%) compared to nearby schools like Coolidge Elementary School (78.17%) and Roosevelt Elementary School (77.69%), and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (30.62%) compared to schools like Grandview Elementary School (73.94%).

While Buchanan Elementary School's academic performance is impressive, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.5% in 2017-2018 to 16.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average and some nearby schools like Hoover Elementary (11.3%) and Webster Elementary (9.8%). The school may need to investigate the underlying causes and implement strategies to improve attendance and ensure equitable access to quality education for all students.


Detail:

Public K-4

 16400 Hubbard St
       Livonia, MI  48154-6100


(734) 744-2690

District: Livonia Public Schools School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
90th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,207 Help


Students who attend Buchanan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Holmes Middle School
    Riley Upper Elementary School
High:    Stevenson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.9 Help
Number of students:  467

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.8%
Hispanic:
7.7%
Two or more races:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.6% Help


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Compare Details Buchanan Elementary School ranks better than 93.9% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks 2nd among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Livonia Public Schools School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.48. (See more...)
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Compare Details Buchanan Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2006 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.41. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (81.8%), Hispanic (7.7%), two or more races (5.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Buchanan Elementary School is 17.9. 12 elementary schools in the Livonia Public Schools School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Buchanan Elementary School is $15,207. 10 elementary schools in the Livonia Public Schools School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Buchanan Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Buchanan Elementary School 90th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Buchanan Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Livonia Public Schools School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Livonia Public Schools School District 84th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Buchanan Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Buchanan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 82.10 130th 1545 91.6%
2007 71.91 392nd 1565 75.0%
2008 64.79 646th 1577 59.0%
2009 71.47 458th 1589 71.2%
2010 75.19 308th 1552 80.2%
2011 62.56 701st 1552 54.8%
2012 71.73 414th 1566 73.6%
2013 79.62 259th 1563 83.4%
2014 73.24 363rd 1533 76.3%
2015 54.69 724th 1580 54.2%
2016 48.40 814th 1548 47.4%
2017 46.75 741st 1466 49.5%
2018 84.70 188th 1448 87.0%
2019 68.25 396th 1408 71.9%
2021 80.39 176th 1153 84.7%
2022 70.96 327th 1344 75.7%
2023 77.90 279th 1470 81.0%
2024 91.48 90th 1486 93.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Buchanan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.90 254th 1397 81.8%
2019 54.45 472nd 1134 58.4%
2021 81.53 64th 749 91.5%
2022 62.35 334th 1099 69.6%
2023 69.15 298th 1350 77.9%
2024 90.04 56th 1381 95.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Buchanan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.99 189th 1443 86.9%
2019 67.24 323rd 1171 72.4%
2021 78.06 143rd 902 84.1%
2022 67.45 289th 1106 73.9%
2023 72.10 281st 1321 78.7%
2024 86.11 125th 1342 90.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Buchanan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.02 205th 1446 85.8%
2019 62.51 398th 1196 66.7%
2021 75.58 171st 915 81.3%
2022 66.41 335th 1139 70.6%
2023 77.03 258th 1334 80.7%
2024 91.23 76th 1347 94.4%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Buchanan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.23 196th 1253 84.4%
2019 60.27 423rd 1128 62.5%
2021 76.54 181st 1005 82.0%
2022 63.97 357th 1102 67.6%
2023 71.71 293rd 1198 75.5%
2024 89.16 83rd 1204 93.1%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Buchanan Elementary School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 77.41 155th 806 80.8%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Buchanan Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 460 0 10 0 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1989 461 0 10 0 0 n/a n/a 0 471
1990 466 0 7 2 1 n/a n/a 0 476
1991 487 0 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 493
1992 459 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1993 457 1 8 2 3 n/a n/a 0 471
1994 456 0 11 2 2 n/a n/a 0 471
1995 468 2 11 4 2 n/a n/a 0 487
1996 468 2 11 4 2 n/a n/a 0 487
1997 445 2 8 6 2 n/a n/a 0 463
1998 442 8 9 7 2 n/a n/a 0 468
1999 451 12 8 4 1 n/a n/a 0 476
2000 467 10 7 3 1 n/a n/a 0 488
2001 440 10 5 2 2 n/a n/a 0 459
2002 479 7 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2003 479 7 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2004 460 6 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 473
2005 447 6 6 3 0 n/a n/a 0 462
2006 427 7 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 445
2007 379 14 13 8 2 n/a n/a 1 417
2008 374 20 12 4 2 n/a n/a 6 418
2009 376 21 11 6 2 n/a n/a 17 433
2010 385 21 6 6 0 n/a n/a 25 443
2011 370 20 8 14 3 0 22 0 437
2012 332 25 11 15 2 0 21 0 406
2013 331 21 10 15 0 0 22 0 399
2014 330 21 13 11 0 0 19 0 394
2015 291 28 8 8 1 0 12 0 348
2016 287 29 8 17 0 0 11 0 352
2017 305 35 6 20 0 0 10 0 376
2018 427 19 7 21 0 0 11 0 485
2019 429 23 7 19 1 0 19 0 498
2020 429 20 8 24 0 0 24 0 505
2021 401 21 7 24 2 0 20 0 475
2022 391 12 5 30 2 0 25 0 465
2023 382 16 7 36 2 0 24 0 467

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Buchanan Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 470 n/a n/a n/a
1989 471 n/a n/a 2.8
1990 476 37.0 12.8 2.3
1991 493 n/a n/a n/a
1992 466 n/a n/a 2.1
1993 471 n/a 0.0 1.3
1994 471 24.3 19.4 1.3
1995 487 24.1 20.2 3.5
1996 487 24.1 20.2 3.5
1997 463 24.0 19.3 4.1
1998 468 23.0 20.3 3.8
1999 476 26.0 18.3 4.2
2000 488 28.2 17.3 3.9
2001 459 25.1 18.3 2.8
2002 490 26.1 18.8 3.5
2003 490 26.1 18.8 3.5
2004 473 25.3 18.7 4.7
2005 462 27.7 16.7 6.1
2006 445 27.0 16.5 7
2007 417 27.9 14.9 7.9
2008 418 26.0 16.1 10.7
2009 433 27.7 15.6 12.3
2010 443 26.8 16.5 17.7
2011 437 25.0 17.4 17.8
2012 406 24.7 16.4 23.4
2013 399 24.0 16.6 25.8
2014 394 24.4 16.1 26.1
2015 348 22.0 15.8 29.3
2016 352 21.0 16.7 28.1
2017 376 21.7 17.3 29
2018 485 23.8 20.3 25.2
2019 498 24.3 20.4 30.1
2020 505 23.5 21.4 26.7
2021 475 27.6 17.1 29.3
2022 465 27.6 16.8 23
2023 467 26.0 17.9 30.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Buchanan Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 470 n/a n/a n/a
1989 471 n/a n/a 2.8
1990 476 37.0 12.8 2.3
1991 493 n/a n/a n/a
1992 466 n/a n/a 2.1
1993 471 n/a 0.0 1.3
1994 471 24.3 19.4 1.3
1995 487 24.1 20.2 3.5
1996 487 24.1 20.2 3.5
1997 463 24.0 19.3 4.1
1998 468 23.0 20.3 3.8
1999 476 26.0 18.3 4.2
2000 488 28.2 17.3 3.9
2001 459 25.1 18.3 2.8
2002 490 26.1 18.8 3.5
2003 490 26.1 18.8 3.5
2004 473 25.3 18.7 4.7
2005 462 27.7 16.7 6.1
2006 445 27.0 16.5 7
2007 417 27.9 14.9 7.9
2008 418 26.0 16.1 10.7
2009 433 27.7 15.6 12.3
2010 443 26.8 16.5 17.7
2011 437 25.0 17.4 17.8
2012 406 24.7 16.4 23.4
2013 399 24.0 16.6 25.8
2014 394 24.4 16.1 26.1
2015 348 22.0 15.8 29.3
2016 352 21.0 16.7 28.1
2017 376 21.7 17.3 29
2018 485 23.8 20.3 25.2
2019 498 24.3 20.4 30.1
2020 505 23.5 21.4 26.7
2021 475 27.6 17.1 29.3
2022 465 27.6 16.8 23
2023 467 26.0 17.9 30.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Buchanan Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $566 (5.2%) $10,392 (94.8%) $10,958
2020 $463 (4.0%) $11,059 (96.0%) $11,522
2021 $968 (7.5%) $11,996 (92.5%) $12,964
2022 $754 (5.5%) $13,009 (94.5%) $13,763
2023 $1,382 (9.1%) $13,825 (90.9%) $15,207

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Buchanan Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 396th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 279th of 1470 Elementary schools
 9.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Buchanan Elementary School)52.166.7
 14.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Livonia Public Schools School District)55.852.8
 3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Buchanan Elementary School)52.170.4
 18.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Livonia Public Schools School District)5862.1
 4.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Buchanan Elementary School)53.849
 4.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Livonia Public Schools School District)56.756.8
 0.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Buchanan Elementary School)62.553.8
 8.7%
   4th Grade Math (Livonia Public Schools School District)5756.9
 0.1%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students498467
 6.2%
African American2316
 30.4%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian77
Hispanic1936
 89.5%
Pacific Islander00
White429382
 11%
Two or More Races1924
 26.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.1%30.6%
 0.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Buchanan Elementary School

Students at Buchanan Elementary School are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Yes. Buchanan Elementary School ranks in the top 6.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

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

Middle : Holmes Middle School
Middle : Riley Upper Elementary School
High : Stevenson High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 467 students attended Buchanan Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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