Graebner Elementary School

Summary:

Graebner Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Sterling Heights, Michigan, with 549 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18.9. It is part of the Utica Community Schools district, which is ranked 166 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating.

Graebner Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (67.03%) compared to the state average, and a lower percentage of African American (16.94%) and Asian (4.55%) students. The school's test scores are generally higher than the state averages across grade levels and subjects, with 50% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 39.6%. However, Graebner has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.9% in 2020-2021 to 21.1% in 2022-2023. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students (57.92%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby Oakbrook Elementary School and Dekeyser Elementary School, also part of the Utica Community Schools district, Graebner's test scores are generally higher, but its chronic absenteeism rate is higher as well. Graebner's African American and Special Education students have performed well, ranking in the top quartile of Michigan elementary schools in those subgroups in recent years. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined from 392 out of 1,533 Michigan elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 611 out of 1,486 in 2023-2024, despite its generally strong test scores.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 41875 Saal Rd
       Sterling Heights, MI  48313-3571


(586) 797-5000

District: Utica Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
611th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,560 Help


Students who attend Graebner Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Bemis Junior High School
High:    Henry Ford II High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.9 Help
Number of students:  549

Racial breakdown:

White:
67.0%
African American:
16.9%
Two or more races:
7.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.9% Help


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Compare Details Graebner Elementary School ranks better than 58.9% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks 17th among 25 ranked elementary schools in the Utica Community Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.25. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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 (67%), African American (16.9%), two or more races (7.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Graebner Elementary School is 18.9. 16 elementary schools in the Utica Community Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Graebner Elementary School is $13,560. 14 elementary schools in the Utica Community Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Graebner Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Graebner Elementary School 611th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Graebner Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Utica Community Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Utica Community Schools 166th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Graebner Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Graebner Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 70.50 423rd 1545 72.6%
2007 68.77 490th 1565 68.7%
2008 70.75 474th 1577 69.9%
2009 77.03 295th 1589 81.4%
2010 73.83 371st 1552 76.1%
2011 68.18 531st 1552 65.8%
2012 75.57 338th 1566 78.4%
2013 81.39 228th 1563 85.4%
2014 71.51 392nd 1533 74.4%
2015 53.30 747th 1580 52.7%
2016 67.78 448th 1548 71.1%
2017 55.49 580th 1466 60.4%
2018 68.87 459th 1448 68.3%
2019 64.71 446th 1408 68.3%
2021 39.53 684th 1153 40.7%
2022 45.63 685th 1344 49.0%
2023 53.97 627th 1470 57.3%
2024 56.25 611th 1486 58.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Graebner Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.26 108th 180 40.0%
2024 70.46 51st 184 72.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Graebner Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.76 21st 403 94.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Graebner Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.04 584th 1397 58.2%
2019 59.36 394th 1134 65.3%
2021 44.43 413th 749 44.9%
2022 48.23 536th 1099 51.2%
2023 52.15 584th 1350 56.7%
2024 52.53 592nd 1381 57.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Graebner Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.42 451st 1443 68.7%
2019 62.07 407th 1171 65.2%
2021 36.19 589th 902 34.7%
2022 46.01 574th 1106 48.1%
2023 56.81 507th 1321 61.6%
2024 54.76 545th 1342 59.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Graebner Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.78 458th 1446 68.3%
2019 57.59 469th 1196 60.8%
2021 39.18 547th 915 40.2%
2022 36.98 710th 1139 37.7%
2023 42.34 748th 1334 43.9%
2024 47.79 666th 1347 50.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Graebner Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.12 124th 475 73.9%
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Rank History for White students at Graebner Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.55 458th 1253 63.4%
2019 55.04 480th 1128 57.4%
2021 31.93 706th 1005 29.8%
2022 47.98 570th 1102 48.3%
2023 53.96 520th 1198 56.6%
2024 54.17 529th 1204 56.1%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Graebner Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 548 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 552
1989 557 4 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 565
1990 561 6 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1991 570 2 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 581
1992 523 2 3 4 2 n/a n/a 0 534
1993 522 2 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 527
1994 487 9 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 499
1995 424 7 5 0 1 n/a n/a 0 437
1996 424 7 5 0 1 n/a n/a 0 437
1997 436 2 11 2 1 n/a n/a -8 444
1998 387 6 5 1 0 n/a n/a -1 398
1999 453 5 8 5 6 n/a n/a 0 477
2000 628 16 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 654
2001 625 21 12 12 0 n/a n/a 0 670
2002 654 31 15 10 1 n/a n/a 0 711
2003 654 31 15 10 1 n/a n/a 0 711
2004 628 32 16 10 1 n/a n/a 1 688
2005 628 27 13 9 1 n/a n/a 0 678
2006 582 36 11 15 1 n/a n/a 0 645
2007 548 53 20 22 1 n/a n/a 0 644
2008 526 61 26 25 1 n/a n/a 0 639
2009 507 55 29 20 1 n/a n/a 1 613
2010 492 61 36 21 0 n/a n/a 1 611
2011 499 54 33 15 1 4 2 0 608
2012 496 50 28 13 1 5 3 0 596
2013 471 60 33 22 0 3 11 0 600
2014 473 50 32 20 0 2 13 0 590
2015 471 58 31 21 0 2 18 0 601
2016 466 51 33 21 1 2 17 0 591
2017 442 51 37 21 1 1 29 0 582
2018 430 60 35 23 2 1 29 0 580
2019 432 68 36 23 1 1 29 0 590
2020 430 66 27 22 1 1 34 0 581
2021 388 64 32 21 2 1 31 0 539
2022 359 82 28 21 1 1 35 0 527
2023 368 93 25 22 1 1 39 0 549

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 Graebner Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 552 n/a n/a n/a
1989 565 n/a n/a 1.2
1990 569 31.0 18.3 0.5
1991 581 n/a n/a n/a
1992 534 n/a n/a 3
1993 527 n/a 0.0 1.5
1994 499 20.0 24.9 3
1995 437 20.0 21.9 3.4
1996 437 20.0 21.9 3.4
1997 444 19.0 23.4 3.3
1998 398 18.0 22.1 1.5
1999 477 21.0 22.7 2.3
2000 654 32.7 20.0 5
2001 670 34.3 19.5 6.1
2002 711 32.9 21.6 10.3
2003 711 32.9 21.6 10.3
2004 688 35.0 19.7 13.2
2005 678 34.3 19.8 14.2
2006 645 31.8 20.3 15.3
2007 644 32.6 19.8 14.9
2008 639 31.1 20.5 21.4
2009 613 29.7 20.6 19.8
2010 611 29.2 20.9 27.7
2011 608 25.5 23.8 25.2
2012 596 29.1 20.4 31.2
2013 600 30.9 19.4 35.5
2014 590 31.1 18.9 36.3
2015 601 30.0 20.0 36.8
2016 591 32.0 18.4 36.9
2017 582 30.4 19.1 37.3
2018 580 28.9 20.0 42.2
2019 590 26.4 22.3 44.7
2020 581 27.7 20.9 46.3
2021 539 29.4 18.3 48.8
2022 527 30.0 17.5 50.5
2023 549 28.9 18.9 57.9

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 Graebner Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 552 n/a n/a n/a
1989 565 n/a n/a 1.2
1990 569 31.0 18.3 0.5
1991 581 n/a n/a n/a
1992 534 n/a n/a 3
1993 527 n/a 0.0 1.5
1994 499 20.0 24.9 3
1995 437 20.0 21.9 3.4
1996 437 20.0 21.9 3.4
1997 444 19.0 23.4 3.3
1998 398 18.0 22.1 1.5
1999 477 21.0 22.7 2.3
2000 654 32.7 20.0 5
2001 670 34.3 19.5 6.1
2002 711 32.9 21.6 10.3
2003 711 32.9 21.6 10.3
2004 688 35.0 19.7 13.2
2005 678 34.3 19.8 14.2
2006 645 31.8 20.3 15.3
2007 644 32.6 19.8 14.9
2008 639 31.1 20.5 21.4
2009 613 29.7 20.6 19.8
2010 611 29.2 20.9 27.7
2011 608 25.5 23.8 25.2
2012 596 29.1 20.4 31.2
2013 600 30.9 19.4 35.5
2014 590 31.1 18.9 36.3
2015 601 30.0 20.0 36.8
2016 591 32.0 18.4 36.9
2017 582 30.4 19.1 37.3
2018 580 28.9 20.0 42.2
2019 590 26.4 22.3 44.7
2020 581 27.7 20.9 46.3
2021 539 29.4 18.3 48.8
2022 527 30.0 17.5 50.5
2023 549 28.9 18.9 57.9

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 Graebner Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $424 (4.4%) $9,158 (95.6%) $9,582
2020 $706 (7.1%) $9,174 (92.8%) $9,881
2021 $1,166 (10.8%) $9,615 (89.2%) $10,781
2022 $1,635 (13.5%) $10,448 (86.5%) $12,083
2023 $1,186 (8.7%) $12,375 (91.3%) $13,560

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Graebner Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 446th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 627th of 1470 Elementary schools
 11%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Graebner Elementary School)4347.1
 4.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Utica Community Schools)55.352.9
 2.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Graebner Elementary School)53.849.4
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Math (Utica Community Schools)60.353
 7.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Graebner Elementary School)43.837.5
 6.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Utica Community Schools)56.853
 3.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Graebner Elementary School)3634.4
 1.6%
   4th Grade Math (Utica Community Schools)46.142
 4.1%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Graebner Elementary School)70.537.1
 33.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Utica Community Schools)58.255.5
 2.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Graebner Elementary School)44.937.1
 7.8%
   5th Grade Math (Utica Community Schools)46.837.8
 9%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Graebner Elementary School)29.514.8
 14.7%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Utica Community Schools)24.222
 2.2%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Graebner Elementary School)53.546.2
 7.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Utica Community Schools)58.754.5
 4.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Graebner Elementary School)53.534.6
 18.9%
   6th Grade Math (Utica Community Schools)52.241.2
 11%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students590549
 6.9%
African American6893
 36.8%
American Indian11
Asian3625
 30.6%
Hispanic2322
 4.3%
Pacific Islander11
White432368
 14.8%
Two or More Races2939
 34.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.7%57.9%
 13.2%


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

Middle : Bemis Junior High School
High : Henry Ford II High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 549 students attended Graebner Elementary School.

Students at Graebner Elementary School are 67% White, 17% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

Graebner Elementary School ranks 611th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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