Scotch Elementary School

Summary:

Scotch Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Bloomfield, Michigan, serving 316 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the West Bloomfield School District, which is ranked 157 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Scotch Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 50.5% of 3rd-graders proficient in English Language Arts compared to 43.8% for the district and 39.6% for the state. In math, 63.6% of 3rd-graders at Scotch were proficient, significantly higher than the district's 52.5% and the state's 43.4%. The school also excels in 5th-grade science, with a 44% proficiency rate exceeding the district's 47.5% and the state's 40.4%. Scotch's diverse student population, with 56.65% White, 25% African American, 6.33% Hispanic, and 5.38% Asian, is more racially diverse than nearby schools like Sheiko Elementary and Lone Pine Elementary.

While Scotch Elementary has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated, ranging from 6.8% in 2019-2020 to 26.5% in 2021-2022, with the current rate of 13.4% still higher than pre-pandemic levels. This is an area of focus for the school, as the chronic absenteeism rate is generally higher than nearby schools. Scotch's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with the school ranking highly for White and African American students but struggling with Special Education students. Overall, Scotch Elementary is a strong-performing school within the West Bloomfield School District, outperforming many nearby schools, but still has room for improvement in addressing specific areas of concern.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 5959 Commerce Rd
       West Bloomfield, MI  48324-3293


(248) 865-3280

District: West Bloomfield School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
468th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,025 Help


Students who attend Scotch Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    West Bloomfield Middle School
High:    West Bloomfield High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  331

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.1%
African American:
22.1%
Two or more races:
7.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Scotch Elementary School ranks better than 68.5% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the West Bloomfield School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.34. (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 Scotch Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the West Bloomfield School District. Racial makeup is: White (60.1%), African American (22.1%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the West Bloomfield School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Scotch Elementary School is 12.1, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the West Bloomfield School District! (See more...)
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Compare Scotch Elementary School employs 27.1 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Scotch Elementary School is $19,025, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the West Bloomfield School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Scotch Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Scotch Elementary School 468th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Scotch Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Special Education students:
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West Bloomfield School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Bloomfield School District 157th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Scotch Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Scotch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 83.45 97th 1545 93.7%
2007 88.91 14th 1565 99.1%
2008 87.40 31st 1577 98.0%
2009 88.12 21st 1589 98.7%
2010 82.31 76th 1552 95.1%
2011 84.02 62nd 1552 96.0%
2012 91.35 66th 1566 95.8%
2013 81.59 224th 1563 85.7%
2014 77.31 307th 1533 80.0%
2015 80.74 250th 1580 84.2%
2016 66.67 465th 1548 70.0%
2017 65.32 415th 1466 71.7%
2018 77.59 312th 1448 78.5%
2019 74.70 301st 1408 78.6%
2021 52.78 479th 1153 58.5%
2022 48.33 644th 1344 52.1%
2023 66.27 452nd 1470 69.3%
2024 66.34 468th 1486 68.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Scotch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.06 31st 270 88.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Scotch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.22 78th 403 80.6%
2019 46.39 11th 22 50.0%
2023 30.39 149th 195 23.6%
2024 32.06 161st 225 28.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Scotch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.53 310th 1397 77.8%
2019 70.06 234th 1134 79.4%
2021 47.39 378th 749 49.5%
2022 23.20 888th 1099 19.2%
2023 47.60 670th 1350 50.4%
2024 38.14 840th 1381 39.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Scotch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.06 248th 1443 82.8%
2019 71.28 273rd 1171 76.7%
2021 42.36 510th 902 43.5%
2022 45.03 585th 1106 47.1%
2023 63.34 411th 1321 68.9%
2024 62.77 421st 1342 68.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Scotch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.71 379th 1446 73.8%
2019 70.79 303rd 1196 74.7%
2021 50.18 419th 915 54.2%
2022 43.05 626th 1139 45.0%
2023 59.87 498th 1334 62.7%
2024 60.11 495th 1347 63.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Scotch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.17 77th 101 23.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Scotch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.55 74th 475 84.4%
2019 79.02 27th 212 87.3%
2022 55.84 52nd 158 67.1%
2023 55.59 103rd 321 67.9%
2024 36.13 202nd 348 42.0%
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Rank History for White students at Scotch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.67 214th 1253 82.9%
2019 74.95 235th 1128 79.2%
2021 54.93 414th 1005 58.8%
2022 54.06 494th 1102 55.2%
2023 71.07 301st 1198 74.9%
2024 76.43 241st 1204 80.0%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Scotch Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 597 10 11 5 0 n/a n/a 0 623
1991 623 11 15 2 1 n/a n/a 0 652
1992 648 11 18 7 1 n/a n/a 0 685
1993 686 20 25 2 1 n/a n/a 0 734
1994 685 21 20 4 0 n/a n/a 0 730
1995 506 15 23 2 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1996 506 15 23 2 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1997 507 19 31 3 1 n/a n/a 0 561
1998 543 30 21 4 12 n/a n/a 0 610
1999 545 28 32 4 11 n/a n/a 0 620
2000 543 33 35 6 5 n/a n/a 0 622
2001 549 39 41 0 4 n/a n/a 0 633
2002 541 72 19 23 5 n/a n/a 1 661
2003 541 72 19 23 5 n/a n/a 1 661
2004 578 56 54 6 8 n/a n/a 1 703
2005 579 52 61 8 6 n/a n/a 7 713
2006 569 68 57 6 5 n/a n/a 10 715
2007 550 73 55 6 3 n/a n/a 11 698
2008 538 72 53 4 1 n/a n/a 13 681
2009 521 90 64 4 1 n/a n/a 18 698
2010 522 90 67 7 0 n/a n/a 23 709
2011 522 99 50 17 1 2 30 0 721
2012 483 113 59 31 1 2 32 0 721
2013 492 105 46 33 1 0 25 0 702
2014 475 123 41 23 1 0 28 0 691
2015 456 117 43 23 0 0 31 0 670
2016 325 94 23 12 0 0 20 0 474
2017 288 88 25 13 0 0 24 0 438
2018 265 90 19 17 0 0 25 0 416
2019 223 80 12 18 0 0 25 0 358
2020 203 70 11 21 1 0 21 0 327
2021 171 72 15 18 1 0 21 0 298
2022 174 77 18 26 1 0 20 0 316
2023 179 79 17 20 0 0 21 0 316
2024 199 73 12 23 0 0 24 0 331

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 Scotch Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 623 40.0 15.5 n/a
1991 652 n/a n/a n/a
1992 685 n/a n/a n/a
1993 734 n/a 0.0 0
1994 730 32.0 22.8 0
1995 546 28.4 19.2 0
1996 546 28.4 19.2 0
1997 561 30.0 18.7 0
1998 610 35.0 17.4 0
1999 620 35.0 17.7 0
2000 622 34.7 17.9 0
2001 633 34.0 18.6 0
2002 661 36.3 18.2 n/a
2003 661 36.3 18.2 n/a
2004 703 39.1 18.0 n/a
2005 713 38.8 18.4 5.9
2006 715 38.7 18.5 5.1
2007 698 37.9 18.4 6
2008 681 39.6 17.2 4.6
2009 698 37.6 18.6 8.7
2010 709 37.2 19.0 10.9
2011 721 35.9 20.0 12.9
2012 721 34.6 20.8 15.4
2013 702 34.8 20.1 16.1
2014 691 37.1 18.5 23.2
2015 670 36.0 18.6 18.1
2016 474 33.0 14.3 21.3
2017 438 28.0 15.6 18.3
2018 416 28.8 14.4 28.6
2019 358 28.1 12.7 31.8
2020 327 26.8 12.1 32.7
2021 298 26.7 11.1 36.2
2022 316 27.7 11.3 32
2023 316 27.3 11.5 31.6
2024 331 27.1 12.1 35

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 Scotch Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 623 40.0 15.5 n/a
1991 652 n/a n/a n/a
1992 685 n/a n/a n/a
1993 734 n/a 0.0 0
1994 730 32.0 22.8 0
1995 546 28.4 19.2 0
1996 546 28.4 19.2 0
1997 561 30.0 18.7 0
1998 610 35.0 17.4 0
1999 620 35.0 17.7 0
2000 622 34.7 17.9 0
2001 633 34.0 18.6 0
2002 661 36.3 18.2 n/a
2003 661 36.3 18.2 n/a
2004 703 39.1 18.0 n/a
2005 713 38.8 18.4 5.9
2006 715 38.7 18.5 5.1
2007 698 37.9 18.4 6
2008 681 39.6 17.2 4.6
2009 698 37.6 18.6 8.7
2010 709 37.2 19.0 10.9
2011 721 35.9 20.0 12.9
2012 721 34.6 20.8 15.4
2013 702 34.8 20.1 16.1
2014 691 37.1 18.5 23.2
2015 670 36.0 18.6 18.1
2016 474 33.0 14.3 21.3
2017 438 28.0 15.6 18.3
2018 416 28.8 14.4 28.6
2019 358 28.1 12.7 31.8
2020 327 26.8 12.1 32.7
2021 298 26.7 11.1 36.2
2022 316 27.7 11.3 32
2023 316 27.3 11.5 31.6
2024 331 27.1 12.1 35

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 Scotch Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $612 (4.6%) $12,682 (95.4%) $13,294
2020 $509 (3.6%) $13,828 (96.4%) $14,337
2021 $473 (3.5%) $13,167 (96.5%) $13,640
2022 $596 (3.6%) $15,879 (96.4%) $16,475
2023 $647 (3.4%) $18,378 (96.6%) $19,025

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Scotch 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 301st of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 452nd of 1470 Elementary schools
 9.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Scotch Elementary School)6248.6
 13.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Bloomfield School District)52.342.6
 9.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Scotch Elementary School)70.361.3
 9%
   3rd Grade Math (West Bloomfield School District)61.851.8
 10%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Scotch Elementary School)54.854.4
 0.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (West Bloomfield School District)59.652.4
 7.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Scotch Elementary School)55.950.4
 5.5%
   4th Grade Math (West Bloomfield School District)55.348.4
 6.9%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Scotch Elementary School)68.563.6
 4.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Bloomfield School District)56.752.5
 4.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Scotch Elementary School)61.539.4
 22.1%
   5th Grade Math (West Bloomfield School District)52.236.8
 15.4%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Scotch Elementary School)19.218.2
 1%
   5th Grade Social Studies (West Bloomfield School District)17.413.6
 3.8%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students358316
 11.7%
African American8079
 1.3%
American Indian00
Asian1217
 41.7%
Hispanic1820
 11.1%
Pacific Islander00
White223179
 19.7%
Two or More Races2521
 16%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.8%31.6%
 0.2%


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Scotch Elementary School ranks 468th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

Middle : West Bloomfield Middle School
High : West Bloomfield High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 331 students attended Scotch Elementary School.

Students at Scotch Elementary School are 60% White, 22% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian.


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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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