Rogers Elementary School, Berkley MI

Original Research by School Decision on Rogers Elementary School

Rogers Elementary School sits in the heart of Berkley, an inner-ring Detroit suburb known for its grid of small residential lots and a walkable downtown along 12 Mile Road and Coolidge Highway. The school is one of four elementaries in the Berkley School District, a system that also spans Huntington Woods and northern Oak Park. Rogers serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade on Hamilton Avenue, integrated into the residential fabric the way Berkley's schools tend to be rather than sitting on a separated campus.

The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller Black population and still smaller Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial groups. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school does not report individualized education program counts or English learner figures in the data provided, so those population details are not available here. Class sizes across the tested grades are similar to one another, with each grade in the range typical for a Berkley elementary.

On Michigan's M-STEP assessment, Rogers posts results that place it in the top quartile among schools in Oakland County districts on an overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades. The strongest showing comes in fifth-grade science, where well over half of tested students reach proficiency. Fifth-grade English language arts is similarly strong, with a clear majority proficient. Fourth grade stands out as a particularly solid year across both math and ELA, with a substantial majority of students proficient in math and nearly as many in ELA. Third grade is the softer spot, with fewer than half of students reaching proficiency in either math or ELA. Fifth-grade math and fifth-grade social studies also sit near the middle of the pack, with social studies being the lowest reported result for the school. A parent looking at third-grade numbers may want to ask the school how early-grade instruction and intervention are structured, since the jump from third to fourth grade at Rogers is sizable.

The school does not have a graduation rate because it serves only elementary grades, and that is expected for this grade band. Chronic absenteeism data was not available in the provided dataset. No civil rights or course access data was included either, so discipline, staffing, and attendance patterns cannot be characterized from what is here.

Berkley itself is a community that has seen long-term population decline since a mid-twentieth-century peak yet is described as an increasingly popular suburb with one of the healthiest housing markets in Michigan. Housing values in the school's zip code sit above the state benchmark and below the national one, making the area relatively expensive by Michigan standards but more accessible than many national markets. Rents are moderate. The housing vacancy rate is low. Properties move at a measured pace, with median days on market running about a month, and the county market shows active listing growth year over year.

The Berkley School District is investing in new facilities. The BEAR Complex, a major athletics and recreation project across from Berkley High School, is planned to open in late 2026. A repurposed facility called The Den will house the adult transition and robotics programs starting in fall 2025. While those serve older students, they signal a district actively putting resources into program expansion.

For a family considering Rogers, the picture is of a neighborhood elementary with solid academic results that generally strengthen as students move through the upper grades, situated in a walkable, tight-knit community where the school is woven into the street grid and the civic life of a small city. The third-grade dip is the main academic question worth raising with the school. The community context is stable, engaged, and convenient to Detroit-area amenities, with a housing market that is competitive but not among the most expensive nationally.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 57% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 60% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 57% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 51% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 56% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 65% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 47% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

This schoolBerkley School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income42%Higher-income43%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income66%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income47%14 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income53%19 pp gap