The top reported proficiency rate is 73% in Science. The lowest is 51% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Quarton Elementary
Quarton Elementary sits in Birmingham, an affluent, primarily residential suburb of Detroit with a compact, walkable downtown along the Woodward Corridor. The city brands itself as "A Walkable Community," and its civic life centers on the intersection of Maple Road and Old Woodward Avenue, where storefront retail, restaurants, a farmers market, and the Baldwin Public Library anchor the streetscape. Birmingham is essentially built out, so growth comes from infill and redevelopment rather than greenfield expansion. Home values in the zip code are well above both state and national benchmarks, and the price-to-income ratio is steep, reflecting the kind of market where buying a home requires a strong household income. Rents are also high, though renting runs somewhat cheaper monthly than carrying a mortgage at current rates. The city is largely owner-occupied single-family homes, and most residents drive to work even with the walkable downtown core.
Quarton serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Birmingham Public Schools district. Its enrollment is modest for an elementary school, and the student body is predominantly white, with small shares of multiracial, Hispanic, and Asian students. The free-or-reduced-price lunch rate is very low, consistent with the surrounding community's affluence. IEP and English learner data were not reported, so those populations cannot be characterized here. No staffing, discipline, attendance, or course-access data were available either, which limits the picture of day-to-day school environment.
On state assessments, Quarton posts strong results. Math proficiency starts high in third grade, dips in fourth and fifth but remains solidly above typical state levels. English language arts follows a similar pattern, with fifth grade showing the strongest reading performance. Science proficiency in fifth grade is high, and social studies is the relative soft spot, landing near the midpoint. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Oakland County, well above the county median. That is a meaningful marker of academic strength in a county with many high-performing districts.
Because Quarton is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report, and the state does not test pre-kindergarten through second grade, so those grades have no assessment results. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these proficiency levels are rising, falling, or holding steady. A parent interested in how the school's performance has moved over time would want to ask the school or district directly. We looked for recent district-level changes in curriculum, funding, or pedagogy that might affect families and found little publicly reported, so that context is left out rather than guessed at.
The school sits within a compact city where school campuses are distributed across residential neighborhoods rather than clustered downtown or on isolated sites. Birmingham's small geographic footprint means the campus is close to the homes it serves. The broader community offers urban bike paths, parks, and a traditional downtown within a short distance, giving families access to amenities beyond the school grounds. The housing market is the main barrier to entry for prospective families; values have appreciated steadily, and the cost of ownership is high relative to income. For families already in Birmingham or able to manage that market, Quarton offers a strong academic foundation in a well-resourced, established community setting.
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