Quarton Elementary

Quarton Elementary is a public school in Birmingham, Michigan, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. With 366 students and a 13.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio, classes stay small and instruction stays focused. The numbers set Quarton apart.

It earns a composite score of 9.7 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — with a 9.5 for academics and a standout 9.9 for student growth. That growth score signals that students here consistently make gains beyond what's expected, regardless of where they start. Quarton ranks third out of 3,190 public schools statewide and third out of 1,602 elementary schools in Michigan, placing it in a category shared by almost no other school in the state.

Within Birmingham, Quarton holds the top spot, ranking first among the city's four public schools. Outperforming 100 percent of Michigan public schools is a metric that compounds what the ratings already show — this isn't a school that scores well on one dimension while lagging on another. Both academic achievement and growth point in the same direction.

For families comparing elementary options in the Birmingham area, Quarton's data makes a clear case.