Thornton Creek Elementary School
46180 West 9 Mile Rd
Novi MI, 48374, Oakland County
Phone: 248-465-2350
Ranking: 
(117 out of 2,213, top 5%)*
(117 out of 2,213, top 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Northville Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 473 | 461 | 427 | 433 | 450 | 461 | 476 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 74 | 15.6% | 69 | 15.0% | 60 | 14.1% | 60 | 13.9% | 67 | 14.9% | 68 | 14.8% | 58 | 12.2% |
| Grade 1: | 73 | 15.4% | 85 | 18.4% | 77 | 18.0% | 76 | 17.6% | 81 | 18.0% | 69 | 15.0% | 69 | 14.5% |
| Grade 2: | 92 | 19.5% | 78 | 16.9% | 83 | 19.4% | 79 | 18.2% | 75 | 16.7% | 70 | 15.2% | 80 | 16.8% |
| Grade 3: | 74 | 15.6% | 85 | 18.4% | 68 | 15.9% | 75 | 17.3% | 74 | 16.4% | 79 | 17.1% | 80 | 16.8% |
| Grade 4: | 86 | 18.2% | 72 | 15.6% | 67 | 15.7% | 68 | 15.7% | 71 | 15.8% | 81 | 17.6% | 93 | 19.5% |
| Grade 5: | 74 | 15.6% | 72 | 15.6% | 72 | 16.9% | 75 | 17.3% | 82 | 18.2% | 94 | 20.4% | 96 | 20.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 237 | 50.1% | 244 | 52.9% | 237 | 55.5% | 224 | 51.7% | 228 | 50.7% | 233 | 50.5% | 245 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 236 | 49.9% | 217 | 47.1% | 190 | 44.5% | 209 | 48.3% | 214 | 47.6% | 220 | 47.7% | 227 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 92 | 19.5% | 91 | 19.7% | 80 | 18.7% | 77 | 17.8% | 78 | 17.3% | 77 | 16.7% | 82 | 17.2% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 2.5% | 14 | 3.0% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 14 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.6% | 15 | 3.2% |
| White: | 338 | 71.5% | 337 | 73.1% | 322 | 75.4% | 336 | 77.6% | 358 | 79.6% | 369 | 80.0% | 376 | 79.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 3.6% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.5% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.74 | 15.87 | 15.39 | 15.49 | 17.37 | 18.40 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 97.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.9% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 97% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 98.2% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.8% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.7% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 60% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 65.1% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 98.5% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 97.1% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 96.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 96% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 98.1% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96.6% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 84.4% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 88.5% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 72.9% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73.5% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 83.3% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 86.2% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 95.8% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.1% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 95.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 95.9% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.8% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 97.4% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 60.3% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 71.3% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 97.4% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.2% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 95.7% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 96.9% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 95.8% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.7% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 88.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.9% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68.3% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 73.1% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 74.6% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 78.8% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 77.3% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 77.6% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 92.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 94.8% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 92.5% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 89.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 95% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95.6% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 61% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 69.2% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 96% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.5% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 96.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 96.1% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 98.1% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 90.9% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 88.8% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 96.2% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 98% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.9% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 95.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.7% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 46.2% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 33.6% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 86.2% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.2% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 85% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.3% | 63.4% |
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* Thornton Creek Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.