Barth Elementary School

Barth Elementary School is a cozy elementary school in ROMULUS, Michigan, part of Romulus Community Schools. The school enrolls 233 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 37% smaller than typical.

Romulus Community Schools comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,058 students; Barth Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Barth Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Black (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 38% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Wayne County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Barth Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wayne County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Barth Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: William D Miller Elem School, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Barth Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 25%: 311 students in 2018 compared to 233 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 50% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.