Black Elementary School

Black Elementary School is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, overseen by Warren Consolidated Schools, with 458 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% larger than the state mean of about 369.

Black Elementary School is one of 21 schools operated by Warren Consolidated Schools, a district that works with 12,338 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Black Elementary School records that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Black, 16% Asian, 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Black Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at Black Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Macomb County's rate of about 52%.

After controlling for student poverty, Black Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.4%; this one delivers 32.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Macomb County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Macomb County runs 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), of which Black Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wilde Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Black Elementary School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Black Elementary School has ticked down 5%, going from 483 students in 2018 to 458 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 68% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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