Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARENCEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260984004467
Botsford Elementary School
19515 LATHERS ST, LIVONIA, MI 48152 · (248) 919-0402 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
239 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Clarenceville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
24.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Botsford Elementary School
Botsford Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botsford Elementary School this school | 347 | 68.9% | 26.3% |
| WalkerWinter Elementary School CANTON | 377 | 67.4% | 19.6% |
| Orchard View Early Elementary MUSKEGON | 331 | 69.5% | N/A |
| Dibble Elementary School JACKSON | 282 | 70.2% | 38.5% |
| McGrath Elementary School GRAND BLANC | 380 | 68.4% | 25.7% |
| Milwood Elementary School KALAMAZOO | 362 | 70.4% | 21.9% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Botsford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #1,000 of 1,085 | #131 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #997 of 1,072 | #136 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,001 of 1,139 | #133 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #899 of 1,630 | #196 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #162 of 1,424 | #22 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #226 of 1,424 | #31 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #528 of 1,563 | #193 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #722 of 979 | #124 of 177 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
347
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 347 | 26.3 | 13.2:1 | 69% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 26.7 | 12.1:1 | 79% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 24.1 | 14.2:1 | 75% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 70% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 22.6 | 16.4:1 | 71% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 23 | 18.1:1 | 63% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 56% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 22% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Botsford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (371 to 347); teachers up 16% (22.6 to 26.3).
About Botsford Elementary School
Botsford Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in LIVONIA, Michigan. It educates 347 students in pre-K through 5.
Botsford Elementary School is part of Clarenceville School District, where 4 schools serve 1,611 students.
White students make up a majority at Botsford Elementary School, at 51%. Smaller groups are 32% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. For comparison, Wayne County is about 49% White. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 13.2 students per teacher and 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Botsford Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Botsford Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 26.3% actual against 35.8% predicted.
Botsford Elementary School is located in Wayne County, where the median household income is $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Botsford Elementary School is one of 573 public schools in the county.
Clarenceville Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Botsford Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 40.3% on proficiency, and Botsford Elementary School is below that at 26.3%.
Botsford Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Botsford Elementary School was 340 in 2020-21 and 347 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarenceville School District
- Clarenceville High SchoolHigh · 562 students
- Clarenceville Middle SchoolMiddle · 370 students
- Grandview Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
Other schools in LIVONIA
- Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Grand River AcademyElementary · 727 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Frost Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Clarenceville Middle School0.6 mi · 370
- Grand River Academy0.6 mi · 727
- Clarenceville High School0.7 mi · 562
- Grandview Elementary School0.8 mi · 332
- Coolidge Elementary School1.3 mi · 535
- Redford Service Learning Academy Campus1.4 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Botsford Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Botsford Elementary School?
Botsford Elementary School enrolls approximately 347 students in grades PK-05.
Is Botsford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Botsford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Botsford Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Botsford Elementary School.
How diverse is Botsford Elementary School?
Botsford Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 7% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Botsford Elementary School?
Botsford Elementary School is overseen by Clarenceville School District in Wayne County.
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