Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN WOODS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263522007122
Briarwood Elementary School
14100 LEISURE DR, WARREN, MI 48088 · (586) 439-4404 · Macomb County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
253 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Briarwood Elementary School→Warren Woods Middle School
Based on grade levels within Warren Woods Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
37.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Briarwood Elementary School
Briarwood Elementary School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briarwood Elementary School this school | 347 | 72.9% | 33.9% |
| Crothers Elementary School WARREN | 322 | 75.8% | N/A |
| Willow Woods Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 362 | 74.0% | 27.3% |
| Westwood Elementary School WARREN | 512 | 68.4% | 42.1% |
| May V Peck Elementary School CENTER LINE | 493 | 68.0% | 20.4% |
| Pinewood Elementary School WARREN | 353 | 61.5% | 45.0% |
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 Briarwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #859 of 1,085 | #78 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #743 of 1,072 | #60 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #836 of 1,139 | #77 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #901 of 1,630 | #92 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #615 of 1,424 | #30 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #56 of 1,424 | #4 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #469 of 1,563 | #43 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.7% | #130 of 440 | #14 of 43 |
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
+17 (+5%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 22.3 | 15.6:1 | 73% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 20.4 | 16.7:1 | 77% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 22.8 | 14.6:1 | 81% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 61% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 21.2 | 14.2:1 | 67% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 17 | 19.2:1 | 57% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 19 | 18.9:1 | 52% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 15 | 24.1:1 | 17% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briarwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (300 to 347); teachers up 5% (21.2 to 22.3).
About Briarwood Elementary School
Among the schools in WARREN, Michigan, is Briarwood Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 347 students.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in Warren Woods Public Schools totals 2,991 students.
White students are the largest group at Briarwood Elementary School, with 39% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 31% Black, 14% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Macomb County, the White share is about 75%. By the diversity index, Briarwood Elementary School comes in at 71%.
Briarwood Elementary School operates with 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.6:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 15.8:1. About 73% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 21 points above the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County.
allk12 grades Briarwood Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.0%.
Briarwood Elementary School is located in Macomb County, where median household income is about $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 236 public schools in Macomb County, with a combined enrollment of about 115,743.
Warren Woods Tower High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 33.9% is below the 41.1% average for nearby schools.
Briarwood Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Briarwood Elementary School had 330 students in 2020-21 and 347 in 2024-25, a 5% rise.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warren Woods Public Schools
- Warren Woods Tower High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Warren Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Pinewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Warren Woods Enterprise HSHigh · 75 students
- Warren Woods Adult EducationHigh
Other schools in WARREN
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Warren Woods Tower High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Fitzgerald Senior High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Academy of WarrenElementary · 817 students
- Great Oaks AcademyElementary · 768 students
Other Briarwood Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Briarwood Elementary. Briarwood Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Briarwood Elementary SchoolBowling Green, KY · 685 students
- Briarwood ElemPrairie Village, KS · 674 students
- Briarwood ElementaryRENTON, WA · 630 students
- Briarwood Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 502 students
- Briarwood ElemOlathe, KS · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Warren Woods Tower High School0.4 mi · 963
- Warren Woods Middle School0.5 mi · 741
- Warren Woods Enterprise HS0.6 mi · 75
- Pinewood Elementary School0.7 mi · 353
- Frontier International Academy Elementary1.1 mi · 395
- Westwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Briarwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Briarwood Elementary School?
Briarwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 347 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Briarwood Elementary School serve?
Briarwood Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Briarwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Briarwood Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Briarwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Briarwood Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 3% Hispanic, 31% Black, 14% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Briarwood Elementary School public or private?
Briarwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warren Woods Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.