Briarwood Elementary School

Briarwood Elementary School is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in WARREN, Michigan, part of Warren Woods Public Schools, with 347 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Warren Woods Public Schools runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,991 students. Briarwood Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Briarwood Elementary School records that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 31% Black, 14% Asian, 13% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Macomb County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Macomb County (around 52%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Briarwood Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.0%, the actual is 33.9%, a residual of -0.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Macomb County put median household income runs about $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Macomb County runs 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), of which Briarwood Elementary School is one.

Warren Woods Tower High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Briarwood Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.1%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 16%: 300 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 63% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.