Briarwood Elementary School
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% |
School pathway
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.7% | #130 of 440 | #14 of 43 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or 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) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 21.2 | 14.2:1 | 67% (201) |
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.
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 300 students in 2017-18 and 347 in 2024-25, a 16% rise. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which dropped from 63% to 39%. The ratio was 14.2:1 in 2017-18 and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
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