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Briarwood Elementary School

14100 LEISURE DR, WARREN, MI 48088 · (586) 439-4404 · Macomb County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 369
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7221%
Grade 14814%
Grade 26118%
Grade 35817%
Grade 45014%
Grade 55817%
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%
White
13639%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
103%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
10831%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
4814%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
4513%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
16548%
Female
18252%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Briarwood Elementary SchoolWarren Woods Middle School
Based on grade levels within Warren Woods Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English 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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

Where Briarwood Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn 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
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
347
+47 (+16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.2:1
% White
39%
was 63%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
31%
was 24%
% Asian
14%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2534722.315.6:173% (253)
2023-2434020.416.7:177% (262)
2022-2333222.814.6:181% (269)
2017-1830021.214.2:167% (201)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briarwood Elementary School.

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.

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

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Population
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

School name
Briarwood Elementary School
District
Warren Woods Public Schools
Address
14100 LEISURE DR, WARREN, MI 48088
Phone
(586) 439-4404
County
Macomb County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
347
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
253 (73%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
263522007122
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Briarwood Elementary School
How 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.
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