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What's the most underrated thing about Brown Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261893005568
Brown Elementary School
25485 MIDDLEBELT RD, NEW BOSTON, MI 48164 · (734) 782-2716 · Wayne County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
129 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 89 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 22% |
This year's 1st grade class (89) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Brown Elementary School
Brown Elementary School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Elementary School this school | 434 | 29.7% | 42.0% |
| Hevel Elementary WASHINGTON | 441 | 27.7% | 47.1% |
| Blanche Sims Elementary School LAKE ORION | 423 | 31.2% | 56.0% |
| Parsons Elementary School ROCKWOOD | 418 | 27.0% | 51.2% |
| Lakewood Elementary School LAKE ODESSA | 461 | 31.2% | 45.0% |
| Gilkey Elementary School PLAINWELL | 439 | 32.3% | 40.6% |
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 Brown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #661 of 1,085 | #78 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #636 of 1,072 | #86 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #628 of 1,139 | #76 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #510 of 1,630 | #123 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #437 of 1,424 | #72 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #886 of 1,424 | #150 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #1,232 of 1,563 | #260 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #193 of 979 | #34 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
434
-69 (-14%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 434 | 29.4 | 14.8:1 | 30% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 28.9 | 15.1:1 | 38% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 28.4 | 15.4:1 | 36% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 31% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 31.1 | 17.9:1 | 34% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 31% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 27 | 20.0:1 | 37% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 15 | 18.5:1 | 36% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (558 to 434); teachers down 6% (31.1 to 29.4).
About Brown Elementary School
Brown Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in NEW BOSTON, Michigan. The school teaches grades 1 through 5 and enrolls 434 students.
Brown Elementary School is in Huron School District, a district with 2,489 students across 5 schools.
Of every 100 students at Brown Elementary School, about 85 are White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Wayne County is about 49% White. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Brown Elementary School are from different groups.
Brown Elementary School has 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.8:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 30%. The rate at public schools in Wayne County averages 66%, higher than here.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 53.1%. Brown Elementary School scores 42.0%.
In Wayne County, median household income comes to about $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county's public schools total 573, with about 259,786 students.
Of the public schools around it, Brown Elementary School is closest to Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 14%, from 503 to 434.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Brown Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Huron School District
- Huron High SchoolHigh · 820 students
- Carl T Renton Jr High SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- William D Miller Elem SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood CenterElementary · 180 students
- Huron AI Center FRCS Bobcean ProgramElementary
- Huron AI Center FRCS FRHS ProgramHigh
Other schools in NEW BOSTON
- Huron High SchoolHigh · 820 students
- Carl T Renton Jr High SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- William D Miller Elem SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood CenterElementary · 180 students
Other Brown Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Brown Elementary. Brown Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 11.
- Brown Elementary SchoolBYRON CENTER, MI · 438 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 879 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolJonesboro, GA · 671 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolBrownsburg, IN · 555 students
- Brown ElementaryRENO, NV · 514 students
Nearby schools
- Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center1.1 mi · 180
- Carl T Renton Jr High School1.2 mi · 566
- Huron High School1.4 mi · 820
- Wegienka Elementary School2.0 mi · 392
- Flat Rock Community High School2.4 mi · 501
- Ethel C Bobcean Elem School2.5 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Brown Elementary SchoolHow large is Brown Elementary School?
Brown Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Brown Elementary School serve?
Brown Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brown Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Brown Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brown Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Brown Elementary School in?
Brown Elementary School is part of Huron School District.
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