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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Douglas Road Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260447004129
Douglas Road Elementary School
6875 DOUGLAS RD, LAMBERTVILLE, MI 48144 · (734) 850-6700 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
16.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
133 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Douglas Road Elementary School→Bedford Junior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bedford Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
49.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Douglas Road Elementary School
Douglas Road Elementary School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Road Elementary School this school | 553 | 24.1% | 44.0% |
| Monroe Road Elementary School LAMBERTVILLE | 595 | 21.2% | 54.8% |
| Paint Creek Elementary School LAKE ORION | 504 | 21.8% | 59.5% |
| Jesse L Anderson Elementary School TRENTON | 617 | 28.4% | 45.9% |
| West Shore Elementary School FENTON | 505 | 27.9% | N/A |
| Buchanan Elementary School LIVONIA | 483 | 20.5% | 71.0% |
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 Douglas Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #602 of 1,085 | #12 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #444 of 1,072 | #8 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #523 of 1,139 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #170 of 1,630 | #6 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #955 of 1,424 | #12 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #901 of 1,424 | #9 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #1,322 of 1,563 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #917 of 979 | #13 of 13 |
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
553
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 553 | 32.6 | 16.9:1 | 24% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 32.1 | 17.8:1 | 33% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 33.1 | 17.4:1 | 31% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 34% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 29 | 19.4:1 | 29% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 28% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 17% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 656 | 28 | 23.4:1 | 9% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Douglas Road Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (563 to 553); teachers up 13% (29 to 32.6).
About Douglas Road Elementary School
Douglas Road Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of LAMBERTVILLE, Michigan. The school reports 553 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Douglas Road Elementary School sits within Bedford Public Schools, which has 5 schools and 3,911 students.
Most students at Douglas Road Elementary School are White: 85% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Douglas Road Elementary School comes in at 26%.
Douglas Road Elementary School counts 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.9 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Monroe County is 41%.
The allk12 Grade for Douglas Road Elementary School is C. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Douglas Road Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (44.0%) and its predicted rate (55.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
Among Monroe County residents, median household income is about $77,335, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Douglas Road Elementary School is one of 52 public schools in Monroe County, which together enroll about 20,286 students.
The closest public school, Meadowvale Elementary School, is about 1.1 miles from Douglas Road Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Douglas Road Elementary School is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Douglas Road Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 564 students in 2020-21 and 553 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.8:1 to 16.9:1.
Discussions about Douglas Road Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,505
Census ACS
Median income
$77,335
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
20,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford Public Schools
- Bedford Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,260 students
- Bedford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 923 students
- Monroe Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Jackman Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Smith Road Elementary SchoolElementary
Other schools in LAMBERTVILLE
- Monroe Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- New Bedford AcademyElementary · 63 students
Nearby schools
- Meadowvale Elementary School1.1 mi · 510
- New Bedford Academy1.3 mi · 63
- Washington Junior High School1.4 mi · 504
- Whitmer High School1.5 mi · 2,113
- Autism Model School1.6 mi · 96
- Jefferson Junior High School1.7 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Douglas Road Elementary SchoolHow large is Douglas Road Elementary School?
Douglas Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 553 students in grades KG-05.
Is Douglas Road Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Douglas Road Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Douglas Road Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Douglas Road Elementary School is approximately 16.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Douglas Road Elementary School?
Douglas Road Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Douglas Road Elementary School public or private?
Douglas Road Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bedford Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.