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Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODHAVEN-BROWNSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263648507244
Erving Elementary School
24175 HALL RD, WOODHAVEN, MI 48183 · (734) 692-2212 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
194 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 | 86 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 21% larger than its 4th grade class (71).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Based on grade levels within Woodhaven-Brownstown School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
42.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Erving Elementary School
Erving Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erving Elementary School this school | 379 | 51.2% | 42.8% |
| Cooley Elementary School WATERFORD | 377 | 50.4% | 45.5% |
| Eastside Connections School NILES | 403 | 51.1% | 57.5% |
| Wilcox Elementary School HOLT | 413 | 48.2% | 42.2% |
| Fox Elementary School MACOMB | 471 | 51.4% | 26.6% |
| Grayson Elementary WATERFORD | 437 | 53.8% | 44.5% |
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 Erving Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #644 of 1,085 | #75 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #608 of 1,072 | #81 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #690 of 1,139 | #89 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #750 of 1,630 | #171 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #882 of 1,424 | #163 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #378 of 1,424 | #65 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #870 of 1,563 | #230 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #190 of 979 | #33 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
379
-119 (-24%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 379 | 22.8 | 16.6:1 | 51% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 29.3 | 16.3:1 | 58% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 29.9 | 16.6:1 | 54% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 49% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 27.3 | 17.9:1 | 55% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 46% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 21 | 21.4:1 | 41% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 23 | 20.1:1 | 15% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Erving Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (488 to 379); teachers down 16% (27.3 to 22.8).
About Erving Elementary School
Erving Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in WOODHAVEN, Michigan. The school reports 379 students in pre-K through 4.
The 9 schools in Woodhaven-Brownstown School District enroll 5,296 students altogether, Erving Elementary School among them.
At 64%, White students outnumber all other groups at Erving Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 15% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 49% of Wayne County residents are White. By the diversity index, Erving Elementary School comes in at 55%.
The school employs the equivalent of 22.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Erving Elementary School is 51%. On average, public schools in Wayne County report 66%.
Erving Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.8% and a predicted 43.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Wayne County, median household income is about $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Erving Elementary School is among the 573 public schools in Wayne County.
The school nearest to Erving Elementary School is Woodhaven Upper Elementary, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Erving Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Erving Elementary School places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Erving Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 498 to 379 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Erving Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
- Woodhaven High SchoolHigh · 1,629 students
- Brownstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 872 students
- Woodhaven Upper ElementaryMiddle · 811 students
- Wegienka Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Gudith Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Bates Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
Other schools in WOODHAVEN
- Woodhaven Upper ElementaryMiddle · 811 students
- Bates Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Yake Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Frank E Weiss Elem SchoolElementary · 285 students
Other Erving Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Erving Elementary. Erving Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Erving ElementaryErving, MA · 113 students
Nearby schools
- Woodhaven Upper Elementary0.2 mi · 811
- Bates Elementary School0.8 mi · 379
- Frank E Weiss Elem School1.1 mi · 285
- Boyd W Arthurs Middle School1.4 mi · 578
- Maple Grove Alternative High School1.5 mi · 76
- Woodhaven High School1.5 mi · 1,629
Frequently asked questions
About Erving Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Erving Elementary School?
Erving Elementary School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Erving Elementary School serve?
Erving Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Erving Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Erving Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Erving Elementary School?
Erving Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 14% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Erving Elementary School?
Erving Elementary School is overseen by Woodhaven-Brownstown School District in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.