Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROSSE POINTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262574006218
Ferry Elementary School
748 ROSLYN RD, GROSSE POINTE WOODS, MI 48236 · (313) 432-4100 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
18.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
41 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 33% larger than its 4th grade class (64).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
59.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
53.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Ferry Elementary School
Ferry Elementary School's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry Elementary School this school | 357 | 11.5% | 56.6% |
| Rogers Elementary School BERKLEY | 366 | 13.4% | 53.7% |
| Smith Elementary School PLYMOUTH | 364 | 11.8% | 61.2% |
| Kettle Lake Elementary School ALTO | 349 | 12.0% | 81.5% |
| Bauer Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 329 | 14.0% | 81.5% |
| Kerby Elementary School GROSSE POINTE FARMS | 321 | 7.2% | 76.5% |
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 Ferry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #279 of 1,085 | #38 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #359 of 1,072 | #46 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #270 of 1,139 | #35 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #850 of 1,630 | #191 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,160 of 1,424 | #217 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #784 of 1,424 | #138 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #1,497 of 1,563 | #281 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #952 of 979 | #171 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
357
+40 (+13%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 357 | 19.7 | 18.1:1 | 11% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 20.8 | 16.6:1 | 17% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 22.8 | 13.3:1 | 16% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 10% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 16% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 9% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ferry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (360 to 357); teachers down 18% (24 to 19.7).
About Ferry Elementary School
Ferry Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in GROSSE POINTE WOODS, Michigan. In all, 357 students attend the school in kindergarten through 4.
A total of 12 schools make up Grosse Pointe Public Schools, with 6,326 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Ferry Elementary School, about 82 are White. After that, the student body is 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Wayne County is about 49% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
Ferry Elementary School lists 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 18.1 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 2.2 students per teacher. About 11% of students at Ferry Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Wayne County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Ferry Elementary School outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ferry Elementary School would score about 61.2%. It scores 56.6%, 4.6 points below that figure.
Census data for Wayne County show the median household earns about $60,539 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Ferry Elementary School, Wayne County has 573 public schools.
Grosse Pointe North High School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ferry Elementary School ranks 1st of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.6% against a local average of 44.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 317 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 357 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 18.1 students per teacher, compared with 13.8 in 2020-21.
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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 Grosse Pointe Public Schools
- Grosse Pointe South High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Grosse Pointe North High SchoolHigh · 924 students
- Parcells Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Brownell Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · 570 students
- George Defer Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Other schools in GROSSE POINTE WOODS
- Grosse Pointe North High SchoolHigh · 924 students
- Parcells Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- John Monteith Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Stevens T Mason Elementary SchoolElementary · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Grosse Pointe North High School0.6 mi · 924
- Stevens T Mason Elementary School0.9 mi · 274
- Elmwood Elementary School1.0 mi · 305
- Parcells Middle School1.1 mi · 671
- John Monteith Elementary School1.6 mi · 456
- South Lake Middle School1.6 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Ferry Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ferry Elementary School?
Ferry Elementary School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades KG-04.
Is Ferry Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ferry Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ferry Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ferry Elementary School is approximately 18.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ferry Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ferry Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Ferry Elementary School in?
Ferry Elementary School is part of Grosse Pointe Public Schools.
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