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How has Field Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262856006423
Field Elementary School
1000 S HAGGERTY RD, CANTON, MI 48188 · (734) 397-6346 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
164 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 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
47.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Field Elementary School
Field Elementary School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Elementary School this school | 467 | 35.1% | 40.5% |
| Eriksson Elementary School CANTON | 443 | 36.3% | 41.5% |
| Miller Elementary School CANTON | 480 | 36.0% | 41.0% |
| John Allen School ANN ARBOR | 401 | 33.9% | 50.4% |
| Wixom Elementary School WIXOM | 438 | 30.4% | 46.5% |
| Kenbrook Elementary School FARMINGTON HILLS | 388 | 26.5% | 47.9% |
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 Field Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #704 of 1,085 | #86 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #795 of 1,072 | #102 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #579 of 1,139 | #68 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #383 of 1,630 | #97 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #518 of 1,424 | #89 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #141 of 1,424 | #14 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #1,142 of 1,563 | #254 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #225 of 440 | #49 of 91 |
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
467
-45 (-9%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 467 | 30.8 | 15.2:1 | 35% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 31.5 | 14.8:1 | 44% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 27.4 | 15.8:1 | 42% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 36% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 26.3 | 16.5:1 | 34% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 29% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 24% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 29 | 21.0:1 | 17% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 703 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Field Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (433 to 467); teachers up 17% (26.3 to 30.8).
About Field Elementary School
Field Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in CANTON, Michigan. The school counted 467 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 27% more students than the average for elementary schools in Michigan (about 369).
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools counts 25 schools and 15,978 students, including Field Elementary School.
More than half of enrollment at Field Elementary School is White: 50%. Enrollment also includes 24% Black, 12% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. In Wayne County overall, the White share is about 49%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. The school has 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Federal data show 35% of students (164) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County, the school's rate is lower.
Field Elementary School scores 40.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.7%.
In the wider Wayne County area, the median household earns about $60,539 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Across Wayne County, 573 public schools serve about 259,786 students.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, Eriksson Elementary School, is the closest to Field Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 38.8% proficiency; Field Elementary School posts 40.5%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 512 (2020-21) to 467 (2024-25).
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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 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
Other schools in CANTON
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- South Canton Scholars Charter AcademyElementary · 822 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Canton Charter AcademyElementary · 774 students
Other Field Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Field Elementary. Field Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 14.
- Field Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 564 students
- Field Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 507 students
- Field ElementaryLouisville, KY · 465 students
- Field Elementary SchoolElmhurst, IL · 433 students
- FIELD ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Eriksson Elementary School1.0 mi · 443
- PD Graham Elementary School1.4 mi · 429
- Bentley Elementary School1.5 mi · 479
- Adlai Stevenson Middle School1.7 mi · 768
- WalkerWinter Elementary School1.7 mi · 377
- Hoben Elementary School1.9 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Field Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Field Elementary School?
Field Elementary School enrolls approximately 467 students in grades PK-05.
Is Field Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Field Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Field Elementary School have?
Field Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Field Elementary School?
Student demographics at Field Elementary School are roughly 50% White, 6% Hispanic, 24% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Field Elementary School public or private?
Field Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.
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