Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GIBRALTAR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261587001435
Frank E Weiss Elem School
26631 REAUME ST, WOODHAVEN, MI 48183 · (734) 379-7060 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
117 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Gibraltar School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
38.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Frank E Weiss Elem School
Frank E Weiss Elem School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank E Weiss Elem School this school | 285 | 41.1% | 40.9% |
| Abbot School ANN ARBOR | 315 | 42.2% | 51.1% |
| West Oakview Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 240 | 41.7% | 49.6% |
| Marble School EAST LANSING | 306 | 35.6% | 49.8% |
| Ruth Hoppin School THREE RIVERS | 293 | 47.4% | 39.8% |
| Flushing Early Childhood Center FLUSHING | 305 | 44.6% | N/A |
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 Frank E Weiss Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #696 of 1,085 | #84 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #719 of 1,072 | #90 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #615 of 1,139 | #72 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #1,145 of 1,630 | #240 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #693 of 1,424 | #123 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #399 of 1,424 | #69 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #1,037 of 1,563 | #242 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #902 of 979 | #156 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
285
+77 (+37%) vs 2020
+93% since 2000-01, when it was 148
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 285 | 17.9 | 15.9:1 | 41% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 17.4 | 17.2:1 | 53% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 18.3 | 16.5:1 | 51% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 16 | 13.0:1 | 43% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 20.8 | 14.0:1 | 42% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 41% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 16 | 21.4:1 | 45% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 148 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 21% (31) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank E Weiss Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (291 to 285); teachers down 14% (20.8 to 17.9).
About Frank E Weiss Elem School
In WOODHAVEN, Michigan, Frank E Weiss Elem School is a small elementary school. Enrollment totals 285 students across pre-K through 5. The school is 23% below the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Frank E Weiss Elem School is run by Gibraltar School District, whose 7 schools enroll 3,615 students.
The student body at Frank E Weiss Elem School is 65% White. It is also 14% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Wayne County's residents are about 49% White, 16 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 15.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 41%. The 66% average for public schools in Wayne County is 25 points higher.
The model predicts 48.1% for a school in Michigan with Frank E Weiss Elem School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Frank E Weiss Elem School posts 40.9%.
The school's county is Wayne County. According to Census Bureau estimates, 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%. Frank E Weiss Elem School shares Wayne County with 572 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Frank E Weiss Elem School is closest to Hunter Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Frank E Weiss Elem School is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Frank E Weiss Elem School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment figures show a increase of 77 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.0:1 to 15.9:1 over the same years.
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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 Gibraltar School District
- Oscar A Carlson High SchoolHigh · 1,104 students
- Shumate Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Chapman Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Hunter Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Parsons Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Lakeshore Virtual SchoolCombined · 117 students
Other schools in WOODHAVEN
- Woodhaven Upper ElementaryMiddle · 811 students
- Bates Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Erving Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Yake Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
Nearby schools
- Hunter Elementary School0.8 mi · 418
- Woodhaven Upper Elementary1.0 mi · 811
- Erving Elementary School1.1 mi · 379
- Boyd W Arthurs Middle School1.6 mi · 578
- Maple Grove Alternative High School1.9 mi · 76
- Woodhaven High School1.9 mi · 1,629
Frequently asked questions
About Frank E Weiss Elem SchoolHow large is Frank E Weiss Elem School?
Frank E Weiss Elem School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Frank E Weiss Elem School serve?
Frank E Weiss Elem School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frank E Weiss Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frank E Weiss Elem School is approximately 15.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Frank E Weiss Elem School?
Frank E Weiss Elem School reports a student body of 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Frank E Weiss Elem School?
Frank E Weiss Elem School is overseen by Gibraltar School District in Wayne County.
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