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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263531008620
Grayson Elementary
3800 W WALTON BLVD, WATERFORD, MI 48329 · (248) 674-0200 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- BBeats 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
18.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
235 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 94 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
48.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
46.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Grayson Elementary
Grayson Elementary's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Elementary this school | 437 | 53.8% | 44.5% |
| Elliott Elementary School HOLT | 457 | 50.8% | 31.2% |
| Erving Elementary School WOODHAVEN | 379 | 51.2% | 42.8% |
| Dimondale Elementary School DIMONDALE | 381 | 57.2% | 33.6% |
| Fox Elementary School MACOMB | 471 | 51.4% | 26.6% |
| Wilcox Elementary School HOLT | 413 | 48.2% | 42.2% |
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 Grayson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #587 of 1,085 | #115 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #534 of 1,072 | #105 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #540 of 1,139 | #108 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #496 of 1,630 | #75 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,145 of 1,424 | #150 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #302 of 1,424 | #52 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #829 of 1,563 | #44 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #338 of 979 | #34 of 118 |
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
437
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 437 | 24.3 | 18.0:1 | 54% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 25.1 | 18.3:1 | 53% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 21.7 | 21.3:1 | 59% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 54% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 24 | 21.9:1 | 52% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 49% (256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grayson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (526 to 437); teachers up 1% (24 to 24.3).
About Grayson Elementary
Grayson Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in WATERFORD, Michigan. A federal count lists 437 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
Waterford School District oversees Grayson Elementary and 16 other schools, with 6,641 students in total.
At Grayson Elementary, White students make up 60% of the student body. It is also 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Oakland County is roughly 69% White. Grayson Elementary's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.0:1, with 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.1 students per teacher above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 54%. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County is 22 points.
The allk12 Grade for Grayson Elementary is B-. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Grayson Elementary is 2.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Oakland County show that the median household income is $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Grayson Elementary is one of 345 public schools in the county.
Mason Middle School is the public school closest to Grayson Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 40.6% on proficiency, and Grayson Elementary is above that at 44.5%.
Grayson Elementary 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.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 13 fewer students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterford School District
- Waterford Mott High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Waterford Kettering High SchoolHigh · 909 students
- Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Mason Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Schoolcraft Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Donelson Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
Other schools in WATERFORD
- Oakside Prep AcademyCombined · 1,424 students
- Waterford Mott High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Waterford Kettering High SchoolHigh · 909 students
- Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Mason Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Schoolcraft Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
Other Grayson Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Grayson Elementary. Grayson Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Grayson Elementary SchoolGrayson, GA · 1,095 students
- Grayson ElementaryWestley, CA · 266 students
- Grayson Elementary SchoolGrayson, LA · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Mason Middle School0.2 mi · 731
- Waterford Montessori Academy1.1 mi · 213
- Kingsley Montgomery School1.6 mi · 45
- Waterford Kettering High School1.6 mi · 909
- Cooley Elementary School1.7 mi · 377
- Pierce Middle School1.7 mi · 733
Frequently asked questions
About Grayson ElementaryHow many students attend Grayson Elementary?
Grayson Elementary enrolls approximately 437 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Grayson Elementary serve?
Grayson Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Grayson Elementary?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Grayson Elementary.
How diverse is Grayson Elementary?
Grayson Elementary reports a student body of 60% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Grayson Elementary public or private?
Grayson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waterford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.