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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BLOOMFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263582000676

Gretchko Elementary School

5300 GREER RD, WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48324 · (248) 865-6570 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
  • C-Beats 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

Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
105 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7121%
Grade 16018%
Grade 26520%
Grade 34714%
Grade 45216%
Grade 53611%

This year's kindergarten class (71) is 97% larger than its 5th grade class (36).

Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
16951%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
4112%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
7824%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
124%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
309%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
15146%
Female
18054%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Gretchko Elementary School→West Bloomfield Middle School
Based on grade levels within West Bloomfield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
46.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.7%
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 41 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Gretchko Elementary School

Gretchko Elementary School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Gretchko Elementary School this school33131.7%45.6%
Marble School
EAST LANSING
30635.6%49.8%
Horizon Elementary School
HOLT
35435.3%43.8%
Robert L Green Elementary
EAST LANSING
27333.7%55.3%
Ypsilanti International Elementary School
YPSILANTI
41634.4%40.6%
Beechview Elementary School
FARMINGTON HILLS
36629.5%37.3%
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 Gretchko Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Oakland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.6%#554 of 1,085#109 of 147
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
40.7%#657 of 1,072#118 of 144
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.7%#594 of 1,139#113 of 157
Enrollment
ranked largest first
331#966 of 1,630#134 of 178
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#241 of 1,424#31 of 170
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.9%#161 of 1,424#19 of 170
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
31.7%#1,194 of 1,563#73 of 175
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-21.0%#211 of 979#18 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 2024-25
Enrollment
331
-72 (-18%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253312413.8:132% (105)
2023-2436024.114.9:137% (132)
2022-2337423.915.7:133% (125)
2020-214032416.8:131% (124)
2017-1841928.114.9:129% (120)
2015-164242318.4:122% (93)
2010-113982317.3:114% (54)
2000-013272016.4:13% (9)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gretchko Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 21% (419 to 331); teachers down 15% (28.1 to 24).

About Gretchko Elementary School

Families in WEST BLOOMFIELD, Michigan, are served by Gretchko Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 331 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.

Gretchko Elementary School is one school in an 11-school district, West Bloomfield School District, which enrolls 4,949 students.

Gretchko Elementary School is 51% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 69% White among all Oakland County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Its 24 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The school's lunch program data list 32% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Oakland County average 32%.

allk12 grades Gretchko Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Gretchko Elementary School would be expected to post about 52.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.6%.

Within Oakland County, the median household income is $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Gretchko Elementary School, Oakland County has 344 other public schools.

Haviland Elementary School is the public school closest to Gretchko Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Gretchko Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.

The NCES locale for Gretchko Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, Gretchko Elementary School's enrollment declined 18%, to 331. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.8 to 13.8 over 4 years.

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Oakland County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Gretchko Elementary School
District
West Bloomfield School District
Address
5300 GREER RD, WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48324
Phone
(248) 865-6570
County
Oakland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
331
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
105 (32%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
263582000676
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Gretchko Elementary School
How many students attend Gretchko Elementary School?
Gretchko Elementary School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Gretchko Elementary School serve?
Gretchko Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gretchko Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gretchko Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gretchko Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gretchko Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 12% Hispanic, 24% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Gretchko Elementary School public or private?
Gretchko Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Bloomfield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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