Gretchko Elementary School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 97% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
School pathway
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gretchko Elementary School this school | 331 | 31.7% | 45.6% |
| Marble School EAST LANSING | 306 | 35.6% | 49.8% |
| Horizon Elementary School HOLT | 354 | 35.3% | 43.8% |
| Robert L Green Elementary EAST LANSING | 273 | 33.7% | 55.3% |
| Ypsilanti International Elementary School YPSILANTI | 416 | 34.4% | 40.6% |
| Beechview Elementary School FARMINGTON HILLS | 366 | 29.5% | 37.3% |
Where Gretchko Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 331 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 32% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 24.1 | 14.9:1 | 37% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 23.9 | 15.7:1 | 33% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 31% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 28.1 | 14.9:1 | 29% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 22% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 3% (9) |
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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