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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODHAVEN-BROWNSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263648507243

Gudith Elementary School

22700 SIBLEY RD, BROWNSTOWN, MI 48193 · (734) 783-5386 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
  • B+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
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
242 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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
Kindergarten9124%
Grade 17319%
Grade 27219%
Grade 38121%
Grade 46818%

This year's kindergarten class (91) is 34% larger than its 4th grade class (68).

Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
18648%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
4111%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
8422%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
4111%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
308%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
22859%
Female
15741%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Gudith Elementary School→Woodhaven Upper Elementary→Brownstown Middle School→Woodhaven High School
Based on grade levels within Woodhaven-Brownstown 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
46.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.2%
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 44 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Gudith Elementary School

Gudith Elementary School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Gudith Elementary School this school38562.9%44.9%
Minges Brook School
BATTLE CREEK
36864.4%40.0%
Riverside Elementary School
BATTLE CREEK
35066.0%45.5%
Pinewood Elementary School
WARREN
35361.5%45.0%
Westlake Elementary School
BATTLE CREEK
34957.9%50.1%
Sharp Park Academy
JACKSON
33760.2%50.3%
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 Gudith Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Wayne County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.9%#574 of 1,085#67 of 165
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
44.2%#577 of 1,072#77 of 165
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#613 of 1,139#71 of 176
Enrollment
ranked largest first
385#725 of 1,630#164 of 301
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#185 of 1,424#29 of 281
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.0%#92 of 1,424#6 of 281
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
62.9%#639 of 1,563#205 of 294
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.8%#379 of 979#60 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 2024-25
Enrollment
385
-51 (-12%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538528.713.4:163% (242)
2023-2443632.313.5:166% (288)
2022-2344132.313.6:171% (311)
2020-214362915.0:167% (291)
2017-1845732.114.2:162% (285)
2015-164573015.2:156% (258)
2010-113882416.2:145% (176)
2000-013441918.1:136% (125)
1990-91531N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gudith Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (457 to 385); teachers down 10% (32.1 to 28.7).

About Gudith Elementary School

Gudith Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in BROWNSTOWN, Michigan. It serves 385 students in pre-K through 4.

Gudith Elementary School is one school in a 9-school district, Woodhaven-Brownstown School District, which enrolls 5,296 students.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Gudith Elementary School is White (48%). Enrollment also includes 22% Black, 11% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, about 49% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Gudith Elementary School comes in at 69%.

Staffing totals 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 63%. That is close to the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.

The allk12 Grade for Gudith Elementary School is B. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Gudith Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.9% is 6.4 points above the 38.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Census Bureau estimates for Wayne County show that median household income is about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gudith Elementary School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County, which together enroll about 259,786 students.

Trillium Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Gudith Elementary School is behind the 45.3% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.

Gudith Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Gudith Elementary School went from 436 students to 385. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.0:1 in 2020-21 to 13.4:1 in 2024-25.

The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Wayne County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Gudith Elementary School
District
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
Address
22700 SIBLEY RD, BROWNSTOWN, MI 48193
Phone
(734) 783-5386
County
Wayne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
385
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
242 (63%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
263648507243
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
Other schools in BROWNSTOWN
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Frequently asked questions

About Gudith Elementary School
How many students attend Gudith Elementary School?
Gudith Elementary School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Gudith Elementary School serve?
Gudith Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Gudith Elementary School have?
Gudith Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Gudith Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gudith Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 11% Hispanic, 22% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Gudith Elementary School?
Gudith Elementary School is overseen by Woodhaven-Brownstown School District in Wayne County.
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