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What's something Hoben Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262856007568
Hoben Elementary School
44680 SALTZ RD, CANTON, MI 48187 · (734) 981-8670 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
109 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
55.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
52.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Hoben Elementary School
Hoben Elementary School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoben Elementary School this school | 443 | 24.6% | 48.7% |
| Orchard View Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 439 | 22.1% | 63.5% |
| Clarke School SAINT JOSEPH | 462 | 20.1% | 57.7% |
| Burns Park Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 477 | 19.5% | 68.2% |
| Brown School SAINT JOSEPH | 410 | 22.9% | 59.2% |
| Oakley Park Elementary School COMMERCE TOWNSHIP | 392 | 19.9% | 61.2% |
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 Hoben Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #454 of 1,085 | #53 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #379 of 1,072 | #50 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #341 of 1,139 | #40 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #468 of 1,630 | #113 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #889 of 1,424 | #164 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #439 of 1,424 | #76 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #1,310 of 1,563 | #267 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #431 of 979 | #69 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
443
-46 (-9%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 443 | 26.6 | 16.6:1 | 25% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 29.9 | 15.6:1 | 30% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 27.9 | 16.6:1 | 29% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 25% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 24.9 | 20.8:1 | 24% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 19% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 27 | 20.4:1 | 6% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoben Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (518 to 443); teachers up 7% (24.9 to 26.6).
About Hoben Elementary School
Hoben Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in CANTON, Michigan. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 443 students. Elementary schools in Michigan have about 369 students on average; enrollment here is 20% higher.
Hoben Elementary School is run by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, whose 25 schools enroll 15,978 students.
The student body at Hoben Elementary School is 68% White. Other reported shares: 11% Asian, 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Wayne County's residents are about 49% White, 19 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
Hoben Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1, with 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 25% at Hoben Elementary School. The average for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
On BeatsExpectations, Hoben Elementary School is 6.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
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 share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Public schools in Wayne County number 573, with about 259,786 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Discovery Middle School, is about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Hoben Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Hoben Elementary School 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.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 489 to 443, a 9% decline.
Hoben Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
Other schools in CANTON
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- South Canton Scholars Charter AcademyElementary · 822 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Canton Charter AcademyElementary · 774 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery Middle School0.9 mi · 731
- Liberty Middle School0.9 mi · 817
- Miller Elementary School0.9 mi · 480
- Canton Preparatory High School1.0 mi · 612
- Bentley Elementary School1.1 mi · 479
- Eriksson Elementary School1.5 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Hoben Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hoben Elementary School?
Hoben Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hoben Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hoben Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Hoben Elementary School have?
Hoben Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hoben Elementary School?
At Hoben Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hoben Elementary School public or private?
Hoben Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.