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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Hulsing Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262856006424
Hulsing Elementary School
8055 FLEET ST, CANTON, MI 48187 · (734) 416-7532 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
167 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 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
58%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
40.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
33.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hulsing Elementary School
Hulsing Elementary School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulsing Elementary School this school | 468 | 35.7% | 38.2% |
| Miller Elementary School CANTON | 480 | 36.0% | 41.0% |
| Salk Elementary School CLINTON TOWNSHIP | 455 | 37.1% | 43.4% |
| Cook Elementary School GRAND BLANC | 397 | 40.1% | N/A |
| Randolph Elementary School LIVONIA | 532 | 29.9% | 51.5% |
| Amberly Elementary School PORTAGE | 513 | 31.4% | 49.1% |
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 Hulsing Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #761 of 1,085 | #95 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #839 of 1,072 | #105 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #758 of 1,139 | #100 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #379 of 1,630 | #95 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #852 of 1,424 | #157 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #316 of 1,424 | #52 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #1,126 of 1,563 | #252 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #627 of 979 | #107 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
468
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 468 | 28.4 | 16.5:1 | 36% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 28.4 | 16.8:1 | 43% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 28.9 | 17.7:1 | 44% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 33% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 24.6 | 20.9:1 | 36% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 28 | 19.5:1 | 38% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 22% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 29 | 22.8:1 | 3% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hulsing Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (513 to 468); teachers up 15% (24.6 to 28.4).
About Hulsing Elementary School
Hulsing Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in CANTON, Michigan. It educates 468 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 27% larger than average.
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools operates 25 schools. Combined enrollment is 15,978 students.
White students make up a majority at Hulsing Elementary School, at 60%. The remaining shares are 20% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Wayne County's population at about 49%. Hulsing Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hulsing Elementary School and a ratio of 16.5:1. That matches the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan fairly closely. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 36% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Wayne County average 66%.
Hulsing Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.5%. The school's actual rate is 38.2%, 12.3 points lower.
Census estimates describe Wayne County this way: the median household income is $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. In all, Wayne County has 573 public schools and roughly 259,786 students.
Of nearby public schools, Gallimore Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hulsing Elementary School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Hulsing Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Hulsing Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 463 in 2020-21 to 468 in 2024-25, a change of 5 students.
Conversations here can range across 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 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
- Gallimore Elementary School0.8 mi · 336
- Smith Elementary School1.2 mi · 364
- East Middle School1.2 mi · 725
- Miller Elementary School1.3 mi · 480
- Isbister Elementary School1.4 mi · 422
- Canton High School1.4 mi · 1,899
Frequently asked questions
About Hulsing Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hulsing Elementary School?
Hulsing Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hulsing Elementary School serve?
Hulsing Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hulsing Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hulsing Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hulsing Elementary School?
Hulsing Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 5% Hispanic, 20% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Hulsing Elementary School?
Hulsing Elementary School is overseen by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.