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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262856006416
Isbister Elementary School
9300 N CANTON CENTER RD, PLYMOUTH, MI 48170 · (734) 416-6050 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
57 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 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
32%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
68.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
71.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Isbister Elementary School
Isbister Elementary School's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isbister Elementary School this school | 422 | 13.5% | 70.3% |
| Northwood Elementary School ROYAL OAK | 446 | 12.8% | 71.2% |
| Sayre Elementary School SOUTH LYON | 450 | 14.0% | 58.1% |
| Georgetown Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 450 | 11.3% | 66.8% |
| George Defer Elementary School GROSSE POINTE PARK | 460 | 12.2% | 72.9% |
| Clarkston Elementary School CLARKSTON | 416 | 14.4% | 58.9% |
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 Isbister Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #68 of 1,085 | #10 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #75 of 1,072 | #9 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #96 of 1,139 | #13 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #562 of 1,630 | #130 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #545 of 1,424 | #98 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.9% | #779 of 1,424 | #136 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.5% | #1,475 of 1,563 | #278 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #620 of 979 | #105 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
422
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 422 | 27.7 | 15.3:1 | 14% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 25.7 | 16.3:1 | 14% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 25.1 | 16.3:1 | 13% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 14% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 22.5 | 20.6:1 | 11% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 21 | 21.6:1 | 6% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 24 | 20.8:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 24 | 24.3:1 | 2% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Isbister Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (464 to 422); teachers up 23% (22.5 to 27.7).
About Isbister Elementary School
Isbister Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in PLYMOUTH, Michigan. It serves 422 students in pre-K through 5.
Besides Isbister Elementary School, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools runs 24 other schools. The district enrolls 15,978 students.
At Isbister Elementary School, White students make up 82% of the student body. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Wayne County, the White share is about 49%. By the diversity index, Isbister Elementary School comes in at 32%.
The school reported 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.3:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 15.8:1, a similar figure. Eligible students account for 14% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Wayne County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
allk12 grades Isbister Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Isbister Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 70.3% and a predicted 60.3%.
Wayne County census figures show that median household income is about $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. A total of 573 public schools operate in Wayne County, serving about 259,786 students.
The nearest public school is Pioneer Middle School, at about 0.4 miles. Isbister Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Isbister Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
NCES assigns Isbister Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 422, 3% below the 436 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 PLYMOUTH
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Plymouth Scholars Charter AcademyElementary · 823 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Ivywood Classical AcademyCombined · 613 students
- Bird Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Middle School0.4 mi · 827
- Ivywood Classical AcademyAnn Arbor Rd Site0.5 mi · 84
- Salem High School0.6 mi · 1,871
- Canton High School0.7 mi · 1,899
- Smith Elementary School0.7 mi · 364
- Gallimore Elementary School0.7 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Isbister Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Isbister Elementary School?
Isbister Elementary School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Isbister Elementary School serve?
Isbister Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Isbister Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Isbister Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Isbister Elementary School?
Student demographics at Isbister Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Isbister Elementary School in?
Isbister Elementary School is part of Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.