Jane Addams Elementary School

Located at 14025 BERWYN, in REDFORD, Michigan, Jane Addams Elementary School is a modestly sized K-5 school that caters to 297 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within South Redford School District.

South Redford School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,753 students. Jane Addams Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Jane Addams Elementary School shows that 74% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 11% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, census data for Wayne County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Jane Addams Elementary School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

The closest other public school is SOAR Academic Institute, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jane Addams Elementary School has declined 9%, going from 325 students in 2018 to 297 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 18% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.