Kinyon Elementary School

Kinyon Elementary School is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in TAYLOR, Michigan, one of the schools within Taylor School District, enrolling 375 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Taylor School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 5,572 students; Kinyon Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Kinyon Elementary School records that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 25% Black, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Kinyon Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.9%; this one delivers 30.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) logs that median household earnings sit near $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Kinyon Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Robert J West Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kinyon Elementary School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 30.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kinyon Elementary School has edged down 14%, going from 436 students in 2018 to 375 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 55% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Kinyon Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.