Lewis Maire Elementary School

Lewis Maire Elementary School operates as a tight-knit elementary school in GROSSE POINTE, Michigan, part of Grosse Pointe Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 252 students spanning grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 32% below typical.

Within Grosse Pointe Public Schools, which oversees 12 schools and 6,326 students, Lewis Maire Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lewis Maire Elementary School shows that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lewis Maire Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 6% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Lewis Maire Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 63.6%; this one delivers 77.1%, a residual of +13.5 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Lewis Maire Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Richard Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lewis Maire Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Lewis Maire Elementary School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 69.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Lewis Maire Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 305 (now 252). White enrollment moved from 87% to 80% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.