Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROSSE ILE TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS·NCES 261722005403
Meridian Elementary School
26700 MERIDIAN RD, GROSSE ILE, MI 48138 · (734) 362-2700 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
19.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
54 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 93 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 33% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Grosse Ile Township Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
66.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Meridian Elementary School
Meridian Elementary School's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Elementary School this school | 313 | 17.3% | 61.7% |
| Paris Ridge Elementary CALEDONIA | 303 | 16.2% | 73.9% |
| Jamestown Upper Elementary School JAMESTOWN | 327 | 18.7% | 65.7% |
| Valley View Elementary School ROCKFORD | 336 | 15.5% | 75.1% |
| TCAPS Montessori School TRAVERSE CITY | 331 | 17.5% | 60.7% |
| Bauer Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 329 | 14.0% | 81.5% |
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 Meridian Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #175 of 1,085 | #20 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #132 of 1,072 | #16 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #120 of 1,139 | #17 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #1,031 of 1,630 | #221 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,305 of 1,424 | #247 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #994 of 1,424 | #165 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #1,427 of 1,563 | #275 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #464 of 979 | #75 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
313
-96 (-23%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 313 | 16.2 | 19.4:1 | 17% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 20.6 | 15.8:1 | 19% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 19.6 | 17.6:1 | 15% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 9% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 16.3 | 22.1:1 | 11% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 15 | 27.2:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 9% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 23 | 18.9:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 221 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meridian Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (362 to 313); teachers down 1% (16.3 to 16.2).
About Meridian Elementary School
Families in GROSSE ILE, Michigan, are served by Meridian Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. It serves 313 students in kindergarten through 5.
The Grosse Ile Township Schools system has 4 schools and 1,493 students.
The student body at Meridian Elementary School is 87% White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% Native American. Wayne County's residents are about 49% White, 38 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 16.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.4:1. That is 3.5 students per teacher above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Meridian Elementary School is 17%. That is lower than the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
allk12 grades Meridian Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Michigan, Meridian Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 61.7% actual against a predicted 58.6%.
Across Wayne County, the median household income is $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%. Wayne County is home to 573 public schools and about 259,786 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Grosse Ile High School is the closest, at about 1.5 miles. Meridian Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Meridian Elementary School comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Meridian Elementary School's enrollment dropped 23%, to 313. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.8:1 to 19.4:1.
Discussions about Meridian Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Grosse Ile Township Schools
- Grosse Ile High SchoolHigh · 510 students
- Grosse Ile Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- Parke Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in GROSSE ILE
- Grosse Ile High SchoolHigh · 510 students
- Grosse Ile Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- Parke Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other Meridian Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 8 states are named Meridian Elementary. Meridian Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 11.
- Meridian Elementary SchoolSANFORD, MI · 537 students
- Meridian ElementaryEl Cajon, CA · 570 students
- Meridian Elementary SchoolBROOMFIELD, CO · 525 students
- MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 468 students
- Meridian Elementary SchoolBlue Mound, IL · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Grosse Ile High School1.5 mi · 510
- Grosse Ile Middle School1.8 mi · 383
- Parsons Elementary School2.4 mi · 418
- Parke Lane Elementary School2.6 mi · 287
- Richard C Hedke Elem School2.7 mi · 541
- Trenton High School2.8 mi · 846
Frequently asked questions
About Meridian Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Meridian Elementary School?
Meridian Elementary School enrolls approximately 313 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Meridian Elementary School serve?
Meridian Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meridian Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meridian Elementary School is approximately 19.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Meridian Elementary School?
Student demographics at Meridian Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Meridian Elementary School in?
Meridian Elementary School is part of Grosse Ile Township Schools.
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