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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262856006420
Miller Elementary School
43721 HANFORD RD, CANTON, MI 48187 · (734) 416-4800 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
173 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 | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
58%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
47.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Miller Elementary School
Miller Elementary School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Elementary School this school | 480 | 36.0% | 41.0% |
| Hulsing Elementary School CANTON | 468 | 35.7% | 38.2% |
| Eriksson Elementary School CANTON | 443 | 36.3% | 41.5% |
| Cook Elementary School GRAND BLANC | 397 | 40.1% | N/A |
| Randolph Elementary School LIVONIA | 532 | 29.9% | 51.5% |
| John Allen School ANN ARBOR | 401 | 33.9% | 50.4% |
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 Miller Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #692 of 1,085 | #83 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #579 of 1,072 | #79 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #550 of 1,139 | #65 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #332 of 1,630 | #83 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #832 of 1,424 | #152 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #304 of 1,424 | #49 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #1,120 of 1,563 | #251 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #583 of 979 | #96 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
480
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 480 | 29.2 | 16.4:1 | 36% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 30.1 | 15.2:1 | 39% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 31.3 | 14.5:1 | 42% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 34% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 26.7 | 20.0:1 | 32% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 27% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 22 | 20.3:1 | 16% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 25 | 24.3:1 | 3% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (534 to 480); teachers up 9% (26.7 to 29.2).
About Miller Elementary School
In CANTON, Michigan, Miller Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 480 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students each.
Miller Elementary School reports to Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, which has 25 schools and 15,978 students.
Miller Elementary School is 60% White by enrollment. Other students are 19% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County residents are about 49% White. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Miller Elementary School is 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.4:1. That matches the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan fairly closely. About 36% of students, or 173, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 66% average among public schools in Wayne County.
Miller Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.0% is 9.3 points below the 50.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Wayne County has about 1,772,259 residents, and the median household income is $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Miller Elementary School, Wayne County has 572 other public schools.
Nearby, Discovery Middle School is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Miller Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Miller Elementary School ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 470 in 2020-21, 480 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Miller Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 CANTON
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- South Canton Scholars Charter AcademyElementary · 822 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Canton Charter AcademyElementary · 774 students
Other Miller Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Miller Elementary. Miller Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 17.
- Miller Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 575 students
- Miller ElemDodge City, KS · 780 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 675 students
- Miller ElementarySan Diego, CA · 611 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolLITTLE ELM, TX · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery Middle School0.6 mi · 731
- Hoben Elementary School0.9 mi · 443
- Hulsing Elementary School1.3 mi · 468
- Eriksson Elementary School1.4 mi · 443
- Gallimore Elementary School1.4 mi · 336
- Tonda Elementary School1.5 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Miller Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Miller Elementary School?
Miller Elementary School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Miller Elementary School serve?
Miller Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Miller Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Miller Elementary School.
How diverse is Miller Elementary School?
Miller Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 7% Hispanic, 19% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Miller Elementary School public or private?
Miller Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.