Mound Park Elementary School

Mound Park Elementary School is a compact primary school in WARREN, Michigan, operated by Fitzgerald Public Schools. The school instructs 296 students in grades 4 through 5.

Fitzgerald Public Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,259 students; Mound Park Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Mound Park Elementary School records that the largest single group is Black at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 22% Asian, 19% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Macomb County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Mound Park Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Macomb County) reports that median household income runs about $77,837, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Macomb County's 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), Mound Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Mason Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mound Park Elementary School.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mound Park Elementary School's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 344 (now 296). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 36% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Mound Park Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.