NijiIro Japanese Immersion Elementary School

As a compact elementary campus in LIVONIA, Michigan, NijiIro Japanese Immersion Elementary School caters to 219 students from grades K through 6, operated by Livonia Public Schools School District. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so NijiIro Japanese Immersion Elementary School sits 41% below that benchmark.

Across the 25 schools in Livonia Public Schools School District (12,986 students total), NijiIro Japanese Immersion Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, NijiIro Japanese Immersion Elementary School shows that 39% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 27% White, 24% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 4% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

With demographic context factored in, NijiIro Japanese Immersion Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.2%, the actual is 63.5%, a residual of +1.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which NijiIro Japanese Immersion Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Holmes Middle School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NijiIro Japanese Immersion Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 54.9%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NijiIro Japanese Immersion Elementary School has contracted 14%, going from 256 students in 2018 to 219 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 16% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for NijiIro Japanese Immersion Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.