Parsons Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary school in ROCKWOOD, Michigan, Parsons Elementary School educates 418 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Gibraltar School District.

Gibraltar School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,615 students; Parsons Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Parsons Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder is composed of 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

On the resource side, On paper, Parsons Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Parsons Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.3%; this one delivers 51.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Wayne County shows median household income runs about $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 Parsons Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Shumate Middle School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Parsons Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parsons Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parsons Elementary School has ticked up 3%, going from 404 students in 2018 to 418 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.