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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GIBRALTAR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261587005238
Parsons Elementary School
14473 MIDDLE GIBRALTAR RD, ROCKWOOD, MI 48173 · (734) 379-7050 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
113 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Gibraltar School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
47.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Where Parsons Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #392 of 1,085 | #49 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #485 of 1,072 | #64 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #342 of 1,139 | #41 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #574 of 1,630 | #134 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #938 of 1,424 | #174 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #815 of 1,424 | #142 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.0% | #1,281 of 1,563 | #266 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #329 of 440 | #74 of 91 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
418
+104 (+33%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 418 | 24.8 | 16.9:1 | 27% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 24.3 | 15.9:1 | 33% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 25.8 | 14.7:1 | 29% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 18% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 22.1 | 18.3:1 | 29% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 21 | 19.0:1 | 19% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 23 | 20.0:1 | 28% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 21 | 19.2:1 | 14% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parsons Elementary School.
About Parsons Elementary School
Parsons Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in ROCKWOOD, Michigan. It had 418 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
The 7 schools of Gibraltar School District, including Parsons Elementary School, enroll 3,615 students.
Parsons Elementary School is 83% White by enrollment. Next come 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 49% White among all Wayne County residents. The diversity index for Parsons Elementary School is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 24.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.9:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 1.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 27%. The average for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Parsons Elementary School's results are 3.1 points below predicted: 51.2% against 54.3%.
The school's county is Wayne County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $60,539, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. There are 573 public schools in the county, enrolling about 259,786, Parsons Elementary School among them.
About 0.9 miles separate Parsons Elementary School from the closest public school, Shumate Middle School. The five-mile area around Parsons Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Parsons Elementary School ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.2% against a local average of 44.6%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 314 to 418, a 33% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.3:1 to 16.9:1.
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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 Gibraltar School District
- Oscar A Carlson High SchoolHigh · 1,104 students
- Shumate Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Chapman Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Hunter Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Frank E Weiss Elem SchoolElementary · 285 students
- Lakeshore Virtual SchoolCombined · 117 students
Other schools in ROCKWOOD
- Oscar A Carlson High SchoolHigh · 1,104 students
- Shumate Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Chapman Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Shumate Middle School0.9 mi · 839
- Lakeshore Virtual School0.9 mi · 117
- Oscar A Carlson High School0.9 mi · 1,104
- Hunter Elementary School2.2 mi · 418
- Meridian Elementary School2.4 mi · 313
- Frank E Weiss Elem School2.4 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Parsons Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Parsons Elementary School?
Parsons Elementary School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Parsons Elementary School serve?
Parsons Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Parsons Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Parsons Elementary School.
How diverse is Parsons Elementary School?
Parsons Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Parsons Elementary School?
Parsons Elementary School is overseen by Gibraltar School District in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.