Woodhaven Upper Elementary

Woodhaven Upper Elementary is a heavily attended junior high in WOODHAVEN, Michigan, overseen by Woodhaven-Brownstown School District. The school works with 811 students in grades 5 through 6. That puts it 62% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Woodhaven-Brownstown School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,296 students; Woodhaven Upper Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Woodhaven Upper Elementary reports that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

On the income-and-resources front, Woodhaven Upper Elementary logs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Woodhaven Upper Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Woodhaven Upper Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Woodhaven Upper Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Erving Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodhaven Upper Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodhaven Upper Elementary has edged down 3%, going from 835 students in 2018 to 811 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 69% to 62% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.