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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PD Graham Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE-WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260001503908
PD Graham Elementary School
1255 S JOHN HIX ST, WESTLAND, MI 48186 · (734) 419-2620 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
221 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 19% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
21.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where PD Graham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #961 of 1,085 | #122 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,038 of 1,072 | #148 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #935 of 1,139 | #121 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #530 of 1,630 | #125 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #417 of 1,424 | #65 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #349 of 1,424 | #57 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #860 of 1,563 | #229 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #316 of 440 | #69 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
429
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 429 | 29.2 | 14.7:1 | 52% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 28.5 | 14.2:1 | 57% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 29.3 | 13.8:1 | 59% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 54% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 25.9 | 15.9:1 | 44% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 49% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 25 | 20.1:1 | 42% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 17 | 22.0:1 | 15% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PD Graham Elementary School.
About PD Graham Elementary School
PD Graham Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in WESTLAND, Michigan. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 429 students.
Besides PD Graham Elementary School, Wayne-Westland Community School District runs 14 other schools. The district enrolls 8,980 students.
The largest group at PD Graham Elementary School is White students, at 57%. Other groups include 32% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County residents are about 49% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PD Graham Elementary School scores 57%.
Its ratio of 14.7:1 is based on 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 52%. On average, public schools in Wayne County report 66%.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 43.5%. PD Graham Elementary School posts 29.0%, 14.5 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In Wayne County, the median household earns about $60,539 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Across Wayne County, 573 public schools serve about 259,786 students.
PD Graham Elementary School's nearest public school is Adlai Stevenson Middle School (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. PD Graham Elementary School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies PD Graham Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
An 8% rise took enrollment from 398 in 2020-21 to 429 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (17.3:1).
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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 Wayne-Westland Community School District
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 1,368 students
- Wayne Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Adlai Stevenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolHigh · 619 students
- Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Wildwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Other schools in WESTLAND
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 1,368 students
- Adlai Stevenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Universal Learning AcademyCombined · 761 students
- Cooper Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Wildwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Nearby schools
- Adlai Stevenson Middle School0.4 mi · 768
- Albert Schweitzer Elementary School1.3 mi · 407
- WalkerWinter Elementary School1.4 mi · 377
- Field Elementary School1.4 mi · 467
- John Glenn High School1.7 mi · 1,368
- Eriksson Elementary School1.9 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About PD Graham Elementary SchoolHow many students attend PD Graham Elementary School?
PD Graham Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
Is PD Graham Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
PD Graham Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PD Graham Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at PD Graham Elementary School.
How diverse is PD Graham Elementary School?
PD Graham Elementary School reports a student body of 57% White, 5% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is PD Graham Elementary School in?
PD Graham Elementary School is part of Wayne-Westland Community School District.
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