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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 579 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263390006954
Richard C Hedke Elem School
3201 MARIAN DR, TRENTON, MI 48183 · (734) 692-4563 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
181 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Trenton Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
33.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% 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 →
Schools most like Richard C Hedke Elem School
Richard C Hedke Elem School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard C Hedke Elem School this school | 541 | 33.5% | 37.8% |
| TC Holbrook Elementary School GRAND LEDGE | 506 | 31.6% | 40.6% |
| Steele Street Elementary School MASON | 513 | 34.5% | 37.4% |
| Evergreen Elementary ALLENDALE | 573 | 29.3% | 57.4% |
| Southwest Elementary School HOWELL | 526 | 38.2% | 48.9% |
| Waukazoo Elementary School HOLLAND | 466 | 30.3% | 50.4% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Richard C Hedke Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #769 of 1,085 | #96 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #840 of 1,072 | #106 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #646 of 1,139 | #79 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #186 of 1,630 | #59 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #577 of 1,424 | #108 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #657 of 1,424 | #113 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #1,168 of 1,563 | #257 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #172 of 440 | #36 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
541
+56 (+12%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 541 | 35.1 | 15.4:1 | 33% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 34.1 | 15.7:1 | 42% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 40 | 12.5:1 | 37% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 39 | 12.4:1 | 35% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 31.9 | 15.3:1 | 31% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 33% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 35% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 5% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard C Hedke Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (488 to 541); teachers up 10% (31.9 to 35.1).
About Richard C Hedke Elem School
Richard C Hedke Elem School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in TRENTON, Michigan. Enrollment stands at 541 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 47% above the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Trenton Public Schools counts 2,582 students in its 4 schools, and Richard C Hedke Elem School is one of them.
At Richard C Hedke Elem School, 78% of students are White. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Wayne County is roughly 49% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Richard C Hedke Elem School scores 38%.
Richard C Hedke Elem School reports a ratio of 15.4 students per teacher, from 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Lunch program data show 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 66% average among public schools in Wayne County.
Richard C Hedke Elem School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Richard C Hedke Elem School is 13.7 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Michigan.
The county, Wayne County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county has 573 public schools and about 259,786 students.
About 0.5 miles separate Richard C Hedke Elem School from the closest public school, Boyd W Arthurs Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Richard C Hedke Elem School is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Richard C Hedke Elem School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
From 485 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 541 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.4 to 15.4 over 4 years.
Richard C Hedke Elem School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Trenton Public Schools
- Trenton High SchoolHigh · 846 students
- Jesse L Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Boyd W Arthurs Middle SchoolMiddle · 578 students
Other schools in TRENTON
- Trenton High SchoolHigh · 846 students
- Jesse L Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Boyd W Arthurs Middle SchoolMiddle · 578 students
Nearby schools
- Boyd W Arthurs Middle School0.5 mi · 578
- Trenton High School0.8 mi · 846
- Jesse L Anderson Elementary School1.2 mi · 617
- Yake Elementary School1.3 mi · 373
- Erving Elementary School1.9 mi · 379
- Woodhaven Upper Elementary1.9 mi · 811
Frequently asked questions
About Richard C Hedke Elem SchoolHow many students attend Richard C Hedke Elem School?
Richard C Hedke Elem School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Richard C Hedke Elem School serve?
Richard C Hedke Elem School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Richard C Hedke Elem School have?
Richard C Hedke Elem School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richard C Hedke Elem School?
At Richard C Hedke Elem School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Richard C Hedke Elem School?
Richard C Hedke Elem School is overseen by Trenton Public Schools in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.