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Enrollment
615
Middle
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262184005897
Riley Upper Elementary School
15555 HENRY RUFF ST, LIVONIA, MI 48154 · (734) 744-2680 · Wayne County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Michigan public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
107 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 301 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 314 | 51% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
54.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like Riley Upper Elementary School
Riley Upper Elementary School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Upper Elementary School this school | 615 | 17.4% | 47.0% |
| Holmes Middle School LIVONIA | 670 | 16.4% | 62.0% |
| Duncan Lake Middle School CALEDONIA | 696 | 16.5% | 68.0% |
| Kraft Meadows Intermediate School CALEDONIA | 703 | 17.1% | 65.5% |
| West Middle School PLYMOUTH | 667 | 13.8% | 60.6% |
| Baldwin Street Middle School HUDSONVILLE | 610 | 14.6% | 63.1% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Riley Upper Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #145 of 397 | #14 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #88 of 380 | #9 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #94 of 377 | #10 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #162 of 491 | #26 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #352 of 436 | #50 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #211 of 437 | #39 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.4% | #433 of 477 | #58 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #179 of 339 | #30 of 55 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
615
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 615 | 32.3 | 19.0:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 31.1 | 19.8:1 | 26% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 27% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 25% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 33.9 | 20.8:1 | 19% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 31 | 21.4:1 | 17% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | 41 | 18.9:1 | 15% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 4% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riley Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (704 to 615); teachers down 5% (33.9 to 32.3).
About Riley Upper Elementary School
Riley Upper Elementary School is a medium-sized middle school. Its address is in LIVONIA, Michigan. The school serves 615 students in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students.
Riley Upper Elementary School is a school in Livonia Public Schools School District. The district has 25 schools and 12,986 students.
White students are the majority at Riley Upper Elementary School, with 80% of enrollment. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 49%. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 19.0 students per teacher and 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 17%. That is lower than the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Riley Upper Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Riley Upper Elementary School would be expected to post about 58.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.0%.
Wayne County census figures show that the median household income is $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 573 public schools in Wayne County, enrolling about 259,786 students in all.
The closest other public school is Roosevelt Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Riley Upper Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 63.0% on proficiency, and Riley Upper Elementary School is below that at 47.0%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Riley Upper Elementary School enrolled 624; in 2024-25, 615. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.4:1 in 2020-21, and 19.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Livonia Public Schools School District
- Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Frost Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Cooper Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Other schools in LIVONIA
- Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Grand River AcademyElementary · 727 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Frost Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.7 mi · 409
- Buchanan Elementary School0.8 mi · 483
- American Montessori Academy Elementary0.8 mi · 152
- Branch Line School1.0 mi · 141
- Jackson Center1.0 mi · 66
- Kennedy Elementary School1.4 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Riley Upper Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riley Upper Elementary School?
Riley Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 615 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Riley Upper Elementary School serve?
Riley Upper Elementary School serves grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Riley Upper Elementary School have?
Riley Upper Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Riley Upper Elementary School?
Student demographics at Riley Upper Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Riley Upper Elementary School in?
Riley Upper Elementary School is part of Livonia Public Schools School District.
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