Romulus Elementary School

Romulus Elementary School operates as a cozy primary school in ROMULUS, Michigan, operated by Romulus Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 262 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 29% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 7 schools in Romulus Community Schools (2,058 students total), Romulus Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Romulus Elementary School lists that 77% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 11% White, 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Romulus Elementary School lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Romulus Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.3%; Romulus Elementary School posts 46.5%, +16.3 points above that line.

In the broader community, Wayne County reports that median household income runs about $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Romulus Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Benjamin Franklin Middle School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Romulus Elementary School at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 28.4%.

Romulus Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Romulus Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 321 (now 262). White enrollment moved from 16% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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