Savage Road Elementary School

Savage Road Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in BELLEVILLE, Michigan, overseen by Van Buren Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 342 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 7 schools in Van Buren Public Schools (4,206 students total), Savage Road Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Savage Road Elementary School logs that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, Savage Road Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 42% of students at Savage Road Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Savage Road Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Savage Road Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Edgemont Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Savage Road Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 360 students in 2018 compared to 342 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 62% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Savage Road Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.