Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262856006413
Smith Elementary School
1298 MCKINLEY ST, PLYMOUTH, MI 48170 · (734) 416-4860 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
43 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
69.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
60.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Smith Elementary School
Smith Elementary School's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Elementary School this school | 364 | 11.8% | 61.2% |
| Ferry Elementary School GROSSE POINTE WOODS | 357 | 11.5% | 56.6% |
| Kettle Lake Elementary School ALTO | 349 | 12.0% | 81.5% |
| Rogers Elementary School BERKLEY | 366 | 13.4% | 53.7% |
| Bauer Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 329 | 14.0% | 81.5% |
| Pembroke Elementary School TROY | 324 | 14.8% | 67.8% |
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 Smith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #187 of 1,085 | #22 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #211 of 1,072 | #26 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #91 of 1,139 | #11 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #818 of 1,630 | #184 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #921 of 1,424 | #171 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #764 of 1,424 | #132 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.8% | #1,491 of 1,563 | #280 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #561 of 979 | #89 of 177 |
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
364
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 364 | 21.7 | 16.8:1 | 12% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 23.7 | 15.3:1 | 11% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 20.2 | 17.0:1 | 10% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 21 | 16.8:1 | 11% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 19.6 | 20.8:1 | 12% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 19 | 20.5:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 8% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 21 | 19.6:1 | 5% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (408 to 364); teachers up 10% (19.6 to 21.7).
About Smith Elementary School
In PLYMOUTH, Michigan, Smith Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 364 students.
A total of 25 schools make up Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, with 15,978 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at Smith Elementary School is White, at 82%. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Wayne County, the White share is about 49%. The diversity index for Smith Elementary School is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Smith Elementary School lists 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.8 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1. About 12% of students at Smith Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County is 54 points.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Smith Elementary School's results are within a point of predicted: 61.2% against 61.0%.
The school is in Wayne County, where the median household earns about $60,539 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Across Wayne County, 573 public schools serve about 259,786 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, PCCS Elementary Virtual Academy, is the closest to Smith Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Smith Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 352 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 364 by 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 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
Other schools in PLYMOUTH
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Plymouth Scholars Charter AcademyElementary · 823 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Ivywood Classical AcademyCombined · 613 students
- Bird Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Other Smith Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 9 states are named Smith Elementary. Smith Elementary School is the 19th largest of the 21.
- Smith Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 730 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 650 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 642 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 624 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 623 students
Nearby schools
- PCCS Elementary Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 29
- PCCS Middle Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 39
- Isbister Elementary School0.7 mi · 422
- East Middle School0.7 mi · 725
- West Middle School0.8 mi · 667
- Bird Elementary School0.9 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Elementary SchoolHow large is Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Smith Elementary School serve?
Smith Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Smith Elementary School have?
Smith Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School is overseen by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools in Wayne County.
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