TaftGalloway Elementary School

TaftGalloway Elementary School is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in WAYNE, Michigan, run under Wayne-Westland Community School District, with 412 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Wayne-Westland Community School District runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 8,980 students. TaftGalloway Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, TaftGalloway Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 32% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TaftGalloway Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Wayne County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which TaftGalloway Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Benjamin Franklin Middle School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TaftGalloway Elementary School.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TaftGalloway Elementary School has ticked up 35%, going from 305 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.