Taylor Parks Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Schools most like Taylor Parks Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Parks Elementary School this school | 322 | 82.0% | N/A |
| Blair Moody Elementary School TAYLOR | 317 | 79.2% | 29.6% |
| Holland Elementary School TAYLOR | 310 | 79.0% | 39.7% |
| Pardee School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 337 | 77.2% | N/A |
| Polk Elementary School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 374 | 84.5% | 19.2% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School PORT HURON | 270 | 77.0% | N/A |
Where Taylor Parks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #997 of 1,630 | #214 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,051 of 1,424 | #194 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #253 of 1,424 | #36 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.0% | #326 of 1,563 | #151 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #218 of 979 | #36 of 177 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 322 | 18.5 | 17.4:1 | 82% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 19.5 | 17.1:1 | 85% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 19.1 | 17.0:1 | 86% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 89% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 23.5 | 17.3:1 | 82% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 22 | 20.7:1 | 85% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 78% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 41% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (406 to 322); teachers down 21% (23.5 to 18.5).
About Taylor Parks Elementary School
Taylor Parks Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in TAYLOR, Michigan, one of the schools in Taylor School District. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 322 students.
Taylor School District serves 5,572 students across 12 schools.
Roughly 55% of students at Taylor Parks Elementary School are White. Other reported shares: 27% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Taylor Parks Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.4:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 82%. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Across Wayne County, the median household income is $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Wayne County is home to 573 public schools and about 259,786 public school students.
Blair Moody Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when Taylor Parks Elementary School had 364 students, to 2024-25, when it had 322.
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