Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIPTON ACADEMY·NCES 260103608432
Tipton Academy PK3
1615 BELTON ST, GARDEN CITY, MI 48135 · (734) 261-0500 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
221 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 24% |
Student demographics
54%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Tipton Academy PK3→Tipton Academy 48
Based on grade levels within Tipton Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
29.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Tipton Academy PK3
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Academy PK3 this school | 301 | 73.4% | 24.6% |
| Rawsonville Elementary School YPSILANTI | 313 | 72.5% | 29.9% |
| Tenniswood Elementary School CLINTON TOWNSHIP | 356 | 71.3% | N/A |
| Grandview Elementary School LIVONIA | 332 | 73.5% | 33.4% |
| United Oaks Elementary School HAZEL PARK | 363 | 75.5% | N/A |
| Hoover Elementary School HAZEL PARK | 280 | 81.1% | N/A |
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 Tipton Academy PK3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #1,026 of 1,085 | #138 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #924 of 1,072 | #119 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,109 of 1,139 | #162 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #1,083 of 1,630 | #232 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #370 of 1,424 | #58 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #394 of 1,424 | #67 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.4% | #461 of 1,563 | #185 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #321 of 440 | #70 of 91 |
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
301
+48 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 301 | 20.7 | 14.5:1 | 73% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 20.7 | 13.6:1 | 83% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 21.8 | 12.8:1 | 77% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 16 | 15.8:1 | 68% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 18.8 | 15.5:1 | 64% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 246 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 68% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tipton Academy PK3.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (290 to 301); teachers up 10% (18.8 to 20.7).
About Tipton Academy PK3
Tipton Academy PK3 is a small elementary school in GARDEN CITY, Michigan, administered by Tipton Academy. The school covers pre-K through 3 and reported 301 students in 2024-25.
Tipton Academy runs Tipton Academy PK3 along with 1 other school, enrolling 556 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Tipton Academy PK3 is 59% Black. Other groups include 32% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 37% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tipton Academy PK3 is 14.5:1, based on 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is higher. Tipton Academy PK3 counts 73% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Tipton Academy PK3 outscored 5%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Tipton Academy PK3 is 9.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Wayne County show that median household income comes to about $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county's public schools total 573, with about 259,786 students.
Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center is the nearest public school to Tipton Academy PK3, about 0.4 miles away. Tipton Academy PK3 is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 41.5% proficiency; Tipton Academy PK3 posts 24.6%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment increased by 19% across 4 years, from 253 in 2020-21 to 301 in 2024-25. The ratio was 15.8:1 in 2020-21 and 14.5:1 in 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 GARDEN CITY
- Garden City High SchoolHigh · 896 students
- Farmington 56 CampusMiddle · 455 students
- Garden City Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Memorial Elementary 12 CampusElementary · 419 students
- Douglas Elementary 34 CampusElementary · 412 students
- Cambridge Alternative High SchoolHigh · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center0.4 mi · 222
- David Hicks School0.8 mi · 466
- Kinloch Elementary School0.9 mi · 557
- Tipton Academy 480.9 mi · 255
- Douglas Elementary 34 Campus0.9 mi · 412
- Inkster Preparatory Academy1.0 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About Tipton Academy PK3How many students attend Tipton Academy PK3?
Tipton Academy PK3 enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-03.
Is Tipton Academy PK3 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tipton Academy PK3 is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Tipton Academy PK3 have?
Tipton Academy PK3 employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Tipton Academy PK3?
Student demographics at Tipton Academy PK3 are roughly 32% White, 3% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Tipton Academy PK3 public or private?
Tipton Academy PK3 is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Tipton Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.