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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Tonda Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262856000293
Tonda Elementary School
46501 WARREN RD, CANTON, MI 48187 · (734) 416-6100 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
67 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
35%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
64.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
63.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Tonda Elementary School
Tonda Elementary School's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonda Elementary School this school | 476 | 14.1% | 60.9% |
| Lone Pine Elementary School W BLOOMFIELD | 432 | 11.8% | 67.4% |
| Woodland Meadows Elementary School SALINE | 453 | 17.0% | 71.0% |
| Loon Lake Elementary School WIXOM | 496 | 18.3% | 55.5% |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary School SALINE | 474 | 14.3% | 67.7% |
| Wines Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 465 | 9.7% | 69.8% |
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 Tonda Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #193 of 1,085 | #23 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #174 of 1,072 | #20 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #178 of 1,139 | #25 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #346 of 1,630 | #87 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #996 of 1,424 | #183 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #718 of 1,424 | #124 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #1,466 of 1,563 | #277 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #452 of 979 | #73 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
476
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 476 | 27.8 | 17.1:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 29.9 | 16.5:1 | 19% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 28.6 | 17.0:1 | 18% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 13% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 26.6 | 20.7:1 | 13% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 10% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 2% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tonda Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (552 to 476); teachers up 4% (26.6 to 27.8).
About Tonda Elementary School
Tonda Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in CANTON, Michigan. It reports enrollment of 476 students in pre-K through 5. The school is 29% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Tonda Elementary School is part of Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, where 25 schools serve 15,978 students.
Roughly 80% of students at Tonda Elementary School are White. Smaller groups are 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. County-wide, 49% of Wayne County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
A staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.1:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 1.3 students per teacher. By family income, 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 52 points below the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Tonda Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Michigan public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Tonda Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.9%; the prediction is 60.0%.
Census data for Wayne County show median household income comes to about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 573 public schools in the county, enrolling about 259,786, Tonda Elementary School among them.
Plymouth High School sits about 0.9 miles from Tonda Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Tonda Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Tonda Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 484 students in 2020-21 and 476 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The discussion board for Tonda Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 CANTON
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- South Canton Scholars Charter AcademyElementary · 822 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Canton Charter AcademyElementary · 774 students
Nearby schools
- Plymouth High School0.9 mi · 1,816
- Discovery Middle School0.9 mi · 731
- Canton High School0.9 mi · 1,899
- Salem High School1.1 mi · 1,871
- Gallimore Elementary School1.3 mi · 336
- Miller Elementary School1.5 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Tonda Elementary SchoolHow large is Tonda Elementary School?
Tonda Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tonda Elementary School serve?
Tonda Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Tonda Elementary School have?
Tonda Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tonda Elementary School?
At Tonda Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Tonda Elementary School?
Tonda Elementary School is overseen by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.