Vandenberg Elementary School

Vandenberg Elementary School is a primary school of intimate scale in REDFORD, Michigan, part of South Redford School District, enrolling 280 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% smaller than the state mean of about 369.

Across the 7 schools in South Redford School District (2,753 students total), Vandenberg Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Vandenberg Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%). The remainder is composed of 6% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household income runs about $60,539, 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 Vandenberg Elementary School is one.

Fisher Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vandenberg Elementary School has decreased 8%, going from 304 students in 2018 to 280 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.