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Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE-WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260001503902
WalkerWinter Elementary School
39932 MICHIGAN AVE, CANTON, MI 48188 · (734) 419-2780 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
254 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
20.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
14.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 WalkerWinter Elementary School
WalkerWinter Elementary School's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WalkerWinter Elementary School this school | 377 | 67.4% | 19.6% |
| Eugene B Elliott Elem School WESTLAND | 386 | 71.2% | N/A |
| Botsford Elementary School LIVONIA | 347 | 68.9% | 26.3% |
| Milwood Elementary School KALAMAZOO | 362 | 70.4% | 21.9% |
| RooseveltMcGrath Elem School WAYNE | 454 | 69.4% | 18.7% |
| Sylvester Elementary School BERRIEN SPRINGS | 394 | 62.2% | 40.2% |
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 WalkerWinter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #1,074 of 1,085 | #159 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #1,066 of 1,072 | #162 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #1,103 of 1,139 | #160 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #758 of 1,630 | #173 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #753 of 1,424 | #136 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #173 of 1,424 | #23 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #555 of 1,563 | #198 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #254 of 440 | #55 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
377
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 377 | 23.4 | 16.1:1 | 67% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 24.7 | 13.8:1 | 71% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 21.4 | 18.9:1 | 66% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 60% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 21.4 | 16.6:1 | 45% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 52% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 57% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 19 | 23.8:1 | 36% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WalkerWinter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (355 to 377); teachers up 9% (21.4 to 23.4).
About WalkerWinter Elementary School
WalkerWinter Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in CANTON, Michigan. Enrollment totals 377 students across kindergarten through 5.
WalkerWinter Elementary School is part of Wayne-Westland Community School District, where 15 schools serve 8,980 students.
No group is above 50% at WalkerWinter Elementary School; the largest is White, at 47%. After that, the student body is 34% Black, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among Wayne County residents, the White share is about 49%. The diversity index for WalkerWinter Elementary School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at WalkerWinter Elementary School, giving a ratio of 16.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 15.8:1. By family income, 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Wayne County average a similar 66%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 19.6%, is 16.9 points below the 36.4% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Wayne County show that the median household earns about $60,539 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Across Wayne County, 573 public schools serve about 259,786 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Adlai Stevenson Middle School, is about 1.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, WalkerWinter Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal data place WalkerWinter 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.
The school's size has been steady, with 381 students in 2020-21 and 377 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.1:1, from 18.1:1.
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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 Wayne-Westland Community School District
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 1,368 students
- Wayne Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Adlai Stevenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolHigh · 619 students
- Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Wildwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 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
- Adlai Stevenson Middle School1.2 mi · 768
- PD Graham Elementary School1.4 mi · 429
- Albert Schweitzer Elementary School1.7 mi · 407
- Field Elementary School1.7 mi · 467
- RooseveltMcGrath Elem School2.1 mi · 454
- Star International Academy2.6 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About WalkerWinter Elementary SchoolHow large is WalkerWinter Elementary School?
WalkerWinter Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does WalkerWinter Elementary School serve?
WalkerWinter Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WalkerWinter Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WalkerWinter Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WalkerWinter Elementary School?
WalkerWinter Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 9% Hispanic, 34% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is WalkerWinter Elementary School public or private?
WalkerWinter Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne-Westland Community School District.
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