Wass Elementary School

Wass Elementary School, an average-sized K-5 school in TROY, Michigan, one of the schools within Troy School District, instructs 413 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Wass Elementary School is one of 21 schools operated by Troy School District, a district that caters to 11,596 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Wass Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 31% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Wass Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Oakland County's rate of about 32%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wass Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Oakland County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Wass Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Larson Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wass Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.4%.

Wass Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wass Elementary School's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 426 (now 413). Asian enrollment moved from 22% to 31% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Wass Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.