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Wattles Elementary School

3555 ELLENBORO DR, TROY, MI 48083 · (248) 823-3400 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
89 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7218%
Grade 16015%
Grade 27117%
Grade 36215%
Grade 47318%
Grade 56817%
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
14135%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
297%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
4110%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
17343%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
225%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
21854%
Female
18846%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
61.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
63.5%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 62 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →

Where Wattles Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Oakland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.7%#257 of 1,085#59 of 147
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.5%#175 of 1,072#46 of 144
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.6%#232 of 1,139#57 of 157
Enrollment
ranked largest first
406#628 of 1,630#94 of 178
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.6:1#619 of 1,424#84 of 170
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.0%#113 of 1,424#10 of 170
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.6%#276 of 979#25 of 118
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
406
-93 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.4:1
% White
35%
was 47%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
10%
was 4%
% Asian
43%
was 42%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2540626.115.6:122% (89)
2023-2441225.316.3:122% (91)
2022-2341026.515.5:124% (98)
2017-1849928.717.4:121% (106)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wattles Elementary School.

About Wattles Elementary School

Wattles Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of TROY, Michigan. A total of 406 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.

Troy School District oversees Wattles Elementary School and 20 other schools, with 11,596 students in total.

At Wattles Elementary School, the largest share of students is Asian, at 43%. It is also 35% White, 10% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Oakland County is roughly 9% Asian. Wattles Elementary School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.

Federal staffing data show 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wattles Elementary School and a ratio of 15.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 22% of students. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County is 10 points.

Test results at Wattles Elementary School are 1.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (57.7% actual, 56.6% predicted).

Oakland County census figures show that the median household income is $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 345 public schools in Oakland County, enrolling about 169,926 students in all.

The closest public school to Wattles Elementary School is Leonard Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 57.7% is below the 61.6% average for nearby schools.

NCES describes the area around Wattles Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Compared with 2017-18, the school had 93 fewer students in 2024-25. Over the same years, the White share dropped from 47% to 35%. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.4 to 15.6 over 7 years.

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Oakland County at a glance

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Population
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students

Quick facts

School name
Wattles Elementary School
District
Troy School District
Address
3555 ELLENBORO DR, TROY, MI 48083
Phone
(248) 823-3400
County
Oakland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
406
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
89 (22%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
263426006970
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Wattles Elementary School
How large is Wattles Elementary School?
Wattles Elementary School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-05.
Is Wattles Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wattles Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Wattles Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Wattles Elementary School.
How diverse is Wattles Elementary School?
Wattles Elementary School reports a student body of 35% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 43% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wattles Elementary School public or private?
Wattles Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Troy School District.
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