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What's the most underrated thing about West Utica Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263447007006
West Utica Elementary School
5415 W UTICA RD, SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI 48317 · (586) 797-6600 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
17.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
417 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 43% larger than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
26.3%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 West Utica Elementary School
West Utica Elementary School's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Utica Elementary School this school | 522 | 79.9% | 23.3% |
| Clarence Randall Elem School TAYLOR | 492 | 83.9% | 25.1% |
| Ballard Elementary School NILES | 516 | 77.7% | 36.4% |
| Arborwood Elementary School MONROE | 462 | 79.4% | N/A |
| Comstock Elementary School KALAMAZOO | 597 | 74.9% | N/A |
| Kate Dowdall Elementary School FLINT | 405 | 81.7% | 37.0% |
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 West Utica Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #1,038 of 1,085 | #95 of 100 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #1,046 of 1,139 | #98 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #222 of 1,630 | #29 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,134 of 1,424 | #82 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #237 of 1,424 | #24 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #368 of 1,563 | #30 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #333 of 440 | #33 of 43 |
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
522
+105 (+25%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 522 | 29.2 | 17.9:1 | 80% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 28.7 | 17.3:1 | 79% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 35.6 | 13.6:1 | 78% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 79% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 32.8 | 15.4:1 | 75% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 31 | 19.0:1 | 70% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 25 | 24.3:1 | 62% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 656 | 34 | 19.3:1 | 20% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Utica Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (505 to 522); teachers down 11% (32.8 to 29.2).
About West Utica Elementary School
West Utica Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Michigan. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 522 students. Elementary schools in Michigan have about 369 students on average; enrollment here is 41% higher.
West Utica Elementary School is one of the 37 schools that make up Utica Community Schools (25,574 students in total).
The share of White students at West Utica Elementary School is 56%, a majority. The school is also 24% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Macomb County residents. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at West Utica Elementary School are from different groups.
West Utica Elementary School lists 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.9 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 2.0 students per teacher. About 80% of students at West Utica Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Macomb County is 52%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, West Utica Elementary School outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, West Utica Elementary School would score about 30.9%. It scores 23.3%, 7.6 points below that figure.
For Macomb County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $77,837 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting West Utica Elementary School, Macomb County has 236 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Eppler Junior High School, is about 1.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. West Utica Elementary School is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 25% rise, from 417 to 522. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.0:1 in 2020-21, and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Utica Community Schools
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Utica High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Shelby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
Other schools in SHELBY TOWNSHIP
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Shelby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
- Beacon Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 787 students
- Richard J Duncan ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Crissman Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
Nearby schools
- Eppler Junior High School1.1 mi · 589
- Utica High School1.2 mi · 1,391
- Wiley Elementary School1.2 mi · 570
- Flickinger Elementary School1.8 mi · 422
- Reuther Middle School2.3 mi · 706
- Dresden Elementary School2.4 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About West Utica Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Utica Elementary School?
West Utica Elementary School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does West Utica Elementary School serve?
West Utica Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Utica Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Utica Elementary School is approximately 17.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Utica Elementary School?
West Utica Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 12% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees West Utica Elementary School?
West Utica Elementary School is overseen by Utica Community Schools in Macomb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.