Westdale Elementary School

Westdale Elementary School is one of the compact primary schools in SAGINAW, Michigan, part of Saginaw Township Community Schools, with 313 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 8 schools in Saginaw Township Community Schools (4,447 students total), Westdale Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Westdale Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 29% Black, 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Saginaw County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Westdale Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Saginaw County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Saginaw County indicate median household income runs about $60,622, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Westdale Elementary School is one of 75 public schools in Saginaw County (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students).

The closest other public school is White Pine Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westdale Elementary School.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Westdale Elementary School's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 313). White enrollment moved from 53% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.