Wick Elementary School

Wick Elementary School is one of the intimate elementary campuss in ROMULUS, Michigan, overseen by Romulus Community Schools, with 281 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% smaller than the state mean of about 369.

Across the 7 schools in Romulus Community Schools (2,058 students total), Wick Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wick Elementary School records that Black students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school shows 11% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

On the income-and-resources front, Wick Elementary School records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 81% of students at Wick Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wick Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.5%; this one delivers 36.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Wick Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Romulus Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wick Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.4%.

Wick Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wick Elementary School's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 290 (now 281). The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 75% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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