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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261848005533
Wilcox Elementary School
1650 LAURELWOOD DR, HOLT, MI 48842 · (517) 699-0249 · Ingham County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
199 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
49.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
46.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Wilcox Elementary School
Wilcox Elementary School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcox Elementary School this school | 413 | 48.2% | 42.2% |
| Elliott Elementary School HOLT | 457 | 50.8% | 31.2% |
| Erving Elementary School WOODHAVEN | 379 | 51.2% | 42.8% |
| Grayson Elementary WATERFORD | 437 | 53.8% | 44.5% |
| Fox Elementary School MACOMB | 471 | 51.4% | 26.6% |
| Eastside Connections School NILES | 403 | 51.1% | 57.5% |
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 Wilcox Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #655 of 1,085 | #20 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #523 of 1,072 | #14 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #512 of 1,139 | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #589 of 1,630 | #15 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,253 of 1,424 | #42 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #156 of 1,424 | #21 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #928 of 1,563 | #25 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #273 of 440 | #13 of 17 |
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
413
+47 (+13%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 413 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 48% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 61% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 60% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 43% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 21.8 | 18.0:1 | 41% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 21 | 19.7:1 | 41% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 31% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 19% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilcox Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (392 to 413); teachers up 1% (21.8 to 22).
About Wilcox Elementary School
The public elementary school Wilcox Elementary School is located in HOLT, Michigan. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 413 students.
Holt Public Schools is the district for Wilcox Elementary School. It has 9 schools and 4,699 students.
A majority of students at Wilcox Elementary School, 52%, are White. The next largest groups are 17% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 17 points below the 69% share among Ingham County residents. By the diversity index, Wilcox Elementary School comes in at 66%.
The school employs the equivalent of 22 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 18.8:1. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%. That is close to the 49% average for public schools in Ingham County.
Wilcox Elementary School scores 42.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Ingham County, median household income is about $65,526, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Ingham County number 100 and enroll about 37,914.
Holt Junior High School is located about 0.8 miles from Wilcox Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Wilcox Elementary School is ahead of the 32.4% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
NCES describes the area around Wilcox Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Wilcox Elementary School went from 366 students to 413. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holt Public Schools
- Holt Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- Holt Junior High SchoolMiddle · 713 students
- Elliott Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Dimondale Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Other schools in HOLT
- Holt Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- Holt Junior High SchoolMiddle · 713 students
- Elliott Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Washington Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 346 students
Other Wilcox Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Wilcox Elementary. Wilcox Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Wilcox Elementary SchoolTwinsburg, OH · 652 students
- Wilcox ElementaryMontebello, CA · 479 students
- Wilcox Elementary SchoolSpringfield, IL · 241 students
Nearby schools
- Holt Junior High School0.8 mi · 713
- Sycamore Elementary School0.9 mi · 348
- Hope Middle School1.4 mi · 158
- Elliott Elementary School1.6 mi · 457
- Washington Woods Middle School1.9 mi · 346
- Holt Senior High School2.1 mi · 1,529
Frequently asked questions
About Wilcox Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wilcox Elementary School?
Wilcox Elementary School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades KG-05.
Is Wilcox Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wilcox Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilcox Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilcox Elementary School is approximately 18.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilcox Elementary School?
At Wilcox Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Wilcox Elementary School public or private?
Wilcox Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Holt Public Schools.
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