Wilcox Elementary School

Wilcox Elementary School operates as a mid-tier primary school in HOLT, Michigan, run under Holt Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 413 students spanning grades K through 5.

Holt Public Schools comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,699 students; Wilcox Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Wilcox Elementary School reports that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 17% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Ingham County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Wilcox Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wilcox Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.9%, the actual is 42.2%, a residual of -2.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Ingham County put the typical household earns roughly $65,526 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Ingham County runs 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students), of which Wilcox Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Holt Junior High School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilcox Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilcox Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 32.4%.

Wilcox Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilcox Elementary School has ticked up 5%, going from 392 students in 2018 to 413 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 66% to 52% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.