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What's the biggest difference between Wilde Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263519007096
Wilde Elementary School
32343 BUNERT RD, WARREN, MI 48088 · (586) 294-8490 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
250 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
41.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Wilde Elementary School
Wilde Elementary School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilde Elementary School this school | 496 | 50.4% | 35.8% |
| Pleasant Lake Elementary School WEST BLOOMFIELD | 461 | 48.6% | 43.3% |
| Graebner Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 509 | 53.0% | 41.6% |
| Oakbrook Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 535 | 61.3% | 49.4% |
| Issac Monfort Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 525 | 43.0% | 53.6% |
| Indian Hill Elementary School GRAND BLANC | 406 | 45.1% | 50.0% |
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 Wilde Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #815 of 1,085 | #73 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #689 of 1,072 | #51 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #726 of 1,139 | #60 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #291 of 1,630 | #37 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #780 of 1,424 | #45 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #337 of 1,424 | #38 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.4% | #884 of 1,563 | #73 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #288 of 440 | #27 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
496
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 496 | 30.6 | 16.2:1 | 50% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 32.3 | 16.1:1 | 60% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 30.2 | 17.8:1 | 57% (308) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 55% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 25.1 | 18.8:1 | 43% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 39% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 21 | 19.2:1 | 37% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 6% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilde Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (472 to 496); teachers up 22% (25.1 to 30.6).
About Wilde Elementary School
At 32343 BUNERT RD in WARREN, Michigan, Wilde Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 496 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 34% larger than that.
A total of 21 schools make up Warren Consolidated Schools, with 12,338 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at Wilde Elementary School, with 62% of enrollment. The school is also 16% Black, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 75%. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wilde Elementary School and a ratio of 16.2:1. That matches the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 50% of students. For comparison, public schools in Macomb County average 52%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wilde Elementary School, the prediction is 44.0% and the result is 35.8%.
Among Macomb County residents, the median household income is $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Wilde Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Black Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Wilde Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment dropped 3% from its 2020-21 level of 511. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.3:1 in 2020-21, and 16.2:1 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 Warren Consolidated Schools
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Beer Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in WARREN
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Warren Woods Tower High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Fitzgerald Senior High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Academy of WarrenElementary · 817 students
- Great Oaks AcademyElementary · 768 students
Nearby schools
- Black Elementary School0.7 mi · 458
- Mark Twain Elementary School1.2 mi · 339
- Rockwell Middle School1.2 mi · 66
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School1.3 mi · 345
- Carter Middle School1.3 mi · 679
- Wilkerson Elementary School1.3 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Wilde Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wilde Elementary School?
Wilde Elementary School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wilde Elementary School serve?
Wilde Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilde Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilde Elementary School is approximately 16.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wilde Elementary School?
Wilde Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 3% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Wilde Elementary School in?
Wilde Elementary School is part of Warren Consolidated Schools.
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