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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263519007103
Wilkerson Elementary School
12100 MASONIC BLVD, WARREN, MI 48093 · (586) 825-2550 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
278 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 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
62%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
35.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
32.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Wilkerson Elementary School
Wilkerson Elementary School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkerson Elementary School this school | 481 | 57.8% | 32.1% |
| Susick Elementary School TROY | 391 | 61.6% | 29.5% |
| Black Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 458 | 62.9% | 32.2% |
| Oakbrook Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 535 | 61.3% | 49.4% |
| Pinewood Elementary School WARREN | 353 | 61.5% | 45.0% |
| Westwood Elementary School WARREN | 512 | 68.4% | 42.1% |
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 Wilkerson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #902 of 1,085 | #83 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #864 of 1,072 | #75 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #853 of 1,139 | #81 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #329 of 1,630 | #43 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #776 of 1,424 | #44 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #221 of 1,424 | #19 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #741 of 1,563 | #61 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #859 of 979 | #64 of 75 |
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
481
+37 (+8%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 481 | 29.7 | 16.2:1 | 58% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 27.6 | 17.0:1 | 66% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 24 | 18.4:1 | 63% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 64% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 23.8 | 20.8:1 | 51% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 24 | 20.7:1 | 44% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 28 | 19.9:1 | 34% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 20 | 23.2:1 | 8% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilkerson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (496 to 481); teachers up 25% (23.8 to 29.7).
About Wilkerson Elementary School
In WARREN, Michigan, Wilkerson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 481 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 369.
Warren Consolidated Schools counts 12,338 students in its 21 schools, and Wilkerson Elementary School is one of them.
At Wilkerson Elementary School, 57% of students are White. Other students are 17% Asian, 14% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Macomb County residents. The diversity index for Wilkerson Elementary School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Wilkerson Elementary School comes to 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2:1. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. On the income side, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Wilkerson Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.1% and a predicted 40.7%.
The county, Macomb County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $77,837 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Macomb County has 236 public schools with about 115,743 students, including Wilkerson Elementary School.
Carter Middle School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Wilkerson Elementary School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Wilkerson Elementary School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 444 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 481 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.2 students per teacher, compared with 17.8 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Wilkerson Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Wilkerson Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Wilkerson Elementary. Wilkerson Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Wilkerson Elementary SchoolLouisville, KY · 541 students
- Wilkerson ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Carter Middle School0.1 mi · 679
- Rockwell Middle School0.3 mi · 66
- Cousino Senior High School0.7 mi · 1,250
- Cromie Elementary School1.0 mi · 598
- Wilde Elementary School1.3 mi · 496
- Warren Woods Middle School1.5 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About Wilkerson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wilkerson Elementary School?
Wilkerson Elementary School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wilkerson Elementary School serve?
Wilkerson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wilkerson Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Wilkerson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilkerson Elementary School?
At Wilkerson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 4% Hispanic, 14% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilkerson Elementary School?
Wilkerson Elementary School is overseen by Warren Consolidated Schools in Macomb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.