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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261893005570
William D Miller Elem School
18955 HANNAN RD, NEW BOSTON, MI 48164 · (734) 753-4421 · Wayne County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
166 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 23% |
This year's 1st grade class (80) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
43.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 William D Miller Elem School
William D Miller Elem School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William D Miller Elem School this school | 489 | 33.9% | 40.6% |
| Will L Lee School RICHMOND | 478 | 32.6% | 56.8% |
| Cedar View Elementary School CEDAR SPRINGS | 466 | 35.2% | 43.5% |
| Blissfield Elementary BLISSFIELD | 528 | 34.7% | 33.4% |
| Gilkey Elementary School PLAINWELL | 439 | 32.3% | 40.6% |
| New Lothrop Elementary School NEW LOTHROP | 505 | 36.8% | 47.0% |
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 William D Miller Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #699 of 1,085 | #85 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #461 of 1,072 | #59 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #674 of 1,139 | #85 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #306 of 1,630 | #76 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #423 of 1,424 | #66 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #1,023 of 1,424 | #168 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #1,160 of 1,563 | #256 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #866 of 979 | #146 of 177 |
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
489
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 489 | 33.2 | 14.8:1 | 34% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 30.7 | 15.5:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 29.7 | 16.2:1 | 43% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 32% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 25.3 | 19.9:1 | 34% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 25% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 23 | 20.6:1 | 36% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 23 | 20.0:1 | 19% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William D Miller Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (503 to 489); teachers up 31% (25.3 to 33.2).
About William D Miller Elem School
William D Miller Elem School is an elementary school in NEW BOSTON, Michigan, reachable at (734) 753-4421. The school teaches grades 1 through 5 and enrolls 489 students. It has 33% more students than the average for elementary schools in Michigan (about 369).
William D Miller Elem School is among 5 schools run by Huron School District, which serves 2,489 students.
Of every 100 students at William D Miller Elem School, about 88 are White. Other students are 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 49% White share among all Wayne County residents. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at William D Miller Elem School are from different groups.
Staffing at William D Miller Elem School comes to 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.8:1. The school's 14.8:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. On the income side, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
On the allk12 Grade, William D Miller Elem School lands at C-, ahead of 21% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 51.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Wayne County show that median household income comes to about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne County counts 573 public schools with about 259,786 students.
Barth Elementary School is about 1.6 miles from William D Miller Elem School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around William D Miller Elem School holds at least 8 other public schools. William D Miller Elem School comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 34 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.8:1 in 2020-21, and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at William D Miller Elem School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
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- Barth Elementary School1.6 mi · 233
- Savage Road Elementary School3.6 mi · 342
- Huron High School4.2 mi · 820
- Owen Intermediate School4.3 mi · 575
- Edgemont Elementary School4.3 mi · 358
- Summit Academy North Middle School4.3 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About William D Miller Elem SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William D Miller Elem School?
William D Miller Elem School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does William D Miller Elem School serve?
William D Miller Elem School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does William D Miller Elem School have?
William D Miller Elem School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at William D Miller Elem School?
At William D Miller Elem School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees William D Miller Elem School?
William D Miller Elem School is overseen by Huron School District in Wayne County.
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