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William D Miller Elem School

18955 HANNAN RD, NEW BOSTON, MI 48164 · (734) 753-4421 · Wayne County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 369
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
3
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 1
80
Grade 2
97
Grade 3
89
Grade 4
112
Grade 5
111
Student demographics
White
42988%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 63%
Hispanic
194%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 9%
Black
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 18%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Two+
255%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
23849%
Female
25151%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English 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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
489
-14 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 19.9:1
% White
88%
was 90%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About William D Miller Elem School

William D Miller Elem School is a medium-sized elementary-level community in NEW BOSTON, Michigan, operated by Huron School District. The school caters to 489 students in grades 1 through 5. That puts it 33% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Within Huron School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,489 students, William D Miller Elem School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, William D Miller Elem School lists that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), William D Miller Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.2%; this one delivers 40.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wayne County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which William D Miller Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Barth Elementary School, around 1.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around William D Miller Elem School. On composite proficiency, William D Miller Elem School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.3%.

William D Miller Elem School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. William D Miller Elem School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 503 (now 489). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for William D Miller Elem School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Wayne County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
William D Miller Elem School
District
Huron School District
Address
18955 HANNAN RD, NEW BOSTON, MI 48164
Phone
(734) 753-4421
County
Wayne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–05
Total enrollment
489
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
166 (34%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
261893005570
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Huron School District
Other schools in NEW BOSTON
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Frequently asked questions

About William D Miller Elem School
What 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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