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Enrollment
637
Elementary
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262856001929
Workman Elementary School
250 N DENTON RD, CANTON, MI 48187 · (734) 582-6700 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
68 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
60.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Workman Elementary School
Workman Elementary School's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workman Elementary School this school | 637 | 10.7% | 57.3% |
| Thornton Creek Elementary School NOVI | 531 | 4.7% | 72.6% |
| Bennett Woods Elementary School OKEMOS | 476 | 14.7% | 60.4% |
| Cornell Elementary School OKEMOS | 439 | 12.3% | 61.9% |
| Musson Elementary School ROCHESTER HILLS | 505 | 4.8% | 79.0% |
| Sharon J Hardy Elementary School SOUTH LYON | 570 | 8.2% | 61.8% |
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 Workman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #264 of 1,085 | #36 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #409 of 1,072 | #53 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #250 of 1,139 | #32 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #104 of 1,630 | #42 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,133 of 1,424 | #213 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #282 of 1,424 | #43 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.7% | #1,510 of 1,563 | #284 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #496 of 979 | #81 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
637
-49 (-7%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 784
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 637 | 35.7 | 17.9:1 | 11% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 14% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 39 | 17.5:1 | 13% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 686 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 9% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 35.1 | 20.7:1 | 8% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 36 | 19.5:1 | 6% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | 35 | 22.4:1 | 6% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Workman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (728 to 637); teachers up 2% (35.1 to 35.7).
About Workman Elementary School
Workman Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school found in CANTON, Michigan. School enrollment was 637 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students.
Besides Workman Elementary School, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools runs 24 other schools. The district enrolls 15,978 students.
White students account for 59% of enrollment at Workman Elementary School. Other groups make up 22% Asian, 9% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Wayne County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Workman Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
Teachers at Workman Elementary School total 35.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.9:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 68 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 11%. The average for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
Workman Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.3% is 4.2 points below the 61.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wayne County, median household income is 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. Workman Elementary School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County, which together enroll about 259,786 students.
The closest public school to Workman Elementary School is Dodson Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 56.0%, lower than Workman Elementary School's 57.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Workman Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 637 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 686.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
Other schools in CANTON
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- South Canton Scholars Charter AcademyElementary · 822 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Canton Charter AcademyElementary · 774 students
Other Workman Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Workman Elementary. Workman Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Workman ElementaryLa Puente, CA · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Dodson Elementary School0.8 mi · 470
- Canton Charter Academy1.0 mi · 774
- Canton Preparatory High School1.4 mi · 612
- Liberty Middle School1.5 mi · 817
- Achieve Charter Academy1.8 mi · 771
- Tonda Elementary School2.3 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Workman Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Workman Elementary School?
Workman Elementary School enrolls approximately 637 students in grades KG-05.
Is Workman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Workman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Workman Elementary School have?
Workman Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
How diverse is Workman Elementary School?
Workman Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 22% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Workman Elementary School in?
Workman Elementary School is part of Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.
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