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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEXTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261203004914
Wylie Elementary School
3060 KENSINGTON ST, DEXTER, MI 48130 · (734) 424-4140 · Washtenaw County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
43 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 3 | 260 | 53% |
| Grade 4 | 226 | 47% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dexter Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
64.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Wylie Elementary School
Wylie Elementary School's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wylie Elementary School this school | 486 | 8.8% | 64.7% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 472 | 8.3% | 73.6% |
| Hoover Elementary School LIVONIA | 524 | 11.5% | 68.9% |
| Springfield Plains Elem School CLARKSTON | 495 | 11.5% | 62.0% |
| Georgetown Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 450 | 11.3% | 66.8% |
| Hilton Road Elementary School BRIGHTON | 507 | 7.3% | 64.6% |
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 Wylie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #130 of 1,085 | #14 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #156 of 1,072 | #15 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #172 of 1,139 | #15 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #312 of 1,630 | #12 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #871 of 1,424 | #38 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #1,084 of 1,424 | #46 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.8% | #1,526 of 1,563 | #50 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #856 of 979 | #29 of 32 |
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
486
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 486 | 29.3 | 16.6:1 | 9% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 28.3 | 15.9:1 | 12% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 32.9 | 13.8:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 13% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 28.1 | 17.8:1 | 10% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 9% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 20 | 23.8:1 | 5% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wylie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (501 to 486); teachers up 4% (28.1 to 29.3).
About Wylie Elementary School
Wylie Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in DEXTER, Michigan. A total of 486 students attend the school, which covers grades 3 through 4. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 32% bigger than average.
Dexter Community School District enrolls 3,290 students in 6 schools, including Wylie Elementary School.
Wylie Elementary School's enrollment is 89% White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 69% White share among all Washtenaw County residents. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The school's lunch program data list 9% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Washtenaw County average 34%.
allk12 grades Wylie Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.4%. Wylie Elementary School scores 64.7%.
Within Washtenaw County, the median household income is $89,180, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Wylie Elementary School, Washtenaw County has 103 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Dexter Early Elementary Complex, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 54.9%; Wylie Elementary School's is 64.7%, ranking 2nd of 5.
Wylie Elementary School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (483) and 2024-25 (486). Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.6:1 in 2020-21, and 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Washtenaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dexter Community School District
- Dexter High SchoolHigh · 1,053 students
- Dexter Early Elementary ComplexElementary · 734 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Creekside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 479 students
- Dexter Alternative SchoolHigh · 13 students
- BatesCombined
Other schools in DEXTER
- Dexter High SchoolHigh · 1,053 students
- Dexter Early Elementary ComplexElementary · 734 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Creekside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 479 students
- Dexter Alternative SchoolHigh · 13 students
- BatesCombined
Nearby schools
- Dexter Early Elementary Complex0.2 mi · 734
- Dexter Alternative School0.2 mi · 13
- Mill Creek Middle School0.2 mi · 525
- Creekside Intermediate School0.3 mi · 479
- Dexter High School0.9 mi · 1,053
- Abbot School5.5 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Wylie Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wylie Elementary School?
Wylie Elementary School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 03-04.
What grades does Wylie Elementary School serve?
Wylie Elementary School serves grades 03-04.
How many teachers does Wylie Elementary School have?
Wylie Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Wylie Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wylie Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Wylie Elementary School in?
Wylie Elementary School is part of Dexter Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.