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RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School

Public Grades K-6
1330th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of Michigan elementary schools
Summary

RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wayne, Michigan, serving 430 students in grades K-6 as part of the Wayne-Westland Community School District. The school faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

On state M-Step assessments, RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School performs well below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.2% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 38.9% statewide and 16.7% in the district. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 66.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 73.95% of students at RooseveltMcGrath Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Wayne-Westland Community School District, such as PD Graham Elementary, Alexander Hamilton Elementary, and Wildwood Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio, these factors do not appear to translate into improved academic outcomes for RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School.

454
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,215
Per pupil spending ?
69.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 36075 Currier St
       Wayne, MI  48184-2006

(734) 419-2720

District: Wayne-Westland Community School District


Students who attend RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Adams Middle School
High:    Wayne Memorial High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
51.1%
African American:
33.9%
Two or more races:
7.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 39% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 28% Michigan)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school15%
District avg18%
Michigan avg39%
1,330th of 1,488
Michigan public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 10Elementary Schools in the Wayne-Westland Community School District
548th of 613Wayne-Westland Community School District among Michigan districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202511.41330 of 148810.6%★☆☆☆☆
202412.31298 of 148612.7%★☆☆☆☆
20236.61402 of 14704.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.31174 of 134412.6%★☆☆☆☆
201912.21249 of 140811.3%★☆☆☆☆
201819.01221 of 144815.7%★☆☆☆☆
20175.61417 of 14663.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201616.51299 of 154816.1%★☆☆☆☆
201535.21082 of 158031.5%★★☆☆☆
201425.21223 of 153320.2%★☆☆☆☆
201326.01241 of 156320.6%★☆☆☆☆
201220.01360 of 156613.2%★☆☆☆☆
201118.71396 of 155210.1%★☆☆☆☆
201026.31353 of 155212.8%★☆☆☆☆
200931.21318 of 158917.1%★☆☆☆☆
200821.31399 of 157711.3%★☆☆☆☆
200734.31261 of 156519.4%★☆☆☆☆
200638.61203 of 154522.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202533.9229 of 36937.9%★★☆☆☆
202438.0190 of 34845.4%★★☆☆☆
201840.2268 of 47543.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20259.11269 of 13385.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.11243 of 13427.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.81285 of 13212.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.71054 of 11064.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.21132 of 11713.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.01091 of 144324.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202511.81243 of 13467.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.61207 of 138112.6%★☆☆☆☆
202310.91256 of 13507.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.6982 of 109910.6%★☆☆☆☆
201926.5885 of 113422.0%★☆☆☆☆
201833.6999 of 139728.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20259.91266 of 13667.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.01236 of 13478.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.61321 of 13341.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.11025 of 119614.3%★☆☆☆☆
201810.51322 of 14468.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20257.31173 of 12062.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.61177 of 12042.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.51194 of 11980.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.1972 of 110211.8%★☆☆☆☆
20197.21102 of 11282.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.11210 of 12533.4%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
African American (2025)38th percentile+27 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts19%-23 vs state
Science18%-22 vs state
Social Studies12%-17 vs state
Math11%-27 vs state

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RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Michigan elementary schools.

Students who attend RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Adams Middle School
High : Wayne Memorial High School

Students at RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School are 51% White, 34% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School.


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