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RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School in Wayne, MI, is a K-5 school within the Wayne-Westland Community School District, serving 454 students in a predominantly low-income area where nearly 70% of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most pressing challenge at RooseveltMcGrath is attendance. Over half of its students (50.6%) are chronically absent, which is nearly double the state average and significantly higher than nearby schools like PD Graham Elementary School (34.6%) and Wildwood Elementary School (39.6%). This likely contributes to low test scores—the school ranks in the bottom 20th percentile statewide, with math and reading proficiency rates often half the state average. However, there are bright spots. Fifth-grade social studies stands out dramatically, with 20.7% of students proficient—nearly double the district average and a huge jump from just 4.4% two years ago. The school also shows relative strength in supporting its African American students, ranking in the 49th percentile statewide for that group, far above its overall ranking.

One puzzling finding is that RooseveltMcGrath spends more per student ($23,399) than any other school in its comparison group—about $1,800 more than PD Graham Elementary School, which outperforms it in nearly every subject. This suggests resources alone aren't the issue. The school has shown slow improvement, moving from the 5th to the 18th percentile in state rankings over three years, and its low-income students' ranking jumped from the 8th to the 24th percentile. While progress is real, parents should know that chronic absenteeism remains the biggest barrier to success, and the school's high spending hasn't yet translated into strong academic results overall.

454

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,399

Per pupil spending ?

69.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

81.3%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 9.4% (any vaccine)

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: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2017 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2026) from a 3rd-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg18%

Michigan avg38%

1,224^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Wayne-Westland Community School District

554^th of 625Wayne-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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	1224 of 1492	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	1330 of 1488	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1298 of 1486	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1402 of 1470	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1174 of 1344	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1249 of 1408	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1221 of 1448	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	1417 of 1466	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	1299 of 1548	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	1082 of 1580	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.2	1223 of 1533	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	1241 of 1563	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	1360 of 1566	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.7	1396 of 1552	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	1353 of 1552	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.2	1318 of 1589	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	1399 of 1577	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.3	1261 of 1565	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.6	1203 of 1545	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	196 of 388	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	229 of 369	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	190 of 348	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	268 of 475	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	1222 of 1343	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	1269 of 1338	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1243 of 1342	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1285 of 1321	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1054 of 1106	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1132 of 1171	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1091 of 1443	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	1033 of 1352	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	1243 of 1346	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1207 of 1381	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1256 of 1350	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	982 of 1099	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	885 of 1134	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	999 of 1397	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	1122 of 1372	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	1266 of 1366	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1236 of 1347	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1321 of 1334	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1025 of 1196	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1322 of 1446	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	1139 of 1199	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	1173 of 1206	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1177 of 1204	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1194 of 1198	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	972 of 1102	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1102 of 1128	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1210 of 1253	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)49th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Science24%-16 vs state

Social Studies21%-7 vs state

Math11%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School	Public	K-5	36075 Currier St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2720	454	33	13.9	69.4%	232 (51.1%)	154 (33.9%)	27 (5.9%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	17.6	1224^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.0%		11.4	1330^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.6%	106			27.0	14.9	32.8			19.0	6.8	8.6			24.1		20.7		81.3%	9.4%	$23,399	$2,978	$20,421
Metro Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	34800 Ecorse Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Metro Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 641-3200	421	26	16.1	69.4%	17 (4.0%)	335 (79.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.7%)	28.3	1029^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.0%		39.3	876^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.1%	153	52.9	17.6	34.1	24.4	39.6	28.9	52.9	26.3	24.4	16.7	22.7	32.4	25.0	23.5	16.7	39.4	80.5%	12.2%	$16,834	$1,763	$15,071
Albert Schweitzer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Treadwell St	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2750	407	22	18.1	61.9%	255 (62.7%)	111 (27.3%)	23 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	14.5	1286^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.8%		11.7	1323^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	11.1%	37			29.0	16.4	20.3			24.2	10.4	7.8			21.9		9.4		89.1%	7.3%	$19,739	$2,407	$17,333
Romulus Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	32200 Beverly Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1453	262	16	16.1	81.3%	29 (11.1%)	203 (77.5%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	39.2	872^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	41.6%		42.8	826^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.5%	46			13.3	46.8	42.9			15.2	44.7	26.0			34.0		26.0		87%	8.7%	$19,607	$3,242	$16,365
Wick Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	36900 Wick Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1503	281	16	17.2	80.8%	30 (10.7%)	223 (79.4%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	42.4	821^st of 1492 public elementary schools	45.0%		31.4	987^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.7%	166			35.9	39.5	46.5			38.5	30.2	25.6			37.2		20.9		95.9%	4.1%	$20,960	$2,765	$18,196
WalkerWinter Elementary School	Public	K-5	39932 Michigan Ave	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2780	377	23	16.1	67.4%	177 (46.9%)	130 (34.5%)	33 (8.8%)	14 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	15.8	1256^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.8%		14.9	1260^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.3%	4			24.5	18.5	20.6			26.4	9.2	12.7			23.8		14.3		87.2%	7.7%	$16,950	$2,182	$14,768
TaftGalloway Elementary School	Public	K-5	4035 Gloria St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2760	412	26	15.9	75.5%	225 (54.6%)	133 (32.3%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	9.3	1383^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.9	1277^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.2%	106			8.8	19.7	24.3			10.3	5.3	7.1			14.3		8.6		88.9%	8.9%	$22,496	$2,041	$20,456
PD Graham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 S John Hix St	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2620	429	29	14.6	51.5%	246 (57.3%)	136 (31.7%)	21 (4.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	23.3	1116^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.2%		27.5	1045^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.8%	71			25.5	27.6	33.8			23.4	15.5	14.9			29.4		17.9		88.3%	6.5%	$21,580	$1,794	$19,786
Alexander Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1031 S Schuman St	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2650	469	29	16.3	67.8%	247 (52.7%)	162 (34.5%)	36 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	21.1	1157^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.5%		13.8	1281^st of 1488 public elementary schools	13.9%	124			27.3	29.4	28.3			31.8	16.5	16.7			22.2		5.6		77.5%	12.5%	$19,114	$2,527	$16,587
Wildwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Wildwood St	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2790	527	30	17.5	54.6%	325 (61.7%)	124 (23.5%)	45 (8.5%)	15 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	20.2	1173^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	21.4%		18.1	1194^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.8%	21			23.2	19.7	32.3			34.1	18.1	11.8			26.9		7.5		85.3%	8.4%	$19,751	$2,210	$17,541

Frequently Asked Questions about RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School?

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

Is RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School a good school?

RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School in?

Wayne-Westland Community School District

How many students attend RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School?

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

What schools do graduates of RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Adams Middle School
High : Wayne Memorial High School

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