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TaftGalloway Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

TaftGalloway Elementary School in Wayne, MI, is a K-5 school within the Wayne-Westland Community School District, serving 412 students in a predominantly low-income area, with about 75% of families qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

For parents considering this school, the most pressing concern is academic performance. State test scores at TaftGalloway are significantly below both district and state averages. For example, only 8.8% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts in the most recent school year, compared to 20.3% across the district and 38.2% statewide. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of Michigan elementary schools, and its ranking has declined in recent years. When compared to nearby schools, TaftGalloway trails notably behind Alexander Hamilton Elementary School and Wildwood Elementary School, both of which rank in the 21st-22nd percentile statewide. A related challenge is chronic absenteeism—over half of TaftGalloway students (50.7%) miss significant school days, a rate higher than most neighboring schools like Albert Schweitzer Elementary School (42.6%) and Wildwood (39.6%). This attendance issue directly impacts classroom learning and is a major barrier to improvement.

Interestingly, TaftGalloway spends considerably more per student ($22,496) than many of its higher-performing peers, such as Wildwood ($19,739) and David Hicks School ($17,101), yet this higher spending has not translated into better outcomes. There are some positive signs, however: students show steady academic growth as they move from 3rd to 5th grade, with ELA proficiency rising from 8.8% to 24.3%. This suggests that while students enter with significant learning gaps, they do make progress during their time at the school. For parents, this means TaftGalloway offers a supportive environment for growth, but the school faces serious challenges with attendance and achievement that families should carefully consider.

412

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,496

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

4035 Gloria St
Wayne, MI 48184-1987

(734) 419-2760

District: Wayne-Westland Community School District

Students who attend TaftGalloway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Adams Middle School
High:	Wayne Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

African American:

32.3%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (12% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg18%

Michigan avg38%

1,383^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	9.3	1383 of 1492	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	1277 of 1488	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1329 of 1486	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1384 of 1470	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1272 of 1344	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1100 of 1153	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1296 of 1408	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1408 of 1448	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	1373 of 1466	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	1289 of 1548	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	1398 of 1580	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.9	1352 of 1533	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	1253 of 1563	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.9	1217 of 1566	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	1430 of 1552	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	1398 of 1552	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	40.0	1225 of 1589	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.6	1220 of 1577	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.1	1250 of 1565	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.2	1284 of 1545	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	226 of 348	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	251 of 321	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	410 of 475	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	1235 of 1343	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	1273 of 1338	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1286 of 1342	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	1304 of 1321	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1366 of 1443	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	1243 of 1352	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	1150 of 1346	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1179 of 1381	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1215 of 1350	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	914 of 1099	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1055 of 1134	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1307 of 1397	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	1312 of 1372	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	1192 of 1366	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1253 of 1347	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1229 of 1334	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1097 of 1139	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1381 of 1446	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	23.2	359 of 403	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	1176 of 1199	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	1134 of 1206	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1156 of 1204	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1179 of 1198	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	1250 of 1253	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)35th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2018)11th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts18%-23 vs state

Science14%-26 vs state

Social Studies9%-19 vs state

Math7%-31 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)		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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		$22,496	$2,041	$20,456
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		$19,607	$3,242	$16,365
Eugene B Elliott Elementary School	Public	K-5	30800 Bennington St	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2610	386	23	16.7	71.2%	154 (39.9%)	160 (41.5%)	41 (10.6%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	14.8	1279^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.3%		11.7	1324^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.0%	45			11.5	22.4	28.3			9.6	13.2	13.3			19.7		18.0		$19,868	$2,387	$17,482
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		$19,114	$2,527	$16,587
American International Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-3	300 S Henry Ruff Rd	Westland	48186	Wayne County	American International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 713-5525	195	15	12.7	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	192 (98.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)			1261.6					1257.2									$00	$00	$00
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		$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	$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		$19,739	$2,407	$17,333
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		$19,751	$2,210	$17,541
Memorial Elementary 12 Campus	Public	1-2	30001 Marquette St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 762-8480	419	29	14.6	53.9%	302 (72.1%)	45 (10.7%)	38 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.9%)								(n/a)																	$18,639	$1,899	$16,740

Frequently Asked Questions about TaftGalloway Elementary School

What schools do graduates of TaftGalloway Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Adams Middle School
High : Wayne Memorial High School

How many students attend TaftGalloway Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended TaftGalloway Elementary School.

What district is TaftGalloway Elementary School in?

Wayne-Westland Community School District

What is the racial makeup of TaftGalloway Elementary School?

Students at TaftGalloway Elementary School are 55% White, 32% African American, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is TaftGalloway Elementary School a good school?

TaftGalloway Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

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