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Wick Elementary School

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Wick Elementary School ranks 987 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

987^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Wick Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school in Romulus, Michigan, serving 280 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Romulus Community Schools district, which is ranked 437 out of 613 districts in the state.

Wick Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 40.5% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.9% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 29.5% to 52.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Wick Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.6% to 82.14% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite these challenges, Wick Elementary School's African American students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 25% of Michigan elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years. In comparison, the nearby Romulus Elementary School and Barth Elementary School, which are also part of the Romulus Community Schools district, perform better than Wick Elementary School on most metrics, including academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and school rankings. Additionally, the Metro Charter Academy, a public charter school located near Wick Elementary School, outperforms Wick on academic measures and has a higher school ranking, despite serving a similar student population with a high percentage of low-income students.

281

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,241

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36900 Wick Rd
Romulus, MI 48174-1391

(734) 532-1503

District: Romulus Community Schools

Students who attend Wick Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Romulus Middle School
High:	Romulus Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.4%

White:

10.7%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2014 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (28% vs 39% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Michigan)

!Science scores 23 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg34%

Michigan avg39%

987^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Romulus Community Schools

437^th of 613Romulus Community Schools 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	987 of 1488	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1145 of 1486	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1286 of 1470	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1186 of 1344	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1128 of 1408	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1283 of 1448	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	1265 of 1466	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	1303 of 1548	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.3	1238 of 1580	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	1274 of 1533	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.6	1354 of 1563	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	1269 of 1566	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.9	1157 of 1552	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.1	1119 of 1552	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	54.7	934 of 1589	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	67.4	572 of 1577	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.1	478 of 1565	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.8	646 of 1545	58.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	110 of 369	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	136 of 348	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.7	229 of 321	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	85 of 212	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	222 of 475	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	821 of 1338	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	899 of 1342	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1089 of 1321	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1020 of 1171	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1174 of 1443	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	698 of 1346	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	801 of 1381	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1174 of 1350	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	769 of 1099	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	754 of 1134	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1161 of 1397	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1063 of 1366	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1141 of 1347	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1298 of 1334	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1279 of 1446	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2010	56.8	503 of 851	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.6	629 of 847	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	83.9	69 of 839	91.8%	★★★★★
2007	81.9	94 of 823	88.6%	★★★★☆
2006	72.7	216 of 806	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)70th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-6 vs state

Social Studies31%~ state avg

Math23%-15 vs state

Science18%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	31.4	987^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.7%		21.8	1145^th of 1486 public elementary schools	22.9%	158			40.5	41.3	28.0			30.2	23.9	15.7			17.6		31.4		$18,241	$3,973	$14,267
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%)	39.3	876^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.1%		38.4	879^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.8%	3	57.9	15.8	37.8	31.9	35.7	57.6	43.6	37.8	29.8	16.7	57.6	23.1	23.8	41.0	7.1	46.2	$15,071	$1,918	$13,152
RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School	Public	K-6	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%)	11.4	1330^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.3	1298^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.7%	32			13.2	19.7	24.7			18.7	9.8	5.5			17.8		12.3		$23,215	$6,588	$16,626
Tyler Road Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	42200 Tyler Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 699-5818	388	24	16.3	53.6%	116 (29.9%)	213 (54.9%)	13 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	26.9	1054^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.2%		26.4	1077^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.5%	23			20.0	28.6				26.7	35.1								$16,153	$2,557	$13,597
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%)	42.8	826^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.5%		36.9	907^th of 1486 public elementary schools	39.0%	81			61.7	39.6	32.0			74.5	29.8	16.0			32.0		6.0		$21,608	$4,658	$16,950
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%)	14.9	1260^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.3%		28.1	1052^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	29.2%	208			17.3	26.8	25.0			14.9	15.5	7.8			21.9		17.5		$20,522	$6,115	$14,407
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%)	11.7	1323^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	11.1%		17.1	1221^st of 1486 public elementary schools	17.8%	102			24.6	18.8	17.5			15.9	4.7	11.1			17.5				$20,521	$7,385	$13,136
Barth Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	38207 Barth St	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1250	233	16	14.3	75.1%	88 (37.8%)	95 (40.8%)	28 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.0%)	61.8	541^st of 1488 public elementary schools	63.6%		58.6	572^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	61.5%	31			43.6	39.5	51.9			48.7	39.5	50.0			48.1		40.7		$21,968	$4,976	$16,992
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%)	13.9	1277^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.2%		10.6	1329^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.6%	52			16.7	24.3	23.4			17.9	12.9				20.3		14.1		$22,328	$8,860	$13,468
Savage Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	42975 Savage Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 699-5050	342	19	18.3	42.1%	185 (54.1%)	109 (31.9%)	21 (6.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.0%)	71.7	389^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.9%		57.1	595^th of 1486 public elementary schools	60.0%	206			54.5	41.7				63.6	51.7								$15,954	$1,811	$14,143

Frequently Asked Questions about Wick Elementary School

How many students attend Wick Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Wick Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Wick Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Romulus Middle School
High : Romulus Senior High School

Is Wick Elementary School a good school?

Wick Elementary School ranks 987^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wick Elementary School?

Students at Wick Elementary School are 79% African American, 11% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Wick Elementary School in?

Romulus Community Schools

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