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Washington Elementary School

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Washington Elementary School ranks 714 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

714^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wyandotte, Michigan, serving 367 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Wyandotte School District of the City of, which is ranked 369 out of 613 districts in Michigan and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School consistently outperforms the Wyandotte School District and the state of Michigan in standardized test scores across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 50.8% of 3rd-grade students at Washington Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39% for the district and 38.9% for the state. Similarly, in 3rd-grade math, 53.8% of students at Washington Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 40.8% for the district and 42.7% for the state. The school also performs particularly well in serving certain student subgroups, such as male students and white students, who consistently rank higher than their peers in the state.

However, Washington Elementary School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.5% to 35.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. When compared to other elementary schools in the Wyandotte School District, such as Jefferson Elementary and Garfield Elementary, Washington Elementary consistently outperforms these schools in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school is able to outperform the district and state averages, indicating that the school is effectively supporting its economically disadvantaged students.

379

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,357

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1440 Superior Blvd
Wyandotte, MI 48192-4934

(734) 759-6100

District: Wyandotte School District of the City of

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wilson School
High:	Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

19.3%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wyandotte School District of the City of

✓Above the Michigan median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg33%

Michigan avg39%

714^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Wyandotte School District of the City of

369^th of 613Wyandotte School District of the City of 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
2025	50.2	714 of 1488	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	663 of 1486	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	603 of 1470	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	829 of 1344	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.5	430 of 1153	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	584 of 1408	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	683 of 1448	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.0	832 of 1466	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.9	912 of 1548	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.5	820 of 1580	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.5	934 of 1533	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.4	739 of 1563	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.1	855 of 1566	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.4	818 of 1552	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	74.9	332 of 1552	78.6%	★★★★☆
2009	55.9	905 of 1589	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.1	1027 of 1577	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.1	1042 of 1565	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.1	835 of 1545	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	851 of 1338	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	712 of 1342	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	581 of 1321	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.1	833 of 1106	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	734 of 1171	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	756 of 1443	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	150 of 209	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	133 of 201	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	548 of 1346	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	537 of 1381	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	456 of 1350	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	659 of 1099	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	356 of 1134	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	444 of 1397	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	609 of 1366	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	593 of 1347	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	613 of 1334	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	685 of 1139	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	412 of 1196	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	615 of 1446	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	88 of 252	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	66 of 195	66.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	529 of 1206	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	579 of 1204	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	552 of 1198	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	754 of 1102	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	432 of 1005	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	506 of 1128	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	672 of 1253	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Math40%~ state avg

Science34%-6 vs state

Social Studies30%~ state avg

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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
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1440 Superior Blvd	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-6100	379	25	15.1	48.0%	272 (71.8%)	12 (3.2%)	73 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	50.2	714^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.0%		53.2	663^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	55.4%	51			50.8	30.0	42.4			53.8	25.0	40.7			33.9		30.5		$19,357	$1,161	$18,196
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1515 15th St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5600	473	26	18.2	54.3%	360 (76.1%)	33 (7.0%)	58 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	39.1	879^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.9%		38.4	878^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.9%	1			37.8	49.3	41.1			38.8	44.9	13.5			18.7		17.3		$18,316	$1,110	$17,207
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	340 Superior Blvd	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5500	418	23	17.8	67.5%	263 (62.9%)	25 (6.0%)	87 (20.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.3%)	29.1	1025^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.1%		28.7	1040^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.0%	15			25.7	36.4	38.9			28.6	26.0	23.9			27.8		16.7		$17,204	$1,335	$15,869
Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Grove St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5800	349	22	16.1	58.7%	272 (77.9%)	19 (5.4%)	46 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	38.9	881^st of 1488 public elementary schools	40.8%		37.8	890^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.1%	9			44.4	51.1	28.4			44.4	45.5	25.0			25.0		11.9		$18,297	$1,205	$17,091
Grogan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13300 Burns St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4642	353	23	15.1	63.5%	235 (66.6%)	43 (12.2%)	58 (16.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	31.7	982^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	34.0%		19.4	1168^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.4%	186			21.6	25.5	35.6			45.1	25.5	16.9			23.7		35.6		$20,433	$1,646	$18,786
Earl F Carr School	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Ferris Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0230	311	19	16.1	92.0%	127 (40.8%)	41 (13.2%)	130 (41.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	53.8	662^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	55.5%		34	950^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.1%	288			41.8	42.9	46.8			52.7	50.0	31.3			41.7		18.8		$19,183	$1,997	$17,186
Fordline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14775 Fordline St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4640	308	21	14.8	74.0%	182 (59.1%)	48 (15.6%)	62 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	16.6	1233^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.1%		9.7	1353^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	9.0%	120			27.5	24.1	24.1			27.5	15.5	13.8			15.5		12.1		$19,235	$1,726	$17,510
Shelters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12600 Fordline St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4631	327	24	13.4	67.3%	175 (53.5%)	56 (17.1%)	57 (17.4%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.0%)	51.3	697^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.2%		46	754^th of 1486 public elementary schools	49.3%	57			33.9	40.5	45.6			46.4	64.3	36.8			38.6		19.3		$20,952	$2,351	$18,601
Hoover School	Public	PK, KG-5	3750 Howard St	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0207	287	28	10.1	88.9%	119 (41.5%)	47 (16.4%)	99 (34.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	42.1	831^st of 1488 public elementary schools	44.2%		57.8	584^th of 1486 public elementary schools	60.7%	247			40.5	45.5	43.2			43.2	45.5	19.6			32.6		15.2		$29,676	$1,959	$27,717
Creative Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	15100 Northline Rd	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Creative Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 284-5600	759	41	18.7	60.5%	295 (38.9%)	240 (31.6%)	170 (22.4%)	20 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	20.8	1141^st of 1488 public elementary schools	23.3%		22.7	1132^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	23.8%	9	75.0	43.2	11.6	20.2	37.6	31.7	31.0	18.9	11.2	17.6	23.8	19.7	25.9	52.3	17.6	56.8	$11,070	$1,755	$9,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Wyandotte School District of the City of

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 714^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Woodrow Wilson School
High : Roosevelt High School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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