George Defer Elementary School
15425 Kercheval Ave
Grosse Pointe MI, 48230, Wayne County
Phone: 313-432-4000
Ranking:
(275 out of 2,213, top 12%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 329 | 374 | 400 | 392 | 416 | 431 | 461 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 28 | 8.5% | 41 | 11.0% | 49 | 12.3% | 55 | 14.0% | 55 | 13.2% | 55 | 12.8% | 69 | 15.0% |
Grade 1: | 44 | 13.4% | 51 | 13.6% | 63 | 15.8% | 52 | 13.3% | 53 | 12.7% | 66 | 15.3% | 70 | 15.2% |
Grade 2: | 54 | 16.4% | 68 | 18.2% | 68 | 17.0% | 66 | 16.8% | 70 | 16.8% | 73 | 16.9% | 79 | 17.1% |
Grade 3: | 61 | 18.5% | 67 | 17.9% | 69 | 17.3% | 70 | 17.9% | 70 | 16.8% | 73 | 16.9% | 79 | 17.1% |
Grade 4: | 67 | 20.4% | 72 | 19.3% | 77 | 19.3% | 76 | 19.4% | 81 | 19.5% | 86 | 20.0% | 80 | 17.4% |
Grade 5: | 75 | 22.8% | 75 | 20.1% | 74 | 18.5% | 73 | 18.6% | 87 | 20.9% | 78 | 18.1% | 84 | 18.2% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 177 | 53.8% | 195 | 52.1% | 211 | 52.8% | 209 | 53.3% | 221 | 53.1% | 225 | 52.2% | 246 | 53.4% |
Female: | 152 | 46.2% | 179 | 47.9% | 189 | 47.3% | 183 | 46.7% | 187 | 45.0% | 184 | 42.7% | 201 | 43.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 8 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.6% | 17 | 3.9% | 22 | 4.8% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.7% |
Black: | 54 | 16.4% | 68 | 18.2% | 82 | 20.5% | 73 | 18.6% | 73 | 17.5% | 77 | 17.9% | 84 | 18.2% |
White: | 247 | 75.1% | 271 | 72.5% | 289 | 72.3% | 286 | 73.0% | 316 | 76.0% | 315 | 73.1% | 337 | 73.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 4.6% | 14 | 3.7% | 11 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 19.8% | 88 | 23.5% | 84 | 21.0% | 75 | 19.1% | 53 | 12.7% | 62 | 14.4% | 56 | 12.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 5.8% | 9 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.9% | 14 | 3.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.41 | 13.79 | 14.91 | 15.22 | 16.06 | 15.60 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 93.5% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 95.5% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 96.6% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 96.6% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.6% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.3% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 61.9% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 68.1% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.3% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 95.5% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.2% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 91.6% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 95% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 95.6% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 76.9% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 84.3% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.3% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 73.9% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.5% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 72.9% | 61.1% |
2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 82.3% | 62.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 94.3% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 93.2% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.2% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 96.6% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 97.3% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 98.6% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 72.4% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.7% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 95.1% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 89.7% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94.1% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 92.9% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 92.7% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84.9% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.6% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 78.9% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 61% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 64.2% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 68.7% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 69.9% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 71.5% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 70.1% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 88.4% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 91.9% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 85.7% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 88% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 93.4% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 91.7% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 66% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 75% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 92.3% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95.4% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92.1% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 93.4% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 95.9% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 92.1% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.2% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 90.3% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89.7% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 95% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92.9% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91.7% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 92.8% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 88.6% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 24.6% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 27.7% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 84.6% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.7% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 77% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 80.8% | 63.4% |
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* George Defer Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.