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Way Elementary School
765 West Long Lake Rd
Bloomfield Hills MI, 48302, Oakland County
Phone: 248-341-7800
Ranking: 
(32 out of 2,213, top 1%)*
(32 out of 2,213, top 1%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bloomfield Hills School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 436 | 449 | 417 | 389 | 388 | 386 | 372 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 17.2% | 71 | 15.8% | 70 | 16.8% | 67 | 17.2% | 64 | 16.5% | 69 | 17.9% | 46 | 12.4% |
| Grade 1: | 83 | 19.0% | 92 | 20.5% | 88 | 21.1% | 76 | 19.5% | 74 | 19.1% | 53 | 13.7% | 63 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 92 | 21.1% | 98 | 21.8% | 82 | 19.7% | 80 | 20.6% | 70 | 18.0% | 65 | 16.8% | 62 | 16.7% |
| Grade 3: | 95 | 21.8% | 84 | 18.7% | 88 | 21.1% | 80 | 20.6% | 83 | 21.4% | 68 | 17.6% | 66 | 17.7% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 20.9% | 104 | 23.2% | 89 | 21.3% | 86 | 22.1% | 97 | 25.0% | 66 | 17.1% | 64 | 17.2% |
| Grade 5: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 65 | 16.8% | 71 | 19.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 232 | 53.2% | 238 | 53.0% | 215 | 51.6% | 203 | 52.2% | 201 | 51.8% | 177 | 45.9% | 179 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 204 | 46.8% | 211 | 47.0% | 202 | 48.4% | 186 | 47.8% | 179 | 46.1% | 193 | 50.0% | 180 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 49 | 11.2% | 33 | 7.3% | 29 | 7.0% | 29 | 7.5% | 34 | 8.8% | 30 | 7.8% | 29 | 7.8% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 24 | 5.5% | 33 | 7.3% | 29 | 7.0% | 25 | 6.4% | 33 | 8.5% | 24 | 6.2% | 19 | 5.1% |
| White: | 319 | 73.2% | 339 | 75.5% | 321 | 77.0% | 316 | 81.2% | 318 | 82.0% | 320 | 82.9% | 314 | 84.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 7.6% | 31 | 6.9% | 29 | 7.0% | 15 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.0% | 26 | 5.8% | 25 | 6.0% | 16 | 4.1% | 20 | 5.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.76 | 16.04 | 15.68 | 14.62 | 15.44 | 16.90 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.9% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.8% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.5% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.5% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.7% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 63.5% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 71.1% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.4% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.3% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 95.8% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.9% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 94.2% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 83.5% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 89.4% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 66.3% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 69% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 77.8% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 81.7% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 94.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.1% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 95.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 95% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.5% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.3% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 69.6% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 71.7% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 95% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 94.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 95.7% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 94.1% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.4% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 95.4% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 83% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 88.4% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 67.2% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 59.1% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 71.3% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 65.4% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 66.1% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 62.5% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 69.8% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.2% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 93.6% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 93.9% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 93.2% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 96.2% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 95.5% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 95.5% | 81.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 92% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 95% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.6% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 92% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 75.2% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 75.7% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 78.7% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 84.8% | 63.4% |
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* Way Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.