The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in Math. The lowest is 10% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Rosedale Elementary
Rosedale Elementary sits on Ann Arbor Trail in Livonia, a large western suburb of Detroit organized around mile roads and suburban subdivisions. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fourth grade as part of Livonia Public Schools. Livonia grew from a farming township into a major postwar suburb, and publicly reported city materials describe a community built around the motto "Families First," with close-knit neighborhoods, extensive parks, and a Civic Center complex near Five Mile and Farmington Roads that houses City Hall, the courthouse, police and fire headquarters, and the Bennett Civic Center Library. The city has no traditional walkable downtown. It is car-dependent, with regional access via interstates and arterial roads connecting residents to Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Detroit Metro Airport. Major employers include Ford Motor Company, Trinity Health, McLaren Performance Technologies, Roush Enterprises, St. Mary Mercy Hospital, UPS, and Amazon, with manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics concentrated in an industrial corridor with rail and highway access.
Rosedale itself is a moderate-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is distributed fairly evenly across kindergarten through fourth grade. About half of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is majority white, with a substantial Black enrollment and smaller Asian and Hispanic populations, plus a small number of students identifying as two or more races or American Indian/Alaska Native. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available, so those population sizes are unknown here.
On Michigan's M-STEP assessment, Rosedale's most recent results place it in the top quartile for overall proficiency relative to districts in Wayne County. In math, roughly half of fourth graders and a somewhat smaller share of third graders reached proficiency. English language arts results were similar, with fourth graders outperforming third graders. A science proficiency figure exists but dates to an earlier testing year and reflects a very low share of students meeting the benchmark. A parent may want to ask the school about current science instruction and how the most recent science results compare, since the available figure is not from the current testing cycle. Participation rates were not reported. No trend data was available to show whether results are improving or declining over time.
Because Rosedale serves only early elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school does not offer the AP, career, or dual-credit pathways that a secondary school would. Program offerings beyond what the state assessment data captures were not available in the materials reviewed. The same goes for staffing ratios, discipline data, attendance and chronic absenteeism figures, and course access details. Gaps like these are common for early-elementary buildings, where state reporting requirements center on a narrow set of tested grades.
The surrounding housing market gives a family a practical picture. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit below both the state and national benchmarks, and the county-level market shows a substantial inventory of active listings with homes spending a moderate stretch of days on market. Recent county data points to rising supply and easing demand compared to the prior year. Mortgage rates used for affordability calculations remain elevated relative to recent history, and estimated monthly ownership costs exceed typical rents in the area by a modest margin. Unemployment at the national level has held steady. Wayne County's median listing price has softened somewhat year over year.
At the district level, Livonia Public Schools opened a dedicated early childhood center in fall 2024, which expands preschool access for families across Livonia and parts of Westland. For a Rosedale family with a preschool-age child, that new facility may be relevant to planning, particularly since Rosedale's own pre-kindergarten enrollment shows no students currently reported at that grade level.
Rosedale fits a family looking for a conventional public elementary experience in an established, family-oriented suburb with affordable housing relative to the broader region. Its proficiency results are strong for Wayne County, particularly in the upper elementary grades. The gaps in science data, program detail, and special-population reporting mean a parent considering the school would benefit from asking directly about science instruction, support services, and what enrichment or intervention is available for students working below grade level.
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