The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Math. The lowest is 16% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Grant Elementary School
Grant Elementary School sits in Livonia, a large western suburb of Detroit, serving children from preschool through fourth grade as part of Livonia Public Schools. The school sits on Hubbard Street in the 48150 zip code, in a car-dependent city where major arterial roads and interstate access shape daily life. Livonia has no traditional downtown; civic life centers on a Civic Center complex near Five Mile and Farmington Roads, with City Hall, the courthouse, police and fire headquarters, and the Bennett Civic Center Library all clustered there. The city grew rapidly through postwar suburbanization, drawing major employers like Ford and GM, and today hosts a substantial industrial and manufacturing corridor with rail and highway access. Manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics anchor the local economy, with employers such as Ford Motor Company, Trinity Health, St. Mary Mercy Hospital, UPS, and Amazon operating in the city.
Grant Elementary is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. Its enrollment is moderate for an elementary building, with fairly even distribution across kindergarten through fourth grade. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller Black, Hispanic, multiracial, and Asian populations. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available, so those population sizes remain unclear. No information on Title I status, staffing ratios, attendance, discipline, or specific course offerings was provided.
On Michigan's M-STEP assessment, Grant's results are strong relative to Wayne County districts. The school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile among districts in Wayne County. Third graders performed well in both math and English language arts, with a larger share of students reaching proficiency in math. Fourth grade proficiency was somewhat lower in both subjects, with roughly half of students proficient in English language arts. A science result from an earlier school year showed a low proficiency rate, though that figure comes from a different testing period and may not reflect current instruction. Because the school does not extend past fourth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school sits outside that measure by design rather than omission.
The broader housing market context matters for families considering the area. The typical home value in the school's zip code sits below the state and national benchmarks, which may make the area comparatively accessible for buyers, though current mortgage rates add pressure to monthly costs. Wayne County's housing market shows a growing inventory of active listings and a moderate pace of sales, with homes spending roughly a month and a half on the market. Rental data was not available for this zip code. Livonia publicly promotes itself as a community where taxes are comparatively low among Wayne County cities while property values remain high, and the city has attracted attention as a desirable market for younger home buyers.
The school district recently opened the Livonia Early Childhood Center in fall 2024, expanding dedicated preschool access for Livonia families and some in neighboring Westland. For families with children approaching kindergarten, that facility may serve as a feeder or complement to Grant's own preschool offering. Beyond that, little information was available on district-level strategic changes, so any further priorities the district may hold are not reflected here.
What Grant offers families is a solidly performing early elementary experience in an established suburban setting with strong highway access, abundant parks, and a community that publicly frames itself around family life. The academic results are a genuine strength, particularly at third grade. The fourth-grade dip in proficiency and the older, low science figure are worth asking the school about directly, as they may reflect cohort differences, assessment transitions, or something instructional. No data on absenteeism, discipline, or staffing was available, so a parent wanting a full picture of school climate would want to request that information from the school itself.
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