The top reported proficiency rate is 26% in Math. The lowest is 20% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Kinyon Elementary School
Kinyon Elementary School sits on Monroe Boulevard in Taylor, Michigan, part of the Taylor School District in Wayne County's Downriver section. It is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, drawing from a working-class suburban community where the vast majority of households with children here would qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The student body is diverse in roughly the way the city itself is: about half white, a substantial Black population, a meaningful Hispanic share, and a smaller multiracial group. English learner and special education rates were not reported in the data we received, so those pictures remain incomplete.
On the most recent Michigan state assessments, covering the current school year, Kinyon's results are modest. Third grade math and English language arts proficiency sit in the lower range, with roughly one in five third graders meeting the proficient bar in math and fewer in reading. Fourth grade is the strongest tested grade, with roughly two in five students proficient in math and nearly three in ten in reading. Fifth grade math drops back to the lower end, while fifth grade reading is the school's best ELA showing, with close to a third proficient. Science and social studies, both tested only in fifth grade, land in the low twenties. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency sits above the midpoint among Wayne County's districts, which puts Kinyon ahead of many peers in a county with wide variation, though still well below the county's top performers. The data does not include prior years, so we cannot speak to whether these numbers are improving or declining. Participation rates were not reported either. A parent weighing this school may want to look into how the building supports students who arrive below grade level and what interventions are in place, especially in the early grades where the proficiency numbers are thinnest.
The surrounding community shapes what Kinyon is. Taylor is a sprawling, auto-oriented suburb of roughly twenty-four square miles in metropolitan Detroit's Downriver area. There is no traditional walkable downtown. Civic buildings cluster on Goddard Road near Telegraph Road, while commerce stretches along Eureka Road in strip and shopping-center format, anchored by Southland Center. Heritage Park functions as the city's recreational heart, with athletic fields, a conservatory, a splash pad, and community festivals. The built environment is suburban subdivision and arterial commercial, and daily life here depends on a car. Housing in the school's zip code is affordable relative to both state and national benchmarks, with typical home values well below the Michigan median and rents correspondingly modest. The market has seen only slight year-over-year price appreciation, and listings move at a moderate pace. For a family buying into the area, the cost of living is comparatively low.
The Taylor School District offers a few things beyond the standard elementary curriculum that are worth noting for families thinking ahead. The district operates a Career Technology Center serving high school students with vocational and technical pathways, and it runs a Virtual Learning Academy for grades six through twelve as a permanent remote option. These do not directly affect a Kinyon family today, but they describe the pipeline the building feeds into. The district's elementary program itself, based on the available data, does not include specialized magnet themes, charter options, or documented enrichment offerings at Kinyon. Information on staffing, class sizes, discipline, and attendance was not available in the data we reviewed, so we cannot speak to those dimensions.
What we can say is that Kinyon is a community elementary school serving a economically pressed population in an affordable, car-dependent suburb, posting middling test results that sit above the county's midpoint but leave most tested students below the proficient threshold. The fourth grade results suggest the school can move students forward when instruction clicks. The third and fifth grade numbers suggest the climb is steep. Families for whom proximity, familiarity, and a known peer group matter most will find a straightforward neighborhood school here. Those prioritizing strong measured academic outcomes across all tested grades may want to compare Kinyon carefully with nearby options before deciding.
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