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Ferry Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

748 Roslyn Rd, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 · (313) 432-4100 · Part of Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Grosse Pointe Woods’ School Grade A better than 93% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
357
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Ferry Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 12.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grosse Pointe Woods kids: Parcells Middle School

On the path

Where Grosse Pointe Woods kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Ferry Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Parcells Middle School671 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

748 Roslyn Rd, Grosse Pointe Woods

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten85
Grade 166
Grade 268
Grade 374
Grade 464
Enrollment over time
317’20
302’21
303’22
345’23
357’24

Up 12.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Black 8%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ferry Elementary School from Grosse Pointe Woods families.

Other schools in Grosse Pointe Public Schools

The district →
John Monteith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grosse Pointe Woods
A−
456 students15:1
George Defer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Park
A+
460 students17:1
Kerby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Farms
A
321 students18:1
Richard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Farms
A
313 students18:1
Stevens T Mason Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Woods
B−
274 students12:1
Lewis Maire Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe
A+
252 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Grosse Pointe Woods’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.