State/Public Elementary Open

Doherty Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3575 Walnut Lake Rd, West Bloomfield, Oakland County, 48323

479
Pupils
14.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Doherty Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Bloomfield, Oakland County. The school has 479 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Bloomfield School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
West Bloomfield School District

Enrollment & staffing

Doherty Elementary School enrolls 479 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.

Male students
248 (52%)
Female students
231 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
32.7
Student-teacher ratio
14.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“2

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 34% Black or African American and 8.6% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White21445%
Black or African American16134%
Asian418.6%
Hispanic or Latino347.1%
Two or more races285.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

173 of the school's 479 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“2Title I

Doherty Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 40.

School district: West Bloomfield School District

Doherty Elementary School is one of 11 schools in West Bloomfield School District, based in WEST BLOOMFIELD, Michigan. The district serves 4,727 students district-wide and employs 320 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 479 students, Doherty Elementary School is close to the district average of about 430 students per school.

4,727
District students
11
Schools
320
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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