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What advice would you give to incoming students at Arno Elementary School?
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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEN PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260252003972
Arno Elementary School
7500 FOX AVE, ALLEN PARK, MI 48101 · (313) 827-1050 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
285 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Allen Park Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arno Elementary School
Arno Elementary School's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arno Elementary School this school | 513 | 55.6% | 54.9% |
| Grayson Elementary WATERFORD | 437 | 53.8% | 44.5% |
| Bath Elementary School BATH | 473 | 49.5% | 40.4% |
| Borland Elementary School IMLAY CITY | 396 | 58.8% | 37.5% |
| Bennie Elementary School ALLEN PARK | 513 | 48.1% | 34.8% |
| Memorial Elementary School RIVERVIEW | 435 | 55.4% | 35.8% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arno Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #317 of 1,085 | #42 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #478 of 1,072 | #63 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #129 of 1,139 | #19 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #247 of 1,630 | #71 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,161 of 1,424 | #218 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #554 of 1,424 | #96 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #790 of 1,563 | #215 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #417 of 440 | #89 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
513
+38 (+8%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 513 | 28.3 | 18.1:1 | 56% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 28.2 | 17.9:1 | 53% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 52% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 46% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 26.3 | 19.4:1 | 47% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 26 | 19.8:1 | 43% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 25 | 21.8:1 | 37% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 8% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arno Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (509 to 513); teachers up 8% (26.3 to 28.3).
About Arno Elementary School
In ALLEN PARK, Michigan, part of Wayne County, Arno Elementary School is an elementary school. The student body numbers 513 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 39% larger than that.
Arno Elementary School is among 5 schools run by Allen Park Public Schools, which serves 3,694 students.
Roughly 71% of students at Arno Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 49%. Arno Elementary School's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Arno Elementary School was 18.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 18.1:1 here. Arno Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 56%. For comparison, public schools in Wayne County average 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Arno Elementary School is A-. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 41.7% for Arno Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 54.9%. The 13.3-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Michigan schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Wayne County, the median household income is $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. In all, Wayne County has 573 public schools and roughly 259,786 students.
Nearby, Allen Park Middle School is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Arno Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.9% against a local average of 36.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Arno Elementary School grew 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 475 to 513 students.
Community posts for Arno Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Allen Park Public Schools
- Allen Park High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Allen Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Lindemann Elementary SchoolElementary · 639 students
- Bennie Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
Other schools in ALLEN PARK
- Allen Park High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Melvindale High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Allen Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Lindemann Elementary SchoolElementary · 639 students
- Bennie Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Rogers Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Allen Park Middle School0.5 mi · 896
- Max Paun School0.6 mi · 292
- Lindemann Elementary School0.9 mi · 639
- Lincoln Park High School0.9 mi · 1,384
- Bennie Elementary School0.9 mi · 513
- Allen Park High School1.0 mi · 1,133
Frequently asked questions
About Arno Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Arno Elementary School?
Arno Elementary School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Arno Elementary School serve?
Arno Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Arno Elementary School have?
Arno Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Arno Elementary School?
Student demographics at Arno Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Arno Elementary School?
Arno Elementary School is overseen by Allen Park Public Schools in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.